By Brian O’Connell Sharp selloffs in January have made some notable chip companies more attractive investments. Even with recent rallies, the benchmark PHLX Index SOX is down around 12% on a year-to-data basis. With the semiconductor sector in a slump, talk continues to focus on the tight supply of microchips, with no firm end in sight. The crisis is so acute, Market mavens are using historical comparisons that few would have taken seriously three years ago. “In the wake of the 1970s oil crisis, the U.S. established the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, making it official U.S. policy to stockpile b…