| Business Summary | | MEMC
Electronic
Materials
Inc.
(MEMC)
is
a
worldwide
producer
of
silicon
wafers
for
the
semiconductor
device
industry.
MEMC
operates
manufacturing
facilities,
directly
or
through
joint
ventures,
in
Europe,
Japan,
Malaysia,
South
Korea,
Taiwan
and
the
United
States.
The
Company
sells
silicon
wafers
to
virtually
all
of
the
world's
largest
manufacturers
of
semiconductors,
which
include
the
world's
largest
foundries
as
well
as
the
major
memory,
microprocessor
and
application
specific
integrated
circuit
manufacturers.
The
Company
provides
three
main
types
of
silicon
wafers.
The
prime
polished
wafer
is
a
highly
refined,
pure
silicon
wafer
with
an
ultraflat
and
ultraclean
surface.
The
Company's
epitaxial
wafer
consists
of
a
thin
single-crystal
silicon
layer
grown
on
the
polished
surface
of
the
silicon
wafer.
MEMC
also
provides
test/monitor
wafers,
which
are
used
by
its
customers
for
testing
semiconductor
fabrication
lines
and
processes. | More
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| Financial Summary | | MEMC
Electronic
Materials,
Inc.
is
engaged
in
the
production
of
silicon
wafers
used
in
the
manufacture
of
semiconductors.
The
Company's
principal
products
are
prime
polished
wafers
and
epitaxial
wafers.
For
the
six
months
ended
6/30/01,
revenues
fell
4%
to
$376.7
million.
Net
loss
totaled
$372.9
million,
up
from
$42.8
million.
Revenues
reflect
a
33%
product
volume
decrease
and
modest
price
declines.
Loss
also
reflects
a
$22.3
million
restructuring
charge
and
loss
from
joint
ventures. | More
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Developments |
| | | | FY2000 Pay | |
| Wilhelm Simson, 62 Chairman | -- | Klaus Von Horde, 58 Pres,
CEO | $1.2M | James Stolze, 56 Exec.
VP, CFO | 484K | Jonathon Jansky, 48 VP-Operations | 386K | Julius Glaser, 43 VP
of Global Sales and Marketing | 336K | Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-2000 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc.. |
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