Chinese memory maker CXMT sues Pentagon to get off US list

CXMT has sued the US Department of Defense in Washington seeking removal from the list identifying it as a Chinese military company, a designation that blocks defence contracts without restricting commercial sales. The company is the world’s fourth-largest DRAM maker and passed Tencent this month to become China’s most valuable listed company.

CXMT has sued the US Department of Defense to get off a list naming it as a Chinese military company. The case was filed in Washington and names Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Bloomberg reported.

“CXMT is not a military company and has no affiliation with the Chinese military,” the Hefei chipmaker said in a statement. It says it designs chips for civilian and commercial use.

It was first designated in January 2025. The company briefly came off a version of the list in February and was put back on in June.

The designation does not...

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