Samsung now mass producing 3D vertical NAND flash chips

New 3D chips offer at least twice the reliability and speed over 10nm chips. Following the logical progression along flash storage development, Samsung has just announced that it will begin mass producing 3D "vertical NAND" (V-NAND) flash chips. Although we know Samsung as a massive consumer electronics company, the Korean manufacturer also has a lucrative business making the internal components -- such as processors, flash storage and displays -- for many different device manufacturers. We've t...