Samsung has announced the mass production of industry’s first 256-gigabit (Gb), three-dimensional (3D) Vertical NAND (V-NAND) flash memory. Samsung says the new chip is based on 48 layers of 3-bit MLC arrays that make it a perfect fit for SSDs and will pave way for larger capacity “multi-terabyte” SSDs. The third generation V-NAND chip now […]
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Samsung starts manufacturing at China’s Xi’an plant
Samsung has commenced its operation at the Xi’an plant in China. The new plant that took 20 months after the groundbreaking ceremony has a total area of approximately 230,000 square meters and will be utilised to produce Samsung’s 3D V-NAND memory chip. With the construction of the new factory, Samsung expects to secure memory production […]
Samsung starts mass production of 3D Vertical NAND Flash
UPDATE: You can now find the presentation deck (PDF) of Samsung explaining 3D V-NAND at the Flash Memory Summit. Click here Samsung has announced the mass production of the industry’s first 3D Vertical NAND (V-NAND) flash memory. Today’s flash memory manufacturing process technology has reached to 10nm-class and given the flash memory based on planar […]
Samsung’s NAND flash plant in China to cost $7 billion
Samsung’s planned NAND flash plant in Xian, China would cost them $7 billion, including the initial investment of $2.3 billion. It’s a multi-year project and will make Samsung’s largest overseas chip plant that will cater to the demands of world’s biggest telecom market. Late last month, Samsung revealed the intended location of the plant […]
Samsung may setup NAND Flash plant in Xian in China
Samsung has confirmed that they’ve picked Xian as their choice to setup a NAND flash memory plant in China. However, they’ll have to wait as the discussions are in an “early stage” and will have to be approved by Chinese government agencies. If approved, this will be Samsung’s overseas chip manufacturing plant. Earlier this […]