Apple Lobbies US Government to Buy Memory Chips From China’s Blacklisted CXMT

Apple is lobbying the US Commerce Department and White House to buy DDR5 memory chips from China’s ChangXin Memory Technologies — a Pentagon-blacklisted firm — as memory prices quadruple due to AI chip demand.

Clurky•Jun 30, 2026•4 min read•18 views

An Apple Store — Apple is lobbying the US government to secure Chinese memory chip supply amid a severe DRAM shortage. Photo: Technobaboy

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