Apple Inc. is in negotiations to purchase chips from two Chinese semiconductor makers on a Pentagon blacklist to help reduce the impact of a global memory shortage that’s forced the company to raise prices across its product line.

U.S. companies cannot ship goods, software and technology to companies on the list without a license, which is likely to be denied

According to sources, Apple is reportedly lobbying the US government for approval to purchase DRAM chips from Chinese memory manufacturer ChangXin Memory