# Record revenue $7.91 billion, up 11 percent year over year.GAAP gross margin 49.9 percent and non-GAAPgross margin 50.0 percent.Record GAAP EPS $3.51 and record non-gaap EPS $2.

*semiconductor · news · 2026-05-14 · The Manila Times*

## Key points

- Applied Materials formed new innovation partnerships with TSMC and Advantest at its EPIC Center.
- The company introduced chip-making systems enabling atomic-scale precision for 3D Gate-All-Around transistors.
- Applied agreed to acquire ASMPT's NEXX business, expanding panel-level advanced packaging capabilities.
- Arizona State, RPI, and Stanford joined Applied’s EPIC Center as inaugural research partners.
- Applied and SK hynix began a long-term collaboration to advance next-generation DRAM and HBM for AI.

**Companies:** Applied Materials, Inc., Samsung Electronics, TSMC, Micron Technology, SK hynix, Advantest Corporation
**Countries:** United States, South Korea, Taiwan

[Read the full story on The Manila Times](https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/15/tmt-newswire/globenewswire/applied-materials-announces-second-quarter-2026-results/2344386)

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