Applied Materials (AMAT) S-8 Registration of securities for employees

EXHIBIT 23.2

CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated November 12, 2003 relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedule, of Applied Materials, Inc. which appears in Applied Material, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2004.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

San Jose, California

March 21, 2005