Oct. 7, 2005 – Cabot Microelectronics Corp. (NASDAQ:CCMP), a supplier of chemical mechanical planarization polishing slurries to the semiconductor industry, announced that it has purchased the assets of Surface Finishes Co. Inc., a privately-held developer of precision machining techniques at the sub-nanometer level.
The acquisition is designed to accelerate Cabot Microelectronics’ Engineered Surface Finishes initiative, by which the company seeks to leverage its expertise in formulation and polishing techniques for the semiconductor industry to address other areas where shaping, enabling and enhancing the performance of surfaces is critical.