The world semiconductor market declined 2.2% in 1Q 2012 from 4Q 2011, according to WSTS. The market ended 2011 on a down slide, with 4Q 2011 down 7.7% from 3Q 2011. The year 2011 semiconductor market was up only 0.4%.
Three major events contributed to the weakness in 2011:
[LIST=1]



![[white paper] Parasitic Analysis Figures](https://semiwiki.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Fig1-net-level-visualization.jpg)



The AI PC: A New Category Poised to Reignite the PC Market