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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/11230" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11230:1">Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd.</a> reports a better 2Q16 and guides a stronger 3Q16 but hints 4Q16 inventory and demand adjustment. We believe most of analysts will remain their views unchanged but be struggling between long term positive catalysts vs. short term seasonal adjustments after recent strong share price performance (26% ytd vs. 11% std on Taiwan Weighted Index). Analysts will need to know what will be likely seasonal sales decline and margin contraction in 4Q16 and 1Q17 in order to…

Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. reports a better 2Q16 and guides a stronger 3Q16 but hints 4Q16 inventory and demand adjustment. We believe most of analysts will remain their views unchanged but be struggling between long term positive catalysts vs. short term seasonal adjustments after recent strong share price performance (26% ytd vs. 11% std on Taiwan Weighted Index). Analysts will need to know what will be likely seasonal sales decline and margin contraction in 4Q16 and 1Q17 in order to…

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More than Just Moore’s Law<ul><li class="p1">Building semiconductors is like playing Russian roulette. You put a gun to your head, pull the trigger, and find out four years later if you blew your brains out.”</li><li class="p1">We believe this quote by Robert Palmer (former CEO of Digital Equipment), while graphic, illustrates the hefty upfront costs and multiyear lead times required to make the latest chips used in devices such as the iPhone.</li><li class="p1">This sentiment has never been truer than it is today given the considerable consolidation in semiconductor manufacturing.</li><li class="p1">In contrast to chipmakers like Intel, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing and Samsung, that are forced to make huge bets on future demand and suffer depressed returns on capital when proved wrong, we see a rational oligopoly within the wafer fabrication equipment (WFE) space.</li></ul>Analysts: Abhinav Davuluri, Brian Colello &amp; Hari Narayan

More than Just Moore’s LawBuilding semiconductors is like playing Russian roulette. You put a gun to your head, pull the trigger, and find out four years later if you blew your brains out.”We believe this quote by Robert Palmer (former CEO of Digital Equipment), while graphic, illustrates the hefty upfront costs and multiyear lead times required to make the latest chips used in devices such as the iPhone.This sentiment has never been truer than it is today given the considerable consolidation in semiconductor manufacturing.In contrast to chipmakers like Intel, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing and Samsung, that are forced to make huge bets on future demand and suffer depressed returns on capital when proved wrong, we see a rational oligopoly within the wafer fabrication equipment (WFE) space.Analysts: Abhinav Davuluri, Brian Colello &amp; Hari Narayan

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During this decade, the digital data universe is expected to grow 75-fold from 1.2 zettabytes to 90 zettabytes. (1 zettabyte = 1 trillion gigabytes).Ask any CEO how he expects to sell more products and cut more costs and he will tell you that Big Data features prominently in his strategy. Big Data refers to the technology processes by which companies can profit from the large amounts of data to which they have access.But investors who want to ride the Big Data wave are finding that it is not that easy to identify where to invest.In this report, we delve deep down into the Big Data supply chain and look at where the investment opportunities really lie.&nbsp;

During this decade, the digital data universe is expected to grow 75-fold from 1.2 zettabytes to 90 zettabytes. (1 zettabyte = 1 trillion gigabytes).Ask any CEO how he expects to sell more products and cut more costs and he will tell you that Big Data features prominently in his strategy. Big Data refers to the technology processes by which companies can profit from the large amounts of data to which they have access.But investors who want to ride the Big Data wave are finding that it is not that easy to identify where to invest.In this report, we delve deep down into the Big Data supply chain and look at where the investment opportunities really lie.&nbsp;

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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 Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. reports a better 2Q16 and guides a stronger 3Q16 but hints 4Q16 inventory and demand adjustment. We believe most...

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Technology Observer: When the Chips Are Down, Bet on Capital Equipment Firms

More than Just Moore’s Law Building semiconductors is like playing Russian roulette. You put a gun to your head, pull the trigger, and find out...

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During this decade, the digital data universe is expected to grow 75-fold from 1.2 zettabytes to 90 zettabytes. (1 zettabyte = 1 trillion...

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