Abstract of PCB Sector & Initiation & Updates 🔥 Initiating & Transferring PCB Coverage: •Initiating CO-TECH. (8358 TT / Buy / TP: NT$480): Share px -54% since June, Margin ramp-up in 4Q26, expansion of HVLP3/4, and px hikes. •Raise TP: EMC (2383 TT / Buy / TP: NT$6,538): Google share gains, product mix upgrading toward M7+/M8+. •Raise TP: Kingboard Laminates (1888 HK / Buy / TP: HK$60.8): E-glass and FR-4 price hike cycle, expansion of high-end copper foil capacity. •Raise TP: Zhen Ding Technology (4958 TT / Buy / TP: NT$729): Market share gains in VR200, leveraging MSAP, ABF supercycle. ☀️ AI Server PCBs: •Nvidia Vera Rubin: PCB content per GPU $750 (vs. $400 for GB200). •Google TPU v8t/v8i: PCB content $800–$1,000 (vs. ~$700 for v7). •TAM Expansion: AI server PCB TAM projected at $13B in 2026 and $29B in 2027. •Zhen Ding benefits from Nvidia platform gains + mSAP dominance in optical modules/CPO. •mSAP Shortage: 2027 capacity constraints due to 800G optical switch and yield limits ☀️ CCL Dynamics: FR-4 Prices doubled to ~RMB 300 since mid-2025; upcycle extends through end-2027/2028. ☀️ Upstream Supply Shortage: •E-Glass Gap: ~15% shortage; requires 3,000 new machines, but Toyota's annual output is only 2,000 units (fully booked till 2028). •HVLP4 Foil: Year-end 2026 capacity at ~1,200 tons/month with a 400+ ton shortage. #PCB# #ZDT# #NVDA# #msap# #ABF# #EMC#

Abstracts of Addressing Recent Debates on LT Capex and NVDA Platform Content Away from Memories • Recent CSP Earnings Review on Capex: Amazon to $220bn, Google $195-205bn, Meta $130-145bn • U.S. CSP capex forecast at $0.8tn/$1.2tn / $1.4tn in 2026/2027/28 (+45% / +20% YoY in 27/28), supported by healthy balance sheets • Capex growth expected to moderate to +20% / +15% YoY in 2028/29 as CSPs prioritize returns & FCF & uncertainties over AI model competition • Top 5 debt issuance seen at $257bn / $419bn in 2026/27 (31-35% of capex), still manageable • Cumulative debt issuance could reach ~$421bn by 2028, yet remains well-supported • Balance sheets stay very healthy (ex-Oracle): net leverage only ~0.5x (EBITDA basis) by 2028/29 • Net debt-to-equity ratio projected at just 18% by 2029 despite heavy capex

• Reiterate our July 2’s report of Nvidia cutting memory: Vera CPU SOCAMM from 192GB → 96GB → selective SKUs to 64GB by 1Q27
• Rubin Ultra HBM stepped down from 384GB to 192GB/256GB (HBM4/4E); 8-Hi design finalized, yet 12-Hi remains on line up
• Competitors already on lower configs: AMD MI450 Custom and Google TPU Humufish already 8-Hi
• Scale-up expanding via NVL576 w NPO optics to offset reduced memory content
• Nvidia platform OE shipments estimated at 5.8m / 8.1m units in 2027/28
• Still positive on AI trends; prefer GPU / CPU / Optics, cautious on memory commodities
 Recommendations: 1) Nvidia GPU: NVDA (Buy), Hon Hai (2317 TT), SMCI (Buy) 2) CPU: INTC (Buy), AMD (Buy), ASE (3711 TT, ASX, Buy) 3) Optics NPO: LITE (Buy), MRVL (Buy), SMTC (Buy), TSEM (Buy), Bizlink (3665 TT Buy), Browave (3163 TT) #capex# #NVDA# #RUBIN# #Memory# #HBM#

Earnings Takeaways- Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) • 2Q26 revenue $460mn (+24% YoY), GP +72%, OP +125%; EPS $0.79 a beat, driven by higher utilization, better mix & accelerating silicon photonics demand
• 3Q26 guide: record $520mn (+31% YoY, +13% QoQ) suggests a strong growth 
• The co targets sequential revenue & profit improvement through 2026
• Raised 2026/27 EPS to $4.5 / $10; Maintain Buy, TP $260 (26x 2027E)
• $1.3bn contract SiPho revenue locked for 2027 from hyperscalers
• 2028 wafer order commitments expected to exceed 2027 levels
• Additional new SiPho customer qualifications underway
• Leading specialty foundry for NPO (near-package optics); CPO longer-term
• Capacity ramp focused on Japan Fab 7; NPO volume ramp expected 2H27 #TSEM# #Towersemi#

Earnings Takeaways- AMD • Raised 2026/27 EPS by +8%/+23%; TP lifted from $640 → $700 on 45x 2027E or 31x 2028E • After-hours weakness as market digests high expectations despite solid results • 2Q26 revenue $11.5bn (+50% YoY) in line; EPS $1.66 slightly above consensus
• 3Q26 guide: $13bn revenue above consensus, GM 56% soft
• Mgmt sees datacenter >100% YoY growth in 2027 (CPU + GPU)
• MI450/MI455X on track. Helios ramping in 3Q/4Q26 with further step-up in 1Q27 • We see Helios rack supply chain build plan ROBUST (>20k racks 2H26-27) 
• MI500 expected to outperform Nvidia’s Rubin Ultra in hardware performance

• Business tracking well ahead of long-term model (>35% revenue CAGR, EPS >$20)
• Strength from AI GPUs (MI450/Helios/MI500) + server CPU TAM/share gains
• Margin wise, AI GPU margins to stay below corporate avg due to large-memory strategy, while CPU and Embedded recovery are positive drivers #AMD#

CB11324 is the highest serial number that we have seen for the J-20 where it indicates that this is the 324th airframe for the base variant J-20 (Prolly from the last 2 batches) We can also estimate around 180 J-20As are being in service in PLAAF now

🇮🇩🇨🇳PLA Marines have boarded PPA KRI Brawijaya (320) in Surabaya. This would make it one of my favourite naval pics for PLA this year ----- I absolutely LOVE the Decepticon logo on the main cannon, and they should put it on EVERY SINGLE PLA DESTROYER.

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The 🇨🇳Chinese Air Force has introduced the AI-Supported Attack Planning System, which enables more than 100 elements to perform precise strikes simultaneously. Experts note that the system significantly shortens the decision-making cycle and integrates AI into modern warfare