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Market Demand Trends

APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE · 2026-09-07 · Importance 20 · Surprise 24

Applied Materials reported continued strength in semiconductor-equipment demand as artificial-intelligence investment is pushing customer forecasts higher. Demand is concentrated in foundry logic, DRAM and advanced packaging, with AI-related tool-delivery requirements supporting growth. Industry reporting also identified accelerating global fab investment and HBM-related demand as key drivers of the company’s semiconductor-systems momentum.

Key facts

• The California State Teachers Retirement System owned 870,192,678 shares of Applied Materials after acquiring an additional 868,968,380 shares, according to its most recent Form 13F filing. source