Besi stock: Applied Materials deepens advanced-packaging tie
Published on 11/13/2026 at 10:38 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSStrategic stake supports packaging partnership
- Applied Materials plans to raise its Besi holding to approximately 20 percent through an accelerated share purchase agreement.
- The companies are expanding cooperation from hybrid bonding into 3D chip scaling, logic and memory integration, and advanced bonding platforms.
- The share delivery remains conditional on the expiration or termination of the applicable U.S. antitrust waiting period.
Applied Materials is deepening its strategic relationship with Besi through a planned increase in its holding, linking the Dutch semiconductor-equipment maker more closely to the U.S. group's advanced-packaging roadmap. The transaction was announced on Monday, October 26, 2026, and remains conditional rather than completed.
Applied Materials expands strategic link
According to the Applied Materials investor release, the company has entered into an accelerated share purchase agreement that would take its Besi investment to approximately 20 percent of the outstanding shares. Applied Materials initially invested in Besi in April 2025.
The companies have worked together since 2020. Their cooperation recently expanded through Besi's role as an Innovation Partner at Applied Materials' EPIC Center, extending the relationship beyond hybrid bonding.
The stated areas of collaboration include next-generation three-dimensional integrated-circuit scaling, logic and memory integration, thermo-compression bonding, and die-on-wafer, die-on-die and die-on-panel integration platforms. Applied Materials said the work is aimed at supporting the semiconductor industry's AI-driven scaling requirements.
Regulatory condition remains
Delivery of the Besi shares depends on the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act. The planned holding therefore represents a target under the agreement, not a settled ownership position.
Applied Materials described the investment as long term. It said it currently has no intention of increasing the holding beyond approximately 20 percent and does not intend to seek representation on Besi's board. For Besi, the arrangement strengthens the strategic profile of its packaging technology, while financial benefits still depend on customer adoption, production readiness and equipment deliveries.
Investor focus shifts to execution
Besi stock traded at 156.10 euros on Lang & Schwarz at 10:34 CET on Friday, November 13, 2026. The available market indication does not by itself establish a daily direction because a compatible Xetra comparison was not available.
Besi stock at a glance
- Company: BE Semiconductor Industries N.V.
- ISIN: NL0012866412
- Ticker: BESI
- Quote: 156.10 euros on Lang & Schwarz at 10:34 CET on Friday, November 13, 2026
- Strategic investment: Applied Materials targets approximately 20 percent
Investors will now watch the regulatory step, progress in the joint technology programs and the conversion of AI-related packaging demand into shipments. The planned investment supports Besi's strategic positioning, but it does not guarantee future orders, revenue or profitability.
European semiconductor shares remain sensitive to AI investment expectations and equipment-cycle signals; investors can follow the AEX market environment.
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