Apple now testing DRAM chips from banned Chinese memory supplier, per report Marcus Mendes | Jul 8 2026 - 7:25 am PT | Jul 8 2026 - 7:25 am PT After Apple started lobbying the US government for approval to use memory chips from CXMT, The Financial Times now reports that the company is actively test… …
… First, China has been making increasing efforts to poach TSMC staff, with the apparent hope that they will bring with them insider knowledge of the chipmaker’s advanced processes. …
… While it was not technically banned from doing so, this would have put it into conflict with the US government, and the idea is now looking even less likely thanks to two developments … Back in June, we learned that Apple was seeking clearance from the Trump administration to buy memory chips from … …
… Apple’s Chinese chip plan would extend beyond China Last month, just before Apple hiked prices for several of its products due to the ongoing memory shortage, Tim Cook gave an interview to The Wall Street Journal , where he suggested that the US should reconsider its decision to restrict access to … …
… Apple previously sought permission from the Biden administration to do the same thing back in 2022, and that did not go well – despite promising to use the chips only for iPhones sold in China … As we made clear yesterday, Apple is not legally banned from buying chips from either company. …
… Antitrust regulators in Europe have forced Apple to allow third-party app stores and to open up the NFC chip in iPhones for use by competitors to Apple Wallet. Bloomberg suggests that China may now be seeking the same concessions. …
… Additionally, with Taiwan under prolonged threat from China, there is always the danger that TSMC could fall under Chinese control – or that the chipmaker’s plants would be sabotaged or destroyed. …
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… This year’s Pro models will have an A20 Pro chip built on TSMC’s latest 2nm process, which should make it notably more power efficient. …
… In addition to a more powerful chip and display upgrades , the upcoming flagship model could involve three controversial compromises . …