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Apple Tests CXMT Memory Chips for China iPhones, Macs

8/13/2026

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Apple is testing memory chips from China's ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) for iPhones and MacBooks.
Apple has held talks with CXMT about supplying components for devices sold in China.
The testing could give Apple a DRAM source as rising demand lifts memory costs.
The deal may face hurdles because CXMT appears on a Pentagon list of firms with alleged military ties.

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Story summary

Apple is testing memory chips from China's ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) for iPhones and MacBooks.
Apple has held talks with CXMT about supplying components for devices sold in China.
The testing could give Apple a DRAM source as rising demand lifts memory costs.
The deal may face hurdles because CXMT appears on a Pentagon list of firms with alleged military ties.