Apple lobbies the Trump administration to approve CXMT memory purchases after a $263B market drop; CXMT and YMTC are on DoD’s 1260H list. Apple seeks lower costs by adding CXMT to its suppliers. Apple lobbies the Trump administration to approve CXMT memory purchases to ease supplier-cost pressure after a $263B market-value loss; CXMT and YMTC sit on the DoD’s 1260H list, and Apple hopes adding CXMT to its memory supplier base will reduce costs and diversify supply.