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) / Equity Bottom-Up

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing) (TSM US)

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing)

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<li>COMPUTEX and GTC Taipei drove TSMC and the TAIEX to records, before a US$1.3tn AI selloff in the U.S. sent Taiwan index futures down a record 6.65%.</li>
<li>The trigger was expectations, not fundamentals: Broadcom beat but held rather than raised its long-term AI target, and a hot US jobs report killed Fed rate-cut hopes.</li>
<li>Yet demand kept accelerating through the rout: Winbond, Foxconn and Aspeed posted record sales, and Apollo and Blackstone closed US$35bn to buy AI chips for Anthropic.</li>
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COMPUTEX and GTC Taipei drove TSMC and the TAIEX to records, before a US$1.3tn AI selloff in the U.S. sent Taiwan index futures down a record 6.65%.
The trigger was expectations, not fundamentals: Broadcom beat but held rather than raised its long-term AI target, and a hot US jobs report killed Fed rate-cut hopes.
Yet demand kept accelerating through the rout: Winbond, Foxconn and Aspeed posted record sales, and Apollo and Blackstone closed US$35bn to buy AI chips for Anthropic.


Taiwan Tech Weekly: COMPUTEX Drives TSMC to Records, Then a US$1.3tn AI Selloff

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Memory signals -- Memory revenue +309% YoY, still climbing month-to-month. Acer (+68%)  cites memory price hikes inducing PC pull-forward demand; Q2 PC revenue inflated,  Q3 unwind risk.</li>
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AI server signals -- Demand sustained for four straight months at dedicated server assemblers. Quanta +121%, Wistron +112%, Inventec +37%, Hon Hai +30%; 4-month YTD  revenue growth +52%.</li>
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Bifurcation signals -- AI server vs. non-AI server performance bifurcation widens... Display/Optics subsector revenue −2.7% YoY (first  chain-level negative).</li>
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Memory signals -- Memory revenue +309% YoY, still climbing month-to-month. Acer (+68%)  cites memory price hikes inducing PC pull-forward demand; Q2 PC revenue inflated,  Q3 unwind risk.

AI server signals -- Demand sustained for four straight months at dedicated server assemblers. Quanta +121%, Wistron +112%, Inventec +37%, Hon Hai +30%; 4-month YTD  revenue growth +52%.

Bifurcation signals -- AI server vs. non-AI server performance bifurcation widens... Display/Optics subsector revenue −2.7% YoY (first  chain-level negative).


Taiwan April Sales Signals: AI Server Ramp Sustains & Memory Cycle Bleeds Into PC OEMs

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal, Shenton Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China Biotech

DZT Research

DZT Research is an independent Asia Pacific equity specialist. Our quantitative research covers index rebalancing flows, alongside exchange data analytics accross Asia Pacific. On the equity capital markets side, we focus on Asia Pacific ECM, especially biotech and TMT. Our lead analyst is frequently cited by international media.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Apr 10th. The aggregated holding was USD1,771.1bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD5,294mln. We tabulate the league tables 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 TSMC, Quanta Computer, Delta Electronics, Yageo, Wistron.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Apr 10th. The aggregated holding was USD1,771.1bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD5,294mln. We tabulate the league tables for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.
We highlight changes of foreign holdings in TSMC, Quanta Computer, Delta Electronics, Yageo, Wistron.


TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Apr 10th): TSMC, Quanta Computer, Delta Electronics, Yageo, Wistron

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<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Mar 13th. The aggregated holding was USD1,651.5bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD7,413mln. We tabulate the league tables 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 TSMC, MediaTek, Hon Hai Precision, Nanya Technology, Unimicron Technology.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Mar 13th. The aggregated holding was USD1,651.5bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD7,413mln. We tabulate the league tables for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.
We highlight changes of foreign holdings in TSMC, MediaTek, Hon Hai Precision, Nanya Technology, Unimicron Technology.


TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Mar 13th): TSMC, MediaTek, Hon Hai Precision, Nanya Technology

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<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Jan 2nd. The aggregated holding was USD1,442.0bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD571mln. We tabulate the league tables 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 Wistron, Hon Hai Precision, Winbond Electronics, King Yuan Electronics, Delta Electronics.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Jan 2nd. The aggregated holding was USD1,442.0bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD571mln. We tabulate the league tables for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.
We highlight changes of foreign holdings in Wistron, Hon Hai Precision, Winbond Electronics, King Yuan Electronics, Delta Electronics.


TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Jan 2nd): Wistron, Hon Hai Precision, Winbond Electronics

Taiwan

AP Memory Technology Corporation operates as an integrated circuit design and marketing company. The Company engages in the operation of memory integrated circuit research, development, manufacture, and sale. AP Memory Technology serves customers worldwide.

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Taiwan Tech Weekly: COMPUTEX Drives TSMC to Records, Then a US$1.3tn AI Selloff

COMPUTEX and GTC Taipei drove TSMC & TAIEX to records, but a US$1.3tn U.S. AI selloff caused Taiwan index futures to drop 6.65%. Nevertheless,...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Taiwan April Sales Signals: AI Server Ramp Sustains & Memory Cycle Bleeds Into PC OEMs

Memory subsector revenue surges 309% YoY, driven by price hikes; AI server demand remains strong, while non-AI server performance falters.

Vincent Fernando, CFA

TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Apr 10th): TSMC, Quanta Computer, Delta Electronics, Yageo, Wistron

We analyzed TWSE foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in TSMC, Quanta Computer, Delta Electronics, Yageo,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Mar 13th): TSMC, MediaTek, Hon Hai Precision, Nanya Technology

We analyzed TWSE foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in TSMC, MediaTek, Hon Hai Precision, Nanya...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Jan 2nd): Wistron, Hon Hai Precision, Winbond Electronics

We analyzed TWSE foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in Wistron (3231 TT), Hon Hai Precision (2317 TT),...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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Taiwan Tech Weekly: COMPUTEX Drives TSMC to Records, Then a US$1.3tn AI Selloff

​COMPUTEX and GTC Taipei drove TSMC & TAIEX to records, but a US$1.3tn U.S. AI selloff caused Taiwan index futures to drop 6.65%. Nevertheless,...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Taiwan April Sales Signals: AI Server Ramp Sustains & Memory Cycle Bleeds Into PC OEMs

​Memory subsector revenue surges 309% YoY, driven by price hikes; AI server demand remains strong, while non-AI server performance falters.

Vincent Fernando, CFA

TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Apr 10th): TSMC, Quanta Computer, Delta Electronics, Yageo, Wistron

We analyzed TWSE foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in TSMC, Quanta Computer, Delta Electronics, Yageo,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Mar 13th): TSMC, MediaTek, Hon Hai Precision, Nanya Technology

We analyzed TWSE foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in TSMC, MediaTek, Hon Hai Precision, Nanya...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Jan 2nd): Wistron, Hon Hai Precision, Winbond Electronics

We analyzed TWSE foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in Wistron (3231 TT), Hon Hai Precision (2317 TT),...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

COMPUTEX and GTC Taipei drove TSMC & TAIEX to records, but a US$1.3tn U.S. AI selloff caused Taiwan index futures to drop 6.65%. Nevertheless,...

Memory subsector revenue surges 309% YoY, driven by price hikes; AI server demand remains strong, while non-AI server performance falters.