‘Peak Smartphone’ Thesis Goes Mainstream, as EM Disappoints Bulls…
TSMC’s weak guidance last week and Q2 shipment downgrades for Apple reflect the ‘peak smartphone’ underweight stance on the Asian supply chain...
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We Are Raising Our Chip Equipment Estimates for 2018 as Recent Strength Set to Persist
After taking a fresh look at our semiconductor capital equipment coverage, we are raising our 2018 equipment market growth rate from 3% to 10%. Our...
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TSMC Expects Stronger Sales but Lower Capex Density, Implying Room to Raise Cash Dividends
SummaryDespite much in line 1Q18 guidance (8-10% q/q sales decline, 49.5-51.5% gross margin, 38-40% operating margin), most of the incremental new...
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2017 Semiconductor Equipment Spending On Track For a Record $55.9 Billion
On December 12'th 2017, SEMI, the global industry association representing the electronics manufacturing supply chain, projected that worldwide...
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The Week That Was in NorthAsia@Smartkarma: Kobe Steel, SK Tomorrow, & Trump Plans to Visit DMZ
There were 20+ research gems in this week's The Week That Was in NorthAsia@Smartkarma. We want to highlight four reports in particular. There were...
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