Applied Materials to cut 12 percent of global workforce Archives Published: November 13, 2008 Reading time: Less than 1 min. FacebookXWhatsAppLinkedinEmail 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. FacebookXWhatsAppLinkedinEmail Related articles Rafhan Maize Products Goes Live On SAP FBR E Invoicing With Excellence Delivered Integration Channel & Partners April 22, 2026 Mythos and the End of Assumed Security Risk & Resilience April 21, 2026 Reading IDC’s Memory Crisis Warning Through a Pakistan Lens Innsaie Brief April 21, 2026 Secure by Design: Why AI Governance Can No Longer Trail AI Deployment Risk & Resilience April 21, 2026