Applied Materials to cut 12 percent of global workforce Archives Published: November 13, 2008 Reading time: Less than 1 min. FacebookTwitterWhatsAppLinkedinEmail Chip manufacturing equipment company Applied Materials plans to reduce its global workforce by about 12 percent, or 1,800 workers, in a move to cut costs and streamline its business, the company announced Wednesday. FacebookTwitterWhatsAppLinkedinEmail Related articles Awan Distribution Partners With IBL Unisys To Showcase H3C Products And Solutions In End Customer Webinar Channel & Partners November 8, 2025 Multinet Pakistan And Pie In The Sky Collaborate To Deliver Advanced Cloud Services Wired November 8, 2025 Tetra Pak Introduces Factory OS For AI-Enabled Smart Manufacturing In Pakistan’s Food And Beverage Industry Wired November 8, 2025 JBS Inaugurates New Islamabad Office To Strengthen Growth And Collaboration Wired November 7, 2025