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

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Global semiconductor sales for the month of March 2025 amounted to $55.9 billion, up 1.8% MoM and up 21.8% YoY</li>
<li>TSMC last week announced that revenue for the month of April amounted to NT$349.57 billion, up 22.2% MoM, up 48.1% YoY and a all time record monthly high</li>
<li>The latest monthly Taiwan semi revenues show little signs of a semi slowdown. Lagging edge remains sluggish, wafer inventories are still too high but leading edge continues to rule</li>
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Global semiconductor sales for the month of March 2025 amounted to $55.9 billion, up 1.8% MoM and up 21.8% YoY
TSMC last week announced that revenue for the month of April amounted to NT$349.57 billion, up 22.2% MoM, up 48.1% YoY and a all time record monthly high
The latest monthly Taiwan semi revenues show little signs of a semi slowdown. Lagging edge remains sluggish, wafer inventories are still too high but leading edge continues to rule


Key Indicator Updates: Semi Sales, WFE Forecast, Latest Taiwan Monthlies & A Blow Out April For TSMC

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.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Sep 11th. The aggregated holding was USD2,267.8bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD938mln. 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 TSMC, Delta Electronics, ASE Industrial, MediaTek, Wistron.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Sep 11th. The aggregated holding was USD2,267.8bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD938mln. 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 TSMC, Delta Electronics, ASE Industrial, MediaTek, Wistron.


TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Sep 11th): TSMC, Delta Electronics, ASE Industrial, MediaTek, Wistron

Equity Long-Short, Semiconductors, Fabricated Knowledge

Douglas O'Laughlin

Equity Long-Short, Semiconductors

Fabricated Knowledge

Learn more about the world's most important manufactured product. Meaningful insight, timely analysis, and an occasional investment idea.

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<li>Another week of earnings. I will start with a summary and then go into specific bits from each company.</li>
<li>I continue to like automotive, specifically semiconductors.</li>
<li>However, despite sequentially better results, we are seeing continued weakness in automotive and meaningful weakness in Industrial</li>
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Another week of earnings. I will start with a summary and then go into specific bits from each company.
I continue to like automotive, specifically semiconductors.
However, despite sequentially better results, we are seeing continued weakness in automotive and meaningful weakness in Industrial


Earnings: ON, AMKR, RMBS, UCTT, AMD, ASMI, KLAC, MPWR, ALGM, STM, INTC

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<li>Seven Taiwan semi companies from our list of sixteen are now showing negative YoY monthly growth as of September 2024, up from just three a month earlier</li>
<li>Companies with a strong exposure to the AI Acceleration market are on track for strong revenue growth YoY in 2024. ASPEED is on track to double revenues this year. </li>
<li>For many of the remainder, what tepid growth they had been experiencing may be starting to stall. Watch this space. </li>
</ul>


Seven Taiwan semi companies from our list of sixteen are now showing negative YoY monthly growth as of September 2024, up from just three a month earlier
Companies with a strong exposure to the AI Acceleration market are on track for strong revenue growth YoY in 2024. ASPEED is on track to double revenues this year. 
For many of the remainder, what tepid growth they had been experiencing may be starting to stall. Watch this space. 


Taiwan Semi Monthly Tracker Red Flags Double MoM In September 2024

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>GlobalFoundries reported second quarter 2026 revenues of $1.786 billion, up 6% YoY, up 9.8% QoQ and perfectly in line with the top end of the guided range</li>
<li>Gross margin came in at 29.9% (non- IFRS), handily beating guidance of 27.4% at the midpoint. GFS forecasted current quarter revenues of $1.885 billion, +5.5% QoQ and +11% YoY.</li>
<li>CID accounted for ~16% of Q2 revenue. At $277 million, it was +20% QoQ and +62% YoY, the seventh consecutive quarter of double-digit YoY growth. Wow! </li>
</ul>


GlobalFoundries reported second quarter 2026 revenues of $1.786 billion, up 6% YoY, up 9.8% QoQ and perfectly in line with the top end of the guided range
Gross margin came in at 29.9% (non- IFRS), handily beating guidance of 27.4% at the midpoint. GFS forecasted current quarter revenues of $1.885 billion, +5.5% QoQ and +11% YoY.
CID accounted for ~16% of Q2 revenue. At $277 million, it was +20% QoQ and +62% YoY, the seventh consecutive quarter of double-digit YoY growth. Wow! 


GlobalFoundries Q2 2026 Earnings Review & Full Transcript

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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Key Indicator Updates: Semi Sales, WFE Forecast, Latest Taiwan Monthlies & A Blow Out April For TSMC

The latest monthly Taiwan semi revenues show little signs of a semi slowdown. Lagging edge remains sluggish, wafer inventories are still too high...

William Keating

TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Sep 11th): TSMC, Delta Electronics, ASE Industrial, MediaTek, Wistron

We analyzed TWSE foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in TSMC, Delta Electronics, ASE Industrial,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Earnings: ON, AMKR, RMBS, UCTT, AMD, ASMI, KLAC, MPWR, ALGM, STM, INTC

Another week of earnings. I will start with a summary and then go into specific bits from each company. I continue to like automotive,...

Fabricated Knowledge

Taiwan Semi Monthly Tracker Red Flags Double MoM In September 2024

Seven Taiwan semi companies from our list of sixteen are now showing negative YoY monthly growth as of September 2024, up from just three a month...

William Keating

GlobalFoundries Q2 2026 Earnings Review & Full Transcript

CID accounted for ~16% of Q2 revenue. At $277 million, it was +20% QoQ and +62% YoY, the seventh consecutive quarter of double-digit YoY growth. Wow!

William Keating

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