Taiwan Tech Focused Senior Analyst

Patrick Liao

Equity Bottom-Up

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

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<li>TSMC's top 5 clients for 2024 are <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/apple-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:666:1" rel="noopener">Apple (AAPL US)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/advanced-micro-devices-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19009:1" rel="noopener">Advanced Micro Devices (AMD US</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/qualcomm-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:969:1" rel="noopener">Qualcomm Inc (QCOM US)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mediatek-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:772:1" rel="noopener">Mediatek Inc (2454 TT)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nvidia-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5891:1" rel="noopener">NVIDIA Corp (NVDA US)</a>.</li>
<li>Smartphone orders continue to dominate at TSMC, with QCOM and MediaTek being key clients.</li>
<li>Looking ahead to 2025, Intel Corp (INTC US) is expected to rely more on TSMC, potentially leading to changes in TSMC's client ranking.</li>
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TSMC's top 5 clients for 2024 are Apple (AAPL US), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD US, Qualcomm Inc (QCOM US), Mediatek Inc (2454 TT) and NVIDIA Corp (NVDA US).
Smartphone orders continue to dominate at TSMC, with QCOM and MediaTek being key clients.
Looking ahead to 2025, Intel Corp (INTC US) is expected to rely more on TSMC, potentially leading to changes in TSMC's client ranking.


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<li>NVIDIA's dominance in AI GPUs, with 80% market share, has driven data center revenue growth by 427% YoY, with analysts expecting a 112% YoY revenue increase to $28.68 billion.</li>
<li>NVIDIA's GPUs are crucial for AI workloads, with significant adoption by cloud giants like AWS and Microsoft Azure. AI-specific chips are expected to drive 40% of 2024 revenue.</li>
<li>47 out of 61 analysts rate NVIDIA a strong buy, with average 12-month price targets showing 13% upside, reflecting confidence in its AI leadership despite potential market volatility.</li>
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NVIDIA's dominance in AI GPUs, with 80% market share, has driven data center revenue growth by 427% YoY, with analysts expecting a 112% YoY revenue increase to $28.68 billion.
NVIDIA's GPUs are crucial for AI workloads, with significant adoption by cloud giants like AWS and Microsoft Azure. AI-specific chips are expected to drive 40% of 2024 revenue.
47 out of 61 analysts rate NVIDIA a strong buy, with average 12-month price targets showing 13% upside, reflecting confidence in its AI leadership despite potential market volatility.


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<li>Nvidia, Dell, Marvell results coming out this week.. Apple iPhone 16 Reveal September 9th?</li>
<li>Micron progressing on potential Taiwan capacity expansion due to strong HBM DRAM demand</li>
<li>AMD acquires a key U.S. server systems integrator, expanding its enterprise server opportunity in a market including Taiwan's server ODM players such as Hon Hai, Wiwynn, Inventec, Quanta, and Compal.</li>
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Nvidia, Dell, Marvell results coming out this week.. Apple iPhone 16 Reveal September 9th?
Micron progressing on potential Taiwan capacity expansion due to strong HBM DRAM demand
AMD acquires a key U.S. server systems integrator, expanding its enterprise server opportunity in a market including Taiwan's server ODM players such as Hon Hai, Wiwynn, Inventec, Quanta, and Compal.


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<ul><li>First, let’s start with Intel. Intel had a pretty poor earnings result. There’s no two ways about it.</li><li>Intel reports Q2 EPS $0.02 ex-items vs FactSet $0.10, announces $10B cost reduction plan; suspends dividend</li><li>There was another layoff of around 15% of employees, a full dividend suspension (finally, guys), and a capex cut.</li></ul>

First, let’s start with Intel. Intel had a pretty poor earnings result. There’s no two ways about it.Intel reports Q2 EPS $0.02 ex-items vs FactSet $0.10, announces $10B cost reduction plan; suspends dividendThere was another layoff of around 15% of employees, a full dividend suspension (finally, guys), and a capex cut.

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<ul><li>Lots of inquiries and discussions about the semiconductor market this week, stock market movements relatively flat</li><li>Nvidia up 11%, AMD up 7%, Microsoft up 4% last week</li><li>Market experiencing a dialing back of hype, some names still overvalued, but overall growth dynamics in semiconductors still intact</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>

Lots of inquiries and discussions about the semiconductor market this week, stock market movements relatively flatNvidia up 11%, AMD up 7%, Microsoft up 4% last weekMarket experiencing a dialing back of hype, some names still overvalued, but overall growth dynamics in semiconductors still intactThis content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only.

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TSMC (2330.TT; TSM.US): 2024 Top Clients

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Mint Finance

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Vincent Fernando, CFA

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First, let’s start with Intel. Intel had a pretty poor earnings result. There’s no two ways about it. Intel reports Q2 EPS $0.02 ex-items vs...

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Episode 79: Not Your Grandfathers Data Center

Conversations focused on the performance of semiconductor stocks, including Nvidia up 11%, AMD up 7%, and Microsoft up 4%, with questions arising...

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TSMC (2330.TT; TSM.US): 2024 Top Clients

​TSMC's top 5 clients for 2024 include AAPL, AMD, QCOM, Mediatek, and NVDA, with smartphone orders dominating and shifts in client ranking expected...

Patrick Liao

[Q2 Earnings Preview] NVIDIA To Maintain AI GPU Leadership As Revenues Surge

Nvidia’s Q2 earnings are expected to reveal a 112% YoY revenue increase to $28.68B, driven by explosive growth in data centre revenues and robust...

Mint Finance

Taiwan Tech Weekly: Nvidia Results Imminent; Apple IPhone 16 Reveal Date; Micron's Taiwan Expansion

Nvidia, Dell, and Marvell to soon release results, while Micron considers Taiwan expansion and AMD acquires U.S. server integrator in industry of...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Intel Missed the Party, while AMD's ZT Systems is the Bet to Stay in the Game

First, let’s start with Intel. Intel had a pretty poor earnings result. There’s no two ways about it. Intel reports Q2 EPS $0.02 ex-items vs...

Fabricated Knowledge

Episode 79: Not Your Grandfathers Data Center

Conversations focused on the performance of semiconductor stocks, including Nvidia up 11%, AMD up 7%, and Microsoft up 4%, with questions arising...

The Circuit

TSMC's top 5 clients for 2024 include AAPL, AMD, QCOM, Mediatek, and NVDA, with smartphone orders dominating and shifts in client ranking expected...