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<ul><li>Huawei's role in offering alternatives to foreign tech’s is prominent, but it's important to highlight the contribution of other smaller yet significant players in the development of home-grown solutions in China. </li><li>Nvidia faces significant revenue decline in China in the upcoming year to comply with US export curbs. The company is determined to protect its substantial revenue from the China market and expand its global presence aggressively to make up for the potential revenue loss from the China market.</li><li>Nvidia CFO said “China and other affected destinations consistently contributed approximately 2025% of data center revenue over the past few quarters”.</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Huawei's role in offering alternatives to foreign tech’s is prominent, but it's important to highlight the contribution of other smaller yet significant players in the development of home-grown solutions in China. Nvidia faces significant revenue decline in China in the upcoming year to comply with US export curbs. The company is determined to protect its substantial revenue from the China market and expand its global presence aggressively to make up for the potential revenue loss from the China market.Nvidia CFO said “China and other affected destinations consistently contributed approximately 2025% of data center revenue over the past few quarters”.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

China Semiconductor – Domestic AI Chip Makers Accelerating Their Push as Nvidia’s Alternatives

<ul><li>NVIDIA reported another strong beat against elevated expectations, along with a strong outlook (guided 4Q revenue of US$20bn, vs consensus US$17.9bn), alleviating concerns on supply constraints and impact on China sales. Key highlights include: 1) FY4Q24E guidance beat on stronger topline/margin with strong AI demand and robust product pipeline into 2024</li><li>2) China’s sales to drop significantly in 4Q23, largely offset by strong growth in other regions, and new regulation-compliant solutions will be available for China (20-25% of DC sales) in the next few months</li><li>3) mgmt. guided continued chip capacity expansion to meet growth, and expected data center revenue to grow through 2025</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

NVIDIA reported another strong beat against elevated expectations, along with a strong outlook (guided 4Q revenue of US$20bn, vs consensus US$17.9bn), alleviating concerns on supply constraints and impact on China sales. Key highlights include: 1) FY4Q24E guidance beat on stronger topline/margin with strong AI demand and robust product pipeline into 20242) China’s sales to drop significantly in 4Q23, largely offset by strong growth in other regions, and new regulation-compliant solutions will be available for China (20-25% of DC sales) in the next few months3) mgmt. guided continued chip capacity expansion to meet growth, and expected data center revenue to grow through 2025Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

China Technology – NVIDIA FY3Q24: Another Stunning Quarter on Robust AI Demand

<ul><li>As we finished week 1-4 of 3Q earnings season for major global fabless/IDM semi companies (AMD/Intel/Qualcomm/TI/Infineon/STM/MTK/OnSemi), results/ guidance have been mixed on inventory level and demand recovery.</li><li>Overall, SP/PC/NB (QCOM/MTK/Intel/AMD) started restocking given seasonal demand on new product launches, and server market (Intel/AMD) has shown signs of normalised inventory and mild recovery into 4Q.</li><li>Auto segment (TI/STM/ON) in general began to show cyclical weakness and guided cautious outlook into 4Q. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

As we finished week 1-4 of 3Q earnings season for major global fabless/IDM semi companies (AMD/Intel/Qualcomm/TI/Infineon/STM/MTK/OnSemi), results/ guidance have been mixed on inventory level and demand recovery.Overall, SP/PC/NB (QCOM/MTK/Intel/AMD) started restocking given seasonal demand on new product launches, and server market (Intel/AMD) has shown signs of normalised inventory and mild recovery into 4Q.Auto segment (TI/STM/ON) in general began to show cyclical weakness and guided cautious outlook into 4Q. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

China Technology – Global Fabless/IDM 3Q23 Wrap: PC/SP Recovery, Auto/ Industrial Mixed

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<li>AMD’s 3Q23 results were largely in line with market expectations, despite its weaker 4Q23 guidance on gaming slowdown.</li>
<li>3Q revenue increased 4% YoY /8% QoQ to US$5.8bn driven by record sales of server CPU and strong Ryzen processor sales.</li>
<li>GPM improved 1ppt YoY to 51% and EPS increased 4% YoY to US$0.7, mainly driven by strong client segment and better product mix.</li>
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AMD’s 3Q23 results were largely in line with market expectations, despite its weaker 4Q23 guidance on gaming slowdown.
3Q revenue increased 4% YoY /8% QoQ to US$5.8bn driven by record sales of server CPU and strong Ryzen processor sales.
GPM improved 1ppt YoY to 51% and EPS increased 4% YoY to US$0.7, mainly driven by strong client segment and better product mix.

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China Technology – Implications of AMD 3Q23: PC Recovery and AI PC Opportunities

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<ul><li>Technically, the SET Index is expected to move sideways down, with the support at 1,387/1,380 points and the resistance at 1,406 points (10-day EMA) /1,416 points.</li><li>In the short term, the index is attempting to form a base for possible rebounds (forming a higher high and lower high point), while the technical tools, i.e., the RSI and stochastic, have entered the oversold zone, which could act as a driver.</li><li>However, we suggest that investors gradually sell when the index gains, as there remains a risk that it may fall to test the previous low at 1,366 points again.</li></ul>

Technically, the SET Index is expected to move sideways down, with the support at 1,387/1,380 points and the resistance at 1,406 points (10-day EMA) /1,416 points.In the short term, the index is attempting to form a base for possible rebounds (forming a higher high and lower high point), while the technical tools, i.e., the RSI and stochastic, have entered the oversold zone, which could act as a driver.However, we suggest that investors gradually sell when the index gains, as there remains a risk that it may fall to test the previous low at 1,366 points again.

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China Semiconductor – Domestic AI Chip Makers Accelerating Their Push as Nvidia’s Alternatives

As the US tightens China’s access to advanced chips, we maintain our earlier view that domestic companies will look for Nvidia’s alternatives at a...

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China Technology – NVIDIA FY3Q24: Another Stunning Quarter on Robust AI Demand

NVIDIA reported another strong beat against elevated expectations, along with a strong outlook (guided 4Q revenue of US$20bn, vs consensus US$17.9bn)

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China Technology – Global Fabless/IDM 3Q23 Wrap: PC/SP Recovery, Auto/ Industrial Mixed

Overall, SP/PC/NB (QCOM/MTK/Intel/AMD) started restocking given seasonal demand on new product launches, and server market (Intel/AMD) has shown...

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China Technology – Implications of AMD 3Q23: PC Recovery and AI PC Opportunities

AMD’s 3Q23 results were largely in line with market expectations, despite its weaker 4Q23 guidance on gaming slowdown. 3Q revenue increased 4% YoY...

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