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Apple may struggle to get clearance for Chinese RAM, even for Chinese iPhones
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Apple may struggle to get clearance for Chinese RAM, even for Chinese iPhones

9to5Mac · Jun 29, 2026, 11:06 AM · Also reported by 3 other sources

We learned yesterday that Apple is trying to persuade the Trump administration to allow it to buy memory chips from two Chinese companies blacklisted by the Pentagon, CXMT and YMTC. Apple previously sought permission from the Biden administration to do the same thing back in 2022, and that did not g

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