Analyst: Chip market downturn to be brief
Dylan McGrath, EETimes
10/17/2011 10:01 PM EDT
SEOUL, South Korea—A semiconductor industry downturn that began over the summer will be short lived, reaching its bottom in February 2012, according to a market analyst.
Speaking at Dongbu HiTek Co. Ltd.'s Analog Semiconductor Leaders Forum here last week, Jim Feldhan, president of Semico Research Corp., said the semiconductor industry supply chain pulled back and started burning inventory amid deteriorating macroeconomic conditions and declining consumer spending.
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