The present invention is an improved apparatus and process for chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) layers which have a low dielectric constant (k). The present invention uses a magnetic slurry and a magnetic coil for polishing the wafer with the magnetic slurry. By using a magnetic slurry and a magnetic coil the force used during polishing can be controlled resulting greater control over the CMP process during the polishing of low k materials.
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