Apple Reportedly Testing Controversial Chinese Chips as Memory Supply Crunch Intensifies
Apple has begun testing memory chips from Chinese supplier CXMT, according to a new Wall Street Journal report citing people familiar with the matter. The two companies have reportedly held early talks about using the Chinese chips in some Apple products sold in China, including iPhones and MacBooks. The chipmaker is also considered a national security risk by Washington.
- ▪Apple has begun testing memory chips from Chinese supplier CXMT, according to a new Wall Street Journal report citing people familiar with the matter.
- ▪The two companies have reportedly held early talks about using the Chinese chips in some Apple products sold in China, including iPhones and MacBooks.
- ▪The chipmaker is also considered a national security risk by Washington.
3 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 10 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: centre. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Apple tested Chinese memory chips for the Mac, rivals shipping — AppleInsider
- ▪ Apple Testing Chinese Memory Chips in iPhones and MacBooks — MacRumors
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Apple has begun testing memory chips from Chinese supplier CXMT, according to a new Wall Street Journal report citing people familiar with the matter. The two companies have reportedly held early talks about using the Chinese chips in some Apple products sold in China, including iPhones and MacBooks. But the fate of the plan would be entirely up to the U.S. government, which imposes strict rules on American tech companies that want to do business with Chinese companies, especially when it comes to…
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