AURORA, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May. 26, 2009--
Cabot Microelectronics Corporation (Nasdaq: CCMP), the world’s leading
supplier of chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) polishing slurries
and growing CMP pad supplier to the semiconductor industry, announced
today that it has received an Outstanding Supplier Award for the second
consecutive year from Taiwan-based Inotera Memories, Inc. (Inotera) for
supplying CMP polishing slurries. This award is granted to suppliers who
demonstrate excellence across a variety of areas, including product
quality, cost of ownership, on-time delivery, world-class service, and a
commitment to technology and safety.
William Noglows, Chairman and CEO of Cabot Microelectronics commented,
“It is an honor to receive this award, which we believe reflects our
strong commitment to help Inotera maintain its zero defects principle.
As part of our three key initiatives of Technology Leadership,
Operations Excellence and Connecting with Customers, we aim to continue
to supply consistent, high performing products and provide responsive
technical support to meet and exceed the needs of our customers.”
Charles Kau, President of Inotera Memories stated, “The success of
Inotera cannot be achieved without close cooperation with our important
partners; hence the annual outstanding supplier is awarded in return for
great performance and contributions from Cabot Microelectronics in this
past year”.
ABOUT CABOT MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Cabot Microelectronics Corporation, headquartered in Aurora, Illinois,
is the world's leading supplier of CMP polishing slurries and growing
CMP pad supplier to the semiconductor industry. The company's products
play a critical role in the production of the most advanced
semiconductor devices, enabling the manufacture of smaller, faster and
more complex devices by its customers. Since becoming an independent
public company in 2000, the company has grown to approximately 900
employees globally. The company's vision is to become the world leader
in shaping, enabling and enhancing the performance of surfaces, so the
company is leveraging its expertise in CMP slurry formulation, materials
and polishing techniques developed for the semiconductor industry and
applying it to demanding surface modification applications in other
industries where shaping, enabling and enhancing the performance of
surfaces is critical to success. For more information about Cabot
Microelectronics Corporation, visit www.cabotcmp.com
or contact Amy Ford, Director of Investor Relations at (630) 499-2600.
SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT
This news release may include statements that constitute “forward
looking statements” within the meaning of federal securities
regulations. These forward-looking statements include statements related
to: future sales and operating results; company and industry growth,
contraction or trends; growth or contraction of the markets in which the
company participates; international events or various economic factors;
product performance; the generation, protection and acquisition of
intellectual property, and litigation related to such intellectual
property; new product introductions; development of new products,
technologies and markets; the acquisition of or investment in other
entities; uses and investment of the company’s cash balance; and the
construction of facilities by Cabot Microelectronics Corporation. These
forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties, and
other factors, including those described from time to time in Cabot
Microelectronics’ filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC), that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
described by these forward-looking statements. In particular, see "Risk
Factors" in the company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended March 31, 2009 and in the company's annual report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008, both filed with the SEC. Cabot
Microelectronics assumes no obligation to update this forward-looking
information.
Source: Cabot Microelectronics Corporation
Cabot Microelectronics Corporation
Amy Ford, Director of Investor
Relations at (630) 499-2600
www.cabotcmp.com
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