https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/apple-seeks-to-buy-memory-chips-from-blacklisted-chinese-companyContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/apple-seeks-to-buy-memory-chips-from-blacklisted-chinese-companyhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/apple-seeks-to-buy-memory-chips-from-blacklisted-chinese-company#u38534Tue, 11 Aug 2026 01:51:11 +0000Apple is testing memory chips from China's CXMT for iPhones and MacBooks to combat an AI-driven supply shortage. Despite these tests, the company faces a bipartisan Senate deadline of August 21 to reject suppliers designated as Chinese military companies by the Pentagon. This effort to diversify the supply chain is complicated by CXMT's refusal to offer discounts compared to Samsung and SK Hynix, removing the financial incentive for Apple to bypass US security concerns.Why it mattersThe Trump administration considers CXMT a Chinese military company. Apple is lobbying for permission t https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/apple-seeks-to-buy-memory-chips-from-blacklisted-chinese-companyhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/apple-seeks-to-buy-memory-chips-from-blacklisted-chinese-company#u35276Fri, 07 Aug 2026 07:01:01 +0000Apple's attempt to lower RAM costs via Chinese supplier ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) has failed because CXMT is demanding prices equal to those of Samsung and SK Hynix. This development undermines Apple's strategy to use blacklisted suppliers to mitigate an AI-driven memory shortage. While Apple continues to lobby the Trump administration for permission to use these chips in non-US devices, the lack of a cost advantage removes a primary incentive for the deal. US senators continue to pressure CEO Tim Cook to reject components from CXMT and Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. (YMTC https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/apple-seeks-to-buy-memory-chips-from-blacklisted-chinese-companyhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/apple-seeks-to-buy-memory-chips-from-blacklisted-chinese-company#u35275Fri, 07 Aug 2026 07:00:45 +0000Apple's effort to secure lower-cost RAM from blacklisted Chinese supplier ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) has failed. CXMT is demanding prices equal to those of Samsung and SK Hynix, removing the financial incentive for Apple to use the supplier. This development occurs while a bipartisan group of US senators pressures CEO Tim Cook to abandon ties with CXMT and Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. (YMTC) due to procurement and export-control concerns. Apple had previously sought Trump administration permission to use these chips for devices sold outside the US to address AI-driven shortage https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/apple-seeks-to-buy-memory-chips-from-blacklisted-chinese-companyhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/apple-seeks-to-buy-memory-chips-from-blacklisted-chinese-company#u28113Fri, 31 Jul 2026 19:25:54 +0000A bipartisan group of US senators is urging Apple and CEO Tim Cook to abandon plans to source memory chips from blacklisted Chinese suppliers, including ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) and Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. (YMTC). The senators have requested a commitment from Apple by August 21 to reject these components. This pressure comes as Apple lobbies the Trump administration for permission to use these chips in devices sold outside the US to combat an AI-driven memory shortage. Micron is also lobbying the administration to oppose Apple's request.Why it mattersThe US government h https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/apple-seeks-to-buy-memory-chips-from-blacklisted-chinese-companyhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/apple-seeks-to-buy-memory-chips-from-blacklisted-chinese-company#u22609Fri, 03 Jul 2026 07:11:49 +0000Apple is seeking approval from the Trump administration to purchase memory chips from blacklisted Chinese suppliers. The company aims to mitigate a global memory shortage that has caused product price increases. These efforts are primarily focused on securing DRAM from ChangXin Memory Technologies Inc.What's confirmed:Apple is seeking US government approval to purchase memory chips from blacklisted Chinese companies.The Financial Times reports that Apple is lobbying for access to chips from ChangXin Memory Technologies Inc. (CXMT).Apple is pursuing these deals to reduce the impact of a global