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Douglas Kim

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<li>In the past couple of weeks, there have been tremendous sanctions by the US government on China's semiconductor sector. </li>
<li>In this insight, we compare this move to the US government putting a trade embargo on oil against Japan nearly 81 years ago.</li>
<li>If there are severe disruptions to the semiconductor market in China, this will likely to have negative impact on the two Korean semi giants Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix.  </li>
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In the past couple of weeks, there have been tremendous sanctions by the US government on China's semiconductor sector. 
In this insight, we compare this move to the US government putting a trade embargo on oil against Japan nearly 81 years ago.
If there are severe disruptions to the semiconductor market in China, this will likely to have negative impact on the two Korean semi giants Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix.  


FDR's Trade Embargo on Oil (Japan) & Biden's Sanctions on China's Semi Sector - Prelude to Disaster?

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CX Daily: The Sudden Reversal of the Global Chip Shortage

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<li>Mobileye Global (MBLY US) is getting ready to complete its IPO next week. The IPO price range is between $18 and $20 per share.</li>
<li>Our base case valuation of Mobileye is implied market cap of $15.2 billion or $19 per share, which is within the IPO price range. </li>
<li>Given the low upside in our target price relative to the IPO price range, we have a Negative view of this IPO.</li>
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Mobileye Global (MBLY US) is getting ready to complete its IPO next week. The IPO price range is between $18 and $20 per share.
Our base case valuation of Mobileye is implied market cap of $15.2 billion or $19 per share, which is within the IPO price range. 
Given the low upside in our target price relative to the IPO price range, we have a Negative view of this IPO.


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Kirk Boodry

Redex Research

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<li>We've been pessimistic on prospects for ARM and recent news flow and share price performance hasn't helped but a decent report from TSMC eases some of our concerns</li>
<li>Softbank needs high teens royalty revenue growth for ARM and TSMC as a bellwether (+30% for Q3 and Q4 guidance) is better than AMD or Nvidia</li>
<li>We remain more conservative on valuation ($37bn) than Softbank assuming high single-digit growth and c. 43% EBITDA margins</li>
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We've been pessimistic on prospects for ARM and recent news flow and share price performance hasn't helped but a decent report from TSMC eases some of our concerns
Softbank needs high teens royalty revenue growth for ARM and TSMC as a bellwether (+30% for Q3 and Q4 guidance) is better than AMD or Nvidia
We remain more conservative on valuation ($37bn) than Softbank assuming high single-digit growth and c. 43% EBITDA margins


Softbank Group - The Most Important Number in Q2 Results May Be ARM Royalty Revenue

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Vincent Fernando, CFA

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

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing) - ADR

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<li>AMD and Samsung preliminary numbers disappoint, PC demand weakness cited.</li>
<li>U.S. issues broad new rules restricting technology sales to China, essentially removing China as a long-term demand driver for advanced products.</li>
<li>TSMC results coming out this week, expecting all-time high revenue.</li>
</ul>


AMD and Samsung preliminary numbers disappoint, PC demand weakness cited.
U.S. issues broad new rules restricting technology sales to China, essentially removing China as a long-term demand driver for advanced products.
TSMC results coming out this week, expecting all-time high revenue.


Taiwan Tech Weekly: Our Summary of Sweeping New China Restrictions, TSMC Results This Week

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NVIDIA Corporation designs, develops, and markets three dimensional (3D) graphics processors and related software.  The Company's products provide interactive 3D graphics to the mainstream personal computer market.

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FDR's Trade Embargo on Oil (Japan) & Biden's Sanctions on China's Semi Sector - Prelude to Disaster?

There have been major sanctions by the US on China's semiconductor sector recently. We compare this move to the US government putting a trade...

Douglas Kim

CX Daily: The Sudden Reversal of the Global Chip Shortage

In Depth: The sudden reversal of the global chip shortage. Hong Kong unveils new visa, property tax policies to stanch talent exodus

Caixin Global

Mobileye Global IPO Valuation Analysis

Our base case valuation of Mobileye is implied market cap of $15.2 billion or $19 per share, which is within the IPO price range. We have a...

Douglas Kim

Softbank Group - The Most Important Number in Q2 Results May Be ARM Royalty Revenue

Recent semiconductor weakness is worrisome but results from TSMC are reassuring on the timing of an ARM IPO. We value ARM at $37bn v Softbank's $40bn.

Kirk Boodry

Taiwan Tech Weekly: Our Summary of Sweeping New China Restrictions, TSMC Results This Week

U.S. issues broad new rules restricting technology sales to China, essentially removing China as a long-term demand driver for advanced products.

Vincent Fernando, CFA

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