** Shares of chipmakers fall in premarket trading as
Advanced Micro Devices AMD.O , Super Micro Computer SMCI.O
and Skyworks Solutions SWKS.O slide after results
** AMD slid 5.8% after AI chip sales forecast failed to
impress investors
** AI server maker Super Micro Computer slumps 8.7% after Q3
revenue missed estimates, hurt by a shortage of some crucial
components
** Skyworks, which makes radio frequency and other chips
used in smartphones, forecast Q3 revenue below estimates on
demand concerns
** Other chip stocks drop: Marvell Technology MRVL.O down
2.6%, while Micron and Nvidia fall 1.8% each and Intel shed 0.8%
** iShares Semiconductor ETF SOXX.O slips 1.8% after 11.4%
rise YTD
(Reporting by Medha Singh)
((medha.singh@thomsonreuters.com))