Taiwan Tech Focused Senior Analyst

Patrick Liao

Equity Bottom-Up

United Microelectron Sp Adr / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>4Q25 Guidance: Wafer shipment will remain flat. ASP in US dollars will remain firm. Gross margin will be approximately in the high 20% range.  </li>
<li>Expect interposer technology capabilities to serve the market when volume comes in late 2026 or sometime in 2027.</li>
<li>12nm PDK is expected to be ready for the first wave of customers in January 2026. Customer product takeout is expected at the beginning of 2027.  </li>
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4Q25 Guidance: Wafer shipment will remain flat. ASP in US dollars will remain firm. Gross margin will be approximately in the high 20% range.  
Expect interposer technology capabilities to serve the market when volume comes in late 2026 or sometime in 2027.
12nm PDK is expected to be ready for the first wave of customers in January 2026. Customer product takeout is expected at the beginning of 2027.  


UMC (2303.TT; UMC.US): 4Q25 Upbeat; 1Q26 May Be a Challenging Quarter Due to Expected Seasonality.

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.

Equity Capital Markets

Shenzhen Transsion Holdings / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Firmus pulled its USD 5.5bn ASX IPO. AS Watson's USD 30bn dual listing was reportedly delayed to 2027, and Moonshot reportedly eyes an HK IPO of up to USD 5bn.</li>
<li>ESWIN, the week's only HK listing, raised USD 319m and fell 1.0% on day one. Eight listings in the past month have a median return of -2.5% since IPO.</li>
<li>On HKEX, one company filed an AP and three posted PHIPs. Transsion's USD 428m A+H IPO lists on 15 Oct.</li>
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Firmus pulled its USD 5.5bn ASX IPO. AS Watson's USD 30bn dual listing was reportedly delayed to 2027, and Moonshot reportedly eyes an HK IPO of up to USD 5bn.
ESWIN, the week's only HK listing, raised USD 319m and fell 1.0% on day one. Eight listings in the past month have a median return of -2.5% since IPO.
On HKEX, one company filed an AP and three posted PHIPs. Transsion's USD 428m A+H IPO lists on 15 Oct.


This Week in APAC ECM (Oct 4-10): Firmus Pulls ASX IPO; Moonshot Eyes USD 5bn; Jio Sets Price Band

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Oct 8th. The aggregated holding was USD2,409.2bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD6,235mln. 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 Wiwynn, MediaTek, TSMC, Unimicron Technology, Zhen Ding Technology.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Oct 8th. The aggregated holding was USD2,409.2bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD6,235mln. 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 Wiwynn, MediaTek, TSMC, Unimicron Technology, Zhen Ding Technology.


TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Oct 8th): Wiwynn, MediaTek, TSMC, Unimicron Technology

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Oct 9th. The aggregated short interest was USD41.5bn.</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, UMC, Zhen Ding Technology, Winbond Electronics, MediaTek.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Oct 9th. The aggregated short interest was USD41.5bn.
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, UMC, Zhen Ding Technology, Winbond Electronics, MediaTek.


TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Oct 9th): Shin Kong Financial, UMC, Zhen Ding Technology, MediaTek

Market Intelligence, ORTEX

ORTEX Market Intel

Market Intelligence

Global Financial Data and Analytics Platform

ORTEX

ORTEX is a global financial data and analytics platform providing real-time securities lending and short interest data, index rebalance data, holdings and insider transactions, trading signals, corporate actions and news,  stock machine learning and factor scores and other analytics. The majority of the data are downloadable and accessible through APIs.

Cross Asset Strategy

<ul><li>Short interest built across cybersecurity names this week, with CRWD leading single-stock moves as analysts cut targets and insiders sold.</li><li>Broad ETF hedges unwound sharply — IJH and CIBR each posted double-digit short interest drops.</li><li>Borrow markets tightened in pockets, with MSFT seeing its sharpest SI spike in months.</li></ul>

Short interest built across cybersecurity names this week, with CRWD leading single-stock moves as analysts cut targets and insiders sold.Broad ETF hedges unwound sharply — IJH and CIBR each posted double-digit short interest drops.Borrow markets tightened in pockets, with MSFT seeing its sharpest SI spike in months.

Weekly Digest: Short Sellers Reload Into Cyber, Flee ETF Hedges

Taiwan

United Microelectronics Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets integrated circuits (ICs) and related electronic products.  The Company's main products are consumer electronic ICs, memory ICs, personal computer peripheral ICs, and communication ICs.

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United Microelectron Sp Adr (UMC US)

UMC (2303.TT; UMC.US): 4Q25 Upbeat; 1Q26 May Be a Challenging Quarter Due to Expected Seasonality.

Wafer shipment to remain steady, ASP firm, and interposer technology to serve market by late 2026/early 2027 with 12nm PDK ready for customers in...

Patrick Liao

This Week in APAC ECM (Oct 4-10): Firmus Pulls ASX IPO; Moonshot Eyes USD 5bn; Jio Sets Price Band

This week in APAC ECM: Firmus pulled its ASX IPO of up to USD 5.5bn, Moonshot reportedly targeted up to USD 5bn in Hong Kong, and Jio reportedly...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Oct 8th): Wiwynn, MediaTek, TSMC, Unimicron Technology

We analyzed TWSE foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in Wiwynn, MediaTek, TSMC, Unimicron Technology,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Oct 9th): Shin Kong Financial, UMC, Zhen Ding Technology, MediaTek

We analyzed TWSE short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in Shin Kong Financial, UMC, Zhen Ding Technology,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Weekly Digest: Short Sellers Reload Into Cyber, Flee ETF Hedges

Short interest built across cybersecurity names this week, with CRWD leading single-stock moves as analysts cut targets and insiders sold. Broad...

ORTEX Market Intel

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UMC (2303.TT; UMC.US): 4Q25 Upbeat; 1Q26 May Be a Challenging Quarter Due to Expected Seasonality.

​Wafer shipment to remain steady, ASP firm, and interposer technology to serve market by late 2026/early 2027 with 12nm PDK ready for customers in...

Patrick Liao

This Week in APAC ECM (Oct 4-10): Firmus Pulls ASX IPO; Moonshot Eyes USD 5bn; Jio Sets Price Band

This week in APAC ECM: Firmus pulled its ASX IPO of up to USD 5.5bn, Moonshot reportedly targeted up to USD 5bn in Hong Kong, and Jio reportedly...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Oct 8th): Wiwynn, MediaTek, TSMC, Unimicron Technology

We analyzed TWSE foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in Wiwynn, MediaTek, TSMC, Unimicron Technology,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Oct 9th): Shin Kong Financial, UMC, Zhen Ding Technology, MediaTek

We analyzed TWSE short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in Shin Kong Financial, UMC, Zhen Ding Technology,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Weekly Digest: Short Sellers Reload Into Cyber, Flee ETF Hedges

Short interest built across cybersecurity names this week, with CRWD leading single-stock moves as analysts cut targets and insiders sold. Broad...

ORTEX Market Intel

Wafer shipment to remain steady, ASP firm, and interposer technology to serve market by late 2026/early 2027 with 12nm PDK ready for customers in...