Technology / Semiconductor / Internet Research

Nicolas Baratte

Nicolas Baratte has been a financial analyst since 2000, covering the Technology sector in Asia mostly, and Global Tech in a couple of jobs. Nicolas has worked on the sell-side for JPMorgan, CLSA and Macquarie. On the buy-side for a Tiger fund and Prudential. Nicolas has covered Asian semiconductors, Asian hardware and components, and the global Semi supply chain. In addition to stock coverage, he also publishes research on sectors as that often shows clearer trends and pinpoints the inflection points in a sharper way. Nicolas lives mostly in Taiwan, sometimes in France and is in New York regularly.

Tech News This Week: Samsung Re-Org, QCOM Gives up on Intel, TSMC Increase CoWoS, Apple Delays 2nm

Tech News This Week: Samsung Multiple Negatives. Intel Facing Reality. TSMC, Mediatek.

General Motors Abruptly Pulls The Plug On Cruise

NVIDIA Q3FY25 Growth Story Still On Track But Heed The Flaws In Jensen's GenAI Vision

Semiconductor Memory Q324 Revenue Close To Historic Highs Even As Decoupling Intensifies

Taiwan Tech Weekly: Taiwan Firms to Surge U.S. Investment Due to Trump?; AI PCs & Memory Expansion

Kioxia IPO Early Re-Look - Better Placed This Time Around

Initial Thoughts on the Kioxia IPO - Impact on SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics

Equity Bottom-Up

Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Smartphone demand remains slow, that contributes to weak outlook for commodity DRAM.  Nvidia / Mediatek and Qualcomm AI PC chips should be launched mid-2025. </li>
<li>Nvidia allocation of TSMC CoWoS remains at 60% in 2025, capacity doubles, Data Center GPU revenue will double? TSMC 2nm-16A roadmap on track.  </li>
<li>SK Hynix is now ahead of Samsung in HBM, DDR5, 3D NAND and SSD. Meanwhile, Samsung is buying back shares. </li>
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Smartphone demand remains slow, that contributes to weak outlook for commodity DRAM.  Nvidia / Mediatek and Qualcomm AI PC chips should be launched mid-2025. 
Nvidia allocation of TSMC CoWoS remains at 60% in 2025, capacity doubles, Data Center GPU revenue will double? TSMC 2nm-16A roadmap on track.  
SK Hynix is now ahead of Samsung in HBM, DDR5, 3D NAND and SSD. Meanwhile, Samsung is buying back shares. 


Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) - ADR (TSM US)

Tech News This Week: Smartphone, Mediatek, Nvidia, Qualcomm, TSMC, Super Micro, SK Hynix, Samsung