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<ul><li>Polish semiconductor suppliers are gearing up for SEMICON Taiwan 2024, showcasing their capabilities and technologies on an international platform.</li><li>Kaynes in India is continuing its investment and commitment to Telangana, highlighting its dedication to the region despite recent project approvals in Gujarat.</li><li>The sales success of Black Myth: Wukong in China's gaming market has the potential to create significant disruption, with Google also rumored to be planning a major data center in Vietnam. Broadcomm's purchase of VMware signals a strategic growth move with synergies. Tamil Nadu's partnership with US companies aims to boost the manufacturing industry, positioning the region as a hub for production.</li></ul>

Polish semiconductor suppliers are gearing up for SEMICON Taiwan 2024, showcasing their capabilities and technologies on an international platform.Kaynes in India is continuing its investment and commitment to Telangana, highlighting its dedication to the region despite recent project approvals in Gujarat.The sales success of Black Myth: Wukong in China's gaming market has the potential to create significant disruption, with Google also rumored to be planning a major data center in Vietnam. Broadcomm's purchase of VMware signals a strategic growth move with synergies. Tamil Nadu's partnership with US companies aims to boost the manufacturing industry, positioning the region as a hub for production.

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (04-Sep-2024): Polish suppliers prepare for SEMICON Taiwan 2024

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Vincent Fernando, CFA

Managing Director, Zero One

Zero One

Founded in 2015, Zero One produces independent investment research and provides corporate finance advisory services with a focus on both listed and private technology companies. Founder Vincent Fernando has over 20 years of experience in US and Asia capital markets.

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

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing) - ADR

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<li>Latest Industry Signals -- Nvidia Crashed While Marvell Soared... Custom Silicon a Threat to Nvidia's Monster Growth? Taiwan AI/Server Exposed Names Were a Mixed Bag of Performance</li>
<li>Key Events to Watch -- SEMICON Taiwan This Week, We Will Be Attending</li>
<li>Perspective -- NVIDIA's &gt;5x YoY "Singapore" Revenue Growth Is A Red Flag</li>
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Latest Industry Signals -- Nvidia Crashed While Marvell Soared... Custom Silicon a Threat to Nvidia's Monster Growth? Taiwan AI/Server Exposed Names Were a Mixed Bag of Performance
Key Events to Watch -- SEMICON Taiwan This Week, We Will Be Attending
Perspective -- NVIDIA's &gt;5x YoY "Singapore" Revenue Growth Is A Red Flag


Taiwan Tech Weekly: Nvidia's SG Revenue Red Flag; Rise of Custom Silicon; SEMICON Taiwan This Week

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

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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.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Aug 30th which has an aggregated holding worth USD966.3bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD1,127mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.</li>
<li>We highlight foreign holding changes in Mega Financial Holding, TSMC, Ctbc Financial Holding, Quanta Computer, Hon Hai Precision Industry.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Aug 30th which has an aggregated holding worth USD966.3bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD1,127mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.
We highlight foreign holding changes in Mega Financial Holding, TSMC, Ctbc Financial Holding, Quanta Computer, Hon Hai Precision Industry.


TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Aug 30th): Mega Financial Holding, TSMC

Taiwan Tech Focused Senior Analyst

Patrick Liao

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<li>Company's 2Q24 overall performance exceeded expectations, and 3Q and 4Q are expected to be flat and to grow by 10-20% per quarter, respectively.</li>
<li>With expectations of continued improvement in ASP and cost structure, overall gross profit margin is expected to continue to grow.</li>
<li>Gen4 (12") is mainly applied in EV, AI server, and new energy sectors, as these applications have higher specification requirements.</li>
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Company's 2Q24 overall performance exceeded expectations, and 3Q and 4Q are expected to be flat and to grow by 10-20% per quarter, respectively.
With expectations of continued improvement in ASP and cost structure, overall gross profit margin is expected to continue to grow.
Gen4 (12") is mainly applied in EV, AI server, and new energy sectors, as these applications have higher specification requirements.


Silergy (6415.TT): 2024 Can Be Operating Trough, and Revenue in 2025 Is Expected to Grow by 20-30%.

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<li>TSMC's top 5 clients for 2024 are <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/apple-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:666:1" rel="noopener">Apple (AAPL US)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/advanced-micro-devices-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19009:1" rel="noopener">Advanced Micro Devices (AMD US</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/qualcomm-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:969:1" rel="noopener">Qualcomm Inc (QCOM US)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mediatek-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:772:1" rel="noopener">Mediatek Inc (2454 TT)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nvidia-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5891:1" rel="noopener">NVIDIA Corp (NVDA US)</a>.</li>
<li>Smartphone orders continue to dominate at TSMC, with QCOM and MediaTek being key clients.</li>
<li>Looking ahead to 2025, Intel Corp (INTC US) is expected to rely more on TSMC, potentially leading to changes in TSMC's client ranking.</li>
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TSMC's top 5 clients for 2024 are Apple (AAPL US), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD US, Qualcomm Inc (QCOM US), Mediatek Inc (2454 TT) and NVIDIA Corp (NVDA US).
Smartphone orders continue to dominate at TSMC, with QCOM and MediaTek being key clients.
Looking ahead to 2025, Intel Corp (INTC US) is expected to rely more on TSMC, potentially leading to changes in TSMC's client ranking.


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MediaTek Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions. The company provides SOC system solutions for wireless communications, high-definition TV, optical storage, DVD and Blu-ray products.

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Tech Supply Chain Tracker (04-Sep-2024): Polish suppliers prepare for SEMICON Taiwan 2024

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Vincent Fernando, CFA

TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Aug 30th): Mega Financial Holding, TSMC

We analyzed TWSE foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in Mega Financial Holding, Taiwan Semiconductor...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Silergy (6415.TT): 2024 Can Be Operating Trough, and Revenue in 2025 Is Expected to Grow by 20-30%.

Company's strong 2Q24 performance surpasses expectations, with flat 3Q and 10-20% growth in 4Q; Gen4 mainly used in EV, AI server, and new energy...

Patrick Liao

TSMC (2330.TT; TSM.US): 2024 Top Clients

TSMC's top 5 clients for 2024 include AAPL, AMD, QCOM, Mediatek, and NVDA, with smartphone orders dominating and shifts in client ranking expected...

Patrick Liao

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Tech Supply Chain Tracker (04-Sep-2024): Polish suppliers prepare for SEMICON Taiwan 2024

Semiconductor industry news includes preparations for SEMICON Taiwan 2024, Kaynes staying committed to Telangana, Black Myth: Wukong's anticipated...

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Taiwan Tech Weekly: Nvidia's SG Revenue Red Flag; Rise of Custom Silicon; SEMICON Taiwan This Week

Latest Industry Results -- Nvidia Crashed While Marvell Soared... Custom Silicon a Threat to Nvidia's Monster Growth? Taiwan AI/Server Exposed...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Aug 30th): Mega Financial Holding, TSMC

We analyzed TWSE foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in Mega Financial Holding, Taiwan Semiconductor...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Silergy (6415.TT): 2024 Can Be Operating Trough, and Revenue in 2025 Is Expected to Grow by 20-30%.

​Company's strong 2Q24 performance surpasses expectations, with flat 3Q and 10-20% growth in 4Q; Gen4 mainly used in EV, AI server, and new energy...

Patrick Liao

TSMC (2330.TT; TSM.US): 2024 Top Clients

​TSMC's top 5 clients for 2024 include AAPL, AMD, QCOM, Mediatek, and NVDA, with smartphone orders dominating and shifts in client ranking expected...

Patrick Liao

Company's strong 2Q24 performance surpasses expectations, with flat 3Q and 10-20% growth in 4Q; Gen4 mainly used in EV, AI server, and new energy...

TSMC's top 5 clients for 2024 include AAPL, AMD, QCOM, Mediatek, and NVDA, with smartphone orders dominating and shifts in client ranking expected...