Group 1 - Goldman Sachs holds a positive view on the ongoing development of China's local AI ecosystem, which will benefit companies like SMIC and Hua Hong Semiconductor in the semiconductor sector [1] - Goldman Sachs raised the target price for SMIC from HKD 95 to HKD 117 and for Hua Hong from HKD 95 to HKD 117, maintaining a "Buy" rating for both [1] - DeepSeek recently launched its experimental model DeepSeek V3.2-Exp, which improved training and inference efficiency, leading to a reduction in API costs by over 50% [2] Group 2 - The introduction of the more efficient AI model is expected to lower the barriers for AI applications, promoting widespread adoption of the technology [2] - Despite SMIC and Hua Hong's primary capacity being focused on mature process nodes rather than advanced GPU/ASIC, both companies are anticipated to benefit from the long-term growth in AI-related demand [2] - SMIC's 7nm/14nm capacity is expanding, while Hua Hong plans to migrate its next wafer fab to a 28nm process, with potential for further upgrades to meet the increasing demand driven by AI [2]