In other words, the status of integrated circuits went from being key components with technology concentrated in the hands of a few large manufacturers worldwide, to being freely available products which have entered the mature stage of their life cycle, with "low profits, cheap prices and high volume."
換句話說，積體電路的定位已從「技術掌握在全球少數大廠手中的關鍵零組件」，降格成為相當普及化的產品，進入「利潤微薄、價格便宜、使用量大」的成熟期。