Apple lobbies Trump to allow Chinese memory chips for non-US devices amid shortage
Apple is urging the Trump administration to permit it to source memory chips from Chinese manufacturers CXMT and YMTC for products sold outside the United States. The company argues that an ongoing chip shortage has already driven up device prices, and that access to Chinese chips would help ease the supply crunch. Micron, the leading American memory chipmaker, is pushing back strongly, cautioning that approving Apple's request could undermine domestic semiconductor manufacturing. The dispute puts the Trump administration in the difficult position of choosing between protecting US chipmakers and keeping consumer electronics affordable. The Wall Street Journal first reported on the lobbying effort and the resulting standoff.
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