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Samsung Securities: Key Terafab Beneficiaries
Terafab initially plans to leverage Intel's 14A process technology and supply chain, as a result, these global and domestic equipment vendors are positioned as key early beneficiaries.$ASML(ASML.US) $Applied Materials(AMAT.US) $Lam Research(LRCX.US) $KLA(KLAC.US) $Intel(INTC.US) $SpaceX(SPCX.US) - T
KLACโs fundamentals remain strong, supported by AI-driven semiconductor demand, a large backlog, improving earnings expectations and high returns on capital. However, valuation remains demanding, while elevated Treasury yields and potential Fed tightening create multiple-compression risk. The recent correction has improved the entry setup. Technical analysis favors accumulating gradually around $160โ170, with $150 as key downside invalidation and $200โ210 as an initial target.
Featuredโ๏ธ [Task Coins Giveaway] Daily Market Talk โ After GPT-6 Astra, Memory Chip Inventory Falls to Just 10 DaysOpenAI's GPT-6 Astra and Nvidia's "AGI has arrived" moment are the most visible face of an AI compute boom so intense it's pushed global memory chip inventories down to just 10 days' worth. Separately...
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$KLA(KLAC.US)
Context: KLA is one of the semiconductor equipment holdings in my portfolio. My average cost is $261.91, and I am still holding my position. KLAC currently represents 9.17% of my portfolio.
My trade: I am continuing to hold KLAC. Iโm monitoring semiconductor demand, AI-related investment, advanced packaging, and KLAโs process control and inspection business.
Takeaway: KLAC remains an important position in my portfolio, so Iโll continue to follow the companyโs fundamentals and my portfolio allocation over time.
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Semicap DRAM revenue is on fire. New peaks are loading. ASML has been gaining share in DRAM, driven by higher EUV adoption. AMAT stable. Lam and KLA cyclical gainers. TEL has been a share donor and surprisingly underperformed.
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Taiwan DRAM maker Nanya Tech plans to build new 12-inch wafer fabs in Yunlin and Pingtung, Taiwan for DRAM and customized DRAM, media report.
-The Yunlin fab will focus on sub-10nm process node products for AI.-Nanyaโs latest project, the NT$300 billion Linkou 5A DRAM fab, due for mass production in 2028-Media quote a Nanya executive confirming plans for additional new fabs, but declining to comment where. $Applied Materials(AMAT.US) $ASML(ASML.US) $Lam Research(LRCX.US) $KLA(KLAC.US) $Tokyo Electron(TOELY.US) #semiconductorsSource: Dan Nystedt
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Semiconductor test and metrology have become the key factor in AI chip yield, cost, performance and mass production speed, moving this formerly behind-the-scenes work to the fore, media report, citing SEMI Taiwan President Terry Tsao. Instead of just catching defects, modern test and metrology equipment now feeds real-time insights back to the design, fabrication and packaging stages for faster troubleshooting. System-Level Testing (SLT), burn-in testing, and reliability verification have all moved up in importance. #Advantest $Teradyne(TER.US) $Applied Materials(AMAT.US) $KLA(KLAC.US) $Onto Innovation(ONTO.US) $Nova(NVMI.US)
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Rep. Michael Rulli (R) is back and trading again
He sits on the committee overseeing the U.S. semiconductor industryOn April 15th his committee held a hearing called "Computing Power and Competition: Examining the Semiconductor Ecosystem"6 weeks later he bought up to $45,000 in:โข Nvidia $NVIDIA(NVDA.US)โข Micron $Micron Tech(MU.US)โข KLA Corporation $KLA(KLAC.US) - H
๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐: Cantor Says Semiconductor Selloff Is "Overdone," Reiterates AI Bullish View
$Micron Tech(MU.US) $Sandisk(SNDK.US) $Western Digital(WDC.US) $Seagate Tech(STX.US) $NVIDIA(NVDA.US) $Broadcom(AVGO.US) $AMD(AMD.US) $ASML(ASML.US) $Applied Materials(AMAT.US) $Lam Research(LRCX.US) $KLA(KLAC.US) $Teradyne(TER.US) $Lumentum(LITE.US) $Coreweave(CRWV.US) $Super Micro Computer(SMCI.US), $Coherent Corp.(COHR.US) $Cerebras(CBRS.US)๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐:โค ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ผ๐ฟ says the recent semiconductor selloff is ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ.โค ๐ฆ๐ข๐ซ fell about ๐ฏ๐ฌ% peak-to-trough versus ๐ฏ% for the S&P 500.โค Semiconductor stocks rebounded with ๐ฆ๐ข๐ซ up ๐ญ๐ฎ% this week.โค Firm recommends ๐ฎ๐ด๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ adding positions in semiconductor stocks.โค Cantor views the ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ buildout as durable and long-term.โค Top sector preference is ๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐/๐ฆ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ, followed by Compute and Semi Cap Equipment.โค Top memory picks are ๐ ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป (MU) and ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ธ (SNDK).โค Preferred AI compute names are ๐ก๐ฉ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ, and ๐๐ ๐.โค Key upcoming catalysts include ๐๐ ๐๐ง earnings and ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ธ Investor Day.๐ ๐ช๐ต๐ ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐:โค Signals improving sentiment toward AI and semiconductor stocks after a sharp correction.โค Highlights continued confidence in long-term AI infrastructure spending.โค Identifies sectors and companies analysts believe offer the strongest recovery potential.๐ ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐:๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ผ๐ฟ:"After a massive drawdown over the last 5+ weeks (with SOX down ~30% peak to trough vs. S&P 500 -3%), Semiconductor stocks have finally caught a bid (SOX +12% this week vs. S&P500 +3%). We would be adding to positions aggressively as we view today's AI Infrastructure buildout as durable and elongated though recognize the rate of change from here is important too and that data points are no longer going to be uniformly positive. Thus, selectivity will matter. But with peak to trough declines of 32% for SMID Cap SPE, 27% for memory, 25% for Analog, and 24% for Large Cap SPE, we view the selloff as overdone. Our rank order of preference remains Memory/ Storage, then Compute, and then SPE. Our Top Picks are MU & SNDK in Memory, WDC & STX in Storage, NVDA, AVGO, & AMD in AI Compute, and ASML, AMAT, LRCX, KLAC, TER, MKSI, & ONTO in Semi Cap. Potential Catalysts: Earnings season continues with reports from covered companies CAMT and AMAT. SNDK is also hosting its Investor Day Thursday. Other key reports include LITE, CRWV, SMCI, COHR, and CBRS." - A
Nanya Technologyโs board approved to raise 2026 capex to NT$69.7 billion (US$2.2 billion) from NT$52 billion to speed up work on its new Fab 5A, media report, which is ultimately expected to cost up to NT$346.6 billion (US$10.7B) by 2029. Itโs the biggest investment by a Taiwan DRAM maker in 20-years. $Micron Tech(MU.US) $SK Hynix(SKHY.US) $SSNLF $Applied Materials(AMAT.US) $KLA(KLAC.US) $Lam Research(LRCX.US) #semiconductors
Source: Dan Nystedt
