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 January 30, 2005, I, Nancy H. Handel, Senior 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 January 30, 2005 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
            January 30, 2005 fairly presents, in all material respects, the
            financial condition and results of operations of Applied Materials,
            Inc. for the periods presented therein.

Date: March 1, 2005

                                                By: /S/ NANCY H. HANDEL
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                                                    Nancy H. Handel
                                                    Senior Vice President and
                                                    Chief Financial Officer