Thin, bendable batteries have become a hotly competitive area as more electronic products requiring their use emerge, such as E-paper, RFID tags and smart cards.

"...total polysilicon production was 30,000 tons last year...polysilicon production will reach 40,000 tons in 2007...polysilicon demand by the solar-cell industry is slated to double to nearly 20,000 tons..."

"...this fundraising will enable Tower to further grow our Fab2 capacity..."

"... its own internal investigation had uncovered "irregularities" in employee stock options issued between 1997 and 2001... threatens to raise questions about the accuracy of past financial statements..."

Only two months after the launch of the Bordeaux LCD TV brand, Samsung promptly recovered the top position from Sony in the two largest markets of the world -United States and Europe -largely thanks to its premium brand image.