Shares of U.S. chip-related companies fell in pre-market trading, with Nvidia (NVDA.O) down 1.9%, AMD (AMD.O) down 3.7%, Intel (INTC.O) down 3.6%, Marvell Technology (MRVL.O) down 3.7%, Applied Materials (AMAT.O) down 3%, and Broadcom (AVGO.O) down 1.7%.