https://wccftech.com/apple-to-potentially-sign-a-chinese-chipmaker-for-iphone-storage-chips/

Apple might be looking to add a new supplier to its list for the iPhone's flash storage chips. A new report suggests that Apple will buy flash memory chips from a Chinese supplier for the first time. Currently, the company buys a major portion of flash memory from two Japanese companies: Western Digital and Kioxia. Now, the company is looking to add a new supplier to its list for iPhone's storage chips. Scroll down to read more details on the subject.

The two Japanese companies are in a partnership and were hit with contamination last month which lead the production to decrease significantly. However, Apple was able to compensate for the supply with increased orders to Samsung and SK Hynix. The incident potentially prompted Apple to sign up new suppliers.