Apple tests China's CXMT memory chips for iPhones and MacBooks, WSJ reports

Published Aug 9, 12:41 PM UTC

According to a Wall Street Journal report, Apple has been testing memory chips from China's CXMT (ChangXin Memory Technologies) for use in iPhones and MacBooks. Sources indicate Apple is holding early talks with the chipmaker as part of efforts to mitigate a component shortage driven by the artificial intelligence boom. The testing spans multiple product lines, signaling Apple's potential diversification of its memory chip supply chain away from traditional suppliers like Samsung and SK Hynix. This move comes amid ongoing US-China technology tensions and could have significant implications for the global semiconductor industry.