# Samsung Electronics to add NAND capacity at Xi'an plant with $8.9 billion investment

Samsung Electronics has decided to add a second production line for 3D NAND flash memory at its Xi'an plant in China, with an investment of about 10 trillion won ($8.9 billion). The second line is expected to produce 100,000 units per month.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-05-29
- Where: Xi'an, China, China
- Value: $8.90B
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 100,000 units per month
- Products: 3D NAND flash memory
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Samsung Electronics](https://endata.com/companies/647.md)

## Sources

- [businesskorea.co.kr](https://www.businesskorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=18226), 2017-05-29: "Samsung Electronics has decided to add a second production line for NAND flash memory at fabrication facilities in Xi'an and is in final talks with the local government in China."
- [asiatimes.com](https://asiatimes.com/2017/05/samsung-build-us8-9-billion-nand-chip-factory-china/), 2017-05-30: "Samsung is considering various investment options to address the NAND flash market, including Xi’an, China, but nothing has been decided yet."

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