Introduction to Status '84 - page ix
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content: I.C.E. Integrated Circuit Collection / Series 1: Status Reports / Excerpts from Status 1984
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content: The "boom/bust" cycle of the integrated circuit industry continues-with a much stronger "boom" than expected during the last half of 1983. The measures of this surge in sales are reported in our detailed market review and projections. As did many of hte forecasters, ICE underestimated the strength of sales for the last half of 1983, feeling that the recovery would not pick up speed until early 1984. The effect of the boom is a growing concern over the capability of major manufacturers to deliver required products. Some of the smaller manufacturers report short-term book-to-bill ratios of 2:1. In doing our market analysis some companies reported that, "We don't need any new orders in 1984."