Apple is testing CXMT memory chips for China-market iPhones and MacBooks; HP and Acer already use them elsewhere.

Apple is reportedly testing memory chips from ChangXin Memory Technologies, or CXMT, across product lines including iPhones and MacBooks. The testing was described as part of efforts to address memory shortages associated with the artificial-intelligence boom.

People familiar with the matter said Apple had entered preliminary discussions with CXMT about component supply. The intended scope was limited to some Apple devices sold in China, and the report did not say that Apple had completed qualification or signed a supply contract.

HP and Acer were reported to have already started using CXMT chips in devices sold outside the United States. The source did not identify the exact memory products, capacities, process technologies, shipment volumes, or device models involved.