Commerce secretary urges Apple not to buy Chinese memory
A Commerce Department official publicly urged Apple not to use memory chips from China’s CXMT, which the article says the Pentagon blacklisted over alleged ties to the People’s Liberation Army, after The Wall Street Journal reported Apple tested chips from CXMT and Yangtze Memory Technologies. The administration has withheld a blessing even as Apple sought Chinese memory to ease sharply higher memory prices. Micron Technology and US senators are lobbying to block such procurement to protect domestic investments, while some manufacturers like HP and Acer already use CXMT outside the US, keeping upward pressure on device costs and supply decisions.
White House has not approved Apple use of Chinese memory chips
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The Wall Street Journal reported Apple tested memory chips from CXMT and Yangtze Memory Technologies. The commerce secretary then publicly urged Apple not to use Chinese memory. The administration is pressing Apple to bring more production…
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