{"id":738663,"date":"2026-07-02T09:51:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T09:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/738663\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T09:51:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T09:51:25","slug":"apple-in-negotiations-with-two-banned-chinese-ram-firms-after-price-increases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/738663\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple \u2018in negotiations\u2019 with two banned Chinese RAM firms after price increases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t<img width=\"1600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/iphone-17-pro-blue-camera-array.jpg\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"  decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apple reportedly wants to buy Chinese RAM for its products from not one but two different firms. The move would likely require permission from the United States government. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Friday, The Financial Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/d72a25e2-7bde-4aa9-bd8d-0c4f3d6cb2cb?shareType=nongift&amp;syn-25a6b1a6=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">reported<\/a> that Apple wants to buy RAM from Chinese companies, including CXMT.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apple has reportedly been lobbying the Trump administration for clearance before adding CXMT as a memory chip supplier. That\u2019s because the Pentagon essentially has the China-based company on a ban list.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-07-01\/apple-seeks-to-buy-chinese-made-memory-chips-with-lobbying-push?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=author_alert&amp;utm_term=260701&amp;utm_campaign=author_19842959\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bloomberg corroborates<\/a> The FT <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/06\/26\/apple-asks-trump-admin-to-approve-chinese-ram-after-product-price-increases\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">report<\/a> today, adding that Apple is lobbying Washington and \u201cin negotations\u201d with two different Chinese companies. The report highlights both CXMT and YMTC, which are each on the Pentagon\u2019s ban list.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apple Inc.\u00a0is in negotiations to purchase chips from two Chinese semiconductor makers on a Pentagon blacklist to help reduce the impact of a global memory shortage that\u2019s forced the company to raise prices across its product line.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The iPhone maker is seeking to buy memory components from\u00a0ChangXin Memory Technologies Inc.\u00a0and\u00a0Yangtze Memory Technologies Co.\u00a0for use in devices sold in China, according to people familiar with the matter.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The move comes after Apple <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/06\/25\/apple-price-increases-mac-ipad-more\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">says it was forced to raise prices <\/a>on Macs, iPads, and other products that use storage and memory chips.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apple says its cost to purchase these components has increased, and it\u2019s forced to pass the price increase along to customers to preserve its margins.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Macs and iPads were hit with dramatic price increases in June, Apple hasn\u2019t raised prices on iPhones yet. The company is expected to introduce new models in September, however, which are expected to cost more than current models.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can read today\u2019s Bloomberg report in full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-07-01\/apple-seeks-to-buy-chinese-made-memory-chips-with-lobbying-push?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=author_alert&amp;utm_term=260701&amp;utm_campaign=author_19842959\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/9to5mac.com\" aria-label=\"Add 9to5Mac as a preferred source on Google\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-dark\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/google-preferred-source-badge-dark.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Mac as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-light\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/google-preferred-source-badge-light.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Mac as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer-affiliate\">FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/about\/#affiliate\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/43xbZva\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1056443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1782985885_747_MSI-9to5Mac_750x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"150\"\/><\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Apple reportedly wants to buy Chinese RAM for its products from not one but two different firms. 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