At its 2016 Analyst Day, Applied Materials, Inc. detailed its innovation leadership strategy to drive sustainable growth and announced target non-GAAP adjusted earnings per share of $2.45 to $3.17 for fiscal 2019, with a midpoint of $2.80. This would represent compound earnings growth of approximately 17% over the next three years.   Applied highlighted how the semiconductor industry’s major transition from lithography-based scaling to materials-enabled scaling has increased Applied’s addressa...