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Apple seeks approval to buy chips from blacklisted Chinese company, FT reports

Apple is requesting permission from the Trump administration to purchase memory chips from ChangXin Memory Technologies. The company is seeking this clearance to address rising costs and shortages impacting product pricing. CXMT is currently on a US blacklist due to alleged military links.

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Apple is now lobbying the US government for special dispensation to source DRAM from a blacklisted Chinese supplier.

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  1. Apple Seeks US Approval to Buy Memory Chips From Blacklisted CXMT

    Apple is requesting permission from the Trump administration to purchase memory chips from ChangXin Memory Technologies. The company is seeking this clearance to address rising costs and shortages impacting product pricing. CXMT is currently on a US blacklist due to alleged military links.

    What's confirmed:

    • Apple is seeking US government approval to buy memory chips from ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT).
    • CXMT is a Chinese company on a US blacklist.
    • Apple is requesting this clearance from the Trump administration.
    • Rising chip prices and shortages are pressuring Apple's product pricing.
    • CXMT is on a US Defense Department list of entities believed to support Beijing's military.

    Still unconfirmed:

    • Apple is engaged in talks to purchase memory from two Chinese semiconductor companies.
    • Apple is seeking access to chips from YMTC.
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