--- title: "Apple suspends plans to employ YMTC processors made in China." description: "Apple had originally intended to begin using the NAND flash memory chips produced by the state-funded YMTC as soon as this year." author: "Muskan Singh" published: 2022-10-17 canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/news/2164/apple-suspends-plans-to-employ-ymtc-processors-made-in-china category: "apple" tags: ["apple", "technology", "technology news", "application development"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # Apple suspends plans to employ YMTC processors made in China. [**Apple Inc**](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2120/australian-apple-employees-decide-to-strike-over-salary-and-perks). postponed plans to use memory chips from China's **Yangtze Memory [Technologies](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/11429/tools-and-technologies-to-learn-in-2017) Co (YMTC)** in its smartphones because Washington increased export [restrictions](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2343/a-handbook-for-social-media-parental-restrictions) against Chinese [technology](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/13005/the-functional-aspects-of-laser-technology) [companies](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/85554/why-must-companies-have-a-profile-page-on-mindstick), the Nikkei said on Monday. Nikkei said that **[Apple](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2126/apple-confirmed-december-timeline-to-roll-out-5g-software-updates-in-india)** had previously planned to start using the NAND flash memory chips supplied by the state-funded YMTC as early as this year. At initially, the chips were only planned to be used in iPhones sold in the Chinese market. Nikkei said that Apple had previously planned to start using the NAND flash memory chips supplied by the state-funded YMTC as early as this year. At initially, the chips were only planned to be used in iPhones sold in the Chinese market. **According to the newspaper, YMTC may potentially supply up to 40% of the chips needed for each iPhone. A list of companies that U.S. investigators** have been unable to check was updated last week to include 30 additional Chinese organisations, including the largest memory chip manufacturer in China, YMTC. **This heightened tensions with Beijing and started a 60-day clock that could result in even harsher penalties.** The Chinese [telecom company](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39231/which-telecom-company-has-signed-pact-with-japan-s-ntt-at-for-futuristic-technologies-5g-test) Huawei Technologies Co. is on a list of blacklisted companies, and the U.S. Commerce Department is investigating whether YMTC sold chips to them. Ltd. is breaking American export regulations. **The [Biden administration](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/82219/what-are-the-daunting-challenges-that-are-inherited-by-the-biden-administration)'s extensive export controls on China are meant to limit Beijing's technological and military gains by [preventing](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2244/issue-preventing-users-from-accessing-facebook-s-social-networking-platforms-has-been-resolved) Beijing from obtaining particular [semiconductor](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/333879/manufacturing-of-chips-in-the-semiconductor-market) chips** made elsewhere in the world utilising American technology. --- Original Source: https://www.mindstick.com/news/2164/apple-suspends-plans-to-employ-ymtc-processors-made-in-china Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.