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Douglas O'Laughlin

Equity Long-Short, Semiconductors

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<ul><li><p>This earnings post will be a bit less detailed than usual. I just finished a move mid-earnings, and it was insanely distracting. So, I’ll start with the spark notes before I go into depth.</p></li><li><p>Industrial (TXN) is possibly bottoming, Automotive is probably bottoming (TXN), but SiC (STM) is doing much worse, and mobile (TER) hasn’t changed quite much. Consumer (NOD) got a substantial call out.</p></li><li>Telecom (MXL, INTC) is about to bottom imminently. I continue to like MaxLinear and other companies that are exposed to telecom. HBM (TER, SK) continues to be strong. In Semicap, Logic is strong, HBM is strong, and China is declining less than expected.</li></ul>

This earnings post will be a bit less detailed than usual. I just finished a move mid-earnings, and it was insanely distracting. So, I’ll start with the spark notes before I go into depth.Industrial (TXN) is possibly bottoming, Automotive is probably bottoming (TXN), but SiC (STM) is doing much worse, and mobile (TER) hasn’t changed quite much. Consumer (NOD) got a substantial call out.Telecom (MXL, INTC) is about to bottom imminently. I continue to like MaxLinear and other companies that are exposed to telecom. HBM (TER, SK) continues to be strong. In Semicap, Logic is strong, HBM is strong, and China is declining less than expected.

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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>Taiwan Tech Rebounds Sharply Alongside Major Nvidia/U.S. Tech Rebound Last Week. Wave of Major Earnings Releases This Week -- See Our Key Events Section.</li>
<li>Apple's Latest Supplier List Released Last Week -- Nanya Tech, Lotes, and Novatek Dropped. New List Shows Apple Struggling to Diversify from China.</li>
<li>Apple iOS 18 Will Heavily Feature Edge AI Running Locally on the iPhone for User' Privacy and Security -- We Believe This Could Be a Major Driver of Phone Upgrades</li>
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Taiwan Tech Rebounds Sharply Alongside Major Nvidia/U.S. Tech Rebound Last Week. Wave of Major Earnings Releases This Week -- See Our Key Events Section.
Apple's Latest Supplier List Released Last Week -- Nanya Tech, Lotes, and Novatek Dropped. New List Shows Apple Struggling to Diversify from China.
Apple iOS 18 Will Heavily Feature Edge AI Running Locally on the iPhone for User' Privacy and Security -- We Believe This Could Be a Major Driver of Phone Upgrades


Taiwan Tech Weekly: Major Week of Earnings; Apple's Edge AI Could Make Your Current IPhone Obsolete

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<ul><li>ON Semiconductor concluded the fourth quarter in 2023 with remarkable achievements depicted by its transformation and ability to mitigate headwinds in challenging market conditions.</li><li>The quarter delivered non-GAAP gross margins of 46.7%, surpassing previous expectations.</li><li>Though utilization shrank to 66%, the gross margin reflects significant structural adjustments made over the past three years.</li></ul>

ON Semiconductor concluded the fourth quarter in 2023 with remarkable achievements depicted by its transformation and ability to mitigate headwinds in challenging market conditions.The quarter delivered non-GAAP gross margins of 46.7%, surpassing previous expectations.Though utilization shrank to 66%, the gross margin reflects significant structural adjustments made over the past three years.

ON Semiconductor Corporation: Growth in Silicon Carbide Business

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<li>Mobileye surprised markets with <a href="https://substack.com/redirect/3fc360ae-f88e-43b3-82aa-f1bfc3fe83c0?j=eyJ1IjoiMmh6Z2Z6In0.muIDtmM5oyqUKBSSZiLNsipOMwhSsKSSacAB3JlN14Y" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://substack.com/redirect/3fc360ae-f88e-43b3-82aa-f1bfc3fe83c0?j%3DeyJ1IjoiMmh6Z2Z6In0.muIDtmM5oyqUKBSSZiLNsipOMwhSsKSSacAB3JlN14Y&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1704936787096000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3gN2WPAAz1H7pZBsCshbzm" rel="noopener">an extensive guide down to their results</a>.</li>
<li>Shares reacted poorly, but at first blush, it makes sense given the magnitude of the guide.  Let’s walk through the release.</li>
<li>It starts with inventory, and it’s clear their customers have too much inventory.</li>
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Mobileye surprised markets with an extensive guide down to their results.
Shares reacted poorly, but at first blush, it makes sense given the magnitude of the guide.  Let’s walk through the release.
It starts with inventory, and it’s clear their customers have too much inventory.


Mobileye Guides Down; Automotive Inventory, Memory Strength, and Marvell

<ul><li>ON Semiconductor Corporation delivered a positive result and managed an all-around beat in the quarter, achieving a revenue of $2.18 billion.</li><li>Significant revenue in the Automotive and Industrial segments was driven by robust demand for both silicon and silicon carbide.</li><li>The recent completion of the expansion of the world's largest silicon carbide fab in Bucheon positions ON Semiconductor to manufacture over 1 million 200-millimeter silicon carbide wafers annually.</li></ul>

ON Semiconductor Corporation delivered a positive result and managed an all-around beat in the quarter, achieving a revenue of $2.18 billion.Significant revenue in the Automotive and Industrial segments was driven by robust demand for both silicon and silicon carbide.The recent completion of the expansion of the world's largest silicon carbide fab in Bucheon positions ON Semiconductor to manufacture over 1 million 200-millimeter silicon carbide wafers annually.

ON Semiconductor Corporation: Revolutionizing Industrial and Commercial Imaging! - Major Drivers

United States

ON Semiconductor Corporation supplies analog, standard logic, and discrete semiconductors for data and power management. The Company's products include integrated circuits, and analog ICs. ON also offers discrete semiconductors in a variety of surface mount and standard packages.

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Earnings Week of April 26th

TXN, NOD, TER, INTC, MXL, ASM, STM, ON, KLA, LRCX, VRT, Aixtron, MXL. This earnings post will be a bit less detailed than usual....

Fabricated Knowledge

Taiwan Tech Weekly: Major Week of Earnings; Apple's Edge AI Could Make Your Current IPhone Obsolete

Taiwan rebounded strongly last week alongside Nvidia and U.S. tech. This week will be another major earnings week. Apple's edge AI for user privacy...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

ON Semiconductor Corporation: Growth in Silicon Carbide Business

ON Semiconductor concluded the fourth quarter in 2023 with remarkable achievements depicted by its transformation and ability to mitigate...

Baptista Research

Mobileye Guides Down; Automotive Inventory, Memory Strength, and Marvell

Mobileye surprised markets with an extensive guide down to their results. Shares reacted poorly, but at first blush, it makes sense given the...

Fabricated Knowledge

ON Semiconductor Corporation: Revolutionizing Industrial and Commercial Imaging! - Major Drivers

ON Semiconductor Corporation delivered a positive result and managed an all-around beat in the quarter, achieving a revenue of $2.18...

Baptista Research

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