Taiwan Tech Focused Senior Analyst

Patrick Liao

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>The factor of seasonality will be evolved in 1Q24F, but 2Q24F should be picking up most likely.</li>
<li>The Semiconductor cycle shall be reaching the bottom and no more correction, to our expectation.  </li>
<li>The recent changes of Silergy's management didn't affect the reality.  </li>
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The factor of seasonality will be evolved in 1Q24F, but 2Q24F should be picking up most likely.
The Semiconductor cycle shall be reaching the bottom and no more correction, to our expectation.  
The recent changes of Silergy's management didn't affect the reality.  


Silergy (6415.TT): Nothing Fundamental Changed in Reality; Semiconductor Cycle Shall Be Bottomed Up.

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Clarence Chu

APAC IPOs & Placements

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.

Equity Capital Markets

Alchip Technologies / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alchip-technologies-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20219:1" rel="noopener">Alchip Technologies (3661 TT)</a> is looking to raise US$415m in its GDR offering. As per the firm, the proceeds from the GDR offering will be used to purchase raw materials.</li>
<li>Offering 3.7m GDRs, the deal wouldn’t be a very large one for the firm to digest at just 1.6 days of its three month ADV.</li>
<li>The deal is very well flagged one and momentum on the stock has been very strong.</li>
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Alchip Technologies (3661 TT) is looking to raise US$415m in its GDR offering. As per the firm, the proceeds from the GDR offering will be used to purchase raw materials.
Offering 3.7m GDRs, the deal wouldn’t be a very large one for the firm to digest at just 1.6 days of its three month ADV.
The deal is very well flagged one and momentum on the stock has been very strong.


Alchip Technologies GDR Offering - Has Been Riding on an Unwavering Momentum over the past Year

Event-Driven

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alchip-technologies-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20219:1" rel="noopener">Alchip Technologies (3661 TT)</a> is looking to raise around US$375m in its upcoming global deposit receipts (GDRs) offering. </li>
<li>Similar to previous GDR listings, the deal is a very well flagged one, with a drawn out process of regulatory/approval loops the firm has to jump through up till issuance. </li>
<li>Based on its board’s approval to issue up to 4m new shares in its GDR offering, the deal is a relatively small one at just 5.4% of Alchip’s current mcap.</li>
</ul>



Alchip Technologies (3661 TT) is looking to raise around US$375m in its upcoming global deposit receipts (GDRs) offering. 
Similar to previous GDR listings, the deal is a very well flagged one, with a drawn out process of regulatory/approval loops the firm has to jump through up till issuance. 
Based on its board’s approval to issue up to 4m new shares in its GDR offering, the deal is a relatively small one at just 5.4% of Alchip’s current mcap.


Alchip Technologies GDRs Early Look - Another Well Flagged GDR Issuance in the Pipeline

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<li>The <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/globalwafers-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:17916:1" rel="noopener">Globalwafers (6488 TT)</a> outlook for 1Q24F is likely to show a slightly negative QoQ revenue trend. However, we anticipate a positive direction from 2Q24F onwards.  </li>
<li>We have a relatively high conviction for 2024F compared to 2023, indicating upside potential for the Memory and Logic sectors.</li>
<li>The supply of 12" raw wafers remains constrained among the top market players, and overcoming this constraint won't be easy.  </li>
</ul>


The Globalwafers (6488 TT) outlook for 1Q24F is likely to show a slightly negative QoQ revenue trend. However, we anticipate a positive direction from 2Q24F onwards.  
We have a relatively high conviction for 2024F compared to 2023, indicating upside potential for the Memory and Logic sectors.
The supply of 12" raw wafers remains constrained among the top market players, and overcoming this constraint won't be easy.  


GlobalWafers (6488.TT): 1Q24F Outlook Could Be a Bit Downside, but 2Q24F Could Be Picking Upward.

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The hosts discuss the long-standing concern over the risk of conflict between China and Taiwan, which has been a topic of speculation for many years.They note that recent events, such as the tensions between Russia and Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas conflict, have heightened concerns about the prospect of a hot conflict in the future.The importance of Taiwan's economy and its role in global supply chains, particularly in the semiconductor industry, has made the potential disruption of these supply chains a major concern for the world. This, in turn, may give China more incentive to assert its position on the Taiwan issue.This podcast is sourced from an online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only.

The Massive Economic Impact If China Invades Taiwan

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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. manufactures integrated circuits based on its proprietary designs.  The Company offers a comprehensive set of integrated circuit fabrication processes to manufacture CMOS logic, mixed-mode, volatile and non-volatile memory and BiCMOS chips.  Taiwan Semiconductor is an affiliate of Philips Electronics N.V.

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Silergy (6415.TT): Nothing Fundamental Changed in Reality; Semiconductor Cycle Shall Be Bottomed Up.

The semiconductor cycle is expected to reach the bottom with seasonality evolving in 1Q24F, but a pickup is likely in 2Q24F. Changes in Silergy's...

Patrick Liao

Alchip Technologies GDR Offering - Has Been Riding on an Unwavering Momentum over the past Year

Alchip Technologies (3661 TT) is looking to raise US$415m in its GDR offering. As per the firm, the proceeds from the GDR offering will be used to...

Clarence Chu

Alchip Technologies GDRs Early Look - Another Well Flagged GDR Issuance in the Pipeline

Alchip Technologies just launched its GDR offering with aims to raise up to US$415m. In total, 3.7m GDRs (1 GDR to 1 common share conversion) are...

Clarence Chu

GlobalWafers (6488.TT): 1Q24F Outlook Could Be a Bit Downside, but 2Q24F Could Be Picking Upward.

Globalwafers' 1Q24F outlook may have a slight decline in revenue, and a positive trend is expected from 2Q24F. Overcoming the constraint in the...

Patrick Liao

The Massive Economic Impact If China Invades Taiwan

In this podcast episode, the hosts introduce themselves, discuss the recurring risk between China and Taiwan, acknowledge their past incorrect...

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Silergy (6415.TT): Nothing Fundamental Changed in Reality; Semiconductor Cycle Shall Be Bottomed Up.

​The semiconductor cycle is expected to reach the bottom with seasonality evolving in 1Q24F, but a pickup is likely in 2Q24F. Changes in Silergy's...

Patrick Liao

Alchip Technologies GDR Offering - Has Been Riding on an Unwavering Momentum over the past Year

Alchip Technologies (3661 TT) is looking to raise US$415m in its GDR offering. As per the firm, the proceeds from the GDR offering will be used to...

Clarence Chu

Alchip Technologies GDRs Early Look - Another Well Flagged GDR Issuance in the Pipeline

Alchip Technologies just launched its GDR offering with aims to raise up to US$415m. In total, 3.7m GDRs (1 GDR to 1 common share conversion) are...

Clarence Chu

GlobalWafers (6488.TT): 1Q24F Outlook Could Be a Bit Downside, but 2Q24F Could Be Picking Upward.

​Globalwafers' 1Q24F outlook may have a slight decline in revenue, and a positive trend is expected from 2Q24F. Overcoming the constraint in the...

Patrick Liao

The Massive Economic Impact If China Invades Taiwan

In this podcast episode, the hosts introduce themselves, discuss the recurring risk between China and Taiwan, acknowledge their past incorrect...

Odd Lots

The semiconductor cycle is expected to reach the bottom with seasonality evolving in 1Q24F, but a pickup is likely in 2Q24F. Changes in Silergy's...

Globalwafers' 1Q24F outlook may have a slight decline in revenue, and a positive trend is expected from 2Q24F. Overcoming the constraint in the...