Taiwan Tech Focused Asia L/S Analyst

Henry King

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Our latest checks with VGA card makers, ABF substate companies and mining system thermal suppliers all indicate VGA card demand is weakening.</li>
<li>Sanction on Russia and Shenzhen lockdown also dampens the VGA card downward trend</li>
<li>GPU prices remain unchanged though VGA card prices continue to fall. VGA card makers' sales and profit premium from the ASP hike shrinks gradually.</li>
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Our latest checks with VGA card makers, ABF substate companies and mining system thermal suppliers all indicate VGA card demand is weakening.
Sanction on Russia and Shenzhen lockdown also dampens the VGA card downward trend
GPU prices remain unchanged though VGA card prices continue to fall. VGA card makers' sales and profit premium from the ASP hike shrinks gradually.


More Evidences Show VGA Card Demand Is Weakening. Maintain Our Conservative View on VGA Card Market

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Akshat Shah

APAC 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/bizlink-holding-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6779:1" rel="noopener">Bizlink Holding (3665 TT)</a> (BizLink) is looking to raise up to US$350m in its upcoming GDR offering. The firm is also looking to raise another US$500m via convertible bonds.</li>
<li>In July 2026, Bizlink announced its board’s resolution to issue between 4.5-6m common shares via a GDR offering.As per the firm, proceeds will be used to purchase overseas raw materials.</li>
<li>Similar to previous GDR listings, the deal is a long drawn out process with the firm required to jump through a number of board/shareholder/regulatory approval loops.</li>
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Bizlink Holding (3665 TT) (BizLink) is looking to raise up to US$350m in its upcoming GDR offering. The firm is also looking to raise another US$500m via convertible bonds.
In July 2026, Bizlink announced its board’s resolution to issue between 4.5-6m common shares via a GDR offering.As per the firm, proceeds will be used to purchase overseas raw materials.
Similar to previous GDR listings, the deal is a long drawn out process with the firm required to jump through a number of board/shareholder/regulatory approval loops.


Aequitas: BizLink Holding GDR Early Look - Proposed GDR and CB Issuance Amid Strategic Expansion

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal, Shenton Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China Biotech

DZT Research

DZT Research is an independent Asia Pacific equity specialist. Our quantitative research covers index rebalancing flows, alongside exchange data analytics accross Asia Pacific. On the equity capital markets side, we focus on Asia Pacific ECM, especially biotech and TMT. Our lead analyst is frequently cited by international media.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Jul 10th. The aggregated short interest was USD45.4bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in Shin Kong Financial, Unimicron Technology, Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing, ASE Industrial, Hon Hai Precision.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Jul 10th. The aggregated short interest was USD45.4bn.
We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in Shin Kong Financial, Unimicron Technology, Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing, ASE Industrial, Hon Hai Precision.


TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Jul 10th): Shin Kong Financial, Unimicron Technology, ASE Industrial

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sk-hynix-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16955:1" rel="noopener">SK Hynix (000660 KS)</a> (SKH), a leading global memory producer, aims to raise up to US$27bn via an ADR listing.</li>
<li>We have looked at the past performance and other deal dynamics in our previous notes.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the recent updates and deal dynamics.</li>
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SK Hynix (000660 KS) (SKH), a leading global memory producer, aims to raise up to US$27bn via an ADR listing.
We have looked at the past performance and other deal dynamics in our previous notes.
In this note, we talk about the recent updates and deal dynamics.


Aequitas: SK Hynix US$27bn ADR Listing - Discount Has Already Been Narrowing

Unimicron Technology / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/unimicron-technology-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18778:1" rel="noopener">Unimicron Technology (3037 TT)</a> is looking to raise up to US$1.39bn, selling 50m shares (50m GDRs) via a GDR offering. Proceeds will be used to procure raw materials overseas.</li>
<li>Similar to previous GDR listings, the firm has undergone a long drawn out process prior to launching the deal, having to jump through a number of board/shareholder/regulatory approval loops.</li>
<li>In this note, we run the deal through our ECM framework and comment on deal dynamics.</li>
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Unimicron Technology (3037 TT) is looking to raise up to US$1.39bn, selling 50m shares (50m GDRs) via a GDR offering. Proceeds will be used to procure raw materials overseas.
Similar to previous GDR listings, the firm has undergone a long drawn out process prior to launching the deal, having to jump through a number of board/shareholder/regulatory approval loops.
In this note, we run the deal through our ECM framework and comment on deal dynamics.


Aequitas: Unimicron Technology GDR Offering - Well Flagged US$1.4bn Offering; Shares on a Tear YTD

Taiwan

Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. manufactures and markets computer motherboards and other peripheral products.

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Gigabyte Technology (2376 TT)

More Evidences Show VGA Card Demand Is Weakening. Maintain Our Conservative View on VGA Card Market

After several years of robust growth on mining demand, we are likely to see the turning point for VGA cards in 1H22. We see more data points in...

Henry King

Aequitas: BizLink Holding GDR Early Look - Proposed GDR and CB Issuance Amid Strategic Expansion

BizLink Holding Inc (BizLink) is looking to raise up to US$350m in its upcoming GDRs offering. The firm is also looking to raise another US$500m...

Akshat Shah

TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Jul 10th): Shin Kong Financial, Unimicron Technology, ASE Industrial

We analyzed TWSE short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in Shin Kong Financial (2888 TT), Unimicron...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Aequitas: SK Hynix US$27bn ADR Listing - Discount Has Already Been Narrowing

SK Hynix (000660 KS) (SKH), a leading global memory producer, aims to raise up to US$27bn via an ADR listing. In this note, we talk about the deal...

Sumeet Singh

Aequitas: Unimicron Technology GDR Offering - Well Flagged US$1.4bn Offering; Shares on a Tear YTD

Unimicron Technology (3037 TT) is looking to raise up to US$1.39bn, selling 50m shares (50m GDRs) via a GDR offering with the proceeds to be used...

Akshat Shah

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