Applied Materials
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Applied Materials — full AI read
Applied Materials (Semiconductor Equipment, United States) — $122bn market cap. AI Influence (AII) 71.2 (#28/208 most AI-influential), Corporate Power 62.4. Its standout dimension is AI criticality (90.0, Leading).
Sector
Semiconductor Equipment
HQ
Santa Clara, United States
Ownership
Public
Revenue
$27bn
Market cap / valuation
$122bn
Employees
35k
AI Influence (AII)
71.2
Corporate Power (CPX)
62.4
Dimension read
| Dimension | Value | Standing | What a high vs low value means — and where Applied Materials sits |
|---|---|---|---|
| AII AI Influence (AII) | 71.2 | Strong · #28/208 | High here — a company that powerfully shapes the AI world. ▲ high: a company that powerfully shapes the AI world · ▼ low: limited influence over AI's direction |
| CPX Corporate Power (CPX) | 62.4 | Strong · #101/348 | High here — a civilization-shaping heavyweight — vast market cap, reach and strategic leverage. ▲ high: a civilization-shaping heavyweight — vast market cap, reach and strategic leverage · ▼ low: limited absolute power to shape global affairs |
| Frontier capability Frontier capability | 70.0 | Strong · #44/348 | High here — at or defining the AI frontier (model quality & research). ▲ high: at or defining the AI frontier (model quality & research) · ▼ low: far from the AI frontier |
| AI criticality AI criticality | 90.0 | Leading · #9/348 | High here — a foundational chokepoint the AI ecosystem is built on. ▲ high: a foundational chokepoint the AI ecosystem is built on · ▼ low: not critical to the AI ecosystem |
| Leadership influence Leadership influence | 68.0 | Strong · #40/348 | High here — led by a major AI/world power-broker. ▲ high: led by a major AI/world power-broker · ▼ low: leadership with limited outside influence |
| AI momentum AI momentum | 76.0 | Moderate · #107/348 | Mid-pack. High would mean surging adoption and mindshare; low would mean flat or fading AI momentum. ▲ high: surging adoption and mindshare · ▼ low: flat or fading AI momentum |
| CAI Corporate AI (CAI) | 68.8 | Moderate · #127/348 | Mid-pack. High would mean an AI leader — deep adoption, talent and AI-centric products; low would mean an AI laggard relative to peers. ▲ high: an AI leader — deep adoption, talent and AI-centric products · ▼ low: an AI laggard relative to peers |
| AI-stack independence AI-stack independence | 42.0 | Moderate · #123/348 | Mid-pack. High would mean owns its own models, AI silicon and cloud — vertically independent; low would mean depends on others' models, chips or cloud. ▲ high: owns its own models, AI silicon and cloud — vertically independent · ▼ low: depends on others' models, chips or cloud |
| Strategic leverage Strategic leverage | 84.0 | Leading · #24/348 | High here — outsized sway over policy, markets and standards. ▲ high: outsized sway over policy, markets and standards · ▼ low: limited leverage beyond its size |
Strengths
- AI criticality (90.0, Leading) — a foundational chokepoint the AI ecosystem is built on.
- Strategic leverage (84.0, Leading) — outsized sway over policy, markets and standards.
- Leadership influence (68.0, Strong) — led by a major AI/world power-broker.
Risk factors
- A balanced profile with no acute gap among peers.
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