Even in a Downturn, Incentives Steady: Motorola Semiconductor

"In the past, we've generally done two incentive trips a year. But 1998 wasn't typical. We were going to do one trip, and we postponed it to April of '99. That's a reflection of the downturn in the entire semiconductor industry, which is very volatile. We go through a downturn about every decade, and the last three years haven't been good for the industry.