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

Shenton Research

Shenton 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 Sep 11th. The aggregated short interest was USD39.6bn.</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, Alchip Technologies, Winbond Electronics, Asia Vital Components, Nanya Technology.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Sep 11th. The aggregated short interest was USD39.6bn.
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, Alchip Technologies, Winbond Electronics, Asia Vital Components, Nanya Technology.


TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Sep 11th): Shin Kong Financial, Alchip Technologies, Winbond Electronics

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) / Equity Bottom-Up

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing) (TSM US)

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing)

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<li>Wistron and Quanta drove most of the chain's August revenue growth, about 80% of the sequential increase, while notebook-heavy Inventec and Compal fell below their own seasonal pattern.</li>
<li>Memory revenue held July's level rather than extending it: the six names grew 2.7% MoM after +32% in July, and Nanya was flat against +26% last August.</li>
<li>Chip designers ran well ahead of seasonal: MediaTek's revenue grew 32% MoM against 3% last August, unexplained in its filing, and Alchip's custom AI chip revenue grew again.</li>
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Wistron and Quanta drove most of the chain's August revenue growth, about 80% of the sequential increase, while notebook-heavy Inventec and Compal fell below their own seasonal pattern.
Memory revenue held July's level rather than extending it: the six names grew 2.7% MoM after +32% in July, and Nanya was flat against +26% last August.
Chip designers ran well ahead of seasonal: MediaTek's revenue grew 32% MoM against 3% last August, unexplained in its filing, and Alchip's custom AI chip revenue grew again.


Taiwan Supply Chain Signals: Wistron & Quanta Drive AI Server Revenue Jump; Memory Sales Level Off

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

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Q324 DRAM revenues amounted to $25.4 billion, up 8.6% QoQ and up 92.4% YoY</li>
<li>Q324 NAND revenues amounted to $17.9 billion, up 9.8% QoQ and up 93.6% YoY</li>
<li>PC, Smartphone segments sluggish due to high inventory levels while HBM and DDR5 are on fire driven by insatiable demand in the AI server segment. Decoupling continues into 2025.</li>
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Q324 DRAM revenues amounted to $25.4 billion, up 8.6% QoQ and up 92.4% YoY
Q324 NAND revenues amounted to $17.9 billion, up 9.8% QoQ and up 93.6% YoY
PC, Smartphone segments sluggish due to high inventory levels while HBM and DDR5 are on fire driven by insatiable demand in the AI server segment. Decoupling continues into 2025.


Semiconductor Memory Q324 Revenue Close To Historic Highs Even As Decoupling Intensifies

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<li>Seven Taiwan semi companies from our list of sixteen are now showing negative YoY monthly growth as of September 2024, up from just three a month earlier</li>
<li>Companies with a strong exposure to the AI Acceleration market are on track for strong revenue growth YoY in 2024. ASPEED is on track to double revenues this year. </li>
<li>For many of the remainder, what tepid growth they had been experiencing may be starting to stall. Watch this space. </li>
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Seven Taiwan semi companies from our list of sixteen are now showing negative YoY monthly growth as of September 2024, up from just three a month earlier
Companies with a strong exposure to the AI Acceleration market are on track for strong revenue growth YoY in 2024. ASPEED is on track to double revenues this year. 
For many of the remainder, what tepid growth they had been experiencing may be starting to stall. Watch this space. 


Taiwan Semi Monthly Tracker Red Flags Double MoM In September 2024

<ul>
<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Sep 4th. The aggregated holding was USD2,270.6bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD1,773mln. We tabulate the league tables for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.</li>
<li>We highlight changes of foreign holdings in Nanya Technology, Wiwynn, Winbond Electronics, Unimicron Technology, Quanta Computer.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Sep 4th. The aggregated holding was USD2,270.6bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD1,773mln. We tabulate the league tables for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.
We highlight changes of foreign holdings in Nanya Technology, Wiwynn, Winbond Electronics, Unimicron Technology, Quanta Computer.


TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Sep 4th): Nanya Technology, Wiwynn, Winbond Electronics

Taiwan

Nanya Technology Corp. manufactures and markets dynamic random access memories (DRAMs).  The Company sells its products in Taiwan and exports worldwide.

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TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Sep 11th): Shin Kong Financial, Alchip Technologies, Winbond Electronics

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

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Taiwan Supply Chain Signals: Wistron & Quanta Drive AI Server Revenue Jump; Memory Sales Level Off

Wistron and Quanta drove most of the chain's August revenue growth, about 80% of the sequential increase, while notebook-heavy Inventec and Compal...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Semiconductor Memory Q324 Revenue Close To Historic Highs Even As Decoupling Intensifies

Q324 DRAM $25.4 billion, +8.6% QoQ & +92.4% YoY. NAND was $17.9 billion, +9.8% QoQ & +93.6% YoY. Legacy markets sluggish while HBM and DDR5 are on...

William Keating

Taiwan Semi Monthly Tracker Red Flags Double MoM In September 2024

Seven Taiwan semi companies from our list of sixteen are now showing negative YoY monthly growth as of September 2024, up from just three a month...

William Keating

TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Sep 4th): Nanya Technology, Wiwynn, Winbond Electronics

We analyzed TWSE foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in Nanya Technology, Wiwynn, Winbond Electronics,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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