BUZZ — German, Swiss chip stocks slide in early trade, tracking peers in Asia, US

* Shares in German and Swiss chip stocks are lower in early Frankfurt trade, tracking an overnight selloff in AI-related stocks in the US and Asian markets * The latest hot U.S. inflation data increased expectations that the Federal Reserve could raise interest rates further * Germany's Infineon and Aixtron slide 3.2% and 4.3, respectively, while Suss MicroTec and Elmos Semiconductor are down around 5% * Swiss semiconductor and lighting company ams OSRAM is down 1.4% (Reporting by Ozan Ergenay) ((ozan.ergenay@thomsonreuters.com)