Potential Apple RAM supplier CXMT sues feds to get off the supplier blacklist

ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), a Chinese memory chip producer, has sued the US Department of Defense to be removed from a blacklist of companies allegedly aiding China's military. According to Silicon Republic, CXMT was added to the list in January 2025 and its status was upheld in June. The company claims it designs, produces, and sells its dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) chips for civilian and commercial use, not for military use.

CXMT's lawsuit, filed in a US district court, seeks to overturn the designation and remove itself from the Pentagon list, which can trigger government contracting restrictions and reputational damage. The company says it has suffered reputational and commercial harm since its initial designation and is pursuing the action to protect its business interests.

The US Defense Department has declined to comment on the lawsuit, citing policy not to comment on pending or ongoing litigation. CXMT is China's top maker of DRAM chips, which are widely used in various electronics, and hopes to enter the US market in the long term.

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