Apple weighs buying RAM from two blacklisted Chinese suppliers to curb rising costs
A global memory shortage is pushing Apple to consider alternate RAM suppliers. In all likelihood, this will draw scrutiny from U.S. lawmakers. Memory is in short supply globally — Image credit: SK Hynix The companies in question are ChangXin Memory Technologies Inc. and Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. The companies are on a Department of Defense list of Chinese companies believed to support Beijing's military. According to Bloomberg , talks are still ongoing and nothing is final yet. However, Apple's goal is to reduce the impact of a global memory shortage, which recently caused the company to increase prices across its hardware lineup. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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A global memory shortage is pushing Apple to consider alternate RAM suppliers. In all likelihood, this will draw scrutiny from U.S. lawmakers. Memory is in short supply globally — Image credit: SK Hynix The companies in question are ChangXin Memory Technologies Inc. and Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. The companies are on a Department of Defense list of Chinese companies believed to support Beijing's military. According to Bloomberg , talks are still ongoing and nothing is final yet. However, Apple's goal is to reduce the impact of a global memory shortage, which recently caused the company to increase prices across its hardware lineup. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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A global memory shortage is pushing Apple to consider alternate RAM suppliers.
In all likelihood, this will draw scrutiny from U.S.
Memory is in short supply globally — Image credit: SK Hynix The companies in question are ChangXin Memory Technologies Inc.
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