Applied Materials, Inc. announced that it has signed a comprehensive, five-year contract to service all Applied Materials chip production equipment at NXP Semiconductor’s facility in Nijmegen, Holland. Through its flexible Applied Performance Service program, Applied will provide NXP with committed system uptime for more than 70 Applied Materials systems in NXP’s 8-inch wafer facility, at a low, predictable cost that scales with factory loading – a key ingredient for success in the current busin...