# Samsung Electronics plans $8B expansion of second chip plant in Xian

Samsung Electronics is in talks with the Chinese government to dispatch about 200 engineers for the expansion of its second semiconductor plant in Xian, China, with an additional $8 billion investment planned. The plant produces V-NAND flash memory.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-04-20
- Where: Xian, China
- Value: $8.00B
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 130,000 wafers per month
- Products: V-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=44444), 2020-04-20: "Samsung Electronics has invested US$7 billion in the second factory since 2017, and plans to invest an additional US$8 billion for the second-phase expansion."

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