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) - ADR / Equity Bottom-Up

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing) - ADR

<ul>
<li>As Chips Move to 3nm and 2nm Designs, Tech Companies Could See a Sharp Increase in Their Chip Manufacturing Cost</li>
<li>Intel (INTC.US): AMD to Submit Foundry Orders to Intel? We Think It’s Highly Unlikely. </li>
<li>HBM Stocks Will Keep Running (Micron, SK Hynix), It’s Just the Beginning </li>
</ul>


As Chips Move to 3nm and 2nm Designs, Tech Companies Could See a Sharp Increase in Their Chip Manufacturing Cost
Intel (INTC.US): AMD to Submit Foundry Orders to Intel? We Think It’s Highly Unlikely. 
HBM Stocks Will Keep Running (Micron, SK Hynix), It’s Just the Beginning 


Taiwan Tech Weekly: Why Many Tech Companies Could Soon See Their Chip Costs Rise Substantially

Head of Research, Krungthai XSpring

Waraporn Wiboonkanarak

Head of Research

A full service Thai brokerage

Krungthai XSpring

Krungthai XSpring is a full service broker. The company provides a wide range of investment services such as Securities Brokerage, Derivative Agent Business, Securities Borrowing and Lending, Securities Trading, Underwriting, Financial Advisory, Wealth Advisory, Private Fund Management and International Markets Securities Trading. 

In terms of credibility, Fitch Ratings has assigned Krunghtai XSpring a long-term rating of AA- and a national short-term rating of F1+ with stable outlook.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>We recommend taking profit on AMD80, which has delivered a holding-period return of +30.1%, following a 23% rally in the underlying US stock after the company secured a deal to supply AI chips to OpenAI (ChatGPT).</li><li>We also recommend selling MUFG19, with a holding-period return of –1.3%, and adding MITSU19, a DR referencing Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.</li><li>The average return of the KTX DR Tactical Picks portfolio rose +1.19% from the previous day, supported by strong gains in US technology stocks, particularly AMD.</li></ul>

We recommend taking profit on AMD80, which has delivered a holding-period return of +30.1%, following a 23% rally in the underlying US stock after the company secured a deal to supply AI chips to OpenAI (ChatGPT).We also recommend selling MUFG19, with a holding-period return of –1.3%, and adding MITSU19, a DR referencing Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.The average return of the KTX DR Tactical Picks portfolio rose +1.19% from the previous day, supported by strong gains in US technology stocks, particularly AMD.

KTX TACTICAL DR PICKS - OCTOBER 7, 2025 (Eng.)

<ul><li>We recommend cutting loss on XIAOMI80 after the holding-period return fell 6.6%, and switching into FERRARI80, a DR referencing Ferrari N.V. (RACE) listed on Euronext Milan.</li><li>The KTX DR Tactical Picks portfolio delivered an average return of +0.84% from the previous day, supported by a rally in US technology stocks after NVIDIA surged to a new record high.</li><li>Our study using the KTX Fundamental USDTHB Tracker shows that the baht is on an appreciating trend, posing FX risks for overseas investments, including DRs.</li></ul>

We recommend cutting loss on XIAOMI80 after the holding-period return fell 6.6%, and switching into FERRARI80, a DR referencing Ferrari N.V. (RACE) listed on Euronext Milan.The KTX DR Tactical Picks portfolio delivered an average return of +0.84% from the previous day, supported by a rally in US technology stocks after NVIDIA surged to a new record high.Our study using the KTX Fundamental USDTHB Tracker shows that the baht is on an appreciating trend, posing FX risks for overseas investments, including DRs.

KTX TACTICAL DR PICKS - October 3, 2025 (Eng.)

<ul><li>For KTX Tactical DR Picks today, we recommend closing positions in ESTEE80, MITSU19, and MS06, which delivered returns of +0.8%, –3.3%, and –0.3%, respectively.</li><li>The average return of the underlying securities in the portfolio slipped –0.23% from the previous day, amid concerns over the US government shutdown.</li><li>Our study using the KTX Fundamental USDTHB Tracker shows that the baht is on an appreciating trend, posing FX risks for overseas investments, including DRs.</li></ul>

For KTX Tactical DR Picks today, we recommend closing positions in ESTEE80, MITSU19, and MS06, which delivered returns of +0.8%, –3.3%, and –0.3%, respectively.The average return of the underlying securities in the portfolio slipped –0.23% from the previous day, amid concerns over the US government shutdown.Our study using the KTX Fundamental USDTHB Tracker shows that the baht is on an appreciating trend, posing FX risks for overseas investments, including DRs.

KTX TACTICAL DR PICKS - October 2, 2025 (Eng.)

<ul>
<li>OpenAI, Samsung &amp; SK Hynix Lock In Memory Pact — Taiwan Next Stop</li>
<li>MediaTek’s Major ASIC Ambitions Face Delays from Some Key Clients</li>
<li>TSMC: New Signals Underscore N2’s Rise as a Blockbuster Node </li>
</ul>


OpenAI, Samsung &amp; SK Hynix Lock In Memory Pact — Taiwan Next Stop
MediaTek’s Major ASIC Ambitions Face Delays from Some Key Clients
TSMC: New Signals Underscore N2’s Rise as a Blockbuster Node 


Taiwan Tech Weekly: OpenAI to Consume Nearly Half of Global DRAM; Why TSMC 2nm Will Be A Blockbuster

United States

Apple Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets smartphones, personal computers, tablets, wearables and accessories, and sells a variety of related accessories. The Company also offers payment, digital content, cloud and advertising services. Apple Inc.'s customers are primarily in consumer, small & mid-sized business, education, enterprise and government markets worldwide.

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

Apple (AAPL US)

Taiwan Tech Weekly: Why Many Tech Companies Could Soon See Their Chip Costs Rise Substantially

Tech companies face rising chip manufacturing costs as they transition to 3nm and 2nm designs. Additionally, the HBM memory rally could have legs.

Vincent Fernando, CFA

KTX TACTICAL DR PICKS - OCTOBER 7, 2025 (Eng.)

We also recommend selling MUFG19, with a holding-period return of –1.3%, and adding MITSU19, a DR referencing Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, listed...

Krungthai XSpring

KTX TACTICAL DR PICKS - October 3, 2025 (Eng.)

We recommend cutting loss on XIAOMI80 after the holding-period return fell 6.6%, and switching into FERRARI80, a DR referencing Ferrari N.V. (RACE)...

Krungthai XSpring

KTX TACTICAL DR PICKS - October 2, 2025 (Eng.)

For KTX Tactical DR Picks today, we recommend closing positions in ESTEE80, MITSU19, and MS06, which delivered returns of +0.8%, –3.3%, and –0.3%,...

Krungthai XSpring

Taiwan Tech Weekly: OpenAI to Consume Nearly Half of Global DRAM; Why TSMC 2nm Will Be A Blockbuster

OpenAI, Samsung, and SK Hynix are forming alliances in the memory industry, while MediaTek faces delays in its ASIC ambitions and TSMC's N2 node is...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Price Gauge

52-week Range

Market Cap (USDm)

P/E

Dividend (Yield)

Taiwan Tech Weekly: Why Many Tech Companies Could Soon See Their Chip Costs Rise Substantially

​Tech companies face rising chip manufacturing costs as they transition to 3nm and 2nm designs. Additionally, the HBM memory rally could have legs.

Vincent Fernando, CFA

KTX TACTICAL DR PICKS - OCTOBER 7, 2025 (Eng.)

We also recommend selling MUFG19, with a holding-period return of –1.3%, and adding MITSU19, a DR referencing Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, listed...

Krungthai XSpring

KTX TACTICAL DR PICKS - October 3, 2025 (Eng.)

We recommend cutting loss on XIAOMI80 after the holding-period return fell 6.6%, and switching into FERRARI80, a DR referencing Ferrari N.V. (RACE)...

Krungthai XSpring

KTX TACTICAL DR PICKS - October 2, 2025 (Eng.)

For KTX Tactical DR Picks today, we recommend closing positions in ESTEE80, MITSU19, and MS06, which delivered returns of +0.8%, –3.3%, and –0.3%,...

Krungthai XSpring

Taiwan Tech Weekly: OpenAI to Consume Nearly Half of Global DRAM; Why TSMC 2nm Will Be A Blockbuster

OpenAI, Samsung, and SK Hynix are forming alliances in the memory industry, while MediaTek faces delays in its ASIC ambitions and TSMC's N2 node is...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Tech companies face rising chip manufacturing costs as they transition to 3nm and 2nm designs. Additionally, the HBM memory rally could have legs.