# EXCLUSIVE: China’s CXMT eyes flash-memory push amid global shortage, taking on Samsung and YMTC

https://mins.news/en/item/63740

- Reuters, 2026-09-18 05:50 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/chinas-cxmt-eyes-flash-memory-push-amid-global-shortage-firm-take-samsung-ymtc-2026-09-18/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aacd10bfbc2160001c2bf32

> Chinese chipmaker CXMT is preparing to enter the fast-growing flash-memory market, dominated by Samsung Electronics and other foreign rivals, according to three people familiar with the matter. The move would expand CXMT’s customer base amid a global memory shortage.

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