# Samsung Electronics begins mass production at new Pyeongtaek semiconductor plant

Samsung Electronics announced that its new semiconductor fabrication line in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, has begun mass production and shipping of fourth-generation V-NAND (64 layers) products. The plant is the largest single fab in the industry.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-07-04
- Where: Pyeongtaek, South Korea
- Value: $13.6B (15600.0B KRW)
- Jobs: 440,000
- Starts operating: 4 Jul 2017
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 2.89 million square meters
- Products: fourth-generation V-NAND (64 layers)
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [news.samsung.com](https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-electronics-begins-mass-production-at-new-semiconductor-plant-in-pyeongtaek-south-korea), 2017-07-04: "With the dedication and support of our employees, customers and partners, our new Pyeongtaek campus represents a new chapter in Samsung's semiconductor operations."
- [koreaherald.com](https://www.koreaherald.com/article/1378453), 2017-07-04: "Samsung said the new line will focus on producing fourth-generation V-NAND products."
- [seattletimes.com](https://www.seattletimes.com/business/samsung-to-invest-19-billion-in-chip-display-plants/), 2017-07-04: "Samsung said the 15.6 trillion won ($13.6 billion) chip plant, which broke ground two years ago, is one of the largest semiconductor production lines in the world."
- [koreaherald.com](https://www.koreaherald.com/article/1378768), 2017-07-04: "The world’s biggest memory chip provider Samsung Electronics announced Tuesday the company had officially started operation of its newest semiconductor fabrication line in Pyeongtaek."
- [koreatimes.co.kr](https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/tech-science/20170704/samsung-opens-worlds-largest-chip-plant), 2017-07-04: "Samsung Electronics opened the world’s largest semiconductor plant in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, Tuesday."
- [en.yna.co.kr](https://en.yna.co.kr/view/MYH20170705011600345), 2017-07-05: "Samsung Electronics finished test operations of the production line for the world's largest semiconductor factory in the Godeok Industrial Complex located in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, and began normal operations."

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