Santa Clara,CA-Based Semiconductor Technology Co Applied Materials Had a Very Strong Jan 2018 Quarter With Pretax Income Increasing By 51% or By $391 Mil Over the Jan 2017 Quarter ....................................................................................... However, Like So Many Other Fine California Multi-National Technology Companies, Its Most Recent Jan 2018 After-Tax Net Income Was Hammered By the Trump Tax CUTS Act, in Applied Materials Case By a Massive $1.006 Bil