Apple is in talks with Chinese chipmakers on a Pentagon blacklist to address global memory shortages, potentially impacting device pricing and supply chains in China.
The negotiations are still ongoing
Jul 02, 2026
09:44 am
What's the storyApple is in talks with two Chinese semiconductor manufacturers, ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) and Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC), to buy memory chips.
The move comes as part of Apple's strategy to mitigate the impact of a global memory shortage that has forced the tech giant to hike prices across its product range.
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To limit exposure, Apple is structuring any deal around devices sold only in China rather than global models.
