EXHIBIT 32.2

                             APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.

                  SARBANES-OXLEY ACT SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION

In connection with this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Applied Materials, Inc.
for the period ended May 2, 2004, I, Joseph R. Bronson, Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer of Applied Materials, Inc., hereby certify pursuant
to 18 U.S.C.Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

         1.       this Form 10-Q for the period ended May 2, 2004 fully complies
                  with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
                  Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         2.       the information contained in this Form 10-Q for the period
                  ended May 2, 2004 fairly presents, in all material respects,
                  the financial condition and results of operations of Applied
                  Materials, Inc. for the periods presented therein.

Date: June 10, 2004

                                                By: /s/ JOSEPH R. BRONSON
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                                                    Joseph R. Bronson
                                                    Executive Vice President
                                                    and Chief Financial Officer