Taiwan Tech Focused Senior Analyst

Patrick Liao

Being invited, I joined Sellside, i.e. JPMorgan, Nomura and Macquarie, totally around 9-10 years. Before that, I joined International Data Corp (https://www.idc.com/) to be the Asia Semiconductor analyst for nearly 2 years, and being invited to do personal lectures in TSMC, UMC, Samsung and etc. In my working experiences, I also had the chance to join Taiwanese panel company, AUO (2409.TT) and the buyside, Chinalife (2823.TT), totally for over 1 year.
I obtained MS degree from the Tsing-Hua University. Then I worked in the Taiwan Semiconductor companies for around 11 years. I had several US patents during my stay in the Semiconductor industry.

Being worked in the sellside and buyside, I deeply dived in the Greater China Semiconductor industry and directly covered some companies, like TSMC (2330.TT, TSM.US), UMC (2303.TT, UMC.US), Vanguard (5347.TT), ASE (3711.TT, ASX.US), SPIL (merged with ASE and delisted), KYEC ( 2449.TT), JCET (600584.CH), ASMPT (522.HK), GWC (6488.TT), WinSemi (3105.TT), Mediatek (2454.TT), Silergy (6415.TT), Novatek (3034.TT), Guoxin Micro (002049.CH) etc.

Novatek (3034.TT): It's Likely Quarterly Sales Will Return to Normal Seasonality in 2024F.

Novatek (3034.TT): Reserved IPhone 16 DDIC for 3Q24F Shipment; 1Q24F Outlook Bright.

Novatek (3034.TT): It's the Low Season in 1Q24F; AI Is Gradually Added to Different Applications.

UMC (2303.TT): We Estimate The Outlook Is Down a Bit to Lower QoQ in 4Q23F

TSMC (2330.TT;TSM.US): Lukewarm 4Q23F Outlook, and Hope to Experience a Healthy Growth in 2024F.

A Bull Investment Case for TSMC (Summary Version)

Equity Bottom-Up

Novatek Microelectronics Corp / Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/novatek-microelectronics-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10904:1" rel="noopener">Novatek Microelectronics Corp (3034 TT)</a>'s outlook is expected to be slightly negative QoQ in 4Q23F. </li>
<li>The <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/apple-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:666:1" rel="noopener">Apple (AAPL US)</a> iPhone 16 qualification samples of Novatek OLED DDIC is targeting to deliver by 4Q23F.</li>
<li>Novatek is increasing its wafer orders at UMC in 4Q23F.</li>
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Novatek Microelectronics Corp (3034 TT)'s outlook is expected to be slightly negative QoQ in 4Q23F. 
The Apple (AAPL US) iPhone 16 qualification samples of Novatek OLED DDIC is targeting to deliver by 4Q23F.
Novatek is increasing its wafer orders at UMC in 4Q23F.


Novatek (3034.TT): Re-Qualify IPhone OLED Display DDIC; the Downturn Might Be Ending Soon.