Apple is reportedly making changes to the supply chain for iPhone components in China. And instead of sourcing NAND flash modules from local supplier YMTC (Yangtse Memory Technologies Co), it is reportedly considering buying those memory chips for future iPhones from Samsung.
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According to the DigiTimes website cited by the server SamMobile are these plans for "Chinese" iPhones coming next year. Apple may have originally planned to buy 128-layer NAND chips for future iPhones from YMTC. Although this solution is technologically several generations behind the one offered by Samsung, it is about a fifth cheaper. However, the Cupertino smartphone giant seems to be struggling to comply with US regulations, which may be why it decided to replace YMTC with Samsung.
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YTMC is currently on the US list of so-called non-vetted suppliers for memory technology, which means there are some restrictions on how US companies can interact and work with the company. Apple perhaps he wants to avoid possible complications that could arise from his cooperation with her. if they are informace website is correct, this would certainly be good news for Samsung's memory business.
