Tomas Ng

Tomas Ng

Wealth Risk Specialist | Investment Educator

MA in Finance, FRM certified, took mass communication courses. Develops risk models for retail banking at a regional bank. Writes Mingda on Risk column for Yicai Media. Runs YouTube channel Margin of Safety using TV drama clips to explain investment risks.

Latest Articles

AI Storage Supply Chain Overview: HBM, DRAM, NAND, SSD, HDD — Who Benefits Most?
AI Storage Supply Chain Overview: HBM, DRAM, NAND, SSD, HDD — Who Benefits Most?
The AI storage supply chain is not only about HBM. This article analyzes five key categories — HBM, server DRAM, NAND, enterprise SSDs, and HDDs — and explains how AI training, inference, RAG, and data center expansion affect the beneficiaries, industry logic, risks, and investment indicators.
Why Is ASML a Core Company in the AI Chip Supply Chain? EUV Equipment Cycles and Advanced Process Demand
Why Is ASML a Core Company in the AI Chip Supply Chain? EUV Equipment Cycles and Advanced Process Demand
ASML is a core company in the AI chip supply chain because EUV lithography equipment supports advanced processes, AI GPUs, HBM, and high-end logic chip manufacturing. This analysis covers ASML order cycles, High-NA EUV, China export restrictions, and key investment signals.
AI Chip Supply Chain Map: GPU, HBM, CoWoS, or EUV — Which Is Most Critical?
AI Chip Supply Chain Map: GPU, HBM, CoWoS, or EUV — Which Is Most Critical?
The AI chip supply chain is not just about GPUs. This article breaks down GPUs, HBM, CoWoS, EUV, advanced process nodes, and cloud CAPEX to help you understand short-term bottlenecks, long-term moats, and key AI semiconductor stocks to watch.
Will SK Hynix’s U.S. Listing Hurt Micron? SKHY vs. MU: Which Stock Is the Better Buy?
Will SK Hynix’s U.S. Listing Hurt Micron? SKHY vs. MU: Which Stock Is the Better Buy?
Will SK Hynix’s Nasdaq listing divert investment away from Micron stock? Compare SKHY and MU across HBM4, market share, earnings, valuation, ADR premiums, capital expenditure, and memory-cycle risks.
How Can One Company’s Earnings Affect the Entire AI Supply Chain? From TSMC and ASML to Micron and Seagate
How Can One Company’s Earnings Affect the Entire AI Supply Chain? From TSMC and ASML to Micron and Seagate
Why can one company’s earnings move the entire AI supply chain? This analysis explains how cloud capital expenditure, AI chip orders, TSMC’s advanced nodes, ASML lithography systems, Micron HBM, and Seagate nearline HDD demand transmit across the industry, and how investors can distinguish real business momentum from short-term price correlation.
ASML Q2 Earnings Preview: Can AI Chip Demand Continue to Support EUV Orders?
ASML Q2 Earnings Preview: Can AI Chip Demand Continue to Support EUV Orders?
This ASML Q2 earnings preview focuses on EUV orders, AI chip demand, 2026 guidance, China sales, and export control risks to help investors assess whether the semiconductor equipment cycle can continue.
HBM, NAND, or HDD: Which AI Storage Route Is the Most Direct? A Business Purity Comparison
HBM, NAND, or HDD: Which AI Storage Route Is the Most Direct? A Business Purity Comparison
HBM, NAND/enterprise SSDs, and HDDs all benefit from AI data center growth, but through different paths. This analysis compares the three AI storage routes by storage hierarchy, business purity, data center demand, pricing cycles, representative companies, and key investment indicators.
Can SMIC Produce Memory Chips? The Difference Between a Wafer Foundry and a Memory Design Company
Can SMIC Produce Memory Chips? The Difference Between a Wafer Foundry and a Memory Design Company
SMIC 0981.HK is a wafer foundry, not a typical memory chip manufacturer. This article explains SMIC’s relationship with eNVM, NOR Flash, EEPROM, DRAM, NAND, HBM, the foundry business model, financial structure, and the difference between wafer foundries and memory design companies.
Is Shanghai Fudan an HBM Concept Stock? Business Boundaries and Non-Volatile Memory Explained
Is Shanghai Fudan an HBM Concept Stock? Business Boundaries and Non-Volatile Memory Explained
Is Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics 01385.HK an HBM concept stock? This analysis explains its real business boundaries through non-volatile memory, EEPROM, NOR Flash, SLC NAND, FPGA, high-reliability chips, product mix, gross margin, and inventory risk.