Apple testing CXMT memory chips for iPhones and MacBooks

Apple testing CXMT memory chips for iPhones and MacBooks

Apple has been testing ​memory chips from China’s CXMT across ‌product lines including iPhones and MacBooks, reports the Wall Street Journal. The move seeks to mitigate a component shortage fueled by ​the AI boom.

Apple held ⁠early talks with CXMT, which ​is China’s largest chipmaker by market ​value, about supplying components with the goal of using them in some devices sold ​in China, people familiar with the matter told the Journal.

The tech giant would need to seek approval from Washington before it could actually partner with the Chinese firm.