Sou Hu Cai Jing·2025-08-12 05:56Core Viewpoint - The semiconductor sector is experiencing a significant rally, driven by anticipation surrounding the release of DeepSeek-R2, with key stocks like Cambricon Technologies seeing substantial gains [1] Group 1: Market Performance - Major stock indices continued to rise, with the semiconductor ETF (159995) up by 3.17% as of 13:30 [1] - Notable gains among component stocks include Cambricon up 20.00%, Haiguang Information up 3.84%, and SMIC up 2.73% [1] - Other stocks such as Northern Huachuang, Zhaoyi Innovation, and OmniVision also experienced slight increases [1] Group 2: Anticipation of DeepSeek-R2 - The expected release window for DeepSeek-R2 is between August 15 and August 30, 2025, which has heightened market expectations following the release of ChatGPT-5 [1] - Cambricon, once a market benchmark in A-shares, surged to its daily limit amid rumors surrounding DeepSeek-R2 [1] Group 3: Investment Opportunities - Jin Yuan Securities highlights three main investment themes in the context of accelerating domestic semiconductor supply chain localization: 1. Focus on SMIC's growth opportunities in mature processes and specialty technologies 2. Attention to the development opportunities for domestic semiconductor equipment and materials companies 3. Monitoring the synergistic effects brought by supply chain localization among domestic chip design companies [1]