| | Business Summary | | Cabot
Microelectronics
Corporation
is
a
supplier
of
high
performance
polishing
slurries
used
in
the
manufacture
of
the
most
advanced
integrated
circuit
(IC)
devices,
within
a
process
called
chemical
mechanical
planarization.
The
Company
supplies
slurries
to
IC
device
manufacturers
worldwide.
Most
of
the
Company's
CMP
slurries
are
used
to
polish
insulating
layers
and
the
tungsten
plugs
that
go
through
the
insulating
layers
and
connect
the
multiple
wiring
layers
of
IC
devices.
The
Company
is
developing
and
selling
new
slurries
used
to
polish
copper,
a
new
metal
used
in
wiring
layers
of
IC
device
fabrication.
Also,
the
Company
has
developed
and
has
begun
sales
of
new
CMP
slurries
designed
for
polishing
several
components
in
hard
disk
drives,
specifically
rigid
disks
and
magnetic
heads.
In
addition,
the
Company
has
recently
begun
producing
and
selling
polishing
pads
used
in
the
CMP
process. | | More
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| | Financial Summary | | Cabot
Microelectronics
is
a
supplier
of
slurries
used
in
chemical
planarization,
a
polishing
process
used
in
the
manufacturing
of
integrated
circuit
devices.
For
the
nine
months
ended
6/30/01,
revenues
increased
41%
to
$175.8
million.
Net
income
increased
57%
to
$32.7
million.
Revenues
reflect
an
increase
in
sales
volume
and
average
selling
prices.
Earnings
also
benefitted
from
improved
gross
and
operating
margins. | | More
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Developments |
| | | | FY2000 Pay | |
| Matthew Neville, Ph.D., 46
Chairman,
Pres, CEO | $630K | Martin Ellen
CFO, VP | -- | Daniel Pike, 37
VP-Operations | 292K | H. Carol Bernstein, 40
VP,
Gen. Counsel, Sec. | -- | J. Michael Jenkins, 47
VP
of HR | 246K | | Dollar amounts are as of 30-Sep-2000 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc.. |
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