WDC, HDDs: Irving Tan says company will invest $1B in Japan over the next 5 yearsView: WDC said it would invest $1B in Japan over the next five years to help the company drive the next generation of HDD innovation.We believe WDC has a meaningful R&D presence in Japan dating back to its acquisit
Having said this, the report also notes that while glass substrates are meant to replace silicon interposers, there is not yet a pressing “must-use” need. Net, we continue to believe glass substrates will eventually become the norm (with initial penetration starting at the high end of the market),
For almost three years the Nikkei 225 has been tracking its performance from the 2003~5 bull market, albeit at levels some 3.3x higher In this report, Pelham Smithers discusses the similarities and asks three key questions: (1) Can we continue to track 2005 through the rest of the year; (2) Whatever happens in Q4, should we fear or be hopeful for 2026? And (3) Who are the upcoming winners and losers.
Remain Overweight Taiwan, China, and Korea The MSCI Emerging Markets index (local currency) and EEM-US (USD) are both trading within 4.5-month uptrends, and we remain bullish. We expect support at the uptrend, which also coincides with the 50-day MA and $50.65 horizontal support on EEM-US. While a more signigicant pullback is not our expectation, we would view any pullback to $48 support on EEM-US as a buying opportunity. Below we highlight attractive and actionable themes within EM. On page...
Total capex required to meet OpenAI’s needs could reach ~$130bn by 2027, roughly equal to what consensus forecasts, on average, for each of the top four hyperscalers over the same horizon. In this note, we estimate how much of Nvidia’s datacenter revenue expectations this represents.
Switch 2, Hello Kitty and Demon Slayer have underlined the success of Japan’s global pop culture influence. In this review, Pelham Smithers discusses whether 2025 will be the peak, or if there more to come. In light of the capital limitations faced by Japanese game developers evident at TGS2025, Pelham thinks further consolidation is likely and suggests three likely scenarios.
As we spend our days and many of our nights helping you understand what is going on in the world of AI infrastructure, we refine continuously our understanding of the cost of AI, combining our understanding of the economics of every step of the supply chain. We crystalized that in a digestible format today. Everything you need to know about a 1GW datacenter on a single slide.
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