Korean display giants including Samsung and LG Electronics will join
the global rush to make photovoltaic solar cells starting next year,
accelerating a cost reduction drive that some say will look like the
DRAM market on steroids.Korea could deliver more than $8 billion in
solar modules generating 2.6 Gigawatts by 2013, according to market
watcher DisplayBank (Seoul) that sponsored a conference on the topic
here. That led to projections of a coming boom/bust cycle."I think you
will see a rush to commoditization faster than anything you have seen
in electronics previously," said Martin Mesmer, a former solar industry
manager who acted as a moderator for some conference sessions.
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