# The fourth biggest memory manufacturer could break into America soon, and chances are you’ve never heard of it

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-fourth-biggest-memory-manufacturer-could-break-into-america-soon-and-chances-are-youve-never-heard-of-it/
- Published: 2026-07-24T15:10:27+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-28T02:03:48+00:00
- Original publisher: PC Gamer
- Original article: https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/memory/the-fourth-biggest-memory-manufacturer-could-break-into-america-soon-and-chances-are-youve-never-heard-of-it/
- Topics: Gaming

## Key points

- CXMT plans a potential US memory-market entry.
- Its rapid growth could ease memory supply pressures.
- Trade restrictions may derail its expansion.

## Summary

Chinese memory-chip maker ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), now reportedly the world’s fourth-largest producer, is considering entering the US market as part of a longer-term international expansion. Its arrival could add a significant new supplier during a memory shortage, but the company faces strong domestic demand, geopolitical barriers and possible US trade restrictions.

CXMT has been validating its memory with motherboard and PC-component manufacturers while expanding DRAM production. The article says it reported $7.5 billion in first-quarter revenue, up 719% year on year, and raised $8.6 billion in Asia’s largest IPO of the year; it is also backed by China’s state-supported semiconductor “Big Fund”. Micron has urged US lawmakers to limit CXMT’s access to important equipment, and the prospect of inclusion on the US Entity List remains a major obstacle.

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