Author: EIS Release Date: Mar 18, 2020
Will the recovery be L-shaped, U-shaped or V-shaped?
In January 2020 global IC sales were up 79% y-o-y, says IC Insights,
But that was before Covid-19. Now it has re-assessed the impact of the virus on the IC industry,
Will the virus merely be a short-term event that leads to a quick V-shape recovery.
Or is it more likely to be a U-shaped recovery—one with a couple of quarters of seasonally average growth before a stronger upturn takes hold?
Or, is it reasonable to think that an L-shaped market outlook is ahead for the IC market?