Managing Director, Zero One, Zero One

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Managing Director, Zero One

Zero One

Founded in 2015, Zero One produces independent investment research and provides corporate finance advisory services with a focus on both listed and private technology companies. Founder Vincent Fernando has over 20 years of experience in US and Asia capital markets.

Independent Investment Research

Equity Bottom-Up

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing) - ADR / Equity Bottom-Up

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing) - ADR

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<li>TSMC Extends Global Foundry Dominance Amid 33% Sales Surge – A Buy on Weakness Despite Market Concerns</li>
<li>Apple 'Glowtime' AI Announcements: Mixed Analyst and Media Reactions May Overlook Key Advantage — Apple Is Best Positioned to Seamlessly Integrate AI Into Your Smartphone Experience</li>
<li>Taiwan Market Gainers &amp; Losers: Consumer Electronics &amp; Memory Names Some of the Hardest Hit</li>
</ul>


TSMC Extends Global Foundry Dominance Amid 33% Sales Surge – A Buy on Weakness Despite Market Concerns
Apple 'Glowtime' AI Announcements: Mixed Analyst and Media Reactions May Overlook Key Advantage — Apple Is Best Positioned to Seamlessly Integrate AI Into Your Smartphone Experience
Taiwan Market Gainers &amp; Losers: Consumer Electronics &amp; Memory Names Some of the Hardest Hit


Taiwan Tech Weekly: TSMC Becoming More Dominant; Apple's AI Opportunity; Taiwan Market Hammered

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Sep 6th which has an aggregated holding worth USD928.2bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD2,648mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.</li>
<li>We highlight changes of foreign holdings in Yageo, Shin Kong Financial, TSMC, Mediatek, Ctbc Financial, Quanta Computer, Unimicron Technology.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Sep 6th which has an aggregated holding worth USD928.2bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD2,648mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.
We highlight changes of foreign holdings in Yageo, Shin Kong Financial, TSMC, Mediatek, Ctbc Financial, Quanta Computer, Unimicron Technology.


TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Sep 6th): Yageo, Shin Kong Financial, TSMC, Mediatek, Ctbc Financial

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Sep 6th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD19.8bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in TSMC, Cathay Financial, Visual Photonics Epitaxy, Innolux, Formosa Petrochemical, Ctbc Financial, Shin Kong Financial, Alchip Technologies.</li>
</ul>


We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Sep 6th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD19.8bn.
We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in TSMC, Cathay Financial, Visual Photonics Epitaxy, Innolux, Formosa Petrochemical, Ctbc Financial, Shin Kong Financial, Alchip Technologies.


TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Sep 6th): TSMC, Cathay Financial, Visual Photonics Epitaxy, Innolux

Tracking developments across tech supply chains, Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Tracking developments across tech supply chains

<ul><li>Global semiconductor sales saw a 40% rise in Americas in July, with Acer hitting record highs in India and Indonesia.</li><li>Foxconn is reviewing a European semiconductor plant and investing in technology, as SEMI CEO calls for 10-20 wafer fabs in India.</li><li>Semiconductor giants reveal sustainability plans at Semicon Taiwan 2024, while ASE forms SiPhIA consortium for advancements in silicon photonics. UK auto industry embraces net-zero amid EV revolution, and China's leading AI chip unicorn faces revenue decline despite sector growth.</li></ul>

Global semiconductor sales saw a 40% rise in Americas in July, with Acer hitting record highs in India and Indonesia.Foxconn is reviewing a European semiconductor plant and investing in technology, as SEMI CEO calls for 10-20 wafer fabs in India.Semiconductor giants reveal sustainability plans at Semicon Taiwan 2024, while ASE forms SiPhIA consortium for advancements in silicon photonics. UK auto industry embraces net-zero amid EV revolution, and China's leading AI chip unicorn faces revenue decline despite sector growth.

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (07-Sep-2024): Global semiconductor sales up in July; Americas surge 40%

Semiconductor & Technology Specialist, Ingenuity

William Keating

Semiconductor & Technology Specialist

Ingenuity

Our focus is exclusively on in-depth research & consulting in the broader semiconductor industry. We focus on the key players, namely Intel, Micron, Qualcomm, Apple, Samsung, NVIDIA, AMD, TSMC & Global Foundries - as well as some of the lesser known, but nonetheless critical, companies such as ASML (for EUV), Mellanox, Cavium, Xilinx etc. We specialise in their products, roadmaps, process technologies, competitive advantages & threats etc. We also help our clients understand the implications of new and emerging technologies, e.g. 3D X-Point, 3D NAND, Carbon Nanotubes, Autonomous Driving, Graphene, Silicon Photonics, Wafer-Level Optics, Artificial Intelligence, FPGA, GPU, ASIC etc. 

Semiconductor Analysis & Research

<ul>
<li>Intel's CFO says the company is going to "kind of skip over productizing 20A"</li>
<li>This decision removes an important, looming milestone from Intel's roadmap, i.e. the ramp of Arrow Lake later this year</li>
<li>The decision to outsource all Arrow Lake tiles, apart from final packaging, strongly suggests that Intel 3 and Intel 18A are not capable of a cost-competitive volume ramp</li>
</ul>


Intel's CFO says the company is going to "kind of skip over productizing 20A"
This decision removes an important, looming milestone from Intel's roadmap, i.e. the ramp of Arrow Lake later this year
The decision to outsource all Arrow Lake tiles, apart from final packaging, strongly suggests that Intel 3 and Intel 18A are not capable of a cost-competitive volume ramp


Intel Cancels 20A. Now Why Would They Go & Do That?

Taiwan

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. manufactures and markets integrated circuits. The Company provides the following services: wafer manufacturing, wafer probing, assembly and testing, mask production, and design services. TSMC's ICs are used in computer, communication, consumer electronics, automotive, and industrial equipment industries.

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing) (2330 TT)

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing)

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Taiwan Tech Weekly: TSMC Becoming More Dominant; Apple's AI Opportunity; Taiwan Market Hammered

TSMC extending its lead in global foundry with Intel and Samsung needing help. Apple best positioned deliver the AI phone 'dream'. Taiwan market...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Sep 6th): Yageo, Shin Kong Financial, TSMC, Mediatek, Ctbc Financial

We analyzed TWSE foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in Yageo, Shin Kong Financial, TSMC, Mediatek, Ctbc...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Sep 6th): TSMC, Cathay Financial, Visual Photonics Epitaxy, Innolux

We analyzed TWSE short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in TSMC, Cathay Financial, Visual Photonics...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (07-Sep-2024): Global semiconductor sales up in July; Americas surge 40%

Global semiconductor sales up, Acer hits record highs in India/Indonesia, Foxconn eyeing Europe plant, SEMI CEO pushes for fabs in India, giants...

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Intel Cancels 20A. Now Why Would They Go & Do That?

The de-facto cancellation of Intel 20A removes a critical milestone from the company's roadmap, namely the ramp of Arrow Lake on that process node...

William Keating

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Taiwan Tech Weekly: TSMC Becoming More Dominant; Apple's AI Opportunity; Taiwan Market Hammered

​TSMC extending its lead in global foundry with Intel and Samsung needing help. Apple best positioned deliver the AI phone 'dream'. Taiwan market...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Sep 6th): Yageo, Shin Kong Financial, TSMC, Mediatek, Ctbc Financial

We analyzed TWSE foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in Yageo, Shin Kong Financial, TSMC, Mediatek, Ctbc...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Sep 6th): TSMC, Cathay Financial, Visual Photonics Epitaxy, Innolux

We analyzed TWSE short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in TSMC, Cathay Financial, Visual Photonics...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (07-Sep-2024): Global semiconductor sales up in July; Americas surge 40%

Global semiconductor sales up, Acer hits record highs in India/Indonesia, Foxconn eyeing Europe plant, SEMI CEO pushes for fabs in India, giants...

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Intel Cancels 20A. Now Why Would They Go & Do That?

The de-facto cancellation of Intel 20A removes a critical milestone from the company's roadmap, namely the ramp of Arrow Lake on that process node...

William Keating

TSMC extending its lead in global foundry with Intel and Samsung needing help. Apple best positioned deliver the AI phone 'dream'. Taiwan market...