On June 1, Samsung Electronics announced that it has begun construction on an additional production line for sixth-generation NAND flash memory chips in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province. The South Korean electronics giant has embarked on construction for the production line’s cleanroom, a specialized facility used for industrial or scientific purposes designed to contain extremely low levels of particulates. Samsung will invest around US$7 billion into the new production line, and added that Pyeongtaek will begin mass production in 2021. (provided by Samsung Electronics)