This is a supply-chain development that could affect procurement and production continuity, but it is framed as testing/early talks without confirmed scale, timing, or financial impact.
Apple tests China's CXMT memory chips for iPhones and MacBooks, WSJ reports FILE PHOTO: CXMT chipmaker production facility in Beijing · Reuters Reuters Sun, August 9, 2026 at 2:06 PM GMT+2 1 min read AAPL 688825. SS Aug 9 (Reuters) - 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.
More from Yahoo Scout Why is Apple testing CXMT memory chips? What products are using CXMT memory chips? What are CXMT's expansion plans for production?
How does AI boom relate to component shortages? 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.
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