# Applied Materials to acquire NEXX business from ASMPT

Applied Materials has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the NEXX business from ASMPT Limited, a supplier of large-area advanced packaging deposition equipment for the semiconductor industry.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2026-05-03
- Where: United States
- Status: announced
- Products: panel-level electrochemical deposition equipment, advanced packaging deposition equipment
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Applied Materials](https://endata.com/companies/26975.md) (acquirer)
- [ASMPT](https://endata.com/companies/58024.md) (partner)
- [NEXX](https://endata.com/companies/91691.md) (target)

## Sources

- [ir.appliedmaterials.com](https://ir.appliedmaterials.com/news-releases/news-release-details/applied-materials-broadens-advanced-packaging-portfolio/), 2026-05-04: "Applied Materials, Inc. today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement with ASMPT Limited to acquire its NEXX business, a leading supplier of large-area advanced packaging deposition equipment for the semiconductor industry."

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