...semiconductor The company makes wafers sizes ranging from 100mm to 300mm -- four inches to one foot -- in diameter. In addition to its standard prime polished wafers, MEMC makes epitaxial wafers (which have an added layer of single-crystal silicon) for advanced chips, as well as lower-grade wafers used to test chip making equipment and production lines. The company also makes solar-grade polysilicon, which goes into making photovoltaic solar cells. An investment group headed by Texas Pacific Group owns about 25% of MEMC.

Shares were down 3% retreating from the 52 week high the company hit on Friday.

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