The 1985 Semiconductor Depression vs. the 2022 Semiconductor Demand Shock

Jeffrey Goodman
12 min readAug 5, 2022

In late 1983 and into 1984, times were amazing and the best they had ever been in the semiconductor industry. Until they weren’t.

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(Quick note: If you have not read “WTF! Our Taxpayer Money Will Pay for Intel’s $130 Billion in Stock Buybacks and Dividends?” I recommend this article also. There is important and relevant content here that you are unlikely to see covered by mainstream cable news media companies.)

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Jeffrey Goodman

Navigating facts and numbers to help people. Strong opinions on climate change and healthcare. Objective, not neutral. MIT engineer, Wharton MBA.