Apple's Ternus Era Begins: How to Position for the Next Chapter?

Apple has delivered a total return of nearly 3,000% since Tim Cook became CEO in 2011, significantly outperforming both the Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500.

After an extraordinary 15-year run, can $Apple(AAPL.US) maintain its momentum into its next era? 🍎📈

It's really wild to see how one $Apple(AAPL.US) iPhone 18 is essentially a semiconductor economy in your pocket, with 11 companies each capturing a different piece of the compute, connectivity, power, sensing, and materials stack.

These are the 11 supplier companies👇.

1.$Taiwan Semiconductor(TSM.US) manufactures Apple's processor on its most advanced chipmaking technology turning Apple's chip designs into physical silicon at massive scale.

2.$Broadcom(AVGO.US) supplies RF front end components and wireless charging technology (though Apple's displaced Broadcom as primary Wi-Fi & Bluetooth supplier ).

3.$Corning(GLW.US) supplies cover glass and Ceramic Shield so essentially the material layer protecting the display and back panel.

4.$STMicroelectronics NV(STM.US) supplies chips used around Face ID, cameras & power management helping Apple control sensors and photographic hardware.

5.$NXP Semiconductors(NXPI.US) supplies connectivity controllers including NFC, secure payment hardware and USB Type C control helping iPhone communicate with accessories and contactless systems.

6.$Cirrus Logic(CRUS.US) supplies audio and power chips that help drive the speakers, microphones and other audio functions while efficiently managing power delivery.

7.$Texas Instruments(TXN.US) supplies analog and power chips used for battery charging, camera flash control and display power so basically managing how electricity moves through parts of the phone.

8.$Analog Devices(ADI.US) supplies power conversion and charging chips that regulate voltage and make sure different parts of the phone receive right amount of electricity.

9.$Sony(SONY.US) supplies CMOS image sensors, the physical light-capture hardware behind every camera on the phone.

10.$QORVO(QRVO.US) supplies RF front end modules that filter and amplify cellular signals so the phone can communicate efficiently across different frequency bands.

11.$Skyworks Solutions(SWKS.US) supplies additional RF components used to strengthen and manage wireless signals between iPhone and cellular networks.

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