Semiconductor & Technology Specialist, Ingenuity

William Keating

Semiconductor & Technology Specialist

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Globalwafers is bucking the trend with a sequentially flat CY2023 revenue forecast</li>
<li>Q4 2022 delivered the company's twelfth successive quarter of sequential revenue growth</li>
<li>Details of the funding available under the US CHIPS Act for Globalwafers Sherman, Texas greenfield expansion still remain unclear</li>
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Globalwafers is bucking the trend with a sequentially flat CY2023 revenue forecast
Q4 2022 delivered the company's twelfth successive quarter of sequential revenue growth
Details of the funding available under the US CHIPS Act for Globalwafers Sherman, Texas greenfield expansion still remain unclear


Globalwafers Q4 2022 Earnings Key Takeaways

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<li>Worldwide silicon wafer shipments declined ~4% sequentially in Q4 2022. We anticipate a further 10% sequential decline in area shipments in Q1 2023</li>
<li>For 2023, we expect wafer shipments to decline by around 5% YoY with weakness in H1 offset by strength in demand in H2.</li>
<li>Despite the decline in area shipments, we expect the sector to remain strongly profitable, bolstered by the impact of Long Term Agreements and customer prepayments. </li>
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Worldwide silicon wafer shipments declined ~4% sequentially in Q4 2022. We anticipate a further 10% sequential decline in area shipments in Q1 2023
For 2023, we expect wafer shipments to decline by around 5% YoY with weakness in H1 offset by strength in demand in H2.
Despite the decline in area shipments, we expect the sector to remain strongly profitable, bolstered by the impact of Long Term Agreements and customer prepayments. 


Semiconductor Silicon Wafers Segment Q4 2022 Roundup & 2023 Outlook

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Akshat Shah

APAC IPOs & Placements

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.

Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bizlink-holding-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6779:1" rel="noopener">Bizlink Holding (3665 TT)</a> is looking to raise up to US$315m in its upcoming GDRs offering. The firm is also looking to raise another US$500m via convertible bonds.</li>
<li>Similar to previous GDR listings, the firm has undergone a long drawn out process prior to launching the deal, having to jump through a number of board/shareholder/regulatory approval loops.</li>
<li>In this note, we run the deal through our ECM framework and comment on deal dynamics.</li>
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Bizlink Holding (3665 TT) is looking to raise up to US$315m in its upcoming GDRs offering. The firm is also looking to raise another US$500m via convertible bonds.
Similar to previous GDR listings, the firm has undergone a long drawn out process prior to launching the deal, having to jump through a number of board/shareholder/regulatory approval loops.
In this note, we run the deal through our ECM framework and comment on deal dynamics.


Aequitas: BizLink Holding Inc Offering - Well Flagged US$815 GDR+CB Combo; Rebound in Stock Momentum

Ezconn Corporation / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ezconn-corporation" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2441:1" rel="noopener">Ezconn Corporation (6442 TT)</a> is looking to raise up to US$190m in its upcoming global depository receipts (GDRs) offering.</li>
<li>In June 2026, Ezconn announced its board’s resolution to issue between 4-5m common shares via a GDR offering, with proceeds to be used to purchase overseas raw materials.</li>
<li>Similar to previous GDR listings, the deal is a drawn out process with the firm required to jump through a number of board/shareholder/regulatory approval loops.</li>
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Ezconn Corporation (6442 TT) is looking to raise up to US$190m in its upcoming global depository receipts (GDRs) offering.
In June 2026, Ezconn announced its board’s resolution to issue between 4-5m common shares via a GDR offering, with proceeds to be used to purchase overseas raw materials.
Similar to previous GDR listings, the deal is a drawn out process with the firm required to jump through a number of board/shareholder/regulatory approval loops.


Aequitas: Ezconn Corporation GDR Early Look - Smaller Deal After a Large Share Price Correction

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Douglas Research Advisory

Event-Driven

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<li>On 31 July, SK Inc (034730 KS)'s BOD approved the sale of its 70.6% stake in SK Siltron to Doosan Corp (000150 KS) for 2.3 trillion won (US$1.6 billion). </li>
<li>If SK Siltron’s EBITDA exceeds a defined threshold, SK Inc. receives an earn-out payment equal to 40% of the excess amount, scaled to its 70.6% equity stake.</li>
<li>The SK Siltron sale boosts SK Inc. through the initial 2.3 trillion won cash inflow plus further upside from the performance-linked earn-out clause.</li>
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On 31 July, SK Inc (034730 KS)'s BOD approved the sale of its 70.6% stake in SK Siltron to Doosan Corp (000150 KS) for 2.3 trillion won (US$1.6 billion). 
If SK Siltron’s EBITDA exceeds a defined threshold, SK Inc. receives an earn-out payment equal to 40% of the excess amount, scaled to its 70.6% equity stake.
The SK Siltron sale boosts SK Inc. through the initial 2.3 trillion won cash inflow plus further upside from the performance-linked earn-out clause.


SK Inc Agrees To Sell Its 70.6% Stake in SK Siltron to Doosan Corp

Taiwan

Globalwafers Co., Ltd. specializes in silicon wafer manufacturing and also provides solar wafers and crystal rods. The Company possesses a complete production line from ingot growth, slicing, etching, diffusion, polishing to epitaxy. Their products include Epi wafers, polished wafers, etched wafers, ultra thin wafers and deep diffusion wafers.

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Globalwafers (6488 TT)

Globalwafers Q4 2022 Earnings Key Takeaways

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William Keating

Semiconductor Silicon Wafers Segment Q4 2022 Roundup & 2023 Outlook

Despite the anticipated 5% YoY decline in wafer area shipments, we expect the sector to remain strongly profitable, bolstered by the impact of Long...

William Keating

Aequitas: BizLink Holding Inc Offering - Well Flagged US$815 GDR+CB Combo; Rebound in Stock Momentum

BizLink Holding Inc is looking to raise up to US$315m in its upcoming global depository receipts (GDRs) offering. The firm is also looking to raise...

Akshat Shah

SK Inc Agrees To Sell Its 70.6% Stake in SK Siltron to Doosan Corp

On 31 July, SK Inc's BOD approved the sale of its 70.6% stake in SK Siltron to Doosan Corp (000150 KS) for 2.3 trillion won (US$1.6 billion). This...

Douglas Kim

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Globalwafers Q4 2022 Earnings Key Takeaways

Globalwafers is bucking the trend with a sequentially flat CY2023 revenue forecast. Q4 2022 delivered the company's twelfth successive quarter of...

William Keating

Semiconductor Silicon Wafers Segment Q4 2022 Roundup & 2023 Outlook

Despite the anticipated 5% YoY decline in wafer area shipments, we expect the sector to remain strongly profitable, bolstered by the impact of Long...

William Keating

Aequitas: BizLink Holding Inc Offering - Well Flagged US$815 GDR+CB Combo; Rebound in Stock Momentum

BizLink Holding Inc is looking to raise up to US$315m in its upcoming global depository receipts (GDRs) offering. The firm is also looking to raise...

Akshat Shah

Aequitas: Ezconn Corporation GDR Early Look - Smaller Deal After a Large Share Price Correction

Ezconn Corporation (6422.TT) is looking to raise up to US$190m in its upcoming global depository receipts (GDRs) offering.

Akshat Shah

SK Inc Agrees To Sell Its 70.6% Stake in SK Siltron to Doosan Corp

On 31 July, SK Inc's BOD approved the sale of its 70.6% stake in SK Siltron to Doosan Corp (000150 KS) for 2.3 trillion won (US$1.6 billion). This...

Douglas Kim