Semiconductor & Technology Specialist, Ingenuity

William Keating

Semiconductor & Technology Specialist

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Samsung's Q1 2023 operating profit has collapsed to 0.6 trillion Korean won (TKW), down from 4.31 TKW in Q2 2022 and 14.12 TWK in Q1 2022</li>
<li>A promise to "meaningfully lower" memory production sent competitor shares soaring, presumably in anticipation of a faster end to the current memory downturn.</li>
<li>The memory production cut report is elusive and vaguely attributed. We don't anticipate a return to meaningful profitability in the memory segment until Q1 2024. </li>
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Samsung's Q1 2023 operating profit has collapsed to 0.6 trillion Korean won (TKW), down from 4.31 TKW in Q2 2022 and 14.12 TWK in Q1 2022
A promise to "meaningfully lower" memory production sent competitor shares soaring, presumably in anticipation of a faster end to the current memory downturn.
The memory production cut report is elusive and vaguely attributed. We don't anticipate a return to meaningful profitability in the memory segment until Q1 2024. 


Samsung Q1 2023 Profit Collapse Triggers Memory Production Cut Promise In Regulatory Filing

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Vincent Fernando, CFA

Managing Director, Zero One

Equity Bottom-Up

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

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<li>Samsung announced that it would reduce memory chip production in light of crashing profits, this is after the company had previously said it would not reduce production. Memory names rallied.</li>
<li>Hon Hai announced a $820m investment plan for EV manufacturing in southern Taiwan.</li>
<li>Japan's semiconductor manufacturing equipment export restrictions targeting China will take effect starting in July.</li>
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Samsung announced that it would reduce memory chip production in light of crashing profits, this is after the company had previously said it would not reduce production. Memory names rallied.
Hon Hai announced a $820m investment plan for EV manufacturing in southern Taiwan.
Japan's semiconductor manufacturing equipment export restrictions targeting China will take effect starting in July.


Taiwan Tech Weekly: Samsung Finally Announces Chip Production Cuts; Hon Hai's New EV Factory

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<li>Hon Hai reports start of production for electric tractors in the U.S., and separately its founder is seeking the support of Taiwan's KMT party to run for Taiwan president.</li>
<li>The extreme Delta Thailand vs. Delta Taiwan valuation disconnect has finally reverted hard; Delta Thailand shares have crashed recently relative to Delta Taiwan not trading.</li>
<li>The long holiday has opened up some rare ADR discounts for Taiwan dual-listed names.</li>
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Hon Hai reports start of production for electric tractors in the U.S., and separately its founder is seeking the support of Taiwan's KMT party to run for Taiwan president.
The extreme Delta Thailand vs. Delta Taiwan valuation disconnect has finally reverted hard; Delta Thailand shares have crashed recently relative to Delta Taiwan not trading.
The long holiday has opened up some rare ADR discounts for Taiwan dual-listed names.


Taiwan Tech Weekly: Market Re-Opens After Long Holiday; U.S.-China Chip War Heats Up Further

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<li>ADR premiums for dual-listed Taiwan shares have overall been on the uptrend this week, as semiconductor industy optimism in the U.S. as increased.</li>
<li>TSMC's ADR premium appears to be trading at a new higher range in the last few months.</li>
<li>Other spreads have risen as well lately; it's probably best to wait for significant reversals, which usually happen within two weeks at most.</li>
</ul>


ADR premiums for dual-listed Taiwan shares have overall been on the uptrend this week, as semiconductor industy optimism in the U.S. as increased.
TSMC's ADR premium appears to be trading at a new higher range in the last few months.
Other spreads have risen as well lately; it's probably best to wait for significant reversals, which usually happen within two weeks at most.


Taiwan Dual-Listings: ADR Premiums on the Rise; TSMC Premium Persistently Higher Lately

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<li>Micron reported a very weak set of results, implying weak results to come for Memory peers such as Nanya Technology.</li>
<li>Micron however said it sees signs of customer inventories improving, and expects the Memory over-supply imbalance to improve through the end of calendar 2023.</li>
<li>We remain biased to Long Micron vs. Short Nanya Technology. While there are signs of improvement coming for industry supply/demand, we believe Micron is in a relatively stronger position.</li>
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Micron reported a very weak set of results, implying weak results to come for Memory peers such as Nanya Technology.
Micron however said it sees signs of customer inventories improving, and expects the Memory over-supply imbalance to improve through the end of calendar 2023.
We remain biased to Long Micron vs. Short Nanya Technology. While there are signs of improvement coming for industry supply/demand, we believe Micron is in a relatively stronger position.


Micron Results: Take-Aways for Memory, PC Industry Outlook; Long Micron Vs. Short Nanya

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Micron Technology, Inc., through its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets dynamic random access memory chips (DRAMs), very fast static random access memory chips (SRAMs), Flash Memory, other semiconductor components, and memory modules.

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Samsung Q1 2023 Profit Collapse Triggers Memory Production Cut Promise In Regulatory Filing

Samsung's Q1 2023 operating profit collapsed to 0.6 TKW, down from 4.31 TKW in Q2 22 and 14.12 TWK in Q1 22. Don't anticipate a return to...

William Keating

Taiwan Tech Weekly: Samsung Finally Announces Chip Production Cuts; Hon Hai's New EV Factory

Samsung reversed its production capacity strategy after suffering losses. Also, Japan's semiconductor manufacturing equipment export restrictions...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Taiwan Tech Weekly: Market Re-Opens After Long Holiday; U.S.-China Chip War Heats Up Further

Hon Hai reports start of production for electric tractors in the U.S., and separately its founder is seeking the support of Taiwan's KMT party to...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Taiwan Dual-Listings: ADR Premiums on the Rise; TSMC Premium Persistently Higher Lately

Other spreads have risen as well lately; it's probably best to wait for significant reversals, which usually happen within two weeks at most.

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Micron Results: Take-Aways for Memory, PC Industry Outlook; Long Micron Vs. Short Nanya

Micron said it sees signs of customer inventories improving, and expects the Memory industry's supply/demand imbalance to improve through the end...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

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