Applied Materials in Israel develops and produces equipment -- from cell phones to personal computers and from game consuls to LCD televisions --used by leading multinationals in the manufacturing process of consumer electronic devices. Applied Materials' PDC Group in Israel is the company's largest stand-alone profit center outside the U.S. and is the only international site that carries out the entire business process, from research and development to manufacturing and marketing . In contrast to the Israeli operations of many other multinationals, Applied Materials is engaged in both R&D and production in Israel.

Highlights

• Starting with 100 employees, Applied Materials Israel now has 1,000, many  most of whom are leading scientists and engineers in the fields of physics, electro-optics, algorithms, electro microscopy and mechanics. 
• Applied Materials in Israel has greatly contributed to the company's overall global operations, through developing the various technologies including:
• The award-winning UVision, the industry's first Laser 3D Brightfield Inspection Tool, which is widely used by the industry and is installed in the products of most of the leading chip manufacturers.
• The award-winning SEMVision G2 FIB – the world's first integrated focused ion beam used for defect analysis, detection and correction.
• VerSEM 3D – the first CD-SEM system with 3D imaging and measurement capability which allows chipmakers to reduce costs quickly and efficiently through the early on-line detection of process excursions.
• Applied Materials Israel is responsible for the development of computer based training programs which provide customer training in the structure, operation and process programming of Applied Materials' equipment.
• Applied Materials Israel, centered in Rehovot, has suppliers located through out the country, mainly in the northern region. Applied Materials recently unveiled a new metrology system, UVision 5, which was developed and will be produced in Israel at an estimated investment of tens of millions of dollars. The UVision 5 is a wafer inspection system for 20-nanometer technology production. The system scans the wafers at different production stages to minimize flaws, improving the final product's reliability and the efficiency of the manufacturing process.
• In 2006 the firm began supplying equipment for photovoltaic (PV) systems, which generate electricity from solar rays.