CXMT begins producing advanced LPDDR5X memory chips as China narrows tech gap

South China Morning Post - Oct 30, 2025

ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), China’s leading memory chipmaker, has started mass production of a new generation of DRAM products in the latest sign of the country’s advancing semiconductor capabilities. The Hefei-based company, which is preparing for an initial public offering in Shanghai, announced on its official website that it had begun producing LPDDR5X – an advanced type of DRAM widely used in mobile devices. DRAM chips function as high-speed memory in artificial intelligence...

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