Applied Materials (AMAT)

What Happened? Shares of semiconductor machinery manufacturer Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) jumped 6.7% in the afternoon session after multiple analysts ra...

Applied Materials unveils SENZ, an integrated AI smart glasses platform combining optics and light engines.

Shares of several leading semiconductor equipment firms, including ASML stock, hit record highs on Wednesday.

AINewsWire Editorial Coverage : The worldwide push to build out artificial intelligence infrastructure has set off a wave of capital spending across the tech industry unmatched in recent memory. Major cloud companies are pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into data centers, global semiconductor sales reached $791.7 billion in 2025 and are on track to near $1 trillion this year 2026, and McKinsey’s latest State of AI report confirms that generative AI could contribute between $2.6 trillion and $4.4 trillion each year to the global economy across 63 distinct applications. Even so, as this expansion gathers pace, a less-discussed but critical theme is surfacing: The physical groundwork needed to construct, supply power to and run AI systems is turning into the main limit on how quickly this transformation can unfold. With this in mind, Nightfood Holdings Inc. (OTCQB: NGTF) ( Profile ), operating under the name TechForce Robotics, is focused on building AI-driven automation tools for hospitality, pharmaceutical, lab and industrial settings. TechForce recently announced a partnership with Jiun Jiang (“JJ Enterprise”) aimed at advancing AI infrastructure, chip-manufacturing automation and pharmaceutical robotics, placing the company directly within one of today’s most significant growth trends in technology. The company aims to become a notable name within the AI infrastructure and advanced computing space, alongside other major participants such as Super Micro Computer Inc. (NASDAQ: SMCI), Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: PLTR), Applied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) and…

SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Applied Materials, Inc. today unveiled SENZ™, an integrated ambient visual platform that combines waveguide optics, light engine, sensing, vision correction and electronic dimming technology in a single system designed for AI-powered next-generation display smart glasses. By giving customers a complete co-optimized solution, SENZ will reduce time-to-market and manufacturing complexity while enabling more flexible product designs and premium user experiences.

Nightfood Holdings (OTCQB: NGTF) operating through TechForce Robotics, is featured in a new AINewsWire editorial examining how the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence infrastructure is increasing demand for advanced automation, robotics and precision manufacturing solutions. The report highlights TechForce’s recent partnership with Jiun Jiang (“JJ Enterprise”) to advance AI infrastructure, semiconductor manufacturing automation and pharmaceutical robotics, positioning the company alongside major AI ecosystem participants including Super Micro Computer Inc. (NASDAQ: SMCI), Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: PLTR), Applied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) and KLA Corporation (NASDAQ: KLAC).

PARIS and SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EssilorLuxottica and Applied Materials, Inc. today announced a long-term joint development agreement to accelerate the commercialization of next-generation intelligent optical systems for augmented reality and AI-powered smart eyewear.

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AUSTIN, Texas, June 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AINewsWire Editorial Coverage: The worldwide push to build out artificial intelligence infrastructure has set off a wave of capital spending across the tech industry unmatched in recent memory. Major cloud companies are pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into data centers, global semiconductor sales reached $791.7 billion in 2025 and are on track to near $1 trillion this year 2026, and McKinsey’s latest State of AI report confirms that generative AI could contribute between $2.6 trillion and $4.4 trillion each year to the global economy across 63 distinct applications. Even so, as this expansion gathers pace, a less-discussed but critical theme is surfacing: The physical groundwork needed to construct, supply power to and run AI systems is turning into the main limit on how quickly this transformation can unfold. With this in mind, Nightfood Holdings Inc. (OTCQB: NGTF) (profile), operating under the name TechForce Robotics, is focused on building AI-driven automation tools for hospitality, pharmaceutical, lab and industrial settings. TechForce recently announced a partnership with Jiun Jiang (“JJ Enterprise”) aimed at advancing AI infrastructure, chip-manufacturing automation and pharmaceutical robotics, placing the company directly within one of today’s most significant growth trends in technology. The company aims to become a notable name within the AI infrastructure and advanced computing space, alongside other major participants such as Super Micro Computer Inc. (NASDAQ: SMCI), Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: PLTR), Applied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) and KLA Corporation (NASDAQ: KLAC).

SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Applied Materials, Inc., the leader in materials engineering for the semiconductor industry, today introduced two new chipmaking systems designed to solve an emerging challenge in leading-edge semiconductor manufacturing: achieving precision processing in increasingly deep and narrow 3D structures. The new deposition and etch systems help chipmakers extend scaling in logic and memory to deliver higher performance, improved energy efficiency, and better manufacturing yield for next-generation AI chips.

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Semiconductors are the core infrastructure powering the Information Age. The way we live and work is also changing with AI, which is creating secular demand ...

Semiconductor equipment stocks, including Applied Materials, marched higher on Wednesday amid continued strong demand for new chip gear.

Applied Materials stock slips as investors weigh its $500M Singapore expansion to support rising AI chip demand.

SINGAPORE and SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Applied Materials, Inc., the leader in materials engineering solutions for the semiconductor industry, has expanded its manufacturing and R&D operations in Singapore to support the global build-out of AI infrastructure. The new US$500 million (S$600 million) Tampines Campus more than doubles Applied’s advanced cleanroom capacity in Singapore and strengthens the company’s global manufacturing footprint, which also includes facilities in the United States, Europe, Israel and Taiwan. The new facility, already operating at volume production, is focused on serving chipmakers that are expanding production to meet increasing AI-driven demand.