But by 1981 an industry shakeout was under way and Marinchip was running short of capital.

Xo said it expected to be able to raise money in the future and to take advantage of the opportunities created by the current industry shakeout.

After a chess-computer boom in the 1980's, there has been an industry shakeout in the last few years.

It made a good dress, survived an industry shakeout and built strong ties to the department stores that sold its clothes.

Steel analysts say all the recent activity is building to an inevitable outcome: overproduction, leading to an industry shakeout.

The New York market will probably be left with three or four large health care systems after the current industry shakeout, analysts said.

"There's an industry shakeout coming and many of you won't make it."

Yet trying to lead the march in an industry shakeout can be tricky.

The expected business has created an intense competition that analysts expect will eventually lead to an industry shakeout and fewer competing designs.

He foresees a brutal industry shakeout after the Christmas sales season, an opinion shared by some analysts.