Definition of "polysilicon" [polysilicon]

• Containing many silicon atoms, especially when linked into chains or networks (adjective)
• A polycrystalline form of silicon used in some solid-state devices (noun)

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• "But revenue rose throughout 2008 and 2009 despite the drop in polysilicon prices because it sold higher volumes."
• "The sequential decline was primarily due to the significant decline in module ASPs, which has started in April, we realized client reductions due to renegotiations of a long-term polysilicon feedstock and wafer agreements in early June."
• "But if long-term polysilicon contracts are a death knell to the cost leader that, according to Jeffries, has a healthy balance sheet, then if others had engaged in similar contracts, none of them would fare any better, to say the least."