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A recent report from a market research group finds the CMP slurry segment maintaining a healthy growth rate. The Information Network saw a 15% year-to-year increase in the slurry materials market in 2003, with total revenues reaching more than $400 million. To no one's surprise, the copper interconnect portion of the market is hot, growing from 20% of the total in 2002 to 25% last year, or $100 million in round figures. The forecast for 2006 reveals a $550 million market, with copper slurries accounting for nearly 35% of that total. The Information Network's Robert Castellano told The Semiconductor Reporter that Cabot Microelectronics continued its dominance of the market in 2003, with more than a 60% share. The second-largest piece of the market pie went to Fujimi, which Castellano said has about a 12% share. Although Cabot has more than half of the current copper slurry market, the market researcher believes that the segment is still small enough and fast-growing enough that there are opportunities for numerous existing and new suppliers to gain share.

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