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

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<li>We hosted a conference call with Global Unichip (GUC); GUC is 34.8% held by TSMC and a key provider of semiconductor design services to companies aiming to manufacture with TSMC.</li>
<li>GUC's Revenue Prospects are Linked to TSMC's Growth, However the Success of Its Customers' Chips Also a Factor -- Lagged Strong Revenue Growth Likely</li>
<li>Conclusion: GUC a Second-Derivative Play on TSMC's Structural Drivers with Potential to Surprise the Market and Catch Up to TSMC's Share Performance</li>
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We hosted a conference call with Global Unichip (GUC); GUC is 34.8% held by TSMC and a key provider of semiconductor design services to companies aiming to manufacture with TSMC.
GUC's Revenue Prospects are Linked to TSMC's Growth, However the Success of Its Customers' Chips Also a Factor -- Lagged Strong Revenue Growth Likely
Conclusion: GUC a Second-Derivative Play on TSMC's Structural Drivers with Potential to Surprise the Market and Catch Up to TSMC's Share Performance


TechChain Insights: Call with TSMC Partner Global Unichip; Potential to Outpace TSMC Revenue Growth?

Asia and Global Semiconductor and Tech Research

Andrew Lu

<ul>
<li>Post 35% price gain in a quarter, many good news we expected and other analysts expected already factored into the share price. We believe the risk/reward not attractive here.</li>
<li>TSMC guides stronger 1Q24 and 2024, helped by Nvidia and copy cat AI GPU/ASIC orders. We see greater opportunities for alternative copy cat solutions like AMD and Alchip.</li>
<li>We attribute Nvidia customers' sales discrepancy to AI server is cannibalizing non-AI server and Nvidia is allocating more GPUs to premium price paying customers in 1H24 and reverse in 2H24.</li>
</ul>


Post 35% price gain in a quarter, many good news we expected and other analysts expected already factored into the share price. We believe the risk/reward not attractive here.
TSMC guides stronger 1Q24 and 2024, helped by Nvidia and copy cat AI GPU/ASIC orders. We see greater opportunities for alternative copy cat solutions like AMD and Alchip.
We attribute Nvidia customers' sales discrepancy to AI server is cannibalizing non-AI server and Nvidia is allocating more GPUs to premium price paying customers in 1H24 and reverse in 2H24.


From Nvidia Results to See Supply Chain Stories?

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Nov 1st which has an aggregated short interest worth USD21.0bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in Taishin Financial, Elite Material, Nuvoton Technology, Wan Hai Lines, King Yuan Electronics.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Nov 1st which has an aggregated short interest worth USD21.0bn.
We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in Taishin Financial, Elite Material, Nuvoton Technology, Wan Hai Lines, King Yuan Electronics.


TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Nov 1st): Taishin Financial, Elite Material, Nuvoton Technology

Taiwan Tech Focused Senior Analyst

Patrick Liao

<ul>
<li>On December 8th, GUC reached its daily limit at the closing price, but the company did not consistently demonstrate an agreeable attitude.</li>
<li>The "AI" is an explicit knowledge for today, while GUC is a company of project based. </li>
<li>GUC's monthly revenue decreased by 22.15% YoY in November 2023.</li>
</ul>


On December 8th, GUC reached its daily limit at the closing price, but the company did not consistently demonstrate an agreeable attitude.
The "AI" is an explicit knowledge for today, while GUC is a company of project based. 
GUC's monthly revenue decreased by 22.15% YoY in November 2023.


GUC (3443.TT): Why the Company Did Show a Bit Cautious Attitude with the Market Price?

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

<ul>
<li>Taiwan Tech Stocks Rally, But Lag Nvidia's Massive Rally; Prepare for Nvidia, Dell, HP Results Next Week</li>
<li>Hon Hai &amp; Zhen Ding Show No Major AI Slowdown; Taiwan AI Supply Chain Names Lag Nvidia's Rebound </li>
<li>TSMC Foundry 2.0: Strategic Shift Or Brand Tinkering? Why It Is Significant</li>
</ul>


Taiwan Tech Stocks Rally, But Lag Nvidia's Massive Rally; Prepare for Nvidia, Dell, HP Results Next Week
Hon Hai &amp; Zhen Ding Show No Major AI Slowdown; Taiwan AI Supply Chain Names Lag Nvidia's Rebound 
TSMC Foundry 2.0: Strategic Shift Or Brand Tinkering? Why It Is Significant


Taiwan Tech Weekly: Taiwan Rebound Lagging Nvidia; Why TSMC's 'Foundry 2.0' Is Significant

Taiwan

Global Unichip Corporation designs and produces a wide variety of silicon chips.

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Global Unichip (3443 TT)

TechChain Insights: Call with TSMC Partner Global Unichip; Potential to Outpace TSMC Revenue Growth?

GUC, a key provider of semiconductor design services, is a second-derivative play on TSMC's growth with potential to surprise the market and catch...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

From Nvidia Results to See Supply Chain Stories?

From Nvidia Results to See Supply Chain Stories? Post 35% price gain in a quarter, many good news already factored into the share price. We...

Andrew Lu

TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Nov 1st): Taishin Financial, Elite Material, Nuvoton Technology

We analyzed TWSE short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in Taishin Financial, Elite Material, Nuvoton...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

GUC (3443.TT): Why the Company Did Show a Bit Cautious Attitude with the Market Price?

GUC's daily limit reached, but company's attitude inconsistent. GUC's project-based nature contrasts with the prominence of "AI" knowledge....

Patrick Liao

Taiwan Tech Weekly: Taiwan Rebound Lagging Nvidia; Why TSMC's 'Foundry 2.0' Is Significant

Taiwan tech stocks rally but lag behind Nvidia; focus on upcoming results from Nvidia, Dell, and HP. TSMC's strategic shift to Foundry 2.0 is...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

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TechChain Insights: Call with TSMC Partner Global Unichip; Potential to Outpace TSMC Revenue Growth?

​GUC, a key provider of semiconductor design services, is a second-derivative play on TSMC's growth with potential to surprise the market and catch...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

From Nvidia Results to See Supply Chain Stories?

From Nvidia Results to See Supply Chain Stories? Post 35% price gain in a quarter, many good news already factored into the share price. We...

Andrew Lu

TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Nov 1st): Taishin Financial, Elite Material, Nuvoton Technology

We analyzed TWSE short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in Taishin Financial, Elite Material, Nuvoton...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

GUC (3443.TT): Why the Company Did Show a Bit Cautious Attitude with the Market Price?

​GUC's daily limit reached, but company's attitude inconsistent. GUC's project-based nature contrasts with the prominence of "AI" knowledge....

Patrick Liao

Taiwan Tech Weekly: Taiwan Rebound Lagging Nvidia; Why TSMC's 'Foundry 2.0' Is Significant

​Taiwan tech stocks rally but lag behind Nvidia; focus on upcoming results from Nvidia, Dell, and HP. TSMC's strategic shift to Foundry 2.0 is...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

GUC, a key provider of semiconductor design services, is a second-derivative play on TSMC's growth with potential to surprise the market and catch...

GUC's daily limit reached, but company's attitude inconsistent. GUC's project-based nature contrasts with the prominence of "AI" knowledge....

Taiwan tech stocks rally but lag behind Nvidia; focus on upcoming results from Nvidia, Dell, and HP. TSMC's strategic shift to Foundry 2.0 is...