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Apple Starts Testing Cheaper Chinese RAM Inside iPhones, but Your Pocket Won’t Feel the Ease

The move could widen Apple’s China supply exposure as CXMT expands DRAM output and U.S. officials keep pressure on Chinese tech firms.

  • Apple Inc. has begun testing DRAM chips from ChangXin Memory Technologies for products sold in China, according to the Financial Times on Wednesday.
  • With plans to raise at least 29.5 billion yuan—about $4.3 billion—in an IPO, CXMT has become central to China's AI chip ambitions as state-backed shareholders hold 36% of the firm.
  • The world's fourth-largest DRAM producer competes with Samsung Electronics, Hynix, and Micron Technology. SemiAnalysis analyst Ray Wang noted that Customers have already booked most of CXMT's output.
  • Apple previously faced criticism from Washington lawmakers, including then-Senator Marco Rubio, now Secretary of State, for exploring Chinese memory suppliers in 2022.
  • The Trump administration has delayed adding CXMT to the Entity List to avoid escalating tensions with Beijing, though the partnership remains sensitive as Washington monitors China's technology ambitions.
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Wccftech broke the news on Wednesday, July 8, 2026.
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