Asia and Global Semiconductor and Tech Research

Andrew Lu

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>DRAM spot price much stronger than NAND's in 4Q16: After over 10% hike in DRAM/NAND spot/contract price in 3Q16, we see another strong upward spot price trend (over 30% q/q rebound) for DRAM in 4Q16 but a muted NAND spot price. </li>
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After TSMC/Intel guided 1-2% q/q sales decline and AMD guided 18% q/q drop in 4Q16 coupled with likely over 30% q/q iPhone shipment decline in 1Q17, the seasonal softness might mitigate DRAM/NAND spot price rebound starting late 4Q16 and drive a…</li>
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Executive summary
DRAM spot price much stronger than NAND's in 4Q16: After over 10% hike in DRAM/NAND spot/contract price in 3Q16, we see another strong upward spot price trend (over 30% q/q rebound) for DRAM in 4Q16 but a muted NAND spot price. 

After TSMC/Intel guided 1-2% q/q sales decline and AMD guided 18% q/q drop in 4Q16 coupled with likely over 30% q/q iPhone shipment decline in 1Q17, the seasonal softness might mitigate DRAM/NAND spot price rebound starting late 4Q16 and drive a…


Reasons Why DRAM Price Might Be Better than NAND in 2017

Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing, Clepsydra Capital

Sanghyun Park

Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing

Event-Driven

Last week, SK Group's top executives (including Chairman Chey Tae-won) have gathered and discussed on key issues including SK Group's holdco restructuring. This so-called "SK Top Management Seminar" were held for three days from Wednesday to Friday last week. One of the key issues discussed during this seminar was SK Group's restructuring. (In addition, SK Group's Chairman Chey emphasized the need to pull off several mega acquisitions.) What would this mean? Finally, SK Group seems to embark on…

Last week, SK Group's top executives (including Chairman Chey Tae-won) have gathered and discussed on key issues including SK Group's holdco restructuring. This so-called "SK Top Management Seminar" were held for three days from Wednesday to Friday last week. One of the key issues discussed during this seminar was SK Group's restructuring. (In addition, SK Group's Chairman Chey emphasized the need to pull off several mega acquisitions.) What would this mean? Finally, SK Group seems to embark on…

SK Restructuring Seems Imminent - SK Holdco Is Up Nearly 4% Today

Thematic Investing in Tech and Media, CM Research

Cyrus Mewawalla

Thematic Investing in Tech and Media

Thematic TMT investing

CM Research

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We cover the top 500 global TMT stocks by market capitalisation and several technology start-ups and pre-IPO companies too. 

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In this report, we predict which technology companies will be targeted over the next two years, who is likely to acquire them and why.Some of the investment themes driving these deals include artificial intelligence, the internet of things, MedTech, 3D printing, internet TV, virtual and augmented reality, robotics, cloud computing and the race between the US and China to dominate the next generation of advanced technologies.

In this report, we predict which technology companies will be targeted over the next two years, who is likely to acquire them and why.Some of the investment themes driving these deals include artificial intelligence, the internet of things, MedTech, 3D printing, internet TV, virtual and augmented reality, robotics, cloud computing and the race between the US and China to dominate the next generation of advanced technologies.

Equity Bottom-Up

Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) / Equity Bottom-Up

<h2>Executive summary</h2><ul>
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Results/guidance beat: TSMC reports 7% better 3Q16 EPS than Bloomberg consensus' and guides 7% better 4Q16 sales and 1.6-1.7ppts higher margins. Thus, Bloomberg consensus should raise its 4Q16 EPS forecast by more than 10%. 
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More positive on smartphone IC demand: TSMC says better 4Q16 demand from smartphone and PC customers and looks for 5% CAGR for smartphone market in next five years, vs. our expectation of 0-5% CAGR.</li>
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Slower 10nm ramp but more customers want fan out: TSMC changes…</li>
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Executive summary

Results/guidance beat: TSMC reports 7% better 3Q16 EPS than Bloomberg consensus' and guides 7% better 4Q16 sales and 1.6-1.7ppts higher margins. Thus, Bloomberg consensus should raise its 4Q16 EPS forecast by more than 10%. 


More positive on smartphone IC demand: TSMC says better 4Q16 demand from smartphone and PC customers and looks for 5% CAGR for smartphone market in next five years, vs. our expectation of 0-5% CAGR.

Slower 10nm ramp but more customers want fan out: TSMC changes…


TSMC - 1H17 Unknown After Apple Drives 2H16 Beat

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

There are some important regulatory changes that are coming to the IPOs market for companies listing on the KOSDAQ exchange in Korea. Although the exact dates of when these new measures will be enforced were not announced, these measures are expected to become enforced starting 4Q16. Financial Services Commission (FSC) is the key government entity that is spearheading these changes. We believe the net effect of these changes is positive for the investors and negative for the securities companies…

There are some important regulatory changes that are coming to the IPOs market for companies listing on the KOSDAQ exchange in Korea. Although the exact dates of when these new measures will be enforced were not announced, these measures are expected to become enforced starting 4Q16. Financial Services Commission (FSC) is the key government entity that is spearheading these changes. We believe the net effect of these changes is positive for the investors and negative for the securities companies…

Important Regulatory Changes for IPOs on the KOSDAQ Exchange

South Korea

SK Hynix Inc. provides products and services for the electronic components industry. The Company manufactures semiconductors, such as dynamic random access memory (DRAM), NAND flash memory, and static random access memory (SRAM) chips.

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Reasons Why DRAM Price Might Be Better than NAND in 2017

Executive summary DRAM spot price much stronger than NAND's in 4Q16: After over 10% hike in DRAM/NAND spot/contract price in 3Q16, we see another...

Andrew Lu

SK Restructuring Seems Imminent - SK Holdco Is Up Nearly 4% Today

Last week, SK Group's top executives (including Chairman Chey Tae-won) have gathered and discussed on key issues including SK Group's holdco...

Sanghyun Park

Tech M&A Targets

In this report, we predict which technology companies will be targeted over the next two years, who is likely to acquire them and why.Some of the...

CM Research

TSMC - 1H17 Unknown After Apple Drives 2H16 Beat

Executive summary Results/guidance beat: TSMC reports 7% better 3Q16 EPS than Bloomberg consensus' and guides 7% better 4Q16 sales and 1.6-1.7ppts...

Andrew Lu

Important Regulatory Changes for IPOs on the KOSDAQ Exchange

There are some important regulatory changes that are coming to the IPOs market for companies listing on the KOSDAQ exchange in Korea. Although the...

Douglas Kim

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