Managing Director, Zero One, Zero One

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.

Independent Investment Research

Equity Bottom-Up

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

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing) - ADR

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<li>Micron Earnings Call Analysis: AI Memory Tailwinds Getting Stronger as Servers, Smartphone, PC Demand Converge</li>
<li>MediaTek Sharpens Flagship Push, Aiming for 40% Global Market Share... Also, Exploring U.S. Production Set Up</li>
<li>KYEC (2449.TT): The Recent Upward Momentum in the Share Price Has Been Driven by Strong Fundamentals </li>
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Micron Earnings Call Analysis: AI Memory Tailwinds Getting Stronger as Servers, Smartphone, PC Demand Converge
MediaTek Sharpens Flagship Push, Aiming for 40% Global Market Share... Also, Exploring U.S. Production Set Up
KYEC (2449.TT): The Recent Upward Momentum in the Share Price Has Been Driven by Strong Fundamentals 


Taiwan Tech Weekly: Mediatek Eyes US Manufacturing, 40% Global Mkt Share; Micron Earnings Take-Aways

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, 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

Victory Giant Technology -A / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/victory-giant-technology-a" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25395:1" rel="noopener">Victory Giant Technology -A (300476 CH)</a> (VG) aims to raise around US$1bn in its H-share listing.</li>
<li>VG is one of the global leaders in advanced printed circuit boards (PCB) products for AI and high-performance computing.</li>
<li>In this note, we look at its past performance and other deal dynamics that might impact the listing.</li>
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Victory Giant Technology -A (300476 CH) (VG) aims to raise around US$1bn in its H-share listing.
VG is one of the global leaders in advanced printed circuit boards (PCB) products for AI and high-performance computing.
In this note, we look at its past performance and other deal dynamics that might impact the listing.


Victory Giant A/H Listing - Riding the AI Wave

Market & Forensics Analyst, Beat the Street

Nimish Maheshwari

Market & Forensics Analyst

Beat the Street

Beat The Street was founded by Nimish Maheshwari and Sudarshan Bhandari, both of whom are Chartered Accountants by Profession, known for their expert analysis in the fields of Business, Sectoral analysis, and Corporate governance.

With a strong social media presence of 45,000+ Subscribers across various platforms, they are considered trusted voices in the industry. Their insights and analysis have been featured in some of India’s most prominent publications, including the Economic Times, Dalal Street Investment Journal, The Morning Context, and The Ken.

Their analysis on Bankrupt & Insolvent companies has been instrumental in saving investors from significant losses. They have a keen eye for identifying red flags and has identified exclusive redflags earlier in Vedanta, Nykaa, Dhani Services, Adani and many more.

Read Business Not Stock Prices

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>A U.S. executive order, "Project Firewall" has imposed a substantial one-time fee of USD100,000 on new H-1B visa applications, directly impacting the primary talent pipeline for Indian IT services firms.</li>
<li>This policy change represents a catalyst that will accelerate Indian IT companies towards higher offshore delivery and greater local hiring in the United States, thereby reshaping their global operating models.</li>
<li>The initial panic has eased, the fee is now seen as manageable, with its real impact unfolding through profitability pressures and evolving talent strategies amid tighter regulations.</li>
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A U.S. executive order, "Project Firewall" has imposed a substantial one-time fee of USD100,000 on new H-1B visa applications, directly impacting the primary talent pipeline for Indian IT services firms.
This policy change represents a catalyst that will accelerate Indian IT companies towards higher offshore delivery and greater local hiring in the United States, thereby reshaping their global operating models.
The initial panic has eased, the fee is now seen as manageable, with its real impact unfolding through profitability pressures and evolving talent strategies amid tighter regulations.


Thematic Report on H-1B Visa Impact: Can Brain Drain in US Become Brain Gain for India?

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

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<li>Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced his intention to spend $30 billion on AI infrastructure in the UK. NVIDIA, Coreweave, Alphabet and OpenAI are also ponying up further billions</li>
<li>Jensen Huang declared the UK and AI powerhouse, third in line globally behind the US and China</li>
<li>Is it really UK sovereign AI when it's mostly paid for and made in the USA?</li>
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced his intention to spend $30 billion on AI infrastructure in the UK. NVIDIA, Coreweave, Alphabet and OpenAI are also ponying up further billions
Jensen Huang declared the UK and AI powerhouse, third in line globally behind the US and China
Is it really UK sovereign AI when it's mostly paid for and made in the USA?


UK Sovereign AI Proudly Paid For & Made In The USA

Asian Hedge Fund Manager, Long Short Equity, Macro

David Mudd

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<li>DeepSeek has permanently changed the future of AI.  With its R1 model the company democratized AI much the same as Google did for search more than 20 years ago.</li>
<li>China's platform companies like <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alibaba-group-holding-ltd-d7b798e2-202d-4e01-9a1e-799e2ae8f0c7" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28434:1" rel="noopener">Alibaba Group Holding (9988 HK)</a> , <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tencent-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26:1" rel="noopener">Tencent (700 HK)</a> , <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/baidu-inc-a55ca720-5968-48f0-8194-ac94390d065c" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32212:1" rel="noopener">Baidu (9888 HK)</a> , and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kuaishou-technology" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29725:1" rel="noopener">Kuaishou Technology (1024 HK)</a> have released their own AI models.</li>
<li>As China's AI industry is benefiting from DeepSeek's cost-effective innovations, the US hyperscalers are being questioned on their ability to justify their enormous AI investments, historical and projected investments.</li>
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DeepSeek has permanently changed the future of AI.  With its R1 model the company democratized AI much the same as Google did for search more than 20 years ago.
China's platform companies like Alibaba Group Holding (9988 HK) , Tencent (700 HK) , Baidu (9888 HK) , and Kuaishou Technology (1024 HK) have released their own AI models.
As China's AI industry is benefiting from DeepSeek's cost-effective innovations, the US hyperscalers are being questioned on their ability to justify their enormous AI investments, historical and projected investments.


DeepSeek Reveals AI's Trillion Dollar Folly: Winners and Losers

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Victory Giant A/H Listing - Riding the AI Wave

Victory Giant Technology -A (300476 CH) (VG) aims to raise around US$1bn in its H-share listing. In this note, we look at the company's past...

Sumeet Singh

Thematic Report on H-1B Visa Impact: Can Brain Drain in US Become Brain Gain for India?

US executive order imposes $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas, pushing Indian IT firms towards offshore delivery and local hiring in the US, reshaping...

Nimish Maheshwari

UK Sovereign AI Proudly Paid For & Made In The USA

Microsoft will spend $30 billion on AI in the UK with NVIDIA, Coreweave, Alphabet & OpenAI also ponying up further billions. Is it really UK...

William Keating

DeepSeek Reveals AI's Trillion Dollar Folly: Winners and Losers

China's large tech firms made announcements about their AI chip advancements igniting a market rally. This shows China's efforts to develop...

David Mudd

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Taiwan Tech Weekly: Mediatek Eyes US Manufacturing, 40% Global Mkt Share; Micron Earnings Take-Aways

​Micron sees AI memory demand rising, MediaTek targets 40% market share, KYEC's stock surge driven by strong fundamentals.

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Victory Giant A/H Listing - Riding the AI Wave

Victory Giant Technology -A (300476 CH) (VG) aims to raise around US$1bn in its H-share listing. In this note, we look at the company's past...

Sumeet Singh

Thematic Report on H-1B Visa Impact: Can Brain Drain in US Become Brain Gain for India?

​US executive order imposes $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas, pushing Indian IT firms towards offshore delivery and local hiring in the US, reshaping...

Nimish Maheshwari

UK Sovereign AI Proudly Paid For & Made In The USA

Microsoft will spend $30 billion on AI in the UK with NVIDIA, Coreweave, Alphabet & OpenAI also ponying up further billions. Is it really UK...

William Keating

DeepSeek Reveals AI's Trillion Dollar Folly: Winners and Losers

China's large tech firms made announcements about their AI chip advancements igniting a market rally. This shows China's efforts to develop...

David Mudd

Micron sees AI memory demand rising, MediaTek targets 40% market share, KYEC's stock surge driven by strong fundamentals.

US executive order imposes $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas, pushing Indian IT firms towards offshore delivery and local hiring in the US, reshaping...