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Business Combination
9 Months Ended
Jul. 28, 2019
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Business Combination
Business Combination
Kokusai Electric Corporation
On June 30, 2019, Applied entered into a Share Purchase Agreement (SPA) to acquire all outstanding shares of Kokusai Electric Corporation (Kokusai Electric) for $2.2 billion in cash. Kokusai Electric is a leading company in providing high-productivity batch processing systems and services for memory, foundry and logic customers. These systems complement Applied’s leadership portfolio in single-wafer processing systems. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.