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

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

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<li>TSMC: +16.7% Premium, Has Remained Rangebound; Watching for Over 20% or Under 15%</li>
<li>UMC: +2% Premium, Upper End of Trading Range, Can Consider Shorting</li>
<li>ASE: +9.9% Premium; Spread Could Have Further Room to Bounce Higher</li>
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TSMC: +16.7% Premium, Has Remained Rangebound; Watching for Over 20% or Under 15%
UMC: +2% Premium, Upper End of Trading Range, Can Consider Shorting
ASE: +9.9% Premium; Spread Could Have Further Room to Bounce Higher


Taiwan Dual-Listings Monitor: TSMC Premium Rangebound; UMC Hits Upper End of Range

Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Taiwan Shares Fall With Nvidia... SK Hynix HBM DRAM with Global Unichip? Taiwan's Vietnam Shift Continues... Broadcom Developing an AI Chip with Bytedance</li>
<li>TechChain Insights: Call with Elan Micro; AI PC Significant Uptake 4Q24/1H25; Supply Chain Preparing </li>
<li>UMC (2303.TT; UMC.US): The Outlook for 3Q24 Has Reached a Slightly Upside QoQ. </li>
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Taiwan Shares Fall With Nvidia... SK Hynix HBM DRAM with Global Unichip? Taiwan's Vietnam Shift Continues... Broadcom Developing an AI Chip with Bytedance
TechChain Insights: Call with Elan Micro; AI PC Significant Uptake 4Q24/1H25; Supply Chain Preparing 
UMC (2303.TT; UMC.US): The Outlook for 3Q24 Has Reached a Slightly Upside QoQ. 


Taiwan Tech Weekly: Declines With Nvidia; Taiwan's Vietnam Shift Continues; UMC's Outlook Improves

Tracking developments across tech supply chains, Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Tracking developments across tech supply chains

<ul><li>Former TSMC R&amp;D director Konrad Young advocates for a partnership between Taiwan and the UK in quantum technology.</li><li>Chinese car brands attract young Thai consumers with innovative smart cockpit features, winning over the market.</li><li>Xiaomi implements strategic changes in India after a decade of entering the market, adapting to new trends and demands.</li></ul>

Former TSMC R&amp;D director Konrad Young advocates for a partnership between Taiwan and the UK in quantum technology.Chinese car brands attract young Thai consumers with innovative smart cockpit features, winning over the market.Xiaomi implements strategic changes in India after a decade of entering the market, adapting to new trends and demands.

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (25-Jun-2024): Konrad Young pushes Taiwan-UK collab in quantum tech

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<li>TSMC: +16.1% Premium, After Sharp Drop, Will Be Interesting to See If Spread Will Remain Within the Recent ~15-25% Range</li>
<li>ASE: +7.4% Premium; Can Consider Going Long the Spread Given Recent Trading Range</li>
<li>ChipMOS: -2.4% Discount Repesents Extreme Low of End of Range; Can Consider Going Long the Spread</li>
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TSMC: +16.1% Premium, After Sharp Drop, Will Be Interesting to See If Spread Will Remain Within the Recent ~15-25% Range
ASE: +7.4% Premium; Can Consider Going Long the Spread Given Recent Trading Range
ChipMOS: -2.4% Discount Repesents Extreme Low of End of Range; Can Consider Going Long the Spread


Taiwan Dual-Listings Monitor: TSMC & ASE Premiums Drop Sharply; ChipMOS Extreme Discount

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<li>TSMC's 3nm Shortage: Capacity Filled Until 2026 Amid Surging Demand; Strategic Price Hikes Coming Soon</li>
<li>Top Gainers/Losers: Taiwan Tech Rallies Alongside TSMC, Apple, Nvidia, ARM Strength</li>
<li>Samsung Unveils Pathway to Catch Up With TSMC in the AI Foundry Race</li>
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TSMC's 3nm Shortage: Capacity Filled Until 2026 Amid Surging Demand; Strategic Price Hikes Coming Soon
Top Gainers/Losers: Taiwan Tech Rallies Alongside TSMC, Apple, Nvidia, ARM Strength
Samsung Unveils Pathway to Catch Up With TSMC in the AI Foundry Race


Taiwan Tech Weekly: TSMC's 3nm Shortage & Upcoming Price Hikes; Samsung Unveils AI Catch-Up Plan

Taiwan

ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. offers assembly and testing services. The Company provides outsourced assembly, semiconductor testing, semiconductor packaging, and other related services. ASE Technology Holding operates in Taiwan.

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.

United Microelectronics Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets integrated circuits (ICs) and related electronic products.  The Company's main products are consumer electronic ICs, memory ICs, personal computer peripheral ICs, and communication ICs.

eMemory Technology, Inc. develops and provides logic non-volatile memory (LogicNVM) technology. The company licenses its intellectual property to semiconductor foundries, integrated devices manufacturers (IDMs), and fabless design houses around the world.

Nanya Technology Corp. manufactures and markets dynamic random access memories (DRAMs).  The Company sells its products in Taiwan and exports worldwide.

Realtek Semiconductor Corp. designs, tests, and distributes integrated circuits which are used in consumer electronics, computer systems and peripherals, and communication network hardware.  The Company also provides technical counseling and systems software services.

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

Novatek Microelectronics Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets integrated circuits (ICs).  The Company's products are used in telecommunication, computer peripherals, and LCD (liquid crystal display) drivers.

Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation offers integrated circuit foundry services.  The Company manufactures 0.18um logic, mixed-signal, analog, high voltage, low power, CMOS RF, flash, embedded memory, and bipolar CMOS DMOS semiconductors.

Tokyo Electron Limited manufactures and sells industrial electronics products, such as semiconductor manufacturing machines, computer system, and electronic components.  The Company products are sold in US, Taiwan, and others as well as in Japan.

Applied Materials, Inc. develops, manufactures, markets, and services semiconductor wafer fabrication equipment and related spare parts for the worldwide semiconductor industry.  The Company's customers include semiconductor wafer and integrated circuit manufacturers, flat panel liquid crystal displays, solar photovoltaic cells and modules and other electronic devices manufacturers.

QUALCOMM, Inc . manufactures digital wireless communications equipment.  The Company licenses its code division multiple access (CDMA) and orthogonal frequency division multiplexing access intellectual property to other companies, and produces CDMA-based integrated circuits; and produces equipment and software used to track workers and assets; and software for wireless content enablement.

Broadcom Inc. designs, develops, and supplies semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions. The Company offers storage adapters, controllers, networking processors, motion control encoders, and optical sensors, as well as infrastructure and security software to modernize, optimize, and secure the most complex hybrid environments. Broadcom serves customers worldwide.

KLA-Tencor Corporation manufactures yield management and process monitoring systems for the semiconductor industry.  The Company's systems are used to analyze product and process quality at critical steps in the manufacture of circuits and provide feedback so that fabrication problems can be identified. KLA-Tencor operates sales, service, and application centers worldwide.

Lam Research Corporation manufactures, markets, and services semiconductor processing equipment used in the making of integrated circuits.  The Company's products are used to deposit special films on a silicon wafer and etch away portions of various films to create a circuit design.  Lam sells its products around the world.

Monolithic Power Systems Inc specializes in high-performance, integrated power solutions. The Company provides small, highly energy efficient, easy-to-use power solutions for systems found in industrial applications, telecom infrastructures, cloud computing, automotive, and consumer applications.

ON Semiconductor Corporation supplies analog, standard logic, and discrete semiconductors for data and power management. The Company's products include integrated circuits, and analog ICs. ON also offers discrete semiconductors in a variety of surface mount and standard packages.

Lasertec Corporation develops, designs, manufactures and markets photomask inspection systems to make semiconductor devices, confocal scanning laser microscopes and liquid crystal display (LCD) inspection systems.

Microchip Technology Incorporated designs, manufactures, and markets microcontrollers, related mixed-signal and memory products, and application development systems for high-volume embedded control applications. The Company also designs, develops, and markets linear/mixed-signal, power management, and thermal management products.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. manufactures and markets integrated circuits. The Company provides the following services: wafer manufacturing, wafer probing, assembly and testing, mask production, and design services. TSMC's ICs are used in computer, communication, consumer electronics, automotive, and industrial equipment industries.

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Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) (2330 TT)

Taiwan Dual-Listings Monitor: TSMC Premium Rangebound; UMC Hits Upper End of Range

ASE and ChipMOS premiums have bounced from the lower end of their trading ranges and could have further room to go higher. TSMC has remained...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Taiwan Tech Weekly: Declines With Nvidia; Taiwan's Vietnam Shift Continues; UMC's Outlook Improves

New Vietnam investments by Hon Hai and Wistron, Elan preparing for significant AI PC uptake in 4Q24/1H25, UMC's outlook increasingly optimistic for...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (25-Jun-2024): Konrad Young pushes Taiwan-UK collab in quantum tech

Konrad Young advocates for Taiwan-UK quantum tech partnership, Chinese car brands captivate Thai buyers, Xiaomi adapts strategy in India, Microsoft...

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Taiwan Dual-Listings Monitor: TSMC & ASE Premiums Drop Sharply; ChipMOS Extreme Discount

TSMC and ASE's ADR premiums have both dropped sharply. It will be interesting to see if TSMC's premium will drop further to below 15%. ChipMOS's...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Taiwan Tech Weekly: TSMC's 3nm Shortage & Upcoming Price Hikes; Samsung Unveils AI Catch-Up Plan

TSMC's 3nm capacity filled until 2026, strategic price hikes coming soon. Taiwan tech rallies alongside Nvidia, Apple, and ARM. Samsung unveils...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

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Taiwan Dual-Listings Monitor: TSMC Premium Rangebound; UMC Hits Upper End of Range

ASE and ChipMOS premiums have bounced from the lower end of their trading ranges and could have further room to go higher. TSMC has remained...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Taiwan Tech Weekly: Declines With Nvidia; Taiwan's Vietnam Shift Continues; UMC's Outlook Improves

New Vietnam investments by Hon Hai and Wistron, Elan preparing for significant AI PC uptake in 4Q24/1H25, UMC's outlook increasingly optimistic for...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (25-Jun-2024): Konrad Young pushes Taiwan-UK collab in quantum tech

Konrad Young advocates for Taiwan-UK quantum tech partnership, Chinese car brands captivate Thai buyers, Xiaomi adapts strategy in India, Microsoft...

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Taiwan Dual-Listings Monitor: TSMC & ASE Premiums Drop Sharply; ChipMOS Extreme Discount

TSMC and ASE's ADR premiums have both dropped sharply. It will be interesting to see if TSMC's premium will drop further to below 15%. ChipMOS's...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Taiwan Tech Weekly: TSMC's 3nm Shortage & Upcoming Price Hikes; Samsung Unveils AI Catch-Up Plan

​TSMC's 3nm capacity filled until 2026, strategic price hikes coming soon. Taiwan tech rallies alongside Nvidia, Apple, and ARM. Samsung unveils...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

TSMC's 3nm capacity filled until 2026, strategic price hikes coming soon. Taiwan tech rallies alongside Nvidia, Apple, and ARM. Samsung unveils...