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

Taiwan Tech Focused Senior Analyst

Patrick Liao

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<li>In 2Q24F, customer demand has slowed down in the traditional low season, as inventory levels normalize.  </li>
<li>In summary, sales in USD are expected to grow in the mid-teens YoY in 2024F. Smartphone growth will be the strongest driver of this growth. </li>
<li>MediaTek is a leader in the Wi-Fi 7 market and aims to gain significant market share with its diverse product portfolio this year.</li>
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In 2Q24F, customer demand has slowed down in the traditional low season, as inventory levels normalize.  
In summary, sales in USD are expected to grow in the mid-teens YoY in 2024F. Smartphone growth will be the strongest driver of this growth. 
MediaTek is a leader in the Wi-Fi 7 market and aims to gain significant market share with its diverse product portfolio this year.


MediaTek (2454.TT): 1Q24 Results Beat; 2Q24F Revenue Outlook Shows a Flat to Downward Scenario.

Asia and Global Semiconductor and Tech Research

Andrew Lu

<ul>
<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?

Asia L/S Equity PM/Macro/Thematic Idea Generation

Rikki Malik

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>QE or not QE – that is the question for China.</li>
<li>Gold’s rise postponed by margin increases from major trading centres?</li>
<li>US markets looking increasingly risky as utilities rise in absolute and relative terms.</li>
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QE or not QE – that is the question for China.
Gold’s rise postponed by margin increases from major trading centres?
US markets looking increasingly risky as utilities rise in absolute and relative terms.


Macro Overview #2: A Review of Recent Events Impacting Our Investment Themes.

Podcast by Joe Weisenthal & Tracy Alloway, Odd Lots

Odd Lots

Podcast by Joe Weisenthal & Tracy Alloway

Bloomberg's Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway explore the most interesting topics in finance, markets and economics. Join the conversation every Monday and Thursday.

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<ul><li>AI detectors are not very effective, leading to the solution of grading AI-generated essays as regular essays</li><li>Chat GPT essays are currently at a C level, serving as the baseline for comparison</li><li>The use of AI in industrial applications, specifically robotics, is a growing area of interest for investment and development</li></ul><p><em>This content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only.</em></p>

AI detectors are not very effective, leading to the solution of grading AI-generated essays as regular essaysChat GPT essays are currently at a C level, serving as the baseline for comparisonThe use of AI in industrial applications, specifically robotics, is a growing area of interest for investment and developmentThis content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only.

Josh Wolfe: The ChatGPT of Robotics is Coming

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NVIDIA Corporation designs, develops, and markets three dimensional (3D) graphics processors and related software.  The Company's products provide interactive 3D graphics to the mainstream personal computer market.

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

Taiwan rebounded strongly last week alongside Nvidia and U.S. tech. This week will be another major earnings week. Apple's edge AI for user privacy...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

MediaTek (2454.TT): 1Q24 Results Beat; 2Q24F Revenue Outlook Shows a Flat to Downward Scenario.

Customer demand has slowed in 2Q24F. Sales in USD are expected to grow in the mid-teens YoY and Smartphone growth will be the strongest driver in...

Patrick Liao

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

Intel Is Shifting Focus to Products, Away from Manufacturing/Foundry; Three structural improvement check points to follow

Andrew Lu

Macro Overview #2: A Review of Recent Events Impacting Our Investment Themes.

Is China going to embark on QE? Exchanges raise margin requirements to slow gold's ascent. US and Japanese stock markets look increasingly at risk

Rikki Malik

Josh Wolfe: The ChatGPT of Robotics is Coming

AI detectors struggle with grading essays, Chat GPT essays are average, Delve can detect AI generated content, AI has various industrial...

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

Taiwan rebounded strongly last week alongside Nvidia and U.S. tech. This week will be another major earnings week. Apple's edge AI for user privacy...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

MediaTek (2454.TT): 1Q24 Results Beat; 2Q24F Revenue Outlook Shows a Flat to Downward Scenario.

​Customer demand has slowed in 2Q24F. Sales in USD are expected to grow in the mid-teens YoY and Smartphone growth will be the strongest driver in...

Patrick Liao

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

Intel Is Shifting Focus to Products, Away from Manufacturing/Foundry; Three structural improvement check points to follow

Andrew Lu

Macro Overview #2: A Review of Recent Events Impacting Our Investment Themes.

Is China going to embark on QE? Exchanges raise margin requirements to slow gold's ascent. US and Japanese stock markets look increasingly at risk

Rikki Malik

Josh Wolfe: The ChatGPT of Robotics is Coming

AI detectors struggle with grading essays, Chat GPT essays are average, Delve can detect AI generated content, AI has various industrial...

Odd Lots

Customer demand has slowed in 2Q24F. Sales in USD are expected to grow in the mid-teens YoY and Smartphone growth will be the strongest driver in...