Korean slang profile
실리콘 사이클
silrikon saikeul
Memory-chip industry cycle
The periodic recurrence of booms and slumps in the memory semiconductor industry.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- Dec 29, 1998
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
반도체 시장의 경기순환을 설명하는 자료에서 실리콘 사이클을 찾아봤다.
I looked up 실리콘 사이클 in material explaining semiconductor market cycles.
02Documented history
No history documented.
03Origin & word formation
전자신문 in 1998 uses it to explain periodic business cycles in memory semiconductors. The first user and time have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The meaning and usage context in the contemporary original were directly checked. Popularity among the general public and first use remain unverified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- TFT LCD 경기 순환 주기 "크리스탈 사이클" 무너지나Published Dec 29, 1998Original source checked Nov 15, 2026