Report: Apple and Micron clash before Trump over Chinese memory chips

Apple is seeking approval to use memory chips from China’s CXMT and YMTC in products sold outside the U.S.

Micron is lobbying the Trump administration to block the plan, arguing it would undercut U.S. chip manufacturing.

Apple says the sourcing could help ease a memory shortage as it faces scrutiny over reliance on Chinese suppliers.

The dispute highlights the Trump administration’s balancing act between cheaper consumer electronics and domestic semiconductor policy.