Chip stocks experienced a widespread decline on Thursday after comments from a supplier to Nvidia (NVDA) signaled uncertainty about semiconductor demand for 2025. South Korea-based SK Hynix (000660.KS) makes memory chips used in Nvidia's GPUs (graphics processing units) — chips used in data centers to power artificial intelligence software. After reporting fourth quarter earnings that surpassed analysts' expectations, SK Hynix head of finance Woo-Hyun Kim remarked on the year ahead in a post-earnings call: "2025's memory demand outlook is clouded by inventory adjustments from PC and smartphone OEMs [original equipment manufacturers] as well as strengthened protective trade policies and geopolitical risks," News.Az reports, citing foreign media. Following the comments, Nvidia sank as much as 2% but reversed direction to end the day flat.