Applied Materials Boosts BE Semiconductor Stake to About 20%
Applied Materials Inc. boosted its stake in fellow chip-equipment maker BE Semiconductor Industries NV and vowed to step up their work together, citing the European company’s growing role in energy-efficient AI computing.
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