Potential Apple RAM supplier CXMT sues feds to get off the supplier blacklist
Memory maker CXMT has waded into the Apple memory sourcing debate, suing the Pentagon for designating it as a risky "Chinese military company." CMXT is rapidly becoming a major player in memory - image credit: CXMT In June, Apple petitioned the Trump administration to allow it to buy memory chips from a blacklisted Chinese supplier. Now, that same supplier is bringing the fight to the U.S. government. Memory chip producer CXMT sued the Pentagon on Friday, reports Reuters , for including it on the Chinese Military Company Blacklist, or 1260H list. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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Memory maker CXMT has waded into the Apple memory sourcing debate, suing the Pentagon for designating it as a risky "Chinese military company." CMXT is rapidly becoming a major player in memory - image credit: CXMT In June, Apple petitioned the Trump administration to allow it to buy memory chips from a blacklisted Chinese supplier. Now, that same supplier is bringing the fight to the U.S. government. Memory chip producer CXMT sued the Pentagon on Friday, reports Reuters , for including it on the Chinese Military Company Blacklist, or 1260H list. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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Memory maker CXMT has waded into the Apple memory sourcing debate, suing the Pentagon for designating it as a risky "Chinese military company." CMXT is rapidly becoming a major player in memory - image credit: CXMT In June, Apple petitioned the Trump administration to allow it to buy memory chips from a blacklisted Chinese supplier.
Now, that same supplier is bringing the fight to the U.S.
Memory chip producer CXMT sued the Pentagon on Friday, reports Reuters , for including it on the Chinese Military Company Blacklist, or 1260H list.
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