Apple Reportedly Tests CXMT Memory Chips for i Phones and Mac Books
Apple is testing memory chips made by ChangXin Memory Technologies, or CXMT, in product lines including the iPhone and MacBook, The Wall Street Journal reported on Aug. 9, citing people familiar with the matter. The testing is intended to help ease a memory shortage triggered by the artificial-intelligence boom, according to the report. Apple has held preliminary talks with CXMT, China's largest chipmaker, about component supplies, the people said. The talks are aimed at using the chips in some devices sold in China. The report did not say that Apple has finalized a supply agreement or begun using the chips in commercial products.
Apple is testing memory chips made by ChangXin Memory Technologies, or CXMT, in product lines including the iPhone and MacBook, The Wall Street Journal reported on Aug. 9, citing people familiar with the matter.
The testing is intended to help ease a memory shortage triggered by the artificial-intelligence boom, according to the report. Apple has held preliminary talks with CXMT, China's largest chipmaker, about component supplies, the people said.
The talks are aimed at using the chips in some devices sold in China. The report did not say that Apple has finalized a supply agreement or begun using the chips in commercial products.
The testing is intended to help ease a memory shortage triggered by the artificial-intelligence boom, according to the report. Apple has held preliminary talks with CXMT, China's largest chipmaker, about component supplies, the people said.
The talks are aimed at using the chips in some devices sold in China. The report did not say that Apple has finalized a supply agreement or begun using the chips in commercial products.