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US Lawmakers Push to Ban Chinese Memory Chips from Allied Supply Chains

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from Tom's Hardware ·

U.S. lawmakers are urging Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to ban imports of Chinese memory chips, citing national security risks. They also want allies to adopt similar restrictions. The move targets DRAM and NAND chips from Chinese manufacturers like YMTC and CXMT.

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The proposal escalates chip war tensions, but enforcing a ban across allied supply chains could prove technically and diplomatically challenging.
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Lawmakers want US government to ban memory chips from China, even in allied supply chains — citing 'unacceptable risk' to national, economic, and supply chain security →
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