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Vincent Fernando, CFA

Managing Director, Zero One

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<li>Intel's latest results imply a potential bottoming of its business &amp; nascent turn-around; however the greater take-away is that the PC industry is heading into a major AI-driven up-cycle.</li>
<li>PC industry inventories are now "healthy" and Intel's Client Computing segment (PCs) showed the strongest QoQ revenue growth. Management is guiding for continued improvement next quarter.</li>
<li>Edge AI will drive a major upgrade cycle for PCs worldwide and Intel's new Meteor Lake chip could be a catalyst. Invest ahead of AI PCs having their "ChatGPT Moment".</li>
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Intel's latest results imply a potential bottoming of its business &amp; nascent turn-around; however the greater take-away is that the PC industry is heading into a major AI-driven up-cycle.
PC industry inventories are now "healthy" and Intel's Client Computing segment (PCs) showed the strongest QoQ revenue growth. Management is guiding for continued improvement next quarter.
Edge AI will drive a major upgrade cycle for PCs worldwide and Intel's new Meteor Lake chip could be a catalyst. Invest ahead of AI PCs having their "ChatGPT Moment".


Intel Results #1 Take-Away: Major Readthrough for PC Upgrade Cycle and Edge AI

Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>There's been a major disconnect between performance of the Philly Semiconductor Index and the Taiwan market recently.</li>
<li>Semi optimism has picked up substantially in U.S. markets and institutional favor towards the Taiwan market could improve as a result.</li>
<li>We indentify US$1bn+  market cap stocks most under-held by institutions, as well as those who may be most at risk of a short squeeze.</li>
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There's been a major disconnect between performance of the Philly Semiconductor Index and the Taiwan market recently.
Semi optimism has picked up substantially in U.S. markets and institutional favor towards the Taiwan market could improve as a result.
We indentify US$1bn+  market cap stocks most under-held by institutions, as well as those who may be most at risk of a short squeeze.


Taiwan Short Squeeze Ahead? Taiwan Market Significantly Lagging Philly SOX Index

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

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<li>Nvidia CEO to unveil new developments at the company's GTC developer conference tonight Asia time. TSMC and ASML could have read-throughs from the event given their key roles.</li>
<li>AUO's chairman said that he expects PC panel demand to return to normal levels later this year; indicating another sign of potential improvement in the PC and display space.</li>
<li>PC maker Asustek was a top loser in the past week; we highlight it as a potential Long/Short opportunity.</li>
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Nvidia CEO to unveil new developments at the company's GTC developer conference tonight Asia time. TSMC and ASML could have read-throughs from the event given their key roles.
AUO's chairman said that he expects PC panel demand to return to normal levels later this year; indicating another sign of potential improvement in the PC and display space.
PC maker Asustek was a top loser in the past week; we highlight it as a potential Long/Short opportunity.


Taiwan Tech Weekly: Nvidia's Latest Strategy Unveil Tonight; AUO Says PC Panel Demand Normalizing

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/elan-microelectronics-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19789:1" rel="noopener">Elan Microelectronics (2458 TT)</a> will be removed from the FTSE Taiwan Mid Cap 100 Index on September 16th. As a result, it could see 12+ days of volume of selling.</li>
<li>We had a call with management. Guidance and product performance implies the company has relative strength vs. its end-market demand weakness.</li>
<li>The stock has already underperformed notebook-related peers by a wide margin, hence a further underperformance caused by passive selling could open up a rebound opportunity,</li>
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Elan Microelectronics (2458 TT) will be removed from the FTSE Taiwan Mid Cap 100 Index on September 16th. As a result, it could see 12+ days of volume of selling.
We had a call with management. Guidance and product performance implies the company has relative strength vs. its end-market demand weakness.
The stock has already underperformed notebook-related peers by a wide margin, hence a further underperformance caused by passive selling could open up a rebound opportunity,


Elan Microelectronics Event: Index Removal Selling Could Exacerbate Price Divergence

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Sino American Silicon Products / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>GlobalWafers secures $400M from CHIPS Act to boost semiconductor production amid global chip shortage.</li><li>Samsung intensifies focus on wearable device sales with new strategies to adapt to declining demand in market.</li><li>Acer targets Indian smartphone market with white-label approach and Qualcomm teams up with Microsoft to innovate PCs using AI technology.</li></ul>

GlobalWafers secures $400M from CHIPS Act to boost semiconductor production amid global chip shortage.Samsung intensifies focus on wearable device sales with new strategies to adapt to declining demand in market.Acer targets Indian smartphone market with white-label approach and Qualcomm teams up with Microsoft to innovate PCs using AI technology.

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (18-Jul-2024): GlobalWafers gets $400M CHIPS Act funds.

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Acer Inc. manufactures and distributes semiconductor products, personal computers, computer peripherals, multimedia products, and computer software. The Company also provides maintenance and repair services to customers.  In addition, Acer Inc. operates real estate business. The Company markets its products under the Acer brand name.

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Intel Results #1 Take-Away: Major Readthrough for PC Upgrade Cycle and Edge AI

Edge AI will drive a major upgrade cycle for PCs worldwide -- We recommend getting ahead of PC's having their "ChatGPT Moment".

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Taiwan Short Squeeze Ahead? Taiwan Market Significantly Lagging Philly SOX Index

We indentify US$1bn+ market cap stocks most under-held by institutions, as well as those who may be most at risk of a short squeeze.

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Taiwan Tech Weekly: Nvidia's Latest Strategy Unveil Tonight; AUO Says PC Panel Demand Normalizing

Nvidia CEO to unveil new developments at the company's GTC developer conference. TSMC and ASML could have read-throughs from the event given their...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Elan Microelectronics Event: Index Removal Selling Could Exacerbate Price Divergence

We had a call with management. Guidance and product performance implies the company has relative strength vs. its end-market demand weakness.

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (18-Jul-2024): GlobalWafers gets $400M CHIPS Act funds.

GlobalWafers gets $400M funding, Samsung boosts wearable sales, ASML sees growth with AI and China, Acer targets India, Qualcomm and Microsoft...

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