External broker reports(aggregated public sources), CMB International

CMB International

External broker reports(aggregated public sources)

Incorporated in Hong Kong, supported by the mainland and targeting in global market, CMB International Capital Corporation Limited (“CMBI”) is an integrated financial institution providing comprehensive and professional services. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Merchants Bank ("CMB"), by leveraging on the Group’s synergy and coordination in domestic and overseas markets, as well as CMB’s strong resources and outstanding social reputation, CMBI and its subsidiaries have been actively implementing diversified business strategies and set up an overall layout of main business segments including Corporate Finance, Asset Management, Wealth Management, Global Markets and Structured Finance, etc. Adhering to the philosophy of “being clients oriented and increasing our own values by the way of creating value for clients”, CMBI endeavors to provide quality and integrated financial services to institutional, corporate and individual customers both domestic and overseas including Hong Kong IPO sponsorship and underwriting, share placement and rights issue for listed companies, financial advisors, bonds issuance services, asset management, direct investment, wealth management, equity sales and trading, etc.

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<ul><li>On 10 Nov, AI Start up Humane, founded by ex-Apple engineers, has officially launched the AI Pin, an OpenAI-powered wearable.</li><li>We believe this is a promising catalyst for the imminent surge in AI-driven consumer products.</li><li>Tech giants are increasingly positioned to discover new revenue streams through integrating AI tech into consumer products, services, or in any financially sustainable manner. </li></ul><p><em>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.</em></p>

On 10 Nov, AI Start up Humane, founded by ex-Apple engineers, has officially launched the AI Pin, an OpenAI-powered wearable.We believe this is a promising catalyst for the imminent surge in AI-driven consumer products.Tech giants are increasingly positioned to discover new revenue streams through integrating AI tech into consumer products, services, or in any financially sustainable manner. 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.

Will Humane’s AI-Powered Screenless Device Become the Successor to Smartphones?

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Iridium Communications / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul>
<li>IRDM has announced the termination of its partnership with Qualcomm (QCOM). The news is disappointing, but not a surprise.</li>
<li>IRDM has not included revenue from the partnership within its guidance for 2023 nor its 2030 free cash flow target</li>
<li>We were hopeful QCOM was looking to make a bigger splash at CES in January 2024 with a new update</li>
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IRDM has announced the termination of its partnership with Qualcomm (QCOM). The news is disappointing, but not a surprise.
IRDM has not included revenue from the partnership within its guidance for 2023 nor its 2030 free cash flow target
We were hopeful QCOM was looking to make a bigger splash at CES in January 2024 with a new update


Articles from Caixin Global, Caixin Global

Caixin Global

Articles from Caixin Global

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<ul><li>Qualcomm Inc.’s handset chip business in China will not be affected by Huawei’s push for semiconductor self-sufficiency, said chief executive Cristiano Amon.</li><li>Despite Huawei’s return to the mobile arena spotlight with an in-house chip, the growth trajectory of Qualcomm’s business with Android handset-makers in China will remain unchanged, according to Amon on a post-earnings call on Wednesday.</li><li>Chief Financial Officer Akash Palkhiwala cited an estimated jump of more than 35% in chip sales to Chinese smartphone-makers in and outside China for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023.</li></ul>

Qualcomm Inc.’s handset chip business in China will not be affected by Huawei’s push for semiconductor self-sufficiency, said chief executive Cristiano Amon.Despite Huawei’s return to the mobile arena spotlight with an in-house chip, the growth trajectory of Qualcomm’s business with Android handset-makers in China will remain unchanged, according to Amon on a post-earnings call on Wednesday.Chief Financial Officer Akash Palkhiwala cited an estimated jump of more than 35% in chip sales to Chinese smartphone-makers in and outside China for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023.

Qualcomm Sees No Threat From Huawei-Developed Chips, CEO Says 

Equity Long-Short, Semiconductors, Fabricated Knowledge

Douglas O'Laughlin

Equity Long-Short, Semiconductors

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<ul><li>Another week in earnings, the big theme I can point out is the continued and persistent weakness in the Industrial market.</li><li>Reminder: in a first-in-first-out (FIFO) framework, the first into the inventory correction were PCs and Smartphones.</li><li>Then, networking and data center, and we are now seeing Industrial start their inventory correction cycle. I don’t think this is the last we will hear about this. </li></ul>

Another week in earnings, the big theme I can point out is the continued and persistent weakness in the Industrial market.Reminder: in a first-in-first-out (FIFO) framework, the first into the inventory correction were PCs and Smartphones.Then, networking and data center, and we are now seeing Industrial start their inventory correction cycle. I don’t think this is the last we will hear about this. 

Earnings Season Post (ANET, AMKR, RMBS, LSCC, AMD, Advantest, SLAB, QCOM, QRVO, ENTG, SITM...)

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Vincent Fernando, CFA

Managing Director, Zero One

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TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing) / Equity Bottom-Up

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing)

<ul>
<li>Last week global heavyweights AMD, Samsung, and Qualcomm delivered good news, including for the Memory, PC, and Smartphone industries. Taiwan company results supported their views as well.</li>
<li>Looking ahead, Novatek, Asustek, and Himax are set to release in Taiwan. Combined with NXP abroad, this will provide color on display demand, automotive, and servers/PCs.</li>
<li>A new Chinese memory chip maker just received major government investment, with an IPO of its related company planned.</li>
</ul>


Last week global heavyweights AMD, Samsung, and Qualcomm delivered good news, including for the Memory, PC, and Smartphone industries. Taiwan company results supported their views as well.
Looking ahead, Novatek, Asustek, and Himax are set to release in Taiwan. Combined with NXP abroad, this will provide color on display demand, automotive, and servers/PCs.
A new Chinese memory chip maker just received major government investment, with an IPO of its related company planned.


Taiwan Tech Weekly: Positive Signs for Memory, PC, Smartphones; Key Autos & Display Color This Week

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QUALCOMM, Inc . manufactures digital wireless communications equipment.  The Company licenses its code division multiple access (CDMA) and orthogonal frequency division multiplexing access intellectual property to other companies, and produces CDMA-based integrated circuits; and produces equipment and software used to track workers and assets; and software for wireless content enablement.

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Will Humane’s AI-Powered Screenless Device Become the Successor to Smartphones?

On 10 Nov, AI Start up Humane, founded by ex-Apple engineers, has officially launched the AI Pin, an OpenAI-powered wearable.

CMB International

IRDM: QCOM Partnership Terminated

The market was already pricing IRDM without the QCOM relationship after IRDM's third quarter earnings call, so we do not think this is much of a...

BWS Financial Inc

Qualcomm Sees No Threat From Huawei-Developed Chips, CEO Says

Qualcomm Inc. ’s handset chip business in China will not be affected by Huawei’s push for semiconductor self-sufficiency, said chief executive...

Caixin Global

Earnings Season Post (ANET, AMKR, RMBS, LSCC, AMD, Advantest, SLAB, QCOM, QRVO, ENTG, SITM...)

Another week in earnings, the big theme I can point out is the continued and persistent weakness in the Industrial market.

Fabricated Knowledge

Taiwan Tech Weekly: Positive Signs for Memory, PC, Smartphones; Key Autos & Display Color This Week

Last week global heavyweights AMD, Samsung, and Qualcomm delivered good news, including for the Memory, PC, and Smartphone industries. Taiwan...

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