"...the company secures stable supplies of polysilicon, it will boost the plant's annual production to one million kilowatts in the hope of winning 10 pct of the global market for the wafers in 2010."

"...Heavily hit by inventory adjustments in the first and second quarters, TSMC can't expect large earnings growth compared with last year..."

"...From 2008 through 2010, Philips aims to achieve at least 6 percent annual average sales growth excluding currency effects, acquisitions and divestments...The profit margin will exceed 10 percent by 2010 thanks to the reorganization, contributions from recent acquisitions and an improved product mix, the company said.."

"...NXP said legitimate customers are not the only ones with access to the chips. Phones can be created without semiconductor companies' even being aware of the existence of the illegal handset manufacturer until the day they start buying from a distributor...CEC Telecom's Q130, a fake Apple iPhone , is not included in black-market tallies. Rather, it is viewed as a local OEM product..."

"...the Texas facility accounts for ~70% of MEMC's polysilicon production...SEMI estimates that the Pasadena facility accounts for ~6% of worldwide polysilicon production...MEMC said it can divert supply away from the spot market and keep its major customers in better supply...."