Goldberg: Most chip companies had 20% to 30% gross margins in early 2000s
Jay Goldberg · Why are chips interesting again? · Dec 19, 2022 · at 6:42
Venture partner Jay Goldberg explains historical semiconductor industry economics and vendor fragmentation.
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“When I started covering the industry in the early 2000, gross margins for chip, most chip companies were in the 30 percents, the 20 percents.”
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