Gigavis drew investors' attention as the Volatility Interruption (VI) mechanism was triggered during the trading session on the 5th. According to the Korea Exchange, a static VI was triggered for Gigavis at 11:10:35 a.m. that day when its stock price rose by 10.06% to 149,800 won compared to the static VI base price (136,100 won). Subsequently, the VI was lifted at 11:13 a.m., and normal trading resumed.

The Volatility Interruption (VI) is a system that applies a single-price auction method for a certain period to protect investors and stabilize the market in the event of a sudden short-term surge or drop in stock prices. It is mainly triggered when buying or selling pressure becomes excessively skewed to one side.

Gigavis is a specialized company in semiconductor substrate inspection equipment and is cited as a major beneficiary of the growth in the AI semiconductor and High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) markets. Despite the recent semiconductor sector entering a short-term correction phase, interest in related equipment companies continues, thanks to expectations for expanded AI investments and increased HBM demand. In particular, as the importance of inspection and quality control in advanced semiconductor processes grows, the growth prospects of inspection equipment companies are also drawing attention.

The market analysis suggests that the expansion of data center investments by global AI companies such as Nvidia will lead to increased semiconductor production capacity and higher demand for inspection equipment. The securities industry also evaluated that as the importance of high-performance inspection technology grows alongside the expansion of the AI semiconductor market, the order intakes and earnings trends of related companies should be closely monitored.

However, some point out that investors should comprehensively consider factors such as future earnings improvement, the pace of recovery in the semiconductor industry cycle, and the trend of expanding AI investments, rather than the VI triggering itself.

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