Taiwan Tech Focused Senior Analyst

Patrick Liao

Equity Bottom-Up

King Yuan Electronics Co, Ltd. / Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nvidia-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5891:1" rel="noopener">NVIDIA Corp (NVDA US)</a>’s GPUs and AI chips have been tested at <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/king-yuan-electronics-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6630:1" rel="noopener">King Yuan Electronics Co, Ltd. (2449 TT)</a> facilities for the past three years.  </li>
<li>The recent upward momentum in the share price has been driven by strong fundamentals.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ase-technology-holding-co-ltd-407e849c-0357-479b-94a1-a43aee0a32e4" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:739:1" rel="noopener">ASE Technology Holding (ASX US)</a>/SPIL is trying to enter the burn-in testing space, but its equipment still lacks full certification from <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nvidia-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5891:1" rel="noopener">NVIDIA Corp (NVDA US)</a>.  </li>
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NVIDIA Corp (NVDA US)’s GPUs and AI chips have been tested at King Yuan Electronics Co, Ltd. (2449 TT) facilities for the past three years.  
The recent upward momentum in the share price has been driven by strong fundamentals.

ASE Technology Holding (ASX US)/SPIL is trying to enter the burn-in testing space, but its equipment still lacks full certification from NVIDIA Corp (NVDA US).  


KYEC (2449.TT): The Recent Upward Momentum in the Share Price Has Been Driven by Strong Fundamentals

Chief Executive Officer, Emmer Capital Partners Limited

Manishi Raychaudhuri

Chief Executive Officer

Emmer Capital Partners Limited

Emmer Capital Partners is an Asia Pacific focused financial advisory firm engaging in strategic financial asset allocation advice, bespoke thematic research and advising early-stage companies and connecting them to investors. Emmer Capital provides macro-economic and multi-asset investment strategy inputs to institutions, family offices, private wealth managers, private equity, and corporate boards directly and through independent research platforms. Emmer Capital also advises a wide range of startup companies on fund raising and business strategy. Emmer Capital's active engagement with the print and electronic media reaches a broad spectrum of investors across the globe.

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>Fed's "risk management cut" and a dovish outlook of 2 more cuts in 2025 are driving foreign flows back to Asia. US$11.5bn inflows in September till date underscores the sentiment.</li>
<li>Korea (US$4.94bn) and Taiwan (US$7.5bn) grabbed the Asian flows entirely, driven by the rejuvenated AI capex theme. India (-US$904m) continues to be sold, though the selling pace has diminished.</li>
<li>FIIs bought Indonesia (US$672m) in August and sold almost identical amount in Thailand. Philippines, despite being cheap and having a few sectors with upward earnings inflection, continues to be sold.</li>
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Fed's "risk management cut" and a dovish outlook of 2 more cuts in 2025 are driving foreign flows back to Asia. US$11.5bn inflows in September till date underscores the sentiment.
Korea (US$4.94bn) and Taiwan (US$7.5bn) grabbed the Asian flows entirely, driven by the rejuvenated AI capex theme. India (-US$904m) continues to be sold, though the selling pace has diminished.
FIIs bought Indonesia (US$672m) in August and sold almost identical amount in Thailand. Philippines, despite being cheap and having a few sectors with upward earnings inflection, continues to be sold.


Asian Equities: Foreign Flows Come Roaring Back in September; India, ASEAN Still Getting Sold

Global Materials | Industrials | Commodities

Rahul Jain

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Nvidia–OpenAI tie-up: A US$100bn LOI to deploy 10 GW of GPUs by 2026 highlights the unprecedented scale of AI compute build-out, anchored in Asia’s memory, packaging, substrate, and testing ecosystem.</li>
<li>SK hynix (HBM leader, backlog sold out to 2027), TSMC (CoWoS packaging), Ibiden/Ajinomoto (substrates), and Advantest/TEL/Disco (test/tools) are positioned as key winners.</li>
<li>While the deal confirms multi-year order visibility, much of the “good news” may be priced in — execution of capacity ramps and sustained demand will determine further upside.</li>
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Nvidia–OpenAI tie-up: A US$100bn LOI to deploy 10 GW of GPUs by 2026 highlights the unprecedented scale of AI compute build-out, anchored in Asia’s memory, packaging, substrate, and testing ecosystem.
SK hynix (HBM leader, backlog sold out to 2027), TSMC (CoWoS packaging), Ibiden/Ajinomoto (substrates), and Advantest/TEL/Disco (test/tools) are positioned as key winners.
While the deal confirms multi-year order visibility, much of the “good news” may be priced in — execution of capacity ramps and sustained demand will determine further upside.


Nvidia–OpenAI US$100bn Partnership: Asia Hardware Supply Chain Implications

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<li>Asia mirrors the U.S. “boring tech” rally: storage, memory, and components once seen as cyclical are being re-rated as AI infrastructure enablers.</li>
<li>Valuation gaps present opportunities: Kioxia and SK Hynix trade at meaningful discounts vs Seagate/WDC/Micron, while Murata and TSMC command premiums; Chinese names appear expensive.</li>
<li>Key risks remain: cyclicality in DRAM/NAND, potential subsidy overbuild, and currency volatility could pressure valuations if AI demand slows.</li>
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Asia mirrors the U.S. “boring tech” rally: storage, memory, and components once seen as cyclical are being re-rated as AI infrastructure enablers.
Valuation gaps present opportunities: Kioxia and SK Hynix trade at meaningful discounts vs Seagate/WDC/Micron, while Murata and TSMC command premiums; Chinese names appear expensive.
Key risks remain: cyclicality in DRAM/NAND, potential subsidy overbuild, and currency volatility could pressure valuations if AI demand slows.


Asia’s “Boring Tech” Rerating: Memory, Components & AI Infrastructure

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 19th. The aggregated holding was USD1,278.2bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD1,280mln. 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 Hon Hai Precision, Nanya Technology, TSMC, Unimicron Technology, Accton Technology, Hon Hai Precision, Nanya Technology, TSMC, Unimicron Technology, Accton Technology.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Sep 19th. The aggregated holding was USD1,278.2bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD1,280mln. 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 Hon Hai Precision, Nanya Technology, TSMC, Unimicron Technology, Accton Technology, Hon Hai Precision, Nanya Technology, TSMC, Unimicron Technology, Accton Technology.


TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Sep 19th): Hon Hai Precision, Nanya Technology, TSMC

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.

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Asian Equities: Foreign Flows Come Roaring Back in September; India, ASEAN Still Getting Sold

Fed's dovish outlook drives foreign flows back to Asia, with KR & TW leading the way while India sees continued selling. Indonesia bought,...

Manishi Raychaudhuri

Nvidia–OpenAI US$100bn Partnership: Asia Hardware Supply Chain Implications

Nvidia's $100bn LOI with OpenAI for 10 GW of GPUs by 2026 highlights the massive AI compute build-out in Asia, benefiting key players like SK...

Rahul Jain

Asia’s “Boring Tech” Rerating: Memory, Components & AI Infrastructure

Asia's tech rally focuses on storage, memory, and components as AI infrastructure enablers, with valuation gaps offering opportunities but risks...

Rahul Jain

TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Sep 19th): Hon Hai Precision, Nanya Technology, TSMC

We analyzed TWSE foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in Hon Hai Precision (2317 TT), Nanya Technology...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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KYEC (2449.TT): The Recent Upward Momentum in the Share Price Has Been Driven by Strong Fundamentals

​NVDA GPUs and AI chips tested at KYEC for 3 years; share price rise driven by strong fundamentals. ASEH/SPIL trying to enter burn-in testing...

Patrick Liao

Asian Equities: Foreign Flows Come Roaring Back in September; India, ASEAN Still Getting Sold

​Fed's dovish outlook drives foreign flows back to Asia, with KR & TW leading the way while India sees continued selling. Indonesia bought,...

Manishi Raychaudhuri

Nvidia–OpenAI US$100bn Partnership: Asia Hardware Supply Chain Implications

​Nvidia's $100bn LOI with OpenAI for 10 GW of GPUs by 2026 highlights the massive AI compute build-out in Asia, benefiting key players like SK...

Rahul Jain

Asia’s “Boring Tech” Rerating: Memory, Components & AI Infrastructure

​Asia's tech rally focuses on storage, memory, and components as AI infrastructure enablers, with valuation gaps offering opportunities but risks...

Rahul Jain

TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Sep 19th): Hon Hai Precision, Nanya Technology, TSMC

We analyzed TWSE foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in Hon Hai Precision (2317 TT), Nanya Technology...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

NVDA GPUs and AI chips tested at KYEC for 3 years; share price rise driven by strong fundamentals. ASEH/SPIL trying to enter burn-in testing...

Fed's dovish outlook drives foreign flows back to Asia, with KR & TW leading the way while India sees continued selling. Indonesia bought,...

Nvidia's $100bn LOI with OpenAI for 10 GW of GPUs by 2026 highlights the massive AI compute build-out in Asia, benefiting key players like SK...

Asia's tech rally focuses on storage, memory, and components as AI infrastructure enablers, with valuation gaps offering opportunities but risks...