Apple asks Trump to let it buy memory from a blacklisted supplier

Apple has petitioned the Trump administration to allow it to buy Mac RAM chips from a blacklisted Chinese supplier, to ease the price pressure caused by the global memory crisis. A Samsung LPDDR5X memory chip - Image Credit: Samsung The tech industry is continuing to struggle with keeping the cost of manufacturing low due to the ongoing demand for memory chips . While Apple is also affected and now passing down the costs to consumers, it's still trying to find ways around the problem.