Managing Director, Zero One, Zero One

Vincent Fernando, CFA

20 years of experience researching capital markets in Asia and the USA.

Managing Director, Zero One

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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.

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Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Mediatek shares rallied recently on high volume and are approaching their 52-week highs. We however warn investors to beware emerging news of Huawei/SMIC's chip capabilities.</li>
<li>Mediatek announced last week its flagship mobile phone chip was preparing for high volume manufacturing with TSMC's most advanced 3-nanometer process node.</li>
<li>However, we believe Huawei's recent Mate 60 chip development could pose a threat to Mediatek's market share outlook. We downgrade our rating from Structural Long to Neutral, target price NT$815.</li>
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Mediatek shares rallied recently on high volume and are approaching their 52-week highs. We however warn investors to beware emerging news of Huawei/SMIC's chip capabilities.
Mediatek announced last week its flagship mobile phone chip was preparing for high volume manufacturing with TSMC's most advanced 3-nanometer process node.
However, we believe Huawei's recent Mate 60 chip development could pose a threat to Mediatek's market share outlook. We downgrade our rating from Structural Long to Neutral, target price NT$815.


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