Apple is lobbying the Trump administration to source memory chips from ChangXin Memory Technologies, a Chinese company currently blacklisted by the Pentagon.
CXMT is currently on the Pentagon's blacklist
Jun 27, 2026
01:16 pm
What's the storyApple is lobbying the Trump administration for permission to buy memory chips from ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), a Chinese company currently on the Pentagon's blacklist, according to Financial Times.
The move comes as part of Apple's strategy to ease financial pressure caused by rising chip prices, a problem that has been affecting many US tech companies.
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Reports suggest that Apple is actively reaching out to the Trump administration in an effort to source memory chips from ChangXin…
ChangXin Memory Technologies is on the Pentagon’s 1260H list of companies with alleged connections to the Chinese military.
Apple is seeking US government approval to buy memory chips from CXMT, a Chinese manufacturer on the Pentagon's military…
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Apple seeks U.S. approval to purchase chips from a blacklisted Chinese firm amid rising memory chip prices, reports FT.
Apple is lobbying the Trump administration to buy DRAM chips from China's CXMT, a Pentagon-blacklisted company, as memory prices…
