VAT Group → Applied Materials
As of 2026-09-05, VAT Group is a tracked supplier of Applied Materials. VAT Group is a leader in Equipment (Front End) (headquartered in Switzerland); Applied Materials is a leader in Equipment (Front End) (headquartered in United States). VAT Group has 13 tracked customers; Applied Materials has 13 tracked suppliers.
Data as of 2026-09-05 · relationship type: tracked supplier → customer · both names resolve in companies.json · no dollar amount is shown unless it already sits on a company record, and none is invented here
Why this edge matters
VAT Group (leader in Equipment (Front End)) is a tracked supplier of Applied Materials (leader in Equipment (Front End)). Dominant maker of vacuum valves for semiconductor process tools. Broadest wafer fab equipment maker, leading in deposition and implant. The edge is one of 13 tracked suppliers of Applied Materials and one of 13 tracked customers of VAT Group.
Source: derived from both company records and the counted edges.
Concentration / risk note
VAT Group is positioned as a leader in Equipment (Front End), so this edge is harder to replace than a challenger or niche supplier.
Basis: supplier position. Omitted on edges where the graph does not back a concentration claim.
The two companies
VAT Group (supplier)
Dominant maker of vacuum valves for semiconductor process tools.
Applied Materials (customer)
Broadest wafer fab equipment maker, leading in deposition and implant.
Other tracked suppliers of Applied Materials
Other tracked customers of VAT Group
Cite as: wafergraph, “VAT Group → Applied Materials — supplier relationship in the semiconductor supply chain”, https://wafergraph.com/relationship/vat_group/applied_materials/ (data as of 2026-09-05).
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