Taiwan Tech Focused Senior Analyst

Patrick Liao

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>We expect MediaTek Dimensity 8000/8100 and 9000 are targeting shipment of ~30-40mn and 5-10mn sets respectively, which means high-end 5G smartphone chipset will aim at 10-14% 5G shipment in 2022.</li>
<li>We consider the inventory argument raised for China smartphone could be a kind of  fake issue.</li>
<li>In 5G era, the PMIC is about 2~3 times of 4G in size with the mature nodes.</li>
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We expect MediaTek Dimensity 8000/8100 and 9000 are targeting shipment of ~30-40mn and 5-10mn sets respectively, which means high-end 5G smartphone chipset will aim at 10-14% 5G shipment in 2022.
We consider the inventory argument raised for China smartphone could be a kind of  fake issue.
In 5G era, the PMIC is about 2~3 times of 4G in size with the mature nodes.


MediaTek (2454.TT): We Expect High-End 5G Smartphone Chipset Will Aim at 10-14% Shipment in 2022.

King Yuan Electronics Co, Ltd. / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>It is usually the low season in the 1st quarter, and we expect the revenue/GM is about NT$8.55bn/25.5% in 1Q22 respectively.    </li>
<li>KYEC’s main clients are MediaTek, NVDA, XLNX and etc., and some demands in Automotive also rising up quickly.</li>
<li>In real terms, the shareholder might receive the same dividend amount of about NT$2.5+ for 2021. We think it likely targets a 5% dividend yield.</li>
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It is usually the low season in the 1st quarter, and we expect the revenue/GM is about NT$8.55bn/25.5% in 1Q22 respectively.    
KYEC’s main clients are MediaTek, NVDA, XLNX and etc., and some demands in Automotive also rising up quickly.
In real terms, the shareholder might receive the same dividend amount of about NT$2.5+ for 2021. We think it likely targets a 5% dividend yield.


KYEC (2449.TT): A Slow 1Q22 Is Likely to Occur, Which Could Present an Entry Point.

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Ken S. Kim

Founder/CEO of ROK Advisory

ROK Advisory LLC

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/samsung-electronics-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:191:1" rel="noopener">Samsung Electronics (005930 KS)</a> goal to be the #1 semi player in the world in danger</li>
<li>An internal business audit being performed which is an indication of what to do with strategy</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/taiwan-semiconductor-manufacturing-company" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11230:1" rel="noopener">TSMC (2330 TT)</a> has always been the benchmark; does the focus change ?</li>
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Samsung Electronics (005930 KS) goal to be the #1 semi player in the world in danger
An internal business audit being performed which is an indication of what to do with strategy

TSMC (2330 TT) has always been the benchmark; does the focus change ?


The Conundrum for Samsung - What to Do Foundry?

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

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<li>We believe TSMC shall decide whether to raise wafer price in one, or two month.</li>
<li>To our understanding, Intel has gotten the wafer allocation from TSMC for the next two years.</li>
<li>To our understanding, MediaTek is the first client to perform 4nm production, although the booking quantity is less than Apple iPhone.</li>
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We believe TSMC shall decide whether to raise wafer price in one, or two month.
To our understanding, Intel has gotten the wafer allocation from TSMC for the next two years.
To our understanding, MediaTek is the first client to perform 4nm production, although the booking quantity is less than Apple iPhone.


TSMC (TSM.US; 2303.TT): TSMC Shall Decide Whether to Raise Wafer Price in One, or Two Month.

Asset Allocation & Fund Positioning, Copley Fund Research

Steven Holden

Asset Allocation & Fund Positioning

Copley Fund Research

Copley Fund Research provide research and data on asset allocation among Global and Emerging Market equity funds.  The analysis details absolute and relative positioning across countries, sectors and industries together with highly granular data on single stock and single fund allocations.  The data is updated monthly with time series going back to January 2011.

Global Research - Analysis of 165 prominent Global equity funds, combined AUM $335bn
GEM Research - Analysis of 127 prominent global EM equity funds, combined AUM $250bn

Asset Allocation - Global and GEM Equity

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<li>PT Bank Central Asia has ownership among GEM active funds has hit record highs.</li>
<li>Aggressive Growth managers account for 14 of the largest 20 positions in the stock, led by Virtus EM Growth (4.16%) and Mirae EM Great Consumer (4.07%).</li>
<li>It is the 12th most widely held stock globally and the 4th most widely held stock in the Financials sector.  Competition lies in Sberbank, CCB and Ping An Insurance.</li>
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PT Bank Central Asia has ownership among GEM active funds has hit record highs.
Aggressive Growth managers account for 14 of the largest 20 positions in the stock, led by Virtus EM Growth (4.16%) and Mirae EM Great Consumer (4.07%).
It is the 12th most widely held stock globally and the 4th most widely held stock in the Financials sector.  Competition lies in Sberbank, CCB and Ping An Insurance.


Bank Central Asia: GEM Funds Hit Max Exposure

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MediaTek Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions. The company provides SOC system solutions for wireless communications, high-definition TV, optical storage, DVD and Blu-ray products.

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Patrick Liao

KYEC (2449.TT): A Slow 1Q22 Is Likely to Occur, Which Could Present an Entry Point.

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Patrick Liao

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Samsung Electronics' believes that foundry will be a key point of future diversification and growth but it seems they have run into a problem. ...

Ken S. Kim

TSMC (TSM.US; 2303.TT): TSMC Shall Decide Whether to Raise Wafer Price in One, or Two Month.

TSMC has the lowest wafer price among top foundry players, i.e., TSMC, UMC, GF and SMIC. For 28nm, the generic price is ~US$2,500 in TSMC, but it...

Patrick Liao

Bank Central Asia: GEM Funds Hit Max Exposure

Ownership in PT Bank Central Asia has hit record highs. Of the 246 active GEM funds in our analysis, 46.3% own BBCA and 40.24% are overweight the...

Steven Holden

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