{"rewrite":{"id":"r_8493344f9417e23465211f4b","clusterId":"c_c425c1d60b2adc364e9985cd","slug":"apple-tests-chinese-memory-chips-pressures-us-government-for-approval","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Apple Tests Chinese Memory Chips, Pressures US Government for Approval","summary":"Apple is testing DRAM chips from ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) for devices sold in China, according to the Financial Times via GIGAZINE. The company is also urging the US government to allow expanded use of CXMT's products, which are on the Pentagon's blacklist. CXMT is the world's fourth-largest DRAM maker. The testing suggests Apple may be preparing to integrate CXMT into its supply chain if political approval is obtained.","whyItMatters":"The move signals Apple's strategy to diversify its memory supply chain amid rising DRAM prices driven by AI server demand, but it carries significant political risk because CXMT is on a US blacklist identifying ties to the Chinese military.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eCXMT holds 11% of global DRAM wafer production capacity as of 2025, a figure SemiAnalysis expects to grow to 15% by 2028 as new Chinese lines come online. Apple has begun technical qualification testing of CXMT\u0026#39;s DRAM for China-market devices, though it has not committed to commercial use. The company is simultaneously seeking US government assurances that CXMT will not be added to the Entity List, which would require export licenses. Politically, Apple previously shelved a similar plan with YMTC in 2022 after national security concerns were raised.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"CXMT is on the Pentagon's blacklist. Apple is testing its chips anyway and asking for permission to use them. The request is a pressure test on the US government's own restrictions.","twitterPost":"Apple is testing chips from a blacklisted Chinese supplier and asking the US government to approve them. The request is a test of the restrictions themselves.","threadsPost":"Apple is testing DRAM from CXMT, a Chinese manufacturer on the Pentagon's blacklist. The company is also asking the US government to allow expanded use. If approved, CXMT becomes a major Apple supplier despite security concerns. The move is a direct challenge to the effectiveness of the blacklist.","newsletterBlurb":"Apple has started technical qualification testing of DRAM chips from Chinese semiconductor maker CXMT, according to the Financial Times. The company is also urging the US government to allow expanded use of the blacklisted supplier. The move comes amid a 55-60% surge in DRAM contract prices driven by AI server demand.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GIGAZINE\",\"url\":\"https://gigazine.net/news/20260709-apple-cxmt-memory-chips/\",\"title\":\"Apple Testing Memory Chips from Chinese Semiconductor Maker CXMT, May Be Pressuring US Government to Approve Use\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4224,"outputTokens":1263,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1783568192,"createdAt":"2026-07-09T03:29:40.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-07-09T03:33:32.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-09T03:29:40.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_c425c1d60b2adc364e9985cd","canonicalTitle":"Appleが中国半導体メーカーCXMTのメモリチップをテスト中、アメリカ政府に利用容認を働きかけか","representativeArticleId":"a_4db1677740a70265c981ea4b","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-09T02:45:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-09T02:45:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-09T03:33:32.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"GIGAZINE","url":"https://gigazine.net/news/20260709-apple-cxmt-memory-chips/","title":"Appleが中国半導体メーカーCXMTのメモリチップをテスト中、アメリカ政府に利用容認を働きかけか"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}