# Samsung invests additional $8B in Xi'an NAND flash memory plant

Samsung is investing an additional $8 billion into its existing chip factory in Xi'an, China, to increase production of NAND flash memory chips. The project is scheduled to be completed in the second half of 2021, with a monthly capacity of 130,000 flash memory chips.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-12-13
- Where: Xi'an, China
- Value: $8.00B
- Starts operating: Q3 2021
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 130,000 flash memory chips per month
- Products: NAND flash memory chips
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Samsung](https://endata.com/companies/5951.md)

## Sources

- [caixinglobal.com](https://www.caixinglobal.com/2019-12-13/samsung-invests-additional-8-billion-in-flash-memory-chip-production-in-china-101493795.html), 2019-12-13: "Samsung is investing an additional $8 billion into its chip factory in the Chinese city of Xi’an to increase production of NAND flash memory chips"

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