Tapping Apple With 3 Cheaper Stocks

(TheStreet) -- Unless you have been living in a cave for the last few months, you know about Apple'sAAPL iPad and the new iPhone 4, antenna problems and all. But what about the components lurking within these devices? Apple and its partners are locked in an omerta-style code of silence, although numerous product teardowns have peeled back the real technology story lurking inside the iPad and iPhone 4. Cue Skyworks Solutions, Cirrus LogicCRUS and OmniVisionOVTI. They're hardly household names, but they're key Apple partners -- and perhaps key investments. With Apple's stock currently trading at about $260, these companies offer investors a cheaper entry point into Apple's future, particularly if their products appear on a 4G VerizonVZ iPhone or a new iPad, products that are rumored to debut in 2011. Perhaps the biggest boost for these companies comes from Apple's seal of approval, which inevitably raises their profile in the fiercely competitive world of tech componentry. Here, TheStreet explains why you should keep an eye on Skyworks, OmniVision and Cirrus Logic. To read the rest, head over to TheStreet.com