Apple seeks approval to buy chips from blacklisted Chinese company, FT reports
Apple is seeking an exception as memory prices have quadrupled over three quarters, according to Counterpoint Research.
- Apple is lobbying the Trump administration for clearance to buy memory chips from ChangXin Memory Technologies , which the Pentagon blacklisted due to alleged connections to the People Liberation Army, the Financial Times reported on Friday.
- On Thursday, Apple CEO Tim Cook raised iPad and MacBook prices, stating the company could no longer shield customers from soaring memory and storage chip costs driven by the AI industry's data center buildout.
- Apple contacted the Commerce Department a month ago and is now targeting "other officials across the administration and allies in Washington" to expand its lobbying efforts, per the Financial Times.
- U.S. companies cannot ship goods, software, or technology to firms on the Entity List without licenses, which are likely to be denied due to national security rules restricting trade with Chinese manufacturers.
- Cook previously indicated interest in buying memory chips from Chinese firms if approved, saying "everything needs to be on the table" regarding supply chain restrictions and U.S. trade policy.
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