Apple tests China's CXMT memory chips for iPhones and MacBooks, WSJ reports

Apple has been testing ​memory chips from China's CXMT across ‌product lines including iPhones and MacBooks, to mitigate a component shortage fueled by ​the AI boom, the Wall ​Street Journal reported on Sunday.

Apple held ⁠early talks with CXMT, which ​is China's largest chipmaker by market ​value, about supplying components with the goal of using them in some devices sold ​in China, the report said, ​citing people familiar with the matter.

Reuters could not ‌immediately ⁠verify the report. Apple and CXMT did not respond to Reuters' requests for comment.

Reuters had earlier exclusively ​reported that ​CXMT was ⁠considering building a second memory-chip plant in Beijing to ​boost production.

Laptop makers HP and ​Acer ⁠have started using CXMT memory chips in devices sold outside the U.S. ⁠to ​ease supply shortages, the ​newspaper said.

-Reuters