Tracking developments across tech supply chains, Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Tracking developments across tech supply chains

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>ASE opens its 5th factory in Penang, emphasizing AI-driven smart manufacturing to enhance production efficiency and quality.</li><li>Win Semiconductors plans to expand in optical communications by leveraging SiPh CPO technology, aiming to capitalize on growing market demand.</li><li>DRAM manufacturers are considering discontinuing production of DDR3 and DDR4 by the end of 2025, signaling a shift towards newer technologies.</li></ul>

ASE opens its 5th factory in Penang, emphasizing AI-driven smart manufacturing to enhance production efficiency and quality.Win Semiconductors plans to expand in optical communications by leveraging SiPh CPO technology, aiming to capitalize on growing market demand.DRAM manufacturers are considering discontinuing production of DDR3 and DDR4 by the end of 2025, signaling a shift towards newer technologies.

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (19-Feb-2025): ASE opens fifth factory in Penang, with AI-driven smart manufacturing.

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, 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

JX Advanced Metals / Equity Capital Markets

<ul>
<li>JX Advance Metal’s (JXAM) parent, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/eneos-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:638:1" rel="noopener">ENEOS Holdings (5020 JP)</a>, is looking to raise around US$2.6bn via selling more than half of its stake in JXAM in its Japan IPO.</li>
<li>JXAM engages in business activities primarily focused on the development, manufacture and sale of materials made from copper and rare metals, which are used  in the semiconductor and ICT fields.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.</li>
</ul>


JX Advance Metal’s (JXAM) parent, ENEOS Holdings (5020 JP), is looking to raise around US$2.6bn via selling more than half of its stake in JXAM in its Japan IPO.
JXAM engages in business activities primarily focused on the development, manufacture and sale of materials made from copper and rare metals, which are used  in the semiconductor and ICT fields.
In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.


JX Advance Metals Pre-IPO - The Positives - Transforming

Korea / Special Situations, Clepsydra Capital

Sanghyun Park

Korea / Special Situations

Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing

Clepsydra Capital

Investigate special situations, pairs, and index rebalancing trades in Korea.

Event-Driven

Samsung Electronics Pref Shares / Event-Driven

<ul>
<li>Starting this year, both year-end and interim divvies follow the new rule, with ex-div dates set after the payout is confirmed.</li>
<li>Quarterly dividend arbitrage will heat up, especially for high-yield bank stocks, attracting traders to cash in on the spread.</li>
<li>Samsung Electronics is likely to update bylaws at the March AGM, with Q1 payout ex-div dates set after the dividend is confirmed.</li>
</ul>


Starting this year, both year-end and interim divvies follow the new rule, with ex-div dates set after the payout is confirmed.
Quarterly dividend arbitrage will heat up, especially for high-yield bank stocks, attracting traders to cash in on the spread.
Samsung Electronics is likely to update bylaws at the March AGM, with Q1 payout ex-div dates set after the dividend is confirmed.


FSS Officially Rolls Out New Ex-Div Rule for Quarterly Divs; Sammy May Finally Join the Change

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Douglas Research Advisory

<ul>
<li>In this insight, we provide the top 10 stocks picks in the Korean stock market for the two weeks starting 17 February.</li>
<li>The top 10 stock picks (bi-weekly) include Hyundai G.F. Holding, Binggrae, Cheil Worldwide, Hana Tour, Samsung Electronics (pref), Samsung E&amp;A, Hyundai Elevator, KT Corp, Orion Corp, and Samsung Life Insurance. </li>
<li>We started to incorporate top negative catalysts along with positive catalysts in our top stock picks bi-weekly. Top negative catalyst is tariffs. We tried to exclude companies exposed to tariffs.</li>
</ul>


In this insight, we provide the top 10 stocks picks in the Korean stock market for the two weeks starting 17 February.
The top 10 stock picks (bi-weekly) include Hyundai G.F. Holding, Binggrae, Cheil Worldwide, Hana Tour, Samsung Electronics (pref), Samsung E&amp;A, Hyundai Elevator, KT Corp, Orion Corp, and Samsung Life Insurance. 
We started to incorporate top negative catalysts along with positive catalysts in our top stock picks bi-weekly. Top negative catalyst is tariffs. We tried to exclude companies exposed to tariffs.


Top 10 Korean Stock Picks Bi-Weekly (17 February 2025)

<ul><li>Foxconn chairman emphasizes collaboration with Nissan, denies interest in takeover, focusing on their partnership.</li><li>SMIC targets automotive growth, facing competition in China's chip market, seeking to expand market share.</li><li>Microip sees 489% revenue growth post-CES success, expanding 'designless' strategy, fueling January success.</li></ul>

Foxconn chairman emphasizes collaboration with Nissan, denies interest in takeover, focusing on their partnership.SMIC targets automotive growth, facing competition in China's chip market, seeking to expand market share.Microip sees 489% revenue growth post-CES success, expanding 'designless' strategy, fueling January success.

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (13-Feb-2025): Foxconn chair denies Nissan takeover, focuses on collaboration.

South Korea

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. manufactures a wide range of consumer and industrial electronic equipment and products such as semiconductors, personal computers, peripherals, monitors, televisions, and home appliances including air conditioners and microwave ovens. The Company also produces Internet access network systems and telecommunications equipment including mobile phones.

Price Gauge
52-week Range	0.00 - 0.00
Market Cap (USDm)	0.00
P/E	0.00
Dividend (Yield)	0.00

Samsung Electronics (SMSN LI)

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (19-Feb-2025): ASE opens fifth factory in Penang, with AI-driven smart manufacturing.

ASE opens new factory in Penang, Win Semiconductors advances in optical communications tech, DRAM manufacturers phasing out DDR3 and DDR4, Apple...

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

JX Advance Metals Pre-IPO - The Positives - Transforming

JX Advance Metal’s parent, ENEOS Holdings (5020 JP), is looking to raise around US$2.6bn via selling some of its stake in JXAM's Japan IPO. In this...

Sumeet Singh

FSS Officially Rolls Out New Ex-Div Rule for Quarterly Divs; Sammy May Finally Join the Change

Korea FSS is officially rolling out the new ex-div date rule for quarterly divs, and Samsung Electronics is likely to hop on the bandwagon to...

Sanghyun Park

Top 10 Korean Stock Picks Bi-Weekly (17 February 2025)

The top 10 stock picks (bi-weekly) include Hyundai G.F. Holding, Binggrae, Cheil Worldwide, Hana Tour, Samsung Electronics (pref), Samsung E&A,...

Douglas Kim

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (13-Feb-2025): Foxconn chair denies Nissan takeover, focuses on collaboration.

Foxconn denies interest in Nissan takeover, focusing on collaboration; SMIC targets automotive growth in response to China's chip market pressures;...

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Price Gauge

52-week Range

Market Cap (USDm)

P/E

Dividend (Yield)