Samsung now Producing mass 3D vertical NAND

Samsung Electronics announced early this week that they have started mass production of industry's first three dimensional 3D vertical NAND (V-NAND).

The 3D vertical NAND which has been in development for the last 10 years will break through the current scaling limit for existing flash NAND technology to achieve a higher performance and area ration.

“The new 3D V-NAND flash technology is the result of our employees’ years of efforts to push beyond conventional ways of thinking and pursue much more innovative approaches in overcoming limitations in the design of memory semiconductor technology,” said Jeong-Hyuk Choi, senior vice president, flash product & technology, Samsung Electronics. “Following the world’s first mass production of 3D Vertical NAND, we will continue to introduce 3D V-NAND products with improved performance and higher density, which will contribute to further growth of the global memory industry.”

Source: Businesswire