Samsung starts production of 3D vertical flash memory

Washington: Samsung has announced plans to start the manufacturing the first 256-gigabit, which is 32GB, 3D vertical flash memory.

According to the Engadget, the new tech should turn multi-terabyte SSDs into practical options for the user's home PC and help phone maker's squeeze more storage.

Samsung's manufacturing is 40 percent more productive, so the users will likely not pay twice as much for twice the headroom.

The company plans to make this 256-gigabit available in the 2015, so the users will probably see it appear in products over the months ahead.