Apple Reportedly Testing RAM Chips From US-Blocked Chinese Company

DRAM made by CXMT could be used for devices intended for sale in China, according to the Financial Times.

Winhorse/Getty Images

Apple has reportedly started testing DRAM chips made by ChangXin Memory Technologies, Inc. (CXMT), which was recently blacklisted by the Defense Department, for devices meant to be sold within China. According to Financial Times, Apple has already progressed to testing the company's memory chips with its devices, while it's still lobbying the US government to give it permission to use CXMT's products.

The Times first reported that Apple was looking to buy DRAM from the Chinese chipmaker in late June. Just earlier that month, Pentagon added CXMT to its 1260H blacklist made up of companies it believes are linked to the Chinese People's Liberation Army. Reutersreported in mid-June that the Trump administration held off on adding CXMT, along with other Chinese companies like DeepSeek, to the blacklist...

Copyright of this story solely belongs to engadget.com. To see the full text click HERE