The True Cost of Cheap Chips

The surge in DRAM chip prices due to supply constraints has led major tech companies like Apple, Dell, and HP to consider sourcing memory from ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), a Chinese military-linked company. The move raises national security concerns as it could strengthen a Chinese state-backed player in a strategically critical market, prompting bipartisan U.S. lawmakers to urge adding CXMT to the Commerce Department's Entity List to restrict its export access.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Semiconductors.