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<li>Apple is widely expected to launch its long-awaited MR headset in WWDC 2023 this week.</li>
<li>We believe 2023 is set to be one of the best years in VR/AR ecosystem development as Apple’s first MR headset will set new standard for innovation.</li>
<li>We expect technology upgrade to accelerate in displays, optics/sensors and tracking/interaction for enhancing user experience. </li>
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Apple is widely expected to launch its long-awaited MR headset in WWDC 2023 this week.
We believe 2023 is set to be one of the best years in VR/AR ecosystem development as Apple’s first MR headset will set new standard for innovation.
We expect technology upgrade to accelerate in displays, optics/sensors and tracking/interaction for enhancing user experience. 

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China Technology – Apple MR: Long-awaited next “iPhone moment”

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<ul><li>Both SMIC and Hua Hong Semi posted in-line 3Q23 results but GPM pressure continued on lower UTR and ASP.</li><li>Looking ahead, both companies expected stabilizing demand on smartphone/CE recovery, and highlighted concerns on high inventory in automotive market.</li><li>On mature nodes, both expected stable demand into 2024 but lack growth momentum, and SMIC guided 8-inch UTR to remain at 50-70% in 2024. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Both SMIC and Hua Hong Semi posted in-line 3Q23 results but GPM pressure continued on lower UTR and ASP.Looking ahead, both companies expected stabilizing demand on smartphone/CE recovery, and highlighted concerns on high inventory in automotive market.On mature nodes, both expected stable demand into 2024 but lack growth momentum, and SMIC guided 8-inch UTR to remain at 50-70% in 2024. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

China Technology – SMIC/Hua Hong Semi 3Q23: in-line revenue; ASP/GPM pressure to persist into 4Q23E

<ul><li>Apple reported FY4Q23 (CY3Q23) with revenue of US$89.5bn (-0.7% YoY) and EPS of US$1.46 (+13% YoY), which are in line and 5% above consensus, mainly due to a favourable product mix and better leverage, partially offset by negative FX. Looking into FY1Q24E, mgmt. expected flattish revenue YoY due to the quarter being one-week shorter and iPhone 15 supply snags, while iPhone/Mac will increase YoY and iPad/Wearables will decline significantly QoQ due to timing of product launches.</li><li>Given better-than-feared China iPhone sales in CY3Q23, we remain positive on iPhone’s gradual share gains and better mix shift towards higher-end models, and we are cautious on near-term weakness for iPad/Watch/AirPods.</li><li>For stocks, we maintain BUY on Luxshare/BYDE/FIT Hon Teng for market share gains in Apple supply chain (high-end iPhone/casing/AirPods), and stay HOLD on Sunny Optical/AAC Tech mainly for fair valuation.</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Apple reported FY4Q23 (CY3Q23) with revenue of US$89.5bn (-0.7% YoY) and EPS of US$1.46 (+13% YoY), which are in line and 5% above consensus, mainly due to a favourable product mix and better leverage, partially offset by negative FX. Looking into FY1Q24E, mgmt. expected flattish revenue YoY due to the quarter being one-week shorter and iPhone 15 supply snags, while iPhone/Mac will increase YoY and iPad/Wearables will decline significantly QoQ due to timing of product launches.Given better-than-feared China iPhone sales in CY3Q23, we remain positive on iPhone’s gradual share gains and better mix shift towards higher-end models, and we are cautious on near-term weakness for iPad/Watch/AirPods.For stocks, we maintain BUY on Luxshare/BYDE/FIT Hon Teng for market share gains in Apple supply chain (high-end iPhone/casing/AirPods), and stay HOLD on Sunny Optical/AAC Tech mainly for fair valuation.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

China Technology Sector – Apple FY4Q23 Beat on Margins

<ul><li>2Q23 global smartphone shipment posted 7.8% YoY decline, which narrowed from -14.6%/-18.3% YoY in 1Q23/4Q22, based on IDC.</li><li>Despite shipment weakness in 1H23, inventory level started to normalize in 2Q23, and we expect supply chain restocking will lead to positive YoY growth in 4Q23E.</li><li>In particular, China market outperformed in 2Q23 with -2.1% YoY (vs. -12.1%/-12.8% YoY in 1Q23/ 4Q22).</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

2Q23 global smartphone shipment posted 7.8% YoY decline, which narrowed from -14.6%/-18.3% YoY in 1Q23/4Q22, based on IDC.Despite shipment weakness in 1H23, inventory level started to normalize in 2Q23, and we expect supply chain restocking will lead to positive YoY growth in 4Q23E.In particular, China market outperformed in 2Q23 with -2.1% YoY (vs. -12.1%/-12.8% YoY in 1Q23/ 4Q22).Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

China Technology – 2Q23 Global Smartphone Shipment Decline Narrowed

<ul><li>We believe Q-Tech’s 1H23 profit warning is within market expectation given 1H23 CCM shipment decline of 20% YoY, while 60-80% earnings decline is below our/ market estimates, due to lower GPM and higher R&amp;D expense for non-smartphone business.</li><li>Looking into 2H23E, we are positive on supply chain restocking for demand recovery and product launches in 3Q23E, and we believe Q-tech is set to benefit from spec upgrade and industry recovery in 2H23E.</li><li>We lowered our FY23-25E EPS by 16-31% to factor in 1H23 results and improving outlook in 2H23E. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

We believe Q-Tech’s 1H23 profit warning is within market expectation given 1H23 CCM shipment decline of 20% YoY, while 60-80% earnings decline is below our/ market estimates, due to lower GPM and higher R&amp;D expense for non-smartphone business.Looking into 2H23E, we are positive on supply chain restocking for demand recovery and product launches in 3Q23E, and we believe Q-tech is set to benefit from spec upgrade and industry recovery in 2H23E.We lowered our FY23-25E EPS by 16-31% to factor in 1H23 results and improving outlook in 2H23E. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Q-Tech (1478 HK) – 1H23 Profit Warning; Maintain BUY on 2H Gradual Recovery

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China Technology – Apple MR: Long-awaited next “iPhone moment”

We believe 2023 is set to be one of the best years in VR/AR ecosystem development as Apple’s first MR headset will set new standard for innovation.

CMB International

China Technology – SMIC/Hua Hong Semi 3Q23: in-line revenue; ASP/GPM pressure to persist into 4Q23E

On mature nodes, both expected stable demand into 2024 but lack growth momentum, and SMIC guided 8-inch UTR to remain at 50-70% in 2024.

CMB International

China Technology Sector – Apple FY4Q23 Beat on Margins

Apple reported FY4Q23 (CY3Q23) with revenue of US$89.5bn (-0.7% YoY) and EPS of US$1.46 (+13% YoY), which are in line and 5% above consensus

CMB International

China Technology – 2Q23 Global Smartphone Shipment Decline Narrowed

2Q23 global smartphone shipment posted 7.8% YoY decline, which narrowed from -14.6%/-18.3% YoY in 1Q23/4Q22, based on IDC.

CMB International

Q-Tech (1478 HK) – 1H23 Profit Warning; Maintain BUY on 2H Gradual Recovery

We believe Q-Tech’s 1H23 profit warning is within market expectation given 1H23 CCM shipment decline of 20% YoY, while 60-80% earnings decline is...

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