EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated November 15, 2000 relating to the
financial statements and financial statement schedule, which appears in Applied
Materials, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 29,
2000.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

San Jose, California
December 21, 2001