Apple evaluates Chinese CXMT memory for iPhones and MacBooks
Apple has been evaluating memory chips from Chinese manufacturer CXMT for possible use across iPhones and MacBooks, holding early talks that initially focus on China-market products and seeking White House approval. The outreach comes as a global memory and storage shortage driven by hyperscaler AI infrastructure spending has pushed chip costs up and helped force Apple to raise product prices. The plan faces political headwinds after a bipartisan group of U.S. senators urged Apple not to pursue Chinese chips, and analysts cited say CXMT trails industry leaders by two to three generations while HP and Acer already source CXMT to ease tight supply.
Apple seeks CXMT memory amid shortage but faces political and performance risks
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There is a global shortage of memory and storage chips after hyperscalers expanded AI…
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