US Senator Cotton urges adding memory chipmaker CXMT to Entity List

On November 12, 2026, CNBC reported that U.S. Senator Tom Cotton is urging the Commerce secretary to add CXMT, a fast-growing Chinese memory chip maker, to the Entity List. Cotton's push is grounded in two developments he cites: CXMT's ongoing expansion in DRAM and its move into the HBM business. The report characterizes CXMT as a rapidly growing Chinese memory manufacturer whose reach is widening across both DRAM and HBM. As of the available reporting, the matter remains at the stage of Cotton's public appeal. No public information has emerged on whether the Commerce Department has responded, whether it has begun any process that could lead to adding CXMT to the Entity List, or whether the company has been formally listed. Nothing in the report indicates any action taken beyond the senator's call, so the issue currently stands at the point of the appeal itself rather than at a later procedural or enforcement step.