Valued at a market cap of $183.4 billion, Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT) provides manufacturing equipment, services, and software used to produce semiconductor chips, displays, and other advanced electronics. The Santa Clara, California-based company plays a critical role in enabling the development of cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence, 5G, and electric vehicles by helping chipmakers and display manufacturers improve performance, efficiency, and scalability in their production proce ...