Taiwan Tech Focused Senior Analyst

Patrick Liao

Equity Bottom-Up

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing) - ADR / Equity Bottom-Up

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing) - ADR

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/taiwan-semiconductor-sp-adr" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8587:1" rel="noopener">Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) - ADR (TSM US)</a> could reach a growth rate of 25% YoY this year, with a very promising outlook for 2025.</li>
<li>Artificial Intelligence (AI) remains the primary focus, with plans to continue expanding capacity in 2H24 and 2025.</li>
<li>The demand from <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/apple-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:666:1" rel="noopener">Apple (AAPL US)</a> is expected to drive higher growth in 2H24.  </li>
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Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) - ADR (TSM US) could reach a growth rate of 25% YoY this year, with a very promising outlook for 2025.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) remains the primary focus, with plans to continue expanding capacity in 2H24 and 2025.
The demand from Apple (AAPL US) is expected to drive higher growth in 2H24.  


TSMC (2330.TT; TSM.US): The 25% YoY Growth Rate Will Be Expected in 2024.

Blue Lotus China New Economy Research, Blue Lotus Research Institute

Eric Wen

Blue Lotus China New Economy Research

China growth and global non-US Internet equities

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Blue Lotus Research is a Hong Kong Type 4 Licensed investment advisory firm focusing on Chinese growth equities and global non-US Internet equities

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>LKNCY US: Luckin Coffee Opens Its 20,000th Store . (+)</li>
<li>1810 HK/NIO US/XPEV US/1211 HK:July holiday saw normal seasonliaty in EV sales, Xiaomi ramp up nicely（///////）</li>
<li>XPEV US: Details of new refreshed Xpeng sedan P7 revealed (+)</li>
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LKNCY US: Luckin Coffee Opens Its 20,000th Store . (+)
1810 HK/NIO US/XPEV US/1211 HK:July holiday saw normal seasonliaty in EV sales, Xiaomi ramp up nicely（///////）
XPEV US: Details of new refreshed Xpeng sedan P7 revealed (+)


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AI and Global Deep Tech, Mint Finance

Uttkarsh Kohli

AI and Global Deep Tech

Deep Fundamental Analysis

Mint Finance

Mint Finance's investment research blends deep fundamental analysis with technical & quant insights. Investment strategies straddle across multiple asset classes with risk management embedded into every trade to deliver an outsized reward-to-risk ratio.

Mint Finance's research is centered around three key themes. First, energy transition and climate change. Second, artificial intelligence. Third, shifting world order with its impact across politics and monetary economics.

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<li>Never a pioneer, instead a perfectionist in delivering mind bending experience. That’s what Apple has stood for traditionally. Can it repeat the act in the Gen AI era? </li>
<li>Siri to have advanced language comprehension and Writing Tools to deliver useful features to drive convenience and productivity. </li>
<li>Private Cloud Compute ensures user data remains encrypted and secure. Reflects Apple's commitment to privacy amidst growing concerns surrounding data misuse.</li>
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Never a pioneer, instead a perfectionist in delivering mind bending experience. That’s what Apple has stood for traditionally. Can it repeat the act in the Gen AI era? 
Siri to have advanced language comprehension and Writing Tools to deliver useful features to drive convenience and productivity. 
Private Cloud Compute ensures user data remains encrypted and secure. Reflects Apple's commitment to privacy amidst growing concerns surrounding data misuse.


Will Apple Intelligence Drive IPhone Maker past USD 4 Trillion in Market Cap?

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

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shift-up-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36232:1" rel="noopener">Shift Up (462870 KS)</a> raised around US$320m in its South Korean IPO, after pricing at the top.</li>
<li>Shift Up is a South Korean games developer, which as released three games so far for the global markets.</li>
<li>We have looked at the company’s performance and valuation in our earlier notes. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.</li>
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Shift Up (462870 KS) raised around US$320m in its South Korean IPO, after pricing at the top.
Shift Up is a South Korean games developer, which as released three games so far for the global markets.
We have looked at the company’s performance and valuation in our earlier notes. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.


Shift Up IPO Trading - Strong Demand for Quality Asset but It Has Slipped Out of the Top Games

Semiconductor & Technology Specialist, Ingenuity

William Keating

Semiconductor & Technology Specialist

Ingenuity

Our focus is exclusively on in-depth research & consulting in the broader semiconductor industry. We focus on the key players, namely Intel, Micron, Qualcomm, Apple, Samsung, NVIDIA, AMD, TSMC & Global Foundries - as well as some of the lesser known, but nonetheless critical, companies such as ASML (for EUV), Mellanox, Cavium, Xilinx etc. We specialise in their products, roadmaps, process technologies, competitive advantages & threats etc. We also help our clients understand the implications of new and emerging technologies, e.g. 3D X-Point, 3D NAND, Carbon Nanotubes, Autonomous Driving, Graphene, Silicon Photonics, Wafer-Level Optics, Artificial Intelligence, FPGA, GPU, ASIC etc. 

Semiconductor Analysis & Research

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<li>Since Microsoft's association with ChatGPT has become common knowledge, it's share price has doubled</li>
<li>Since rumours of an impending partnership with OpenAI first emerged, Apple share price is up 37% </li>
<li>The extraordinary valuations of Microsoft &amp; Apple were driven by association with ChatGPT. Revenue growth to justify those valuations must now depend on ChatGPT. Let's see how that works out.  </li>
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Since Microsoft's association with ChatGPT has become common knowledge, it's share price has doubled
Since rumours of an impending partnership with OpenAI first emerged, Apple share price is up 37% 
The extraordinary valuations of Microsoft &amp; Apple were driven by association with ChatGPT. Revenue growth to justify those valuations must now depend on ChatGPT. Let's see how that works out.  


Apple Intelligence, Powered By ChatGPT. Genius Move Or Desperate Gamble?

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.

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Apple (AAPL US)

TSMC (2330.TT; TSM.US): The 25% YoY Growth Rate Will Be Expected in 2024.

Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) - ADR (TSM US) could poise for 25% YoY growth in 2024, driven by AI focus and Apple demand.

Patrick Liao

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Luckin Coffee celebrates milestone with 20,000th store opening, EV sales remain steady during July holiday, Xpeng unveils details of new sedan...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Will Apple Intelligence Drive IPhone Maker past USD 4 Trillion in Market Cap?

Apple has made history yet again as the first firm with a market cap surpassing $3.5 trillion. Apple was late to join the AI game, yet it has...

Mint Finance

Shift Up IPO Trading - Strong Demand for Quality Asset but It Has Slipped Out of the Top Games

Shift Up (462870 KS) raised around US$320m in its South Korean IPO, after pricing at the top. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.

Sumeet Singh

Apple Intelligence, Powered By ChatGPT. Genius Move Or Desperate Gamble?

The extraordinary valuations of Microsoft & Apple were driven by association with ChatGPT. Revenue growth to justify those valuations now also...

William Keating

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TSMC (2330.TT; TSM.US): The 25% YoY Growth Rate Will Be Expected in 2024.

​Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) - ADR (TSM US) could poise for 25% YoY growth in 2024, driven by AI focus and Apple demand.

Patrick Liao

[Blue Lotus Daily]:LKNCY US/1810 HK/NIO US/XPEV US/1211 HK/MNSO US/3690 HK/981 HK/AAPL US/700 HK

​Luckin Coffee celebrates milestone with 20,000th store opening, EV sales remain steady during July holiday, Xpeng unveils details of new sedan...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Will Apple Intelligence Drive IPhone Maker past USD 4 Trillion in Market Cap?

Apple has made history yet again as the first firm with a market cap surpassing $3.5 trillion. Apple was late to join the AI game, yet it has...

Mint Finance

Shift Up IPO Trading - Strong Demand for Quality Asset but It Has Slipped Out of the Top Games

Shift Up (462870 KS) raised around US$320m in its South Korean IPO, after pricing at the top. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.

Sumeet Singh

Apple Intelligence, Powered By ChatGPT. Genius Move Or Desperate Gamble?

The extraordinary valuations of Microsoft & Apple were driven by association with ChatGPT. Revenue growth to justify those valuations now also...

William Keating

Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) - ADR (TSM US) could poise for 25% YoY growth in 2024, driven by AI focus and Apple demand.

Luckin Coffee celebrates milestone with 20,000th store opening, EV sales remain steady during July holiday, Xpeng unveils details of new sedan...