By Brian O’Connell Chips rebound as long-term plant construction plans take shape The benchmark PHLX Index (SOX) started at 3,432 this week, up 9.1% over the prior week. The SOX remains down 14% on a year-to-date basis. The week saw a number of major semiconductor funds rising at least 10% in value, including the VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) – Get VanEck Semiconductor ETF Report and the Invesco Dynamic Semiconductors ETF (PSI) – Get Invesco Dynamic Semiconductors ETF Report A+ (B-). That compared favorably with big index funds like the Vanguard 500 Index ETF (VOO) – Get Vanguard S&P 500 ETF …