{"id":8564,"date":"2026-07-07T21:12:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T21:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo5.dedicatedhost247.com\/zexo\/chip-stocks-sell-off-after-samsung-earnings-fall-short-of-high-ai-bar\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T21:12:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T21:12:57","slug":"chip-stocks-sell-off-after-samsung-earnings-fall-short-of-high-ai-bar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo5.dedicatedhost247.com\/zexo\/chip-stocks-sell-off-after-samsung-earnings-fall-short-of-high-ai-bar\/","title":{"rendered":"Chip stocks sell off after Samsung earnings fall short of high AI bar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"RegularArticle-ArticleBody-5\" data-module=\"ArticleBody\" data-test=\"articleBody-2\" data-analytics=\"RegularArticle-articleBody-5-2\"><span class=\"HighlightShare-hidden\" style=\"top:0;left:0\"\/><\/p>\n<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"Placeholder-ArticleBody-Video-108331506\">\n<div role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"Placeholder-ArticleBody-Video-108331506\" class=\"PlaceHolder-wrapper\" data-vilynx-id=\"7000418016\" data-test=\"VideoPlaceHolder\">\n<div class=\"InlineVideo-videoEmbed\" id=\"InlineVideo-0\" data-test=\"InlineVideo\">\n<div class=\"InlineVideo-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"InlineVideo-inlineThumbnailContainer\"><span class=\"InlineVideo-videoButton\"\/><span\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p>Investors dumped semiconductor stocks on Tuesday after results from <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/SSUN-FF\/\">Samsung Electronics<\/a><span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"\/><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span> failed to meet Wall Street&#8217;s lofty <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/ai-artificial-intelligence\/\">artificial intelligence<\/a> demand expectations. <\/p>\n<p>Shares dropped 8% even after the South Korean electronics company&#8217;s quarterly profit surpassed both <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/NVDA\/\">Nvidia<\/a><span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"\/><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span> and <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/AAPL\/\">Apple<\/a><span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"\/><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span>, and the company said it expects operating profit to jump 1,800%.<\/p>\n<p>The results are the latest sign on Wall Street that sometimes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/06\/05\/mythos-cybersecurity-earnings-palo-alto-crowdstrike.html\">beating results isn&#8217;t enough<\/a> to please investors in the AI revolution. Previously, this market phenomenon has contributed to post-earnings declines for Nvidia and major cybersecurity stocks such as CrowdStrike and Palo Alto Networks.<\/p>\n<p>Korea-listed shares of South Korea&#8217;s <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/.KS11\/\">Kospi<\/a><span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"\/><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span> fell about 5% in sympathy with Samsung. <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-7\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/SKHY\/\">SK Hynix,<\/a><span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"\/><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span> which is slated to list shares on the Nasdaq this Friday, dropped about 6%. The company plans to raise $28 billion in the second-largest sale after <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/SPCX\/\">SpaceX<\/a><span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"\/><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span>. <\/p>\n<p>Tuesday&#8217;s selloff could also stem from a recalibration in expectations after memory&#8217;s historic run, or investors readying for SK Hynix&#8217;s listing this week. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p>U.S memory makers <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-9\"><a 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about 7% and 5%, respectively, in sympathy, while the <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-11\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/SOXX\/\">iShares Semiconductor ETF<\/a><span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"\/><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span> slumped about 5%. <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/INTC\/\">Intel<\/a><span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button 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data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-16\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/AMD\/\">Advanced Micro Devices<\/a><span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"\/><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span> fell about 6%. <\/p>\n<p>Memory chip stocks have seen a massive run-up this year as a supply crunch, fueled by unrelenting artificial demand, allows businesses to set pricing. That&#8217;s lifted shares of Micron and Sandisk more than 229% and 581%, respectively, this year.  <\/p>\n<p>However, investors are growing increasingly concerned that AI spending can&#8217;t keep up with skyrocketing memory prices. <\/p>\n<p>Already, soaring memory costs have forced companies, including Apple and <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-17\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/MSFT\/\">Microsoft<\/a><span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"\/><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span>, to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/china\/chinas-deepseek-developing-its-own-ai-chip-sources-say-2026-07-07\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hike prices<\/a> and offset the higher fees associated with building everyday consumer products. <\/p>\n<p>Tuesday&#8217;s selloff wasn&#8217;t helped by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/china\/chinas-deepseek-developing-its-own-ai-chip-sources-say-2026-07-07\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> that Chinese AI startup Deepseek is working on its own chip to sidestep U.S. export bans and its dependence on Nvidia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"Placeholder-ArticleBody-Video-108331320\">\n<div role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"Placeholder-ArticleBody-Video-108331320\" class=\"PlaceHolder-wrapper\" data-vilynx-id=\"7000417981\" data-test=\"VideoPlaceHolder\">\n<div class=\"InlineVideo-videoEmbed\" id=\"InlineVideo-0\" data-test=\"InlineVideo\">\n<div class=\"InlineVideo-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"InlineVideo-inlineThumbnailContainer\"><img class=\"InlineVideo-videoThumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/image.cnbcfm.com\/api\/v1\/image\/108331321-17834216241783421620-47011940887-1080pnbcnews.jpg?v=1783421622&amp;w=750&amp;h=422&amp;vtcrop=y\" alt=\"Samsung guides for record profit but shares still sell off\"\/><span class=\"InlineVideo-videoButton\"\/><span\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleBody-googlePreferredSourceContainer\" data-module=\"GooglePreferredSource\" data-id=\"RegularArticle-GooglePreferredSource-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never miss a moment from the most trusted name in business news.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Investors dumped semiconductor stocks on Tuesday after results from Samsung Electronics failed to meet Wall Street&#8217;s lofty artificial intelligence demand expectations. Shares dropped 8% even after the South Korean electronics company&#8217;s quarterly profit surpassed both Nvidia and Apple, and the company said it expects operating profit to jump 1,800%. 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