Qualcomm is one of the biggest semiconductor companies making chipsets. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Chip stocks dropped on Tuesday, pulling back from a massive rally that broadened the artificial intelligence trade beyond Nvidia and propelled the sector to new highs. Qualcomm plummeted 13% and headed for its worst session since 2020. Intel dropped 8%, while On Semiconductor and Skyworks Solutions declined more than 6% each. The iShares Semiconductor ETF tracking the sector sank 5%. Tuesday's declines followed a hotter-than-expected reading of a key consumer inflation measure as the war in Iran lifts oil prices, sending investors into risk-off mode . The recent rally has broadened the AI trade beyond chipmaking stalwart Nvidia, which, for years, nearly single-handedly lifted stocks to fresh highs. Skyrocketing demand for central processing units , and their graphics processing unit counterparts that underpin large language models, has boosted chip stocks to records.…