May 12 (Reuters) - Applied Materials Inc:
* CEO says factory utilization rising in semiconductor and display and customer
confidence growing
* CEO says semiconductor outlook is for improved business in fiscal Q3, but
visibility into Q4 is still limited
* CEO says photo-voltaic equipment spending likely to be greater than $3
billion in 2009
* Says has reduced headcount by 1,600 regular full-time employees, and more
than 300 temporary employees
* Says expects total reduction of 2,300 employees by fiscal year end
* Sees Q3 revenue flat to down 15 percent
* Sees Q3 loss 6-14 cents per share COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
* CEO says factory utilization rising in semiconductor and display and customer
confidence growing
* CEO says semiconductor outlook is for improved business in fiscal Q3, but
visibility into Q4 is still limited
* CEO says photo-voltaic equipment spending likely to be greater than $3
billion in 2009
* Says has reduced headcount by 1,600 regular full-time employees, and more
than 300 temporary employees
* Says expects total reduction of 2,300 employees by fiscal year end
* Sees Q3 revenue flat to down 15 percent
* Sees Q3 loss 6-14 cents per share COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.