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AI slowdown blast zone: Exposed chip names like Nvidia got hit while cyber names like Crowdstrike soared

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Directly affected

  • NVDA Nvidia

    Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • TSM Taiwan Semiconductor

    The main advanced-chip manufacturer sits in Taiwan

  • ASML ASML

    Chipmaking-equipment sales follow export rules

  • AVGO Broadcom

    Chip makers and their suppliers move when export rules or Taiwan risk changes

  • AMD AMD

    Chip makers and their suppliers move when export rules or Taiwan risk changes

  • AMAT Applied Materials

    Chip-equipment makers feel export controls

  • LRCX Lam Research

    Chip-equipment makers feel export controls

  • SMH VanEck Semiconductor

    A fund of semiconductor companies

  • SOXX iShares Semiconductor

    A fund of semiconductor companies

  • QQQ Invesco QQQ

    Big tech moves with chip-supply risk

  • AOSL ALPHA & OMEGA SEMICONDUCTOR LT SHS

    GA selected AOSL as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: semiconductors, semiconductor. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
NVDA———————
TSM———————
ASML———————
AVGO———————
AMD———————
AMAT———————
LRCX———————
SMH———————
SOXX———————
QQQ———————
AOSL———————

Nvidia (NVDA) since this story, compared with the market

Since the first closing price after “AI slowdown blast zone: Exposed chip names like Nvidia got hit while cyber names like Crowdstrike soared,” Nvidia (NVDA) is +2.32%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is +1.21% over the same days, a +1.11% difference versus the market.

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Who reported a Nvidia (NVDA) trade near this story

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Who gains and who loses around Nvidia (NVDA)

Companies carried with this story

  • NVDA Nvidia

    For “AI slowdown blast zone: Exposed chip names like Nvidia got hit while cyber names like Crowdstrike soared,” Nvidia (NVDA) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: The reported development directly names NVIDIA CORPORATION in the headline; GA resolved that company to NVDA

  • AOSL Alpha & Omega Semiconductor

    Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 14 Sep 2026 story “AI slowdown blast zone: Exposed chip names like Nvidia got hit while cyber names like Crowdstrike soared.” Reason on file: GA selected AOSL as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: semiconductors, semiconductor. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • GCTS GCT Semiconductor Holding

    For “AI slowdown blast zone: Exposed chip names like Nvidia got hit while cyber names like Crowdstrike soared,” GCT Semiconductor Holding (GCTS) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected GCTS as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: semiconductors, semiconductor. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • NVTS Navitas Semiconductor

    In “AI slowdown blast zone: Exposed chip names like Nvidia got hit while cyber names like Crowdstrike soared,” Navitas Semiconductor (NVTS) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected NVTS as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: semiconductors, semiconductor. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • ON On Semiconductor

    In “AI slowdown blast zone: Exposed chip names like Nvidia got hit while cyber names like Crowdstrike soared,” On Semiconductor (ON) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected ON as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: semiconductors, semiconductor. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • TSEM Tower Semiconductor

    For “AI slowdown blast zone: Exposed chip names like Nvidia got hit while cyber names like Crowdstrike soared,” Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected TSEM as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: semiconductors, semiconductor. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

    In “AI slowdown blast zone: Exposed chip names like Nvidia got hit while cyber names like Crowdstrike soared,” Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected TSM as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: semiconductors, semiconductor. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Nvidia (NVDA)

Nvidia (NVDA) is the company in “AI slowdown blast zone: Exposed chip names like Nvidia got hit while cyber names like Crowdstrike soared,” the 14 Sep 2026 this story story.

The link for Nvidia (NVDA) is this: The reported development directly names NVIDIA CORPORATION in the headline; GA resolved that company to NVDA

Also listed, Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL): GA selected AOSL as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: semiconductors, semiconductor. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Dates and price levels for Nvidia (NVDA)

AOSL traded between 21.68 and 30.88 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 22.59. GCTS traded between 1.51 and 2.26 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 1.51. NVDA traded between 212.87 and 243.34 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 217.09.

How strong the case is around Nvidia (NVDA)

100 out of 100

“AI slowdown blast zone: Exposed chip names like Nvidia got hit while cyber names like Crowdstrike soared” scores 100 out of 100. The score uses 7 linked companies.