# Apple tests Chinese memory chips > Source: > Published: 2026-08-16 06:28:21+00:00 Apple is testing memory chips from China’s CXMT across its product lines, including iPhones and MacBooks, The Wall Street Journal reported, as global tech reckons with an AI-induced memory shortage. The firm is reportedly [seeking the White House’s approval](https://www.wsj.com/tech/apple-tests-chinese-memory-chips-as-supply-squeeze-bites-d292bb97) to use CXMT chips in products sold in China, two months after CEO Tim Cook [raised prices](https://abcnews.com/Business/tim-cook-prices-apple-devices-jump-amid-memory/story?id=133996174) due to chip costs. The politics could prove insurmountable: A bipartisan group of US senators wrote in July [to discourage](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-29/senators-warn-apple-not-to-buy-memory-chips-from-chinese-firms) Apple from pursuing Chinese chips, as Washington [increased curbs on Beijing’s tech](https://www.reuters.com/world/fcc-chair-says-robot-import-restrictions-aim-boost-us-production-2026-08-06/) ahead of next month’s summit. One of the most valuable [mainland-listed companies](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-26/china-memory-champion-cxmt-set-to-debut-after-9-8-billion-ipo) following its July IPO, CXMT remains “[two to three generations](https://www.cnbc.com/video/2026/07/29/cxmt-will-not-catch-up-to-sk-hynix-samsung-and-micron-anytime-soon.html)” behind firms like SK Hynix, Samsung, and Micron, an analyst told CNBC.