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

Equity Bottom-Up

Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) - ADR / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Taiwan Tech Rebounds Sharply Alongside Major Nvidia/U.S. Tech Rebound Last Week. Wave of Major Earnings Releases This Week -- See Our Key Events Section.</li>
<li>Apple's Latest Supplier List Released Last Week -- Nanya Tech, Lotes, and Novatek Dropped. New List Shows Apple Struggling to Diversify from China.</li>
<li>Apple iOS 18 Will Heavily Feature Edge AI Running Locally on the iPhone for User' Privacy and Security -- We Believe This Could Be a Major Driver of Phone Upgrades</li>
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Taiwan Tech Rebounds Sharply Alongside Major Nvidia/U.S. Tech Rebound Last Week. Wave of Major Earnings Releases This Week -- See Our Key Events Section.
Apple's Latest Supplier List Released Last Week -- Nanya Tech, Lotes, and Novatek Dropped. New List Shows Apple Struggling to Diversify from China.
Apple iOS 18 Will Heavily Feature Edge AI Running Locally on the iPhone for User' Privacy and Security -- We Believe This Could Be a Major Driver of Phone Upgrades


Taiwan Tech Weekly: Major Week of Earnings; Apple's Edge AI Could Make Your Current IPhone Obsolete

Asia and Global Semiconductor and Tech Research

Andrew Lu

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<li>Intel misses 1H24 market consensus again, post market correction of over 7%. Can shifting focus away from foundry/manufacturing help?</li>
<li>Is the breakdown change for future spin off/IPO of foundry/manufacturing, and non focus businesses like Altera and Mobileye positive?</li>
<li>We disagree Intel foundry to breakeven in two years; we see AI product lagging behind competitors and non AI server CPU being squeezed by AI server GPU and GPU/CPU integration.</li>
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Intel misses 1H24 market consensus again, post market correction of over 7%. Can shifting focus away from foundry/manufacturing help?
Is the breakdown change for future spin off/IPO of foundry/manufacturing, and non focus businesses like Altera and Mobileye positive?
We disagree Intel foundry to breakeven in two years; we see AI product lagging behind competitors and non AI server CPU being squeezed by AI server GPU and GPU/CPU integration.


Intel Is Shifting Focus to Products, Away from Manufacturing/Foundry; Worth to Follow?

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

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>PC, Smartphone Unit shipments both registering YoY growth in Q124</li>
<li>TSMC will beat guidance &amp; likely guide Q224 up ~5% QoQ. Samsung's pre earnings showed strong recovery in operating profit</li>
<li>Server unit shipments are on a ~17% YoY growth run rate</li>
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PC, Smartphone Unit shipments both registering YoY growth in Q124
TSMC will beat guidance &amp; likely guide Q224 up ~5% QoQ. Samsung's pre earnings showed strong recovery in operating profit
Server unit shipments are on a ~17% YoY growth run rate


Multiple Positive Catalysts Ahead Of Q124 Earnings Season

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<li>Intel launched a new segment reporting structure under which its newly created Foundry P&amp;L allegedly racked up operating losses of ~$17 billion over the past three years</li>
<li>The Foundry P&amp;L is not expected to reach breakeven until the '27/'28 timeframe</li>
<li>Intel's share price is down &gt;10% in the two days since the new financial model was launched. </li>
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Intel launched a new segment reporting structure under which its newly created Foundry P&amp;L allegedly racked up operating losses of ~$17 billion over the past three years
The Foundry P&amp;L is not expected to reach breakeven until the '27/'28 timeframe
Intel's share price is down &gt;10% in the two days since the new financial model was launched. 


Intel's New Segment Reporting. Transparency Or Obfuscation?

Geopolitical Analyst, Steno Research, Steno Research

Mikkel Rosenvold

Geopolitical Analyst, Steno Research

Macro and Geopolitical Research House

Steno Research

Steno Research is a new macro and geopolitical research house. We are based out of Copenhagen, Denmark, but have an international team and a strong network of sources and partners around the world. The team is lead by Andreas Steno, previous global head of strategy at Nordea Bank, and Mikkel Rosenvold, former chief consultant in the Danish Ministry of Finance.

Macroeconomics

<ul><li>Welcome to this week’s Great Game, where we cover current geopolitical events relevant to your portfolio!Israel-Hamas War takes toll on hospitalsSituation: Israeli troops have left the Shifa hospital in Gaza after reducing the site to rubbles.</li><li>Meanwhile, Israeli strikes have hit the Al-Aqsa hospital as well as a ‘World Food Kitchen’ convoy, killing seven NGO workers.</li><li>Finally, Israel bombed the Iranian embassy in Syria, killing a couple of high-ranking Iranian military commanders.</li></ul>

Welcome to this week’s Great Game, where we cover current geopolitical events relevant to your portfolio!Israel-Hamas War takes toll on hospitalsSituation: Israeli troops have left the Shifa hospital in Gaza after reducing the site to rubbles.Meanwhile, Israeli strikes have hit the Al-Aqsa hospital as well as a ‘World Food Kitchen’ convoy, killing seven NGO workers.Finally, Israel bombed the Iranian embassy in Syria, killing a couple of high-ranking Iranian military commanders.

Great Game – Israel running out of friends, China growing friendships

United States

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) produces semiconductor products and devices. The Company offers products such as microprocessors, embedded microprocessors, chipsets, graphics, video and multimedia products and supplies it to third-party foundries, as well as provides assembling, testing, and packaging services. AMD serves customers worldwide.

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Steno Research

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