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Patrick Liao

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Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) / Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/taiwan-semiconductor-sp-adr" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8587:1" rel="noopener">Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) - ADR (TSM US)</a> revenue growth target for 2024F is set at 25% or higher.</li>
<li>TSMC's dominance in the CoWoS market, with nearly 100% share, positions them well.</li>
<li>TSMC's plans to establish a new Fab in Chiayi, Taiwan, reflect the growing end demand.  </li>
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Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) - ADR (TSM US) revenue growth target for 2024F is set at 25% or higher.
TSMC's dominance in the CoWoS market, with nearly 100% share, positions them well.
TSMC's plans to establish a new Fab in Chiayi, Taiwan, reflect the growing end demand.  


TSMC (2330.TT; TSM.US): Raising Growth Target to 25%+ YoY in 2024F.

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Vincent Fernando, CFA

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

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<li>Huawei's new Mate 60 Pro phone has made many wonder if it has worked around U.S. technology restrictions to produce a 5G-capable chip domestically.</li>
<li>Nvidia hits new all-time highs... Taiwan AI-supply chain stocks are surging again.</li>
<li>Dell will report earnings -- Look for PC upgrade cycle color and AI PC comments. SEMICON Taiwan is coming soon, we will attend.</li>
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Huawei's new Mate 60 Pro phone has made many wonder if it has worked around U.S. technology restrictions to produce a 5G-capable chip domestically.
Nvidia hits new all-time highs... Taiwan AI-supply chain stocks are surging again.
Dell will report earnings -- Look for PC upgrade cycle color and AI PC comments. SEMICON Taiwan is coming soon, we will attend.


Taiwan Tech Weekly: New Huawei Phone Works Around U.S. Restrictions?; Taiwan AI Stocks Surging Again

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<li>Nvidia will report its earnings today U.S.-time, we outline the key Taiwan AI supply chain names to watch around the earnings.</li>
<li>TSMC has maintained its full-year revenue guidance despite media reports questioning whether a further downgrade was coming.</li>
<li>Hon Hai produces over 50% of Nvidia's AI hardware according to media reports.</li>
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Nvidia will report its earnings today U.S.-time, we outline the key Taiwan AI supply chain names to watch around the earnings.
TSMC has maintained its full-year revenue guidance despite media reports questioning whether a further downgrade was coming.
Hon Hai produces over 50% of Nvidia's AI hardware according to media reports.


Taiwan Tech Weekly: Key Supply Chain Names to Watch for Nvidia's Earnings Today

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<li>TSMC: +15% ADR Premium; Likely to Trend Further Lower Over Time</li>
<li>UMC: -2.3% Discount; Decent Level to Long the ADR vs. Short Local</li>
<li>ASE: +11.6% Premium; Continue to Advocate Shorting the Spread Here</li>
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TSMC: +15% ADR Premium; Likely to Trend Further Lower Over Time
UMC: -2.3% Discount; Decent Level to Long the ADR vs. Short Local
ASE: +11.6% Premium; Continue to Advocate Shorting the Spread Here


Taiwan Dual-Listings Monitor: TSMC Premium Slumped But Remains Extreme; UMC at a Discount

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<ul><li>Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TSMC)'s fourth quarter revenue increased 14.4% sequentially due to the robust ramp-up of its industry-leading 3-nanometer technology.</li><li>The gross margin, however decreased by 1.3 percentage points to 53% primarily due to margin dilution from 3-nanometer technology.</li><li>The operating margin decreased by 0.1 percentage points to 41.6%, slightly ahead of the company's guidance.Baptista Research looks to evaluate the different factors that could influence the company's price in the near future and attempts to carry out an independent valuation of the company using a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) methodology.</li></ul>

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TSMC)'s fourth quarter revenue increased 14.4% sequentially due to the robust ramp-up of its industry-leading 3-nanometer technology.The gross margin, however decreased by 1.3 percentage points to 53% primarily due to margin dilution from 3-nanometer technology.The operating margin decreased by 0.1 percentage points to 41.6%, slightly ahead of the company's guidance.Baptista Research looks to evaluate the different factors that could influence the company's price in the near future and attempts to carry out an independent valuation of the company using a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) methodology.

Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM): Artificial Intelligence (AI) As The Future Technology Driver! - Key Growth Catalysts

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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.

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.

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.

Skyworks Solutions, Inc., a wireless semiconductor company, designs and manufactures radio frequency and complete semiconductor system solutions for mobile communications applications.  The Company provides front-end modules, radio frequency subsystems, and system solutions to wireless handset and infrastructure customers worldwide.

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 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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TSMC (2330.TT; TSM.US): Raising Growth Target to 25%+ YoY in 2024F.

​Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) aims for 25% revenue growth by 2024, bolstered by CoWoS market dominance and new Fab in Chiayi.

Patrick Liao

Taiwan Tech Weekly: New Huawei Phone Works Around U.S. Restrictions?; Taiwan AI Stocks Surging Again

Dell will report earnings -- Look for PC upgrade cycle color and AI PC comments. SEMICON Taiwan is coming soon, we will attend.

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Taiwan Tech Weekly: Key Supply Chain Names to Watch for Nvidia's Earnings Today

Also -- TSMC has maintained its full-year revenue guidance and Hon Hai is said to produce over 50% of Nvidia's AI hardware.

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Taiwan Dual-Listings Monitor: TSMC Premium Slumped But Remains Extreme; UMC at a Discount

TSMC's ADR premium has fallen but remains at a very high level relative to history. UMC ADR's have fallen to a discount and are at a decent level...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM): Artificial Intelligence (AI) As The Future Technology Driver! - Key Growth Catalysts

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TSMC)'s fourth quarter revenue increased 14.4% sequentially due to the robust ramp-up of its...

Baptista Research

Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) aims for 25% revenue growth by 2024, bolstered by CoWoS market dominance and new Fab in Chiayi.