Taiwan Tech Focused Senior Analyst

Patrick Liao

Equity Bottom-Up

ASE Technology Holding   / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>ASEH expects inventory adjustments to be completed in 1H24 and the growth to accelerate in 2H24. ASEH also expects IC-ATM to grow similarly to the semiconductor logic market in 2024H.</li>
<li>The 1Q24F guidance is looking at sales and GM levels for both IC ATM and EMS to be similar to 1Q23 levels.</li>
<li>Most customers will be back on the recovery path by at least 3Q24F.  </li>
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ASEH expects inventory adjustments to be completed in 1H24 and the growth to accelerate in 2H24. ASEH also expects IC-ATM to grow similarly to the semiconductor logic market in 2024H.
The 1Q24F guidance is looking at sales and GM levels for both IC ATM and EMS to be similar to 1Q23 levels.
Most customers will be back on the recovery path by at least 3Q24F.  


ASEH (3711.TT; ASX.US): Expects 2Q24F Back to Normal Seasonality and 2H24 Will Start the Recovery.

United Microelectronics Corp / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>The 1Q24F guidance is expected to decrease by 2-3% QoQ. However, we believe there is a good chance of achieving a flat QoQ performance.</li>
<li>Production is expected to be ready by 2027F, with the process likely to be prepared by 2025F and enter pilot run in 2026F.  </li>
<li>The semiconductor market is expected to grow at a high single-digit rate, while the foundry market is expected to grow close to 10% YoY in 2024F.  </li>
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The 1Q24F guidance is expected to decrease by 2-3% QoQ. However, we believe there is a good chance of achieving a flat QoQ performance.
Production is expected to be ready by 2027F, with the process likely to be prepared by 2025F and enter pilot run in 2026F.  
The semiconductor market is expected to grow at a high single-digit rate, while the foundry market is expected to grow close to 10% YoY in 2024F.  


UMC (2303.TT; UMC.US): 1Q24F Guidance Is Slightly Lower than 4Q23; Intel Project Grasps Attention

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Jan 26th which has an aggregated holding worth USD3,475.7bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD16,322mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign instutions.</li>
<li>We highlight foreign changes in TSMC, Alchip Tech, Pharmaessentia, Asmedia Tech, Umc, Global Unichip, Wistron, Gigabyte Tech, Largan Precision, Delta Elec.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Jan 26th which has an aggregated holding worth USD3,475.7bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD16,322mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign instutions.
We highlight foreign changes in TSMC, Alchip Tech, Pharmaessentia, Asmedia Tech, Umc, Global Unichip, Wistron, Gigabyte Tech, Largan Precision, Delta Elec.


TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Jan 26th): TSMC, Alchip Tech, Pharmaessentia, Asmedia Tech, Umc

Technical Analyst, Vermilion Research

Joe Jasper

Technical Analyst

Technical and Quantitative Research

Vermilion Research

Vermilion’s objective is to deliver timely, actionable, and unique technical research to professional investors through the application of our various technical indicators.

Our research strategists seek to highlight securities which we believe are at major inflection points, based on our various technical and quantitative indicators, and offer asymmetric risk/return profiles. Our unique research methodology, centered on relative strength, enables our strategists to deliver superior investment recommendations.

Our process begins by organizing the universe of actively traded stocks into discrete sectors, then into industry groups. We then apply our technical and quantitative tools to identify developing price trends. Once attractive trends are identified within a selected sector or group, we screen for individual stocks which we believe offer the best risk/reward profile. We provide a historical perspective that often reveals, through our long-term charts, how price patterns often repeat themselves over time.

Technical Analysis

Asm International Nv / Technical Analysis

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<li>Global equities (MSCI ACWI) are resuming their uptrends following several weeks of consolidation above major base supports (classic bull market behavior). Our outlook for global equities remains bullish.</li>
<li>Europe's EURO STOXX 50 has held above critical support at 4400-4415, and now displays a bull flag breakout following over a month of consolidation -- add exposure</li>
<li>We highlight many buy opportunities within global Technology, Services, and Communications</li>
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Global equities (MSCI ACWI) are resuming their uptrends following several weeks of consolidation above major base supports (classic bull market behavior). Our outlook for global equities remains bullish.
Europe's EURO STOXX 50 has held above critical support at 4400-4415, and now displays a bull flag breakout following over a month of consolidation -- add exposure
We highlight many buy opportunities within global Technology, Services, and Communications


EURO STOXX 50, MSCI ACWI Breaking Out; Bullish Outlook Intact; Buys in Technology, Services, & Comm

Vanguard Intl Semiconductor / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>The current market outlook is expected to improve, although the demand is still down in 1Q24F.</li>
<li>The 2Q24F revenue could potentially increase by a high single digits QoQ at least.</li>
<li>The demand is expected to grow by around 10% YoY in 2024F. This indicates a rebound, although not a strong one.</li>
</ul>


The current market outlook is expected to improve, although the demand is still down in 1Q24F.
The 2Q24F revenue could potentially increase by a high single digits QoQ at least.
The demand is expected to grow by around 10% YoY in 2024F. This indicates a rebound, although not a strong one.


Vanguard (5347.TT): 1Q24F Revenue Outlook Is Down QoQ; 2024F Demand to Grow by Around 10% YoY.

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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ASEH (3711.TT; ASX.US): Expects 2Q24F Back to Normal Seasonality and 2H24 Will Start the Recovery.

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Patrick Liao

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Patrick Liao

TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Jan 26th): TSMC, Alchip Tech, Pharmaessentia, Asmedia Tech, Umc

We analyzed TWSE foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in TSMC, Alchip Tech, Pharmaessentia, Asmedia Tech,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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Vermilion Research

Vanguard (5347.TT): 1Q24F Revenue Outlook Is Down QoQ; 2024F Demand to Grow by Around 10% YoY.

Despite a decline in demand in 1Q24F, the market outlook is predicted to improve with potential revenue growth of high single digits in 2Q24F and...

Patrick Liao

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ASEH (3711.TT; ASX.US): Expects 2Q24F Back to Normal Seasonality and 2H24 Will Start the Recovery.

​ASEH anticipates completing inventory adjustments in the first half of 2024. 1Q24F guidance suggests sales and GM levels for IC ATM and EMS will...

Patrick Liao

UMC (2303.TT; UMC.US): 1Q24F Guidance Is Slightly Lower than 4Q23; Intel Project Grasps Attention

The 1Q24F guidance may decrease slightly, but there is potential for a steady performance. Production in Intel's Fab is set for 2027F. Currently,...

Patrick Liao

TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Jan 26th): TSMC, Alchip Tech, Pharmaessentia, Asmedia Tech, Umc

We analyzed TWSE foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in TSMC, Alchip Tech, Pharmaessentia, Asmedia Tech,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

EURO STOXX 50, MSCI ACWI Breaking Out; Bullish Outlook Intact; Buys in Technology, Services, & Comm

EURO $STOXX 50, MSCI $ACWI Breaking Out; Bullish Outlook Intact; Actionable Themes: Global Technology, Services, and Communications $ASML $ASMIY...

Vermilion Research

Vanguard (5347.TT): 1Q24F Revenue Outlook Is Down QoQ; 2024F Demand to Grow by Around 10% YoY.

​Despite a decline in demand in 1Q24F, the market outlook is predicted to improve with potential revenue growth of high single digits in 2Q24F and...

Patrick Liao

ASEH anticipates completing inventory adjustments in the first half of 2024. 1Q24F guidance suggests sales and GM levels for IC ATM and EMS will...

Despite a decline in demand in 1Q24F, the market outlook is predicted to improve with potential revenue growth of high single digits in 2Q24F and...