Missouri-based
MEMC,
whose
core
business
remains
supplying
wafers
to
the
semiconductor
industry,
insists
the
name
change
“does
not
reflect
a
change
in
business
strategy
related
to
either
of
[our]
segments”—
semiconductor
materials
and
solar
energy
But
the
proposal
nevertheless
offers
interesting
insight
into
the
direction
in
which
the
company
believes
it
will
evolve
in
the
coming
years.
The
name
change,
which
would
not
go
into
effect
until
May
at
the
earliest,
would
“better
reflect
the
synergistic
nature
of
the
two
businesses
and
help
create
and
maintain
one
powerful,
global
brand
name”,
MEMC
says.
As
a
name,
SunEdison
holds
“greater…
