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
     20, 1996, which appears on page 50 of the 1996 Annual Report to
     Stockholders of Applied Materials, Inc., which is incorporated by
     reference in Applied materials, Inc's Annual Report on Form 10-K
     for the year ended October 27, 1996.  We also consent to the
     incorporation by reference of our report on the Financial
     Statement Schedule, which appears on page 22 of such Annual
     Report on Form 10-K.

     /s/PRICE WATERHOUSE
     San Jose, California
     February 6, 1997