
蘋果新任CEO特努斯表示面對記憶體晶片供應受限必須考慮所有選項,正測試中國長鑫存儲等企業產品,但面臨美國政界反對。
受AI熱潮導致全球記憶體晶片短缺影響,蘋果新任執行長特努斯表示正考慮所有選項,包含測試中國長鑫存儲等企業的記憶體晶片以實現供應鏈多元化,但此舉面臨美國跨黨派參議員的國家安全質疑與政治阻力。
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AI熱潮導致全球記憶體晶片供應短缺,價格上漲,迫使科技企業尋求供應鏈多元化。
由於人工智慧(AI)普及,導致全球記憶體晶片供應短缺,智慧手機iPhone製造商蘋果對於採用中國製記憶體晶片持開放立場。儘管面臨美國政府對中國半導體的限制與政界反對,蘋果仍考慮藉此進行供應鏈多元化。有分析認為,如果蘋果最後若確定採用中國製記憶體晶片,三星電子、SK海力士等蘋果主要記憶體晶片供應商的供貨量與議價能力,都將受到影響。
《朝鮮日報》報導,美國《時代》雜誌日前公開蘋果新任執行長(CEO)特努斯(John Ternus )的專訪。特努斯在訪談中表示:「記憶體晶片供應受限,顯然是個嚴重的危機。我們的基本立場是必須考慮所有選項。」他雖未直接點名中國企業產品,但分析認為,中國製記憶體晶片也是備選的供應方案。
特努斯9月1日接替前CEO庫克上任,庫克則轉任蘋果執行董事長。特努斯將供應鏈問題列為核心待解議題,原因是AI熱潮帶動的AI資料中心投資,正在撼動記憶體晶片市場的供需結構。半導體業者將生產力量集中轉向高頻寬記憶體(HBM)等AI用產品,導致用於智慧手機、PC的通用記憶體晶片也出現了供應不足和價格暴漲的情況。
蘋果正在測試中國製記憶體晶片的性能。 英國《金融時報》今年7月報導,蘋果正在測試長鑫存儲(CXMT)的DRAM,並考慮優先安裝在對中銷售的行動裝置上。《華爾街日報》今年8月也報導,蘋果正針對iPhone、MacBook等多條產品線測試CXMT生產的記憶體晶片,但尚未敲定是否實際採用與簽約量產。
但蘋果面臨極大的政治阻力。美國聯邦參議院民主黨領袖舒默等7名跨黨派聯邦參議員今年7月29日致函蘋果,要求其承諾不使用CXMT與長江存儲(YMTC)的產品,理由是這2家中企被美國國防部列入中國軍事企業清單,有國家安保風險。特努斯則表示,與川普政府官員會面並討論過該議題。
此外,記憶體晶片價格也面臨上漲壓力。據業界稱,今年第1季,三星電子、SK海力士的iPhone用低功耗DRAM供應價格,分別較去年第4季上漲了80%和100%。
《華爾街日報》報導,蘋果每年花在記憶體晶片的採購金額在數百億美元。有分析認為,如果蘋果最後確定採用中國製記憶體晶片,現有供應商三星電子、SK海力士、美光的議價能力與全球供應鏈都可能因此生變。
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蘋果決定是否實際採用中國製記憶體晶片並簽約量產
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