KeyBanc analyst Andy Hargreaves,says that supplier checks indicate that Apple (AAPL) has not been able to add an optical fingerprint solution to its new OLED iPhone and has decided to ship the device without such a sensor. Hargreaves believes that this development will negatively impact the upcoming iPhone cycle and cause more bullish Apple investors to be disappointed. However, he is upbeat on the stock's risk/reward ratio in the near-term, as he thinks that "initial demand" for the OLED iPhone 8 will be strong. However, he remains upbeat on iPhone suppliers Broadcom (AVGO), Cirrus Logic (CRUS), Cypress Semiconductor (CY), and Skyworks (SWKS).

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Erste Group downgraded Apple to Hold from Buy.

Apple (AAPL) supplier TSMC (TSM) has unveiled its A16 chip manufacturing technology featuring nanosheet transistors with "backside power rails" meant for producing its ultra-advanced 1.6nm chips by 2026, Nikkei Asia's Cheng Ting-Fang reports. TSMC says the introduction of the technology can "greatly improve logic density and performance." Reference Link

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Apple saw sales of its iPhones fall 19.1% in the first three months of the year, CNBC's Ryan Browne reports, citing data from Counterpoint Research. Meanwhile, Huawei saw a 69.7% surge in smartphone sales in the country during the same period, Counterpoint said. Reference Link