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

Equity Bottom-Up

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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 short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Sep 27th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD21.1bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league table 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 Ase Industrial, Mediatek, Alchip Technologies, Quanta Computer, Eva Airways, Realtek Semiconductor.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Sep 27th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD21.1bn.
We tabulate league table 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 Ase Industrial, Mediatek, Alchip Technologies, Quanta Computer, Eva Airways, Realtek Semiconductor.


TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Sep 27th): Ase Industrial, Mediatek, Alchip Technologies

Taiwan Tech Focused Senior Analyst

Patrick Liao

<ul>
<li>China's central bank cuts rates and unveils new measures to combat economic slowdown, creating a more relaxed monetary policy environment to stimulate consumption and investment.</li>
<li>Silergy's Automotive segment remains a driving force, especially with the addition of the Electric Vehicle ( EV) market.</li>
<li>While Silergy faced demand insufficiency previously, it has indicated that the end demand is expected to revive by the end of 2024 from the 4th quarter.</li>
</ul>


China's central bank cuts rates and unveils new measures to combat economic slowdown, creating a more relaxed monetary policy environment to stimulate consumption and investment.
Silergy's Automotive segment remains a driving force, especially with the addition of the Electric Vehicle ( EV) market.
While Silergy faced demand insufficiency previously, it has indicated that the end demand is expected to revive by the end of 2024 from the 4th quarter.


Silergy (6415.TT): Positive Optimistic Future Outlook

<ul>
<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Sep 20th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD20.8bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league table 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 Ase Industrial, Century Iron And Steel Industrial, Jentech Precision Industrial, Eva Airways, Shin Kong Financial, King Slide Works.</li>
</ul>


We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Sep 20th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD20.8bn.
We tabulate league table 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 Ase Industrial, Century Iron And Steel Industrial, Jentech Precision Industrial, Eva Airways, Shin Kong Financial, King Slide Works.


TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Sep 20th): Ase Industrial, Century Iron And Steel Industrial

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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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 Short Interest Weekly (Sep 27th): Ase Industrial, Mediatek, Alchip Technologies

We analyzed TWSE short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in Ase Industrial, Mediatek, Alchip Technologies,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Silergy (6415.TT): Positive Optimistic Future Outlook

China's central bank eases monetary policy to boost economy, Silergy sees growth in Automotive EV markets, expects demand to pick up by end of 2024.

Patrick Liao

TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Sep 20th): Ase Industrial, Century Iron And Steel Industrial

We analyzed TWSE short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in Ase Industrial, Century Iron And Steel...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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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 Short Interest Weekly (Sep 27th): Ase Industrial, Mediatek, Alchip Technologies

We analyzed TWSE short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in Ase Industrial, Mediatek, Alchip Technologies,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Silergy (6415.TT): Positive Optimistic Future Outlook

​China's central bank eases monetary policy to boost economy, Silergy sees growth in Automotive EV markets, expects demand to pick up by end of 2024.

Patrick Liao

TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Sep 20th): Ase Industrial, Century Iron And Steel Industrial

We analyzed TWSE short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in Ase Industrial, Century Iron And Steel...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

China's central bank eases monetary policy to boost economy, Silergy sees growth in Automotive EV markets, expects demand to pick up by end of 2024.