Samsung has cut the ribbon to its new chip plant in Xi’an, China, which spans 230,000 square meters and cost US$7 billion to build. Operating since Friday, the facility produces 10-nanometer NAND flash memory chips and is estimated to generate annual sales of 60 billion yuan (US$9.74 billion) at full capacity, reported China Daily. The plant is located in the Xi’an high-tech development zone in China’s Shaanxi province.