AI | Semiconductors | Commodities, Mint Finance

Raghav Vashisht

AI | Semiconductors | Commodities

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.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul>
<li>A month since Roundhill’s GigaDevice inclusion started offering indirect exposure to China’s emerging memory ecosystem; CXMT’s Shanghai debut now puts its largest DRAM manufacturer on investors’ screens.</li>
<li>CXMT’s share gains are real, but Q1 revenue momentum was amplified by tight supply and pricing; Counterpoint’s 11% 2028 bit-share forecast remains below viable scale.</li>
<li>Tencent contracts and IPO funds give CXMT time to upgrade its mix, but Korea’s $518 billion buildout sets the deadline for becoming an advanced-memory competitor.</li>
</ul>


A month since Roundhill’s GigaDevice inclusion started offering indirect exposure to China’s emerging memory ecosystem; CXMT’s Shanghai debut now puts its largest DRAM manufacturer on investors’ screens.
CXMT’s share gains are real, but Q1 revenue momentum was amplified by tight supply and pricing; Counterpoint’s 11% 2028 bit-share forecast remains below viable scale.
Tencent contracts and IPO funds give CXMT time to upgrade its mix, but Korea’s $518 billion buildout sets the deadline for becoming an advanced-memory competitor.


CXMT’s $8.6B Memory Clock: GigaDevice, Korea and China’s Fourth DRAM Bet

Articles from Caixin Global, Caixin Global

Caixin Global

Articles from Caixin Global

Caixin is a media group dedicated to providing financial and business news through periodicals, online content, mobile apps, conferences, books and TV/video programs. Caixin aims to blaze a trail that helps traditional media prosper in the new media age through integrated multimedia platforms.

News from Caixin

Cross Asset Strategy

<ul><li>In Depth: China Rethinks the Tax Rebates That Drove Its Export Machine Starting Jan.1, Chinese battery manufacturers will lose a financial buffer they have relied on for years: value-added tax (VAT) rebates on their exports.</li><li>Following an eight-month transition, batteries will join steel, aluminum, copper, and solar panels on a growing list of products entirely stripped of these refunds.</li><li>In Depth: Chinese Smartphone-Makers Bet on AI Agents</li></ul>

In Depth: China Rethinks the Tax Rebates That Drove Its Export Machine Starting Jan.1, Chinese battery manufacturers will lose a financial buffer they have relied on for years: value-added tax (VAT) rebates on their exports.Following an eight-month transition, batteries will join steel, aluminum, copper, and solar panels on a growing list of products entirely stripped of these refunds.In Depth: Chinese Smartphone-Makers Bet on AI Agents

CX Daily: China Rethinks the Tax Rebates That Drove Its Export Machine 

Asian Hedge Fund Manager, Long Short Equity, Macro

David Mudd

<ul>
<li>Chinese technology IPOs continue to outperform US tech sector IPOs in 2026.  China has instituted supportive policies to help its tech companies list on both the A- and H-share markets.</li>
<li>The CSI Information and Technology index has outperformed Nasdaq this year, even though China's largest chip makers have only a small fraction of the market capitalization of their global peers.</li>
<li>China's self-reliance policies, AI breakthroughs, USD weakness, and Hong Kong's international role continue to support the strong performance of China's tech IPOs this year.</li>
</ul>


Chinese technology IPOs continue to outperform US tech sector IPOs in 2026.  China has instituted supportive policies to help its tech companies list on both the A- and H-share markets.
The CSI Information and Technology index has outperformed Nasdaq this year, even though China's largest chip makers have only a small fraction of the market capitalization of their global peers.
China's self-reliance policies, AI breakthroughs, USD weakness, and Hong Kong's international role continue to support the strong performance of China's tech IPOs this year.


CHINA Vs U.S. TECH IPOs: WHY CHINA IS OUTPERFORMING (June 2026)

<ul><li>TOP STORIES Analysis: Why China’s Carmakers Fear Falling Behind Without Huawei China’s carmakers once feared Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. would become a rival.</li><li>Now many worry they can’t compete without it.</li><li>At an April 23 launch event, Huawei’s smart car unit rolled out a slate of new technologies, including the Qiankun ADS 5 autonomous driving system, the HarmonySpace 6 smart cockpit and Qiankun OS, which the company described as the industry’s first operating system designed for autonomous vehicles.</li></ul>

TOP STORIES Analysis: Why China’s Carmakers Fear Falling Behind Without Huawei China’s carmakers once feared Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. would become a rival.Now many worry they can’t compete without it.At an April 23 launch event, Huawei’s smart car unit rolled out a slate of new technologies, including the Qiankun ADS 5 autonomous driving system, the HarmonySpace 6 smart cockpit and Qiankun OS, which the company described as the industry’s first operating system designed for autonomous vehicles.

CX Daily: Why China’s Carmakers Fear Falling Behind Without Huawei 

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

<ul>
<li>On 19 May 2026, China’s Hubei securities regulator accepted CITIC Securities’ tutoring filing for Yangtze Memory Technologies Holding Co., Ltd. (YMTC), the country’s only end-to-end 3D NAND manufacturer.</li>
<li>Reports suggest YMTC Q1 2026 revenue of  ¥20 billion, doubling YoY, driven by AI data center NAND demand.</li>
<li>Once Phase III ramps, Guosheng estimates YMTC’s global NAND share exceeds 15%. After that, two more fabs are reportedly planned that would double total YMTC capacity at full production. Yikes! </li>
</ul>


On 19 May 2026, China’s Hubei securities regulator accepted CITIC Securities’ tutoring filing for Yangtze Memory Technologies Holding Co., Ltd. (YMTC), the country’s only end-to-end 3D NAND manufacturer.
Reports suggest YMTC Q1 2026 revenue of  ¥20 billion, doubling YoY, driven by AI data center NAND demand.
Once Phase III ramps, Guosheng estimates YMTC’s global NAND share exceeds 15%. After that, two more fabs are reportedly planned that would double total YMTC capacity at full production. Yikes! 


YMTC’s Submits "Tutoring" Filing In Preparation For Another STAR IPO

China

CXMT Corporation develops, manufactures, and distributes integrated circuit products. The Company produces dynamic random-access memory chips. CXMT conducts businesses in China.

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

CXMT Corporation (688825 CH)

CXMT’s $8.6B Memory Clock: GigaDevice, Korea and China’s Fourth DRAM Bet

Investors eye China's CXMT as it emerges in the memory market, facing competition from Korea's advanced-memory industry, all while GigaDevice got...

Mint Finance

CX Daily: China Rethinks the Tax Rebates That Drove Its Export Machine

TOP STORIES In Depth: China Rethinks the Tax Rebates That Drove Its Export Machine Starting Jan. 1, Chinese battery manufacturers will lose a...

Caixin Global

CHINA Vs U.S. TECH IPOs: WHY CHINA IS OUTPERFORMING (June 2026)

Chinese technology IPOs continue to outperform US tech sector IPOs in 2026. China has instituted supportive policies to help its tech companies...

David Mudd

CX Daily: Why China’s Carmakers Fear Falling Behind Without Huawei

TOP STORIES Analysis: Why China’s Carmakers Fear Falling Behind Without Huawei China’s carmakers once feared Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. would...

Caixin Global

YMTC’s Submits "Tutoring" Filing In Preparation For Another STAR IPO

Once Phase III ramps, Guosheng estimates YMTC’s global NAND share exceeds 15%. After that, two more fabs are reportedly planned that would double...

William Keating

Price Gauge

52-week Range

Market Cap (USDm)

P/E

Dividend (Yield)

CXMT’s $8.6B Memory Clock: GigaDevice, Korea and China’s Fourth DRAM Bet

​Investors eye China's CXMT as it emerges in the memory market, facing competition from Korea's advanced-memory industry, all while GigaDevice got...

Mint Finance

CX Daily: China Rethinks the Tax Rebates That Drove Its Export Machine

TOP STORIES In Depth: China Rethinks the Tax Rebates That Drove Its Export Machine Starting Jan. 1, Chinese battery manufacturers will lose a...

Caixin Global

CHINA Vs U.S. TECH IPOs: WHY CHINA IS OUTPERFORMING (June 2026)

Chinese technology IPOs continue to outperform US tech sector IPOs in 2026. China has instituted supportive policies to help its tech companies...

David Mudd

CX Daily: Why China’s Carmakers Fear Falling Behind Without Huawei

TOP STORIES Analysis: Why China’s Carmakers Fear Falling Behind Without Huawei China’s carmakers once feared Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. would...

Caixin Global

YMTC’s Submits "Tutoring" Filing In Preparation For Another STAR IPO

Once Phase III ramps, Guosheng estimates YMTC’s global NAND share exceeds 15%. After that, two more fabs are reportedly planned that would double...

William Keating

Investors eye China's CXMT as it emerges in the memory market, facing competition from Korea's advanced-memory industry, all while GigaDevice got...