Apple Reportedly Testing Controversial Chinese Chips as Memory Supply Crunch Intensifies
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If Apple is testing memory from a Chinese vendor flagged as a military company by the US government, the supply crunch is now colliding directly with export-control politics. Hardware teams should assume component sourcing will be a regulatory problem as much as a cost one — dual-track qualified suppliers and design-in flexibility are becoming non-negotiable.
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