SIGNATURES Table of Contents Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. By: /S/ GARY E. DICKERSON Gary E. Dickerson President, Chief Executive Officer Dated: December 11, 2020 KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Gary E. Dickerson, Daniel J. Durn and Teri Little, jointly and severally, his or her attorneys-in-fact, each with the power of substitution, for him or her in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this Annual Report on Form 10-K, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. ****** Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. POWER OF ATTORNEY Title Date /S/ GARY E. DICKERSON President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) December 11, 2020 Gary E. Dickerson /S/ DANIEL J. DURN Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) December 11, 2020 Daniel J. Durn /S/ CHARLES W. READ Corporate Vice President,  Corporate Controller and  Chief Accounting Officer  (Principal Accounting Officer) December 11, 2020 Charles W. Read /S/ THOMAS J. IANNOTTI Thomas J. Iannotti Chairman of the Board December 11, 2020 /S/ JUDY BRUNER Judy Bruner Director December 11, 2020 /S/ XUN CHEN Xun Chen Director December 11, 2020 /S/ AART J. DE GEUS Aart J. de Geus Director December 11, 2020 /S/ STEPHEN R. FORREST Stephen R. Forrest Director December 11, 2020 /S/ ALEXANDER A. KARSNER Alexander A. Karsner Director December 11, 2020 /S/ ADRIANNA C. MA Adrianna C. Ma Director December 11, 2020 /s/ YVONNE MCGILL Yvonne McGill Director December 11, 2020 /s/ SCOTT A. MCGREGOR Scott A. McGregor Director December 11, 2020 109