A significant sell-off in the semiconductor sector is underway, driven by investor concerns over high valuations of AI-related stocks and the sustainability of the recent rally. [2, 5, 6, 9] Despite strong earnings from industry giant TSMC, their increased capital expenditure guidance has amplified worries about the heavy spending required in the sector. [4, 13, 15] This has led to a broad-based decline in chip stocks, with memory and storage companies experiencing particularly sharp drops, as investors reassess the crowded AI trade. [1, 2, 4]