Apple has been testing memory chips from China’s ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) for use in devices including iPhones and MacBooks, according to a Wall Street Journal report first published August 9, 2026. The move comes amid a severe global memory shortage, driven largely by AI infrastructure buildouts that have redirected much of the industry’s DRAM production toward high-bandwidth memory for data centers. Congressional pushback: A bipartisan group of senators led by Chuck Schumer has asked Apple to rule out using Chinese memory chips entirely. A bipartisan group of senators led by Chuck Schumer has asked Apple to rule out using Chinese memory chips entirely. Apple wouldn’t be alone: laptop makers HP and Acer have already begun using CXMT memory chips in devices sold outside the United States to help offset their own supply shortages.