Applied Materials Inc. was founded on November 10, 1967, and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. The company supplies equipment, services and software for the manufacture of semiconductor (integrated circuit) chips for electronics, flat panel displays for computers, smartphones, televisions, as well as solar products. Its operations are divided into the following business units: Semiconductor Systems, Applied Global Services, and Display and Adjacent Markets. The Semiconductor Systems division makes products for mineral inspection, implantation, and packaging. The Applied Global Services division provides solutions to improve and optimize the productivity of equipment, while the Display & Adjacent Markets division manufactures liquid crystal displays used in applications such as TVs, monitors, smartphones, and other consumer-oriented devices.