Facility

Solidigm (Intel) Dalian NAND Fab

The Dalian, Liaoning, China 300mm fab (formerly Intel Dalian Manufacturing; transferred to Solidigm/SK Hynix as part of the $9B Intel NAND acquisition) is Solidigm's primary manufacturing facility, producing QLC 3D NAND at 144-192+ layer counts. Dalian fab capacity: ~100,000 NAND wspm. Like Samsung Xi'an and SK Hynix Wuxi (DRAM), the Dalian fab received an indefinite BIS equipment upgrade exemption from the October 2022 US export controls. The exemption allows Solidigm to continue advancing NAND generations at Dalian without sourcing US equipment licenses — necessary because freezing Dalian at its current layer count would strand SK Hynix's $9B acquisition value. Source: https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-grants-samsung-sk-hynix-indefinite-waivers-export-controls-china-chips-2023-10-09/