Apple Bets on Blacklisted CXMT as Memory Costs Bite

Apple wants CXMT chips as memory costs spike, turning Mac and iPad price hikes into a Washington fight.

Key takeaways

• **Apple’s Mac and iPad price hikes of 17% to 25% are now colliding with a Washington problem: the company reportedly wants permission to buy memory chips from CXMT, a ...
• Apple has approached the Trump administration for clearance to buy from CXMT, according to Notebookcheck, citing a Financial Times report. The key detail is no...
• This is Apple running into two forces it usually tries to manage separately: supply-chain pragmatism and U.S.-China national security politics. In normal times, adding...
• Apple’s CXMT Request Turns a Memory Shortage Into a Geopolitical Stress Test

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