Tracking developments across tech supply chains, Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Tracking developments across tech supply chains

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Intel's EUR10 billion semiconductor plant in Germany faces delays due to budget battles over chips and batteries, impacting the nation's technology sector and economic growth.</li><li>Taiwan's luxury car market growth reflects its prosperous economy, while the country continues to prioritize a nuclear-free energy agenda despite increasing energy needs.</li><li>AI is revolutionizing nuclear energy production, enhancing efficiency and safety, leading to innovative developments in the industry and heightened global interest. StarLux Airlines is boosting Taiwan's role as a transit hub in Asia amidst evolving global dynamics.</li></ul>

Intel's EUR10 billion semiconductor plant in Germany faces delays due to budget battles over chips and batteries, impacting the nation's technology sector and economic growth.Taiwan's luxury car market growth reflects its prosperous economy, while the country continues to prioritize a nuclear-free energy agenda despite increasing energy needs.AI is revolutionizing nuclear energy production, enhancing efficiency and safety, leading to innovative developments in the industry and heightened global interest. StarLux Airlines is boosting Taiwan's role as a transit hub in Asia amidst evolving global dynamics.

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (01-Oct-2024): Intel's EUR10B plant stalls in Germany.

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>Tier 2 foundry revenue recovery is taking far longer than most expected. </li>
<li>Globalfoundries 2024 CapEx is less than one tenth of what SMIC is spending. Even Hua Hong is spending more. This makes investors nervous.</li>
<li>Globalfoundries CapEx strategy is a pragmatic one and will pay dividends in the years to come</li>
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Tier 2 foundry revenue recovery is taking far longer than most expected. 
Globalfoundries 2024 CapEx is less than one tenth of what SMIC is spending. Even Hua Hong is spending more. This makes investors nervous.
Globalfoundries CapEx strategy is a pragmatic one and will pay dividends in the years to come


GlobalFoundries. Share Price Down 17% Below IPO Price & Down 30% Since July. But Why?

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

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

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing) - ADR

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<li>TSMC: +14.2% Premium; Can Consider Going Long at Current Level</li>
<li>UMC: +1.8% Premium; The ADR Headroom Has Decreased Yet Again</li>
<li>ASE: +5.4% Premium; Short Interest Surging for The Local Shares</li>
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TSMC: +14.2% Premium; Can Consider Going Long at Current Level
UMC: +1.8% Premium; The ADR Headroom Has Decreased Yet Again
ASE: +5.4% Premium; Short Interest Surging for The Local Shares


Taiwan Dual-Listings Monitor: TSMC Premium Back Below 15%; ASE Short Interest Surging

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

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.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Sep 27th which has an aggregated holding worth USD1,017.5bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD3,224mln. 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 changes of foreign holdings in TSMC, Evergreen Marine Corp Taiwan, Hon Hai Precision Industry, Wan Hai Lines, Jinan Acetate Chemical, Asmedia Technology, Ase Industrial.</li>
</ul>


We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Sep 27th which has an aggregated holding worth USD1,017.5bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD3,224mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.
We highlight changes of foreign holdings in TSMC, Evergreen Marine Corp Taiwan, Hon Hai Precision Industry, Wan Hai Lines, Jinan Acetate Chemical, Asmedia Technology, Ase Industrial.


TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Sep 27th): TSMC, Evergreen Marine Corp Taiwan

Asset Allocation & Fund Positioning, Copley Fund Research

Steven Holden

Asset Allocation & Fund Positioning

Copley Fund Research

Copley Fund Research provide research and data on asset allocation among Global and Emerging Market equity funds.  The analysis details absolute and relative positioning across countries, sectors and industries together with highly granular data on single stock and single fund allocations.  The data is updated monthly with time series going back to January 2011.

Global Research - Analysis of 165 prominent Global equity funds, combined AUM $335bn
GEM Research - Analysis of 127 prominent global EM equity funds, combined AUM $250bn

Asset Allocation - Global and GEM Equity

<ul>
<li>MercadoLibre continues its climb, hitting new highs in both Average Weight (0.4%) and Funds Invested (23.42%).</li>
<li>In the last six months, 4.2% of funds have added MercadoLibre to their portfolios, while key EM holdings HDFC Bank and AIA Group have seen declining ownership.</li>
<li>20 new positions have been opened over the last 6-months, with Goldman Sachs Global Impact Opportunities and Fidelity Special Situations among the fresh buyers, against only 6 closures.</li>
</ul>


MercadoLibre continues its climb, hitting new highs in both Average Weight (0.4%) and Funds Invested (23.42%).
In the last six months, 4.2% of funds have added MercadoLibre to their portfolios, while key EM holdings HDFC Bank and AIA Group have seen declining ownership.
20 new positions have been opened over the last 6-months, with Goldman Sachs Global Impact Opportunities and Fidelity Special Situations among the fresh buyers, against only 6 closures.


MercadoLibre:  Entering the Global Stage

Taiwan

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. manufactures integrated circuits based on its proprietary designs.  The Company offers a comprehensive set of integrated circuit fabrication processes to manufacture CMOS logic, mixed-mode, volatile and non-volatile memory and BiCMOS chips.  Taiwan Semiconductor is an affiliate of Philips Electronics N.V.

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing) - ADR (TSM US)

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TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing) - ADR (TSM US)

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (01-Oct-2024): Intel's EUR10B plant stalls in Germany.

Intel's semiconductor plant in Germany faces delay due to chip and battery budget battle, Taiwan's luxury car market thrives, AI boosts nuclear...

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Taiwan Dual-Listings Monitor: TSMC Premium Back Below 15%; ASE Short Interest Surging

We analyze the premium and discount levels of dual-listed Taiwan companies, suggesting potential spread trading levels based on historical trends.

Vincent Fernando, CFA

TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Sep 27th): TSMC, Evergreen Marine Corp Taiwan

We analyzed TWSE foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in TSMC, Evergreen Marine Corp Taiwan, Hon Hai...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

MercadoLibre: Entering the Global Stage

MercadoLibre continues its climb, hitting new highs in both Average Weight (0.4%) and Funds Invested (23.42%) among active Global managers.

Steven Holden

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Tech Supply Chain Tracker (01-Oct-2024): Intel's EUR10B plant stalls in Germany.

Intel's semiconductor plant in Germany faces delay due to chip and battery budget battle, Taiwan's luxury car market thrives, AI boosts nuclear...

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

GlobalFoundries. Share Price Down 17% Below IPO Price & Down 30% Since July. But Why?

GFS 2024 Capex less than 10% of SMIC's Capex. It's a pragmatic & strategic approach, likely to be the right one in the long run.

William Keating

Taiwan Dual-Listings Monitor: TSMC Premium Back Below 15%; ASE Short Interest Surging

We analyze the premium and discount levels of dual-listed Taiwan companies, suggesting potential spread trading levels based on historical trends.

Vincent Fernando, CFA

TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Sep 27th): TSMC, Evergreen Marine Corp Taiwan

We analyzed TWSE foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in TSMC, Evergreen Marine Corp Taiwan, Hon Hai...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

MercadoLibre: Entering the Global Stage

MercadoLibre continues its climb, hitting new highs in both Average Weight (0.4%) and Funds Invested (23.42%) among active Global managers.

Steven Holden