Apple seeks U.S. approval to buy DRAM chips from Chinese manufacturer CXMT amid rising memory prices
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Apple has lobbied the U.S. Commerce Department and Trump administration officials for permission to purchase DRAM memory chips from ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), China's largest DRAM manufacturer. CXMT appears on the Pentagon's 1260H list of companies allegedly tied to the Chinese military, though this list does not impose trade restrictions — it affects Defense Department contracting. Apple is seeking a guarantee that buying CXMT chips would not violate U.S. regulations, amid a context of soaring memory chip prices (quadrupling).
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· 3 pulledApple has lobbied Commerce Department officials and other Trump administration members for permission to buy DRAM memory chips from ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT).
CXMT is China's largest DRAM manufacturer and is on the Pentagon's list of companies alleged to have ties to the Chinese military.
Apple is not barred from buying CXMT chips because it appears on the Pentagon's 1260H list, which affects Defense Department contracting but does not impose trade restrictions.
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