Apple is reportedly seeking US government approval to source memory chips from China’s ChangXin Memory Technologies, despite the firm being on a Pentagon blacklist. The move highlights pressure from rising chip costs driven by AI demand, even as Washington maintains strict national security restrictions on Chinese semiconductor companies

Apple is reportedly lobbying the Trump administration to secure approval for purchasing memory chips from ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), a major Chinese semiconductor company that has been placed on a Pentagon blacklist.

The development was reported by the Financial Times, citing people familiar with the matter.

According to the report, Apple has approached the US Commerce Department over the past month seeking permission to source chips from CXMT.

The company has also reportedly engaged other senior officials and stakeholders in Washington as part of its broader lobbying effort to obtain regulatory clearance.