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Vincent Fernando, CFA

Managing Director, Zero One

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

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing) - ADR

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<li>Nvidia CEO to unveil new developments at the company's GTC developer conference tonight Asia time. TSMC and ASML could have read-throughs from the event given their key roles.</li>
<li>AUO's chairman said that he expects PC panel demand to return to normal levels later this year; indicating another sign of potential improvement in the PC and display space.</li>
<li>PC maker Asustek was a top loser in the past week; we highlight it as a potential Long/Short opportunity.</li>
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Nvidia CEO to unveil new developments at the company's GTC developer conference tonight Asia time. TSMC and ASML could have read-throughs from the event given their key roles.
AUO's chairman said that he expects PC panel demand to return to normal levels later this year; indicating another sign of potential improvement in the PC and display space.
PC maker Asustek was a top loser in the past week; we highlight it as a potential Long/Short opportunity.


Taiwan Tech Weekly: Nvidia's Latest Strategy Unveil Tonight; AUO Says PC Panel Demand Normalizing

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<li>We provide a timeline and analysis of key measures from May 2019 to December 2022.</li>
<li>How successive tightening steps led to a critical consolidation in October 2022.</li>
<li>Recent developments show the U.S. has motivated additional countries to participate and more restrictions are likely in 2023E.</li>
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We provide a timeline and analysis of key measures from May 2019 to December 2022.
How successive tightening steps led to a critical consolidation in October 2022.
Recent developments show the U.S. has motivated additional countries to participate and more restrictions are likely in 2023E.


China Semiconductor Restrictions: How the Vice Is Becoming Tighter and Tighter

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<ul><li>We recommend selling MITSU19 with a holding-period return of +1.95%, and adding PINGAN80 in its place.</li><li>The KTX DR Tactical Picks portfolio gained 0.55% yesterday, supported by continued strength in US technology stocks.</li><li>Our study using the KTX Fundamental USD/THB Tracker indicates that the baht is currently excessively weak.</li></ul>

We recommend selling MITSU19 with a holding-period return of +1.95%, and adding PINGAN80 in its place.The KTX DR Tactical Picks portfolio gained 0.55% yesterday, supported by continued strength in US technology stocks.Our study using the KTX Fundamental USD/THB Tracker indicates that the baht is currently excessively weak.

KTX Tactical DR Picks - November 12, 2025 (Eng.)

<ul><li>We recommend closing the AMZN80 position with a 0.7% gain after it dropped out of our scoring criteria and opening a new position in NVDA80, which tracks NVIDIA Corporation, a leading US technology stock.</li><li>The KTX DR Tactical Picks portfolio rose 0.51% from the previous day, supported by improved sentiment following easing concerns over the US government shutdown.</li><li>Our study using the KTX Fundamental USD/THB Tracker indicates that the baht is currently excessively weak.</li></ul>

We recommend closing the AMZN80 position with a 0.7% gain after it dropped out of our scoring criteria and opening a new position in NVDA80, which tracks NVIDIA Corporation, a leading US technology stock.The KTX DR Tactical Picks portfolio rose 0.51% from the previous day, supported by improved sentiment following easing concerns over the US government shutdown.Our study using the KTX Fundamental USD/THB Tracker indicates that the baht is currently excessively weak.

KTX Tactical DR Picks - November 11, 2025 (Eng.)

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<li>Dutch Telegraaf newspaper reports that Substrate, a US-based start-up founded in 2022, aims to challenge ASML’s dominance in advanced chip machinery.</li>
<li>Unlike ASML’s extreme-ultraviolet (EUV) lithography, Substrate uses beams from a mini-particle accelerator, claiming this method can produce smaller, cheaper chips.</li>
<li>The company intends not only to sell the machines but also to manufacture chips in-house at a US facility within a few years.</li>
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Dutch Telegraaf newspaper reports that Substrate, a US-based start-up founded in 2022, aims to challenge ASML’s dominance in advanced chip machinery.
Unlike ASML’s extreme-ultraviolet (EUV) lithography, Substrate uses beams from a mini-particle accelerator, claiming this method can produce smaller, cheaper chips.
The company intends not only to sell the machines but also to manufacture chips in-house at a US facility within a few years.


Netherlands

ASML Holding N.V. develops, produces, and markets semiconductor manufacturing equipment, specifically machines for the production of chips through lithography. The Company services clients worldwide.

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Taiwan Tech Weekly: Nvidia's Latest Strategy Unveil Tonight; AUO Says PC Panel Demand Normalizing

Nvidia CEO to unveil new developments at the company's GTC developer conference. TSMC and ASML could have read-throughs from the event given their...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

China Semiconductor Restrictions: How the Vice Is Becoming Tighter and Tighter

Recent developments show the U.S. has motivated additional countries to participate and more restrictions are likely in 2023E.

Vincent Fernando, CFA

KTX Tactical DR Picks - November 12, 2025 (Eng.)

We recommend selling MITSU19 with a holding-period return of +1.95%, and adding PINGAN80 in its place.The KTX DR Tactical Picks portfolio gained...

Krungthai XSpring

KTX Tactical DR Picks - November 11, 2025 (Eng.)

he KTX DR Tactical Picks portfolio rose 0.51% from the previous day, supported by improved sentiment following easing concerns over the US...

Krungthai XSpring

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Dutch Telegraaf newspaper reports that Substrate, a US-based start-up founded in 2022, aims to challenge ASML’s dominance in advanced chip machinery.

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