On July 30, iShares Semiconductor ETF rose 6.16% in regular trading, trading at $490.395/share, with turnover of $1.058 billion. The rebound follows consecutive days of panic selling across the global semiconductor sector, compounded by surging demand for AI-driven optical chips.

The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index had previously fallen approximately 25% from its June 22 high, entering a technical bear market. SK Hynix's earnings report triggered large-scale leverage unwinding, with Korea's KOSPI index plunging over 12% intraday and triggering circuit breakers on two consecutive trading days, spreading panic across global chip stocks. According to a Yole Group report from July, the global optical module market is projected to grow from $23 billion in 2025 to $112 billion by 2031, with AI computing infrastructure contributing over 90% of revenue at a compound annual growth rate of approximately 30%. The optical chip market specifically is expected to expand from $4 billion to $15 billion over the same period.

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