The 1Q19/4Q18 IC market decline of 17.6% was the fourth largest since 1984. Figure 1 From Q184 to Q119 there have been 141  quarters  and only seven of them registered a market decline of ≥10%. Each year in which a double-digit quarterly IC market decline occurred, the full-year IC market dropped by at least 9%. Three ...

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