Apple held early talks with CXMT, China's largest chipmaker by market value, about supplying components, with the goal of using them in some devices sold in China, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Apple's iPhone 16 (L) and 16 Plus. Photo by VnExpress/Tuan Hung
Reuters could not immediately verify the report. Apple and CXMT did not respond to Reuters' requests for comment.
Reuters had earlier exclusively reported that CXMT was considering building a second memory-chip plant in Beijing to boost production.
Laptop makers HP and Acer have started using CXMT memory chips in devices sold outside the U.S. to ease supply shortages, the newspaper said.
