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

Equity Bottom-Up

Hua Hong Semiconductor / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Q1 2026 revenue of US$660.9 million, a YoY increase of 22.2%. Gross margin stood at 13%, a year-on-year increase of 3.8 pp. Both figures were in line with guidance.</li>
<li>Net profit attributable to shareholders of the parent company amounted to US$20.9 million, marking substantial year-on-year growth.</li>
<li>Q2 2026 revenue to be in the range of US$690 million to US$700 million, with a projected gross margin of 14% to 16%.</li>
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Q1 2026 revenue of US$660.9 million, a YoY increase of 22.2%. Gross margin stood at 13%, a year-on-year increase of 3.8 pp. Both figures were in line with guidance.
Net profit attributable to shareholders of the parent company amounted to US$20.9 million, marking substantial year-on-year growth.
Q2 2026 revenue to be in the range of US$690 million to US$700 million, with a projected gross margin of 14% to 16%.


Hua Hong Semiconductor Limited (1347.HK) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Chief Executive Officer, Emmer Capital Partners Limited

Manishi Raychaudhuri

Chief Executive Officer

Emmer Capital Partners Limited

Emmer Capital Partners is an Asia Pacific focused financial advisory firm engaging in strategic financial asset allocation advice, bespoke thematic research and advising early-stage companies and connecting them to investors. Emmer Capital provides macro-economic and multi-asset investment strategy inputs to institutions, family offices, private wealth managers, private equity, and corporate boards directly and through independent research platforms. Emmer Capital also advises a wide range of startup companies on fund raising and business strategy. Emmer Capital's active engagement with the print and electronic media reaches a broad spectrum of investors across the globe.

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>China's disappointing April-June GDP growth underscores domestic consumption weakness. Exports continue to skyrocket. Export resilience in power and automobiles, along with higher overseas margins benefit companies with sustainable foreign revenues.</li>
<li>In 2026, technology, industrials, energy have outperformed. The first two fit the theme of advanced manufacturing and technology-enablers. Combining this with robust overseas revenues, a set of stocks stand out.</li>
<li>Among these stocks, CATL, Geely, Weichai Power and CNOOC figure in our Model Portfolio.</li>
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China's disappointing April-June GDP growth underscores domestic consumption weakness. Exports continue to skyrocket. Export resilience in power and automobiles, along with higher overseas margins benefit companies with sustainable foreign revenues.
In 2026, technology, industrials, energy have outperformed. The first two fit the theme of advanced manufacturing and technology-enablers. Combining this with robust overseas revenues, a set of stocks stand out.
Among these stocks, CATL, Geely, Weichai Power and CNOOC figure in our Model Portfolio.


Asian Equities: China's Tepid Domestic Growth and Skyrocketing Exports Presents Interesting Options

Equity Long-Short

Mo Aziz

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>TSMC's CoWoS and 2nm GAA lead is structurally uncontested through 2028; AI capex compounds an already-unrivalled wafer and packaging monopoly.</li>
<li>Re-Rating catalyst is Q2 2026 earnings (TSMC 16 Jul, UMC 29 Jul, Hua Hong 6 Aug) testing whether fundamentals can support stock prices that have surged 200–500%.</li>
<li>Sector call: 2 BUY (TSMC, GlobalFoundries), 1 NEUTRAL (SMIC), 2 SELL (UMC, Hua Hong Grace).</li>
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TSMC's CoWoS and 2nm GAA lead is structurally uncontested through 2028; AI capex compounds an already-unrivalled wafer and packaging monopoly.
Re-Rating catalyst is Q2 2026 earnings (TSMC 16 Jul, UMC 29 Jul, Hua Hong 6 Aug) testing whether fundamentals can support stock prices that have surged 200–500%.
Sector call: 2 BUY (TSMC, GlobalFoundries), 1 NEUTRAL (SMIC), 2 SELL (UMC, Hua Hong Grace).


Semiconductor Foundry Handbook 2026 — One Monopoly, Two Disconnected Valuations

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<li>China is again finding favour among investors but investment in Chinese equities has to be nuanced and calibrated. Even high growth and policy beneficiary sectors have underperformed lately.</li>
<li>Avoiding the victims of involution, selecting market leaders who can protect their margins and companies with overseas manufacturing bases who can protect their foreign margins seem a viable strategy.</li>
<li>Latest consumption trends indicate strength in communication equipment, gold and silver jewelry, beverages and cosmetics. Precautionary buying of precious metals indicates that high dividend yield stocks could do well too.</li>
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China is again finding favour among investors but investment in Chinese equities has to be nuanced and calibrated. Even high growth and policy beneficiary sectors have underperformed lately.
Avoiding the victims of involution, selecting market leaders who can protect their margins and companies with overseas manufacturing bases who can protect their foreign margins seem a viable strategy.
Latest consumption trends indicate strength in communication equipment, gold and silver jewelry, beverages and cosmetics. Precautionary buying of precious metals indicates that high dividend yield stocks could do well too.


Asian Equities: Investing in China Necessitates a Careful and Calibrated Approach

Asian Hedge Fund Manager, Long Short Equity, Macro

David Mudd

Equity Capital Markets

Beijing ESWIN Computing Technology / Equity Capital Markets

Beijing ESWIN Computing Technology (ESWIN HK)

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<li>Beijing ESWIN Computing Technology (1256 HK) is listing in Hong Kong on September 9th in an IPO, offering shares between $HK1.48 and $HK1.59 per share, raising up to $HK2.5 billion.</li>
<li>ESWIN is one of China's leading RISC-V chipmakers, placing it at the intersection of China's drive toward semiconductor self-sufficiency and the global shift away from proprietary ISA architectures.</li>
<li>The company's RISC-V focus differentiates it from ARM-based peers and aligns with Beijing's push for open-architecture semiconductor independence.</li>
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Beijing ESWIN Computing Technology (1256 HK) is listing in Hong Kong on September 9th in an IPO, offering shares between $HK1.48 and $HK1.59 per share, raising up to $HK2.5 billion.
ESWIN is one of China's leading RISC-V chipmakers, placing it at the intersection of China's drive toward semiconductor self-sufficiency and the global shift away from proprietary ISA architectures.
The company's RISC-V focus differentiates it from ARM-based peers and aligns with Beijing's push for open-architecture semiconductor independence.


HK IPO WATCH: Beijing ESWIN Computing Technology -  RISC-V Business !!

China

Hua Hong Semiconductor is a global pure-play semiconductor foundry specializing in embedded/standalone non-volatile memory, power discrete, analog & power management, and logic & RF technologies. The company provides diversified wafer fabrication and supporting services for various specialty process platforms. It is headquartered in Shanghai, China, and was founded in 2005.

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Hua Hong Semiconductor (1347 HK)

Hua Hong Semiconductor Limited (1347.HK) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Q2 2026 revenue to be in the range of US$690 million to US$700 million, up around 5% sequentially, with a projected gross margin of 14% to 16%.

William Keating

Asian Equities: China's Tepid Domestic Growth and Skyrocketing Exports Presents Interesting Options

China's weak domestic consumption contrasts with strong export growth, benefiting firms with sustainable foreign revenues. Focus on overseas...

Manishi Raychaudhuri

Semiconductor Foundry Handbook 2026 — One Monopoly, Two Disconnected Valuations

Five foundries, one true monopoly, two stocks priced for a fantasy. The EV/EBITDA-vs-ROIC framework that tells you which is which — before Q2...

Mo Aziz

Asian Equities: Investing in China Necessitates a Careful and Calibrated Approach

Investing in CN equity needs a nuanced approach, focusing on market leaders who can protect margins during "involution" & companies with foreign...

Manishi Raychaudhuri

HK IPO WATCH: Beijing ESWIN Computing Technology - RISC-V Business !!

Beijing ESWIN Computing Technology (1256 HK) is listing in Hong Kong on September 9th in an IPO, offering shares between $HK1.48 and $HK1.59 per...

David Mudd

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Hua Hong Semiconductor Limited (1347.HK) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Q2 2026 revenue to be in the range of US$690 million to US$700 million, up around 5% sequentially, with a projected gross margin of 14% to 16%.

William Keating

Asian Equities: China's Tepid Domestic Growth and Skyrocketing Exports Presents Interesting Options

​China's weak domestic consumption contrasts with strong export growth, benefiting firms with sustainable foreign revenues. Focus on overseas...

Manishi Raychaudhuri

Semiconductor Foundry Handbook 2026 — One Monopoly, Two Disconnected Valuations

Five foundries, one true monopoly, two stocks priced for a fantasy. The EV/EBITDA-vs-ROIC framework that tells you which is which — before Q2...

Mo Aziz

Asian Equities: Investing in China Necessitates a Careful and Calibrated Approach

​Investing in CN equity needs a nuanced approach, focusing on market leaders who can protect margins during "involution" & companies with foreign...

Manishi Raychaudhuri

HK IPO WATCH: Beijing ESWIN Computing Technology - RISC-V Business !!

Beijing ESWIN Computing Technology (1256 HK) is listing in Hong Kong on September 9th in an IPO, offering shares between $HK1.48 and $HK1.59 per...

David Mudd

China's weak domestic consumption contrasts with strong export growth, benefiting firms with sustainable foreign revenues. Focus on overseas...

Investing in CN equity needs a nuanced approach, focusing on market leaders who can protect margins during "involution" & companies with foreign...