Applied Materials, Inc. Layoff — December 2025
SOURCEOFFICIAL FILINGCalifornia Employment Development Department· filed October 23, 2025View the filing ↗
What we know
Location: Scott Blvd Santa Clara, CA · 15 locations (Santa Clara County).
A WARN notice for this layoff is recorded on October 23, 2025.
Disclosed through an official WARN filing with the CA state workforce agency.
Summary
Applied Materials, Inc., the largest U.S. maker of chipmaking equipment, announced plans to cut 4% of its global workforce in response to a sales slowdown and trade restrictions affecting China. With 36,100 employees at the end of July, the 4% reduction implies roughly 1,444 positions could be eliminated. The company said the cuts are intended to make it more competitive and productive, and will incur charges of about $160 million to $180 million, mostly for severance and one-time termination benefits. Management expects to record most charges in the fourth quarter and complete the cutback plan by the first quarter of fiscal 2026; the company cited U.S. export curbs to China that contributed to reduced revenue expectations.
Applied Materials, Inc. disclosed this layoff in an official WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notice recorded by the CA state workforce agency on October 23, 2025. The notice covers 363 employees in Scott Blvd Santa Clara, CA (Santa Clara County), with the layoff effective December 23, 2025.
The state lists each affected employee separately by work location, so this filing spans 8 CA communities: Arques Ave Sunnyvale, Bowers Ave Santa Clara, California Ave Sunnyvale, E Arques Ave Sunnyvale, Oakmead Pkwy Sunnyvale, Oakmead Village Dr Santa Clara, Santa Clara, Scott Blvd Santa Clara.
That is roughly 1% of the 35,200 people Applied Materials, Inc. employs.
LayoffTalk has tracked 13 layoff events at Applied Materials, Inc. since December 2024, including 363 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 12 additional events known from news reporting.
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