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Daily Brief TMT/Internet: Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) – ADR, Mediatek Inc, TSE Tokyo Price Index TOPIX, Tencent, Asustek Computer and more

In today’s briefing:

  • Taiwan Dual-Listings Monitor: TSMC Continues Falling from Extreme Level; CHT at Unusual Discount
  • Mediatek: Accelerating Momentum in Automotive, Data Center, and AI Memory Solutions
  • Taiwan Tech Weekly: Quanta Surging on Nvidia Server Orders; Nanya Results Ahead; Intel Foundry Event
  • Updated Tool (31Mar24) & “Diff File Generator” For TSE “Mgmt Conscious of Capital Cost/Stock Price”
  • Tencent/Netease: Both Zeroed in March Game Approval
  • Post Nvidia GTC Industry Impact: Large Quanta Server Win Just the Beginning of an Order Wave?


Taiwan Dual-Listings Monitor: TSMC Continues Falling from Extreme Level; CHT at Unusual Discount

By Vincent Fernando, CFA

  • TSMC: +11.8% Premium — Falling Closer to Its Historical Range
  • ASE: +9.2% Premium; Further Breakdown Could Indicate Return to Previous Trading Range
  • CHT: -1.8% Discount — Good Level to Long the Spread

Mediatek: Accelerating Momentum in Automotive, Data Center, and AI Memory Solutions

By Vincent Fernando, CFA

  • Mediatek is advancing full speed with recent industry collaborations for automotive chips, data center connectivity solutions, and AI memory solutions.
  • In particular, the company has entered the market for Co-Packaged Optics (CPO), with partnerships announced with Foxconn and Ranovus.
  • While the stock has rallied and re-rated, consensus forward estimates do not appear overly demanding and could still have room to increase further.

Taiwan Tech Weekly: Quanta Surging on Nvidia Server Orders; Nanya Results Ahead; Intel Foundry Event

By Vincent Fernando, CFA

  • Quanta surged with major server wins from Meta, Alphabet, and Amazon. Nanya Tech results are two weeks ahead and Intel will host a webinar this week about its Foundry business.
  • Mediatek: Accelerating Momentum in Automotive, Data Center, and AI Memory Solutions 
  • Hon Hai (Foxconn): After the 50% Surge, Where Can It Go From Here? 

Updated Tool (31Mar24) & “Diff File Generator” For TSE “Mgmt Conscious of Capital Cost/Stock Price”

By Travis Lundy

  • In mid-January, the TSE announced a “name-and-shame” list where they listed all the companies which had put forth a disclosure about 【資本コストや株価を意識した経営の実現に向けた対応】. But they did not actually shame.
  • The list shows which companies have disclosed a policy/consideration. But no data/links. We have the links, and we are weeks ahead of the TSE. Working to get months ahead.
  • We created a tool to name everyone, show their reports, provide links, and now a new tool. Put in a name, see the difference between the Old/New Reports.

Tencent/Netease: Both Zeroed in March Game Approval

By Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

  • China announced game approval for the Feb batch. The number of games approved remained at a higher level than 2023.
  • The pace of China game approval appears to have accelerated to the same level as pre-tightening.
  • However, neither Tencent and Netease got any approval in March.

Post Nvidia GTC Industry Impact: Large Quanta Server Win Just the Beginning of an Order Wave?

By Vincent Fernando, CFA

  • Just a week after Nvidia’s GTC conference, Quanta has reportedly secured large orders for new Nvidia Blackwell-based servers from Google, Amazon AWS, and Meta. 
  • Other firms showcasing Nvidia servers at GTC include Wiwynn, Gigabyte, Pegatron, Asus, Hon Hai (Ingrasys), Wistron, Dell, and Super Micro. There could be a higher probability of new order wins.
  • Stock Focus: Asustek — Improving outlook as a play on both AI PCs and AI servers.

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