Managing Director, Zero One, Zero One

Vincent Fernando, CFA

20 years experience researching capital markets across Asia and the USA.

Managing Director, Zero One

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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.

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Silicon Motion Technology / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>AI servers need 8-10x the storage of standard servers, and with nearline hard-drive lead times past 52 weeks, hyperscalers are shifting to enterprise SSDs, the storage market's fastest-growing segment.</li>
<li>Silicon Motion's MonTitan platform — the SM8366 Gen5 flagship and Gen6 SM8466 — sells controllers, reference designs, and licensable firmware to NAND makers and drive builders, a merchant model.</li>
<li>Quarterly revenue has more than doubled in a year, from US$166.5m in 1Q25 to US$342.1m in 1Q26, with two customers ramping and five tier-one hyperscalers queued for 2H26.</li>
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AI servers need 8-10x the storage of standard servers, and with nearline hard-drive lead times past 52 weeks, hyperscalers are shifting to enterprise SSDs, the storage market's fastest-growing segment.
Silicon Motion's MonTitan platform — the SM8366 Gen5 flagship and Gen6 SM8466 — sells controllers, reference designs, and licensable firmware to NAND makers and drive builders, a merchant model.
Quarterly revenue has more than doubled in a year, from US$166.5m in 1Q25 to US$342.1m in 1Q26, with two customers ramping and five tier-one hyperscalers queued for 2H26.


TechChain Insights: Silicon Motion's Enterprise SSD Ramp Begins, Five Hyperscalers Queued