EXHIBIT 2.1 AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER among: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC., a Delaware corporation; BLUE ACQUISITION, INC., a Colorado corporation; and APPLIED FILMS CORPORATION, a Colorado corporation Dated as of May 4, 2006 TABLE OF CONTENTSMerger Agreement • May 4th, 2006 • Applied Films Corp • Semiconductors & related devices • Delaware
