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					</url></image><item><title>Applied Lands Sweetheart Deal (at TheStreet.com)</title><link>http://www.thestreet.com/_yahoo/story/10631180/1/applied-lands-sweetheart-deal.html?cm_ven=YAHOO&amp;cm_cat=FREE&amp;cm_ite=NA</link><description>Applied Materials picked up Semitool for a very attractive price.. Check out TheStreet for the latest stock market news and financial investment headlines.</description><guid>http://www.thestreet.com/_yahoo/story/10631180/1/applied-lands-sweetheart-deal.html?cm_ven=YAHOO&amp;cm_cat=FREE&amp;cm_ite=NA</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Applied Materials Incorporated</category><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:26:24 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.thestreet.com" /></item><item><title>Applied Materials' Semitool Acquisition: The Best Deal It Ever Ma...
      </title><link>http://seekingalpha.com/article/174882-applied-materials-semitool-acquisition-the-best-deal-it-ever-made?source=feed</link><description>Robert Castellano submits:Over the past dozen years I have been critical of Applied Materials' (Nasdaq:AMAT) acquisition and new product</description><guid>http://seekingalpha.com/article/174882-applied-materials-semitool-acquisition-the-best-deal-it-ever-made?source=feed</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Applied Materials Incorporated</category><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:53:24 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://seekingalpha.com" /></item><item><title>Applied Materials, Merck and Braunschweig University Report Recei...
      </title><link>http://www.zibb.com/article/5685832/Applied+Materials+Merck+and+Braunschweig+University+Report+Receiving+Funding+by+German+Government+for+OLED+Research</link><description>Applied Materials, Inc., Merck KGaA and the Braunschweig University of Technology announced that they have been awarded a grant by Germany's Federal Ministry of Education and Research to develop processes to lower the cost of manufacturing organic light-emitting diode lighting for general</description><guid>http://www.zibb.com/article/5685832/Applied+Materials+Merck+and+Braunschweig+University+Report+Receiving+Funding+by+German+Government+for+OLED+Research</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Applied Materials Incorporated</category><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:46:49 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.zibb.com" /></item><item><title>Applied Materials Offers $364M For Semitool</title><link>http://www.manufacturing.net/News-Applied-Materials-To-Acquire-Semitool-For-364M-112009.aspx</link><description>Chip manufacturing equipment maker is acquiring Semitool to tap growing market for semiconductors that go into mobile gadgets including ‘smart’ phones and notebook computers.</description><guid>http://www.manufacturing.net/News-Applied-Materials-To-Acquire-Semitool-For-364M-112009.aspx</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Applied Materials Incorporated</category><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:05:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.manufacturing.net" /></item><item><title>Applied Materials begins offer for Semitool (AP)</title><link>http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Applied-Materials-begins-apf-1753805689.html?x=0&amp;.v=2</link><description>SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) -- Applied Materials Inc. said Thursday it has launched its $364 million tender offer to buy all the outstanding shares of Montana-based</description><guid>http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Applied-Materials-begins-apf-1753805689.html?x=0&amp;.v=2</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Applied Materials Incorporated</category><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:49:22 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://finance.yahoo.com" /></item><item><title>LILi project aims for lower cost of OLED manufacturing</title><link>http://www.ledsmagazine.com/news/6/11/22</link><description>Applied Materials, Merck KGaA, and Braunschweig University have been awarded funding for OLED research by the German government.</description><guid>http://www.ledsmagazine.com/news/6/11/22</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Applied Materials Incorporated</category><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:11:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.ledsmagazine.com" /></item><item><title>Reportlinker Adds Thin Layer Deposition Equipment - Global Trends</title><link>http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/reportlinker-adds-thin-layer-deposition-equipment---global-trends-70382332.html</link><description>Companies with strategically maneuvered technology investments are leaping forward, while others bogged down by discontinuous technology investments are witnessing plummeting shares.</description><guid>http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/reportlinker-adds-thin-layer-deposition-equipment---global-trends-70382332.html</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Applied Materials Incorporated</category><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:22:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.prnewswire.com" /></item><item><title>Merck, Applied Materials and Braunschweig University Awarded Fund...
      </title><link>http://www.chemie.de/news/e/109625/?WT.mc_id=ca0066</link><description>Merck, Applied Materials and Braunschweig University Awarded Funding for OLED Research by German Government, : Merck KGaA, Applied Materials, Inc. and Braunschweig University of Technology (TU-BS) announced that they have been awarded a grant by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research</description><guid>http://www.chemie.de/news/e/109625/?WT.mc_id=ca0066</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Applied Materials Incorporated</category><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:27:09 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.chemie.de" /></item><item><title>Applied Materials, Merck and Braunschweig University Awarded Fund...
      </title><link>http://www.ledinside.com/oled_appliedmaterial_20091118</link><description>LEDinside covers LED technology development, LED market trend, and financial information of the global and regional LED industry.</description><guid>http://www.ledinside.com/oled_appliedmaterial_20091118</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Applied Materials Incorporated</category><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:06:43 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.ledinside.com" /></item><item><title>Applied Materials to acquire Semitool</title><link>http://www.purchasing.com/article/389504-Applied_Materials_to_acquire_Semitool.php?rssid=20263</link><description>Applied Materials, the world's largest producer of chip-making gear, says it would pay $11 a share for all outstanding Semitool stock. The company's Nasdaq closing price was of $8.40 on Monday.</description><guid>http://www.purchasing.com/article/389504-Applied_Materials_to_acquire_Semitool.php?rssid=20263</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Applied Materials Incorporated</category><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:00:31 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.purchasing.com" /></item><item><title>Semiconductor Veteran Eyes Nanofiber Market with New Venture</title><link>http://www.azonano.com/news.asp?newsID=14708</link><description>FibeRio has exclusively licensed ForcespinningTM technology, which utilizes centrifugal force and proprietary spinnerets to initiate the formation of nanofibers, from The University of Texas-Pan American.</description><guid>http://www.azonano.com/news.asp?newsID=14708</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Applied Materials Incorporated</category><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:38:42 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.azonano.com" /></item><item><title>Applied Materials to buy Semitool for $364 million</title><link>http://www.marketwatch.com/story/applied-materials-to-buy-semitool-for-364-millon-2009-11-17?siteid=rss&amp;rss=1</link><description>Applied Materials will acquire Semitool for $364 million, a deal that will position the semiconductor-components maker to take advantage of a global recovery in the chip business.</description><guid>http://www.marketwatch.com/story/applied-materials-to-buy-semitool-for-364-millon-2009-11-17?siteid=rss&amp;rss=1</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Applied Materials Incorporated</category><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:27:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.marketwatch.com" /></item><item><title>Applied Materials offers to buy Semitool for $364M</title><link>http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/11/17/financial/f075921S60.DTL&amp;feed=rss.business</link><description>Applied Materials Inc. said Tuesday it offered to buy Montana-based Semitool Inc. for $364 million in cash, a move the company says will broaden its portfolio of chip manufacturing equipment. Applied Materials CEO Mike Splinter said the acquisition will help...</description><guid>http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/11/17/financial/f075921S60.DTL&amp;feed=rss.business</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Applied Materials Incorporated</category><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:00:13 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.sfgate.com" /></item><item><title>TECH STOCKS: Tech Stocks Off; Applied Materials To Buy Semitool -...
      </title><link>http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200911171050DOWJONESDJONLINE000316_FORTUNE5.htm</link><description>However, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index (RIXF) fell more than 10 points to 2,187, while the Morgan Stanley High Tech 35 Index (MSH) and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (SOX) also lost ground.</description><guid>http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200911171050DOWJONESDJONLINE000316_FORTUNE5.htm</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Applied Materials Incorporated</category><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:56:16 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://money.cnn.com" /></item><item><title>UPDATE 2-Applied Materials to buy Semitool for $364 mln - Reuters</title><link>http://www.reuters.com/article/hotStocksNews/idUSN1754220320091117</link><description>* AMAT to pay $11/shr in tender offer, 31 pct premium * Co would lead in advanced packaging of chips for mobile * Deal seen adding to AMAT earnings within 2 years * Shares soar more than 30 pct</description><guid>http://www.reuters.com/article/hotStocksNews/idUSN1754220320091117</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Applied Materials Incorporated</category><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:02:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.reuters.com" /></item><item><title>Applied Materials to Acquire Semitool</title><link>http://www.printedelectronicsnow.com/news/2009/11/17/applied_materials_to_acquire_semitool</link><description>Combination makes Applied Materials the leader in high-growth equipment market for advanced packaging of chips for mobile devices</description><guid>http://www.printedelectronicsnow.com/news/2009/11/17/applied_materials_to_acquire_semitool</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Applied Materials Incorporated</category><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:40:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.printedelectronicsnow.com" /></item><item><title>Applied Materials to Buy Semitool</title><link>http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/vam/blog/applied-materials-to-buy-semitool/?cs=37532</link><description>Applied Materials, which makes chip-making equipment, will pay $364 million for Semitool , to acquire capabilities in advanced packaging and its conversion to</description><guid>http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/vam/blog/applied-materials-to-buy-semitool/?cs=37532</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Applied Materials Incorporated</category><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:17:58 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.itbusinessedge.com" /></item><item><title>Applied Materials agrees to buy Semitool for $364 million</title><link>http://www.eetimes.com/news/semi/rss/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=221800316&amp;cid=RSSfeed_eetimes_semiRSS</link><description>Leading chip making equipment company Applied Materials Inc. (Santa Clara, Calif.) has made an agreement to purchase Semitool Inc. (Kalispell, Mont.) for $364 million in cash.</description><guid>http://www.eetimes.com/news/semi/rss/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=221800316&amp;cid=RSSfeed_eetimes_semiRSS</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Applied Materials Incorporated</category><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:09:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.eetimes.com" /></item><item><title>Applied Materials buys Semitool for $364M (at bizjournals.com)</title><link>http://sanjose.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2009/11/16/daily27.html?ana=yfcpc</link><description>The Santa Clara-based semiconductor equipment company's (NASDAQ:AMAT) $11 a share offer is a 31 percent premium on Kalispell, Mont.-based Semitool's (NASDAQ:SMTL) closing price of $8.40 on Monday. Semitool supplies electrochemical plating and wafer surface-preparation equipment.</description><guid>http://sanjose.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2009/11/16/daily27.html?ana=yfcpc</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Applied Materials Incorporated</category><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:05:10 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://sanjose.bizjournals.com" /></item><item><title>Applied Materials offers to buy Semitool for $364M</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/17/3511047-applied-materials-offers-to-buy-semitool-for-364m</link><description>Applied Materials Inc. said Tuesday it offered to buy Semitool Inc. for $364 million in cash, a move the company says will broaden its portfolio of chip manufacturing equipment.</description><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/17/3511047-applied-materials-offers-to-buy-semitool-for-364m</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Applied Materials Incorporated</category><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:37:33 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.newsvine.com" /></item><item><title>Merck KGaA, Applied Materials and Braunschweig University Awarded...
      </title><link>http://news.merck.de/N/0/D3AD7B91AC9EB727C1257671002F888B/$File/091117OLe.pdf</link><description>Darmstadt, November 17, 2009 - Merck KGaA, Applied Materials, Inc. and Braunschweig University of Technology (TU-BS) today announced that they have been awarded a grant by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) to develop processes to lower the cost of manufacturing organic</description><guid>http://news.merck.de/N/0/D3AD7B91AC9EB727C1257671002F888B/$File/091117OLe.pdf</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Applied Materials Incorporated</category><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://news.merck.de" /></item><item><title>Applied Materials, Merck and Braunschweig University Awarded Fund...
      </title><link>http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=13571.php</link><description>Applied Materials, Merck and Braunschweig University Awarded Funding by German Government for OLED Research</description><guid>http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=13571.php</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Applied Materials Incorporated</category><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:25:39 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.nanowerk.com" /></item><item><title>Merck Applied Materials Braunschweig University Awarded Funding f...
      </title><link>http://www.oled-display.net/merck-applied-materials-braunschweig-university-awarded-funding-for-oled-research</link><description>Merck KGaA, Applied Materials, Inc. and Braunschweig University of Technology (TU-BS) today announced that they have been awarded a grant by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)to develop processes to lower the cost of manufacturing organic light-emitting diode OLED lighting.</description><guid>http://www.oled-display.net/merck-applied-materials-braunschweig-university-awarded-funding-for-oled-research</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Applied Materials Incorporated</category><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:38:38 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.oled-display.net" /></item><item><title>AP News : The Orange County Register</title><link>http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/MT_APPLIED_MATERIALS_SEMITOOL_CAOL-?SITE=CAANR&amp;SECTION=HOME&amp;TEMPLATE=DEFAULT</link><description>SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) -- Applied Materials Inc. said Tuesday it offered to buy Montana-based Semitool Inc. for $364 million in cash, a move the company says will broaden its portfolio of chip manufacturing equipment.</description><guid>http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/MT_APPLIED_MATERIALS_SEMITOOL_CAOL-?SITE=CAANR&amp;SECTION=HOME&amp;TEMPLATE=DEFAULT</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Applied Materials Incorporated</category><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:59:27 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://hosted.ap.org" /></item><item><title>Applied to Acquire Semitool for $364M</title><link>http://www.semiconductor.net/article/389394-Applied_to_Acquire_Semitool_for_364M.php</link><description>Applied Materials will acquire Semitool for ~$364M, positioning Applied in the growing markets of wafer-level packaging and copper memory interconnects. Dean Freeman, equipment analyst at Gartner Inc., said the acquisition will give Applied a fresh start in copper deposition, after its internal</description><guid>http://www.semiconductor.net/article/389394-Applied_to_Acquire_Semitool_for_364M.php</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Applied Materials Incorporated</category><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.semiconductor.net" /></item></channel></rss>