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UMC, Taiwan’s 2nd biggest chip foundry, is looking to expand a fab in south Taiwan due to an overflow of advanced packaging and specialty AI-related orders (silicon interposers, DTC) from Qualcomm, Intel and SanDisk, media report, noting new plans for UMC’s Fab 12A P7 near Tainan, Taiwan, are under evaluation. Orders for power management chips (PMICs) for AI products are also booming.

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Sales of 2nd hand smartphones have surged in Japan due to price hikes on new models, media report, noting high memory chip prices and the falling value of the Japanese yen have caused prices to surge higher than elsewhere. Sales of 2nd hand smartphones rose 12.4% year-on-year to 3.607 million in the April 2025 to March 2026 timeframe, and researchers see the upward trend continuing. $Apple(AAPL.US) $Alphabet(GOOGL.US) $Qualcomm(QCOM.US) #Mediatek

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#Trade Showcase: Trade, Show & Earn Rewards

My Qualcomm (QCOM) position now carries a 4.99% floating loss, with my cost basis at $192.308 and current price at $182.490. I opened this position betting on its edge AI and automotive chip growth, yet the stock dropped sharply over recent sessions amid weak smartphone demand forecasts and broader semiconductor sector risk-off sentiment.

This trade delivers a vital lesson: cyclical chip stocks are highly sensitive to short-term demand pessimism. Even promising long-term growth narratives cannot offset near-term industry headwinds, and I failed to build a sufficient safety margin before entering the trade.

For risk management, I limit QCOM to 6% of my portfolio to reduce cyclical exposure. I will not average down blindly; I will only add holdings after seeing clear signs of smartphone shipment recovery. If the price falls below $178 with heavy selling volume, I will trim the position to contain further losses. I will keep tracking its auto chip revenue and mobile AI chip adoption metrics to adjust my holding plan.$Qualcomm(QCOM.US)

MediaTek has lowered its full year smartphone shipment outlook again, media report, citing unnamed supply chain sources, who also said the amount of wafers TSMC can allocate MediaTek this year will be the key to its ASIC business. $Broadcom(AVGO.US) $Qualcomm(QCOM.US) #GUC #Alchip

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TSMC’s 1.4nm fab is far ahead of schedule, media report:

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Meta’s chip push explodes with help from TSMC, MediaTek, Qualcomm, Arm, Broadcom, DigiTimes reports:

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#Trade Showcase: Trade, Show & Earn Rewards

My position in Qualcomm (QCOM) gained 1.03% today, a mild rebound after its previous deep drawdown. I held QCOM for its core advantages in mobile chips and edge AI automotive semiconductors. Today’s uptick comes from stabilized market sentiment on consumer electronics, easing fears of prolonged smartphone demand slump.

This trade brings a clear investment insight: cyclical semiconductor stocks experience frequent price swings. Short-term rallies do not signal a full trend reversal, and I should not rush to add heavy positions just on one single positive trading day.

For risk management, I cap QCOM’s portfolio weight under 6% to control cyclical industry risks. I will wait for sustained recovery in smartphone shipment data before scaling up holdings. I also set a stop-loss level to avoid large losses if the rebound proves temporary. Going forward, I will keep tracking its auto chip revenue to validate my long-term investment logic.$Qualcomm(QCOM.US)

#Trade Showcase

My position in Qualcomm (QCOM) currently carries an 8.99% unrealized loss, with an entry cost of $192.308 and a current share price of $173.900.

I initiated this position for two core reasons: Qualcomm’s unrivaled dominance in global smartphone baseband chips, and its promising long-term growth runway in edge AI computing and automotive semiconductors. I expected a cyclical recovery in Android smartphone demand and the booming on-device AI trend to drive steady revenue and earnings upside. However, the recent pullback is primarily fueled by softer-than-projected consumer electronics recovery data, as well as market worries that mobile AI chip monetization is progressing slower than expected, putting pressure on near-term valuations.

This trade has reinforced a key investment lesson: even for industry leaders with rock-solid long-term fundamentals, bottom-fishing too early before clear inflection points in the business cycle can lead to avoidable drawdowns. Short-term cyclical headwinds almost always outweigh long-term narratives in the near term, so patience and disciplined entry timing are critical when investing in semiconductor cyclical stocks.

For my personal risk management strategy, I have capped QCOM’s portfolio weight at no more than 6% to contain its downside impact on my overall returns. I have identified $170 as a critical support level; if the stock breaks below this threshold with rising volume, I will trim my position to limit further losses. Instead of averaging down blindly, I plan to add to my position in small increments only after I see concrete signals of smartphone shipment recovery. Going forward, I will closely monitor its quarterly automotive revenue growth and edge AI chip adoption metrics to adjust my strategy dynamically.$Qualcomm(QCOM.US)

MediaTek remains in the hunt for an AI accelerator chip deal with Meta, despite its announcement with Broadcom for one, media report, noting Meta’s work with Arm and Qualcomm focus on CPUs, not AI accelerators.

Source: Dan Nystedt

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$Qualcomm(QCOM.US) let it rides a rung sold today made just shy of $60 a share profit. Still own let it rides.

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Qualcomm is expected to unveil its new 5G flagship chip, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 series at the 2026 Snapdragon Summit, Sept. 22-24, media report, while analysts also hope to hear updates on 6G pre-commercial equipment. MediaTek is expected to unveil its next-gen 5G flagship chip, Dimensity 9600, by end-Q3 (nearly same time). It’s the first 2nm chips for both firms, manufactured by TSMC. $Qualcomm(QCOM.US) $Taiwan Semiconductor(TSM.US) #MediaTek #smartphone

Source: Dan Nystedt

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Qualcomm’s Dragonfly AI data center platform will benefit Taiwan’s 2nd biggest chip foundry, UMC, more than TSMC, media report, due to its expertise in power integration, including power management (PMIC) chips, on-wafer inductors, Deep Trench Capacitors (DTC), and interposers, while TSMC is absent from Qualcomm’s 35 partner ecosystem list. Taiwan AI server giants are all included, Foxconn, Quanta, Wistron, Pegatron, Compal, Inventec, and other parts suppliers, Delta, more. $Qualcomm(QCOM.US) $United Microelectronics(UMC.US) $Taiwan Semiconductor(TSM.US) #AIserver #semiconductor

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TSMC is expected to manufacture Qualcomm’s Dragonfly C100 data center CPUs and AI300 AI accelerator chips on 3nm/2nm and use CoWoS or SoIC advanced packaging, media report. $Taiwan Semiconductor(TSM.US) $Qualcomm(QCOM.US) #semiconductor

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