Applied’s equipment and process improvements over 40 years helped to reduce the cost per transistor in semiconductor chips by 20 million times. That break- through cost reduction has revolutionized the consumer electronics business and enabled our customers to build smaller, more powerful, more portable and cheaper devices. In flat panel display, Applied drove down the cost per unit area of displays by 20 times by enabling large area substrate processing. The resulting cost structure unleashed huge consumer demand for large size LCD televisions and other devices.
Harnessing this expertise and experience, Applied is now focused on scaling solar panel manufacturing to meet accelerating demands and drive down the cost per watt of solar PV. As the #1 global supplier of solar panel manufacturing equipment, process technology, and integrated factories, Applied Materials is in a unique position to make fab2farm a reality in any community in the country. We can bring the panel manufacturing partners and large panel technology, to build complete local factories that are the centerpiece of the fab2farm ecosystem. Applied has the experience, depth of resources, and track record to ensure timely implementation and put state-of-the-art panel manufacturing to work in your community. And Applied has the R&D commitment and capability to continue driving panel technology and delivering world-class performance at the lowest installed cost.
