The chips are under a bit of pressure this morning. Texas Instruments (TXN:NYSE) was cut to sell by Deutsche and JP Morgan said it is looking for a "trough valuation" for the SOX of 210 to 235, which are the lows we hit back in October. JP Morgan believes that lack of a "killer app" is the real problem for the sector. "Growth is slowing for semiconductors ... Year-over-year semiconductor growth will be, at best, half of its historic 17% growth rate."
It looks like tough sledding out there this morning.