After months of lobbying the Trump administration for clearance to purchase Chinese memory chips, Apple appears to be nearing the point where it can tap China's domestic chip market. Apple is currently testing CXMT memory chips across its product portfolio, including iPhones and MacBooks, according to the report. Apple is raising prices on its products globally, blaming the rising cost of memory chips because of high demand from AI companies. A recent FT report said that Apple approached the Commerce Department earlier this summer about procuring Chinese memory chips. Apple is not barred from buying chips from China's DDR giant CXMT or from YMTC, another Chinese memory chipmaker that focuses on NAND memory.