Apple seeks to buy memory chips from blacklisted Chinese company
Apple is seeking US government approval to purchase memory chips from CXMT, a blacklisted Chinese company.
📍 Where it landed
Apple reportedly lobbied the U.S. government for approval to buy memory chips from blacklisted Chinese firms, including CXMT and Longsys. Google also considered adopting Chinese memory chips, though three obstacles remained.
The story quieted without a definitive conclusion in the coverage.
Epilogue added 36d ago, after coverage quieted.
The reporting (11)
- Apple reportedly lobbies Uncle Sam for access to Chinese memory chips Tom's Hardware · 45d ago
- Apple lobbying to buy memory chips from blacklisted Chinese firm: FT Seeking Alpha · 46d ago
- Apple Wants to Buy Blacklisted Chinese Memory. Micron Has Nothing to Worry About 24/7 Wall St. · 46d ago
- Apple wants permission to buy memory from a blacklisted Chinese supplier The Verge · 46d ago
- Apple Seeks Approval for Chip Purchases from China's Longsys (AA GuruFocus · 46d ago
- Apple Is Reportedly Looking To Buy Chips From A US-Blacklisted Chinese Company Engadget · 46d ago
- AI: US hamstrung on Memory Chip Supply via China. AI-RTZ #1128 AI: Reset to Zero · 46d ago
- Apple and Google consider adopting Chinese memory chips: three obstacles remain digitimes · 46d ago
- Apple Seeks US Approval to Buy Chips From Blacklisted CXMT: FT Bloomberg.com · 46d ago
- Apple seeks approval to buy chips from blacklisted Chinese company, FT reports Reuters · 46d ago
- Apple seeks to buy memory chips from blacklisted Chinese company Financial Times · 46d ago broke it first
The brief
Apple is attempting to acquire memory chips from CXMT, a Chinese firm currently on a blacklist. According to reports from the Financial Times, Reuters, and Bloomberg, the company is seeking the necessary US approval to move forward with these purchases.
Coverage from Digitimes indicates that Google is also considering the adoption of Chinese memory chips. However, that report notes that three obstacles currently remain regarding such a move.
Additional analysis from AI: Reset to Zero suggests the US is hamstrung regarding memory chip supply via China. Future developments depend on whether the US government grants the requested approval for Apple to source from the blacklisted entity.
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Quick answers
Which company is Apple seeking to buy chips from?
Apple is seeking to buy memory chips from CXMT, a blacklisted Chinese company.
Is Apple the only company considering Chinese memory chips?
According to Digitimes, Google is also considering adopting Chinese memory chips.
Who reported on Apple's request for US approval?
The Financial Times, Reuters, and Bloomberg reported on Apple's efforts to obtain US approval.
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