Term · Business & Market
Silicon cycle
The recurring boom and bust in semiconductor demand, pricing and capacity, driven by long capacity lead times meeting volatile end demand. Typical cycles have run three to four years peak to peak.
- Also known as
- Semiconductor cycle, Chip cycle
- Type
- Term
- Domain
- Business & Market, Market analysis
- Also relevant to
- General Industry
Notes
Memory has the sharpest cycle because the product is a commodity and capacity additions are large and discrete.
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