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{{Infobox Company
| company_name = Samsung Electronics <br />삼성전자
| company_logo = [[Image:Samsung Logo.svg|206px]]
| company_type = [[Public company|Public]] </br>[[Korea Stock Exchange|Korea Exchange]] (005930, 005935),<br> GDRs at [[London Stock Exchange|London]] (SMSN LI, SMSD), </br> GDRs at Luxemburg (SAMDR)
| foundation = [[1969]]
| location = [[Image:Flag of South Korea.svg|20px]] [[Seocho Samsung Town]], [[Seoul]], [[South Korea]]
| key_people = [[CEO]]: Lee Yoon-woo<br>Former [[Chairman]]: [[Lee Kun-hee]]
| industry = [[Consumer electronics]], </br> [[Telecommunication]], </br> [[Semiconductor]]
| products = [[Samsung Electronics#Business areas|See ''Business areas''.]]
| revenue = {{profit}} $103.4 billion<ref>http://tongblog.net/1772</ref> (2007)
| operating_income = {{profit}} $18.2 billion<ref>http://tongblog.net/1772</ref> (2007)
| parent = [[Samsung Group]]
| net_income = {{profit}} $21.5 billion<ref>http://tongblog.net/1772</ref> (2007)
| num_employees = Over 138,000 (2007)
| company_slogan = Imagine the Possibilities
| subsid =
| homepage = [http://www.samsung.com www.samsung.com]
| footnotes =
}}
'''Samsung Electronics''' (SEC, [[Hangul]]:삼성전자; {{kse|005930}}, {{kse|005935}}, {{lse|SMSN}}, {{lse|SMSD}}) is the world's largest [[electronics]] manufacturer<ref name="koreaherald"> [https://www.koreaherald.co.kr/SITE/data/html_dir/2007/09/03/200709030013.asp The Korea Herald: The Nation's No.1 Newspaper] Quote: "Samsung Electronics, the world's largest electronics manufacturer"
</ref>, headquartered in [[Seocho Samsung Town]] in [[Seoul]], [[South Korea]]. It is is the largest South Korean company and the flagship subsidiary of the [[Samsung Group]], South Korea's largest [[conglomerate]].
Samsung Electronics is the global market leader in more than 60 products, including Semiconductors such as [[DRAM]], [[SDRAM]], [[Flash Memory]] and [[Hard Drive]]s, Digital Displays such as [[LCD|LCD Display]]s, [[Plasma display|Plasma Displays]] and [[OLED|OLED Displays]], Home Electronics such as [[TV]]s, [[DVD Player]]s, [[Blu-ray disc|Blu-ray Player]]s, [[home cinema|Home Cinema System]]s, [[set-top box|Set-Top Boxes]] and [[Projector]]s, Mobile Devices such as [[Mobile Phone]]s, [[MP3 Player]]s, [[Digital Camera]]s and [[Camcorder]]s, Computing Products such as [[Monitor]]s, [[Laptop]]s, [[UMPC]]s, [[ODD|CD and DVD Drives]], [[Laser Printer]]s and [[Fax Machine]]s and Home Appliances such as [[Refrigerator]]s, [[Washing Machine]]s, [[Microwave]]s, [[Oven]]s, [[Vacuum Cleaner]]s and [[Air Conditioner]]s.
In 2005, Samsung surpassed Japanese rival [[Sony]] for the first time to be rated as the new leading and most popular consumer electronics brand in the world by [[Interbrand]]. In 2007, Samsung Electronics' handset division overtook American rival [[Motorola]], making it the world's second largest mobile phone maker. At the end of 2007, Samsung Electronics exceeded the $100 billion mark in annual sales for the first time in its history. This achievement places the company, along with [[Siemens]] of Germany and [[Hewlett-Packard]] of the U.S., among the world's top three companies in the electric appliances and electronics industry.<ref>[http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200801/200801160010.html Digital Chosunilbo (English Edition) : Daily News in English About Korea<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
==History==
The [[Samsung Group]] was founded in 1938 by [[Lee Byung-chul]] (1910-1987). It was incorporated in 1951 as Samsung Corporation.
Samsung Electronics was founded in 1969 in [[Daegu]], [[South Korea]] as Samsung Electric Industries originally manufacturing electronic appliances such as TVs, calculators, refrigerators, air conditioners and washers. By [[1981]], the company had manufactured over 10 million black and white TVs. In 1988, it merged with Samsung Semiconductor & Communications.
===Market ascendance===
Samsung is a top rated electronic & IT brand in various reports. In 2006, [[Business Week]] rated Samsung as 20th on the Top 100 global brands and the Number 1 in the electronics industry.<ref name="brandBW">[http://bwnt.businessweek.com/brand/2006/ The 100 Top Brands 2006] 8% change from 2005 [http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/07/top_brands/source/20.htm] 2006</ref> [[Business Week]] also ranked Samsung as #12 in a ranking of the "Top 100 Most Innovative Companies" in a special report published [[April 24]], [[2006]]. <ref name="innovBW"> [http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_17/b3981413.htm The Top 100 Most Innovative Companies Ranking] APRIL 24, 2006
</ref> In January 2007, BrandFinance ranked the company as the Number 1 global brand in electronics.<ref>http://www.brandfinance.com/Uploads/pdfs/BF250%20FINAL.pdf</ref>
The [[semiconductor]] division of Samsung Electronics is the world's largest memory chip and second largest semiconductor manufacturer worldwide.<ref name="chip"> [http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070703/NEWS09/707030355/1011 Buyers dissect devices to learn who makes what] ASSOCIATED PRESS July 3, 2007</ref> In particular this has been the case for [[DRAM]] and [[SRAM]] for over a decade. Samsung, the world's largest LCD manufacturer, plans to begin running its eighth-generation manufacturing line to make 57-inch panels during the second half of the year.<ref name="producer"> [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&refer=asia&sid=ad4zQvmWvvIQ LG.Philips Posts Third Quarterly Loss on Panel Prices ] January 16, 2007 (Bloomberg)</ref>
In 2007, Samsung became the world's second largest mobile phone manufacturer, surpassing [[Motorola]], just behind [[Nokia]].<ref name="cellphone">[http://www.cellular-news.com/story/25222.php Samsung Becomes the World's Second Largest Mobile Phone Vendor<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>.
==Corporate affairs==
===Key business areas===
<!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:Samsung blackjack by rekkid (flickr).jpg|thumb|right|The Samsung [[BlackJack (phone)|BlackJack]] smartphone]] -->
Samsung Electronics focuses on five areas: Digital Media, Semiconductor, Telecommunication Network, and LCD Digital Appliance. The main growing business areas related to LCD+Digital Media+Semiconductor at 2006.
*The '''Digital Media''' business area covers computer devices such as laptop computers and laser printers; video displays such as televisions and computer monitors; and consumer entertainment devices such as DVD players, MP3 players, and digital camcorders.
*The '''Semiconductor''' business area includes semiconductor chips such as [[SDRAM]], [[Static Random Access Memory|SRAM]], NAND [[flash memory]]; [[smart card]]s; Mobile Application Processors; Mobile TV receivers; RF Transceivers; [[CMOS]] Image Sensors, Smart Card IC, MP3 IC, DVD/BD/HDDVD Player SOC and multi-chip package (MCP); and storage devices such as [[optical disc]] drives and [[hard disk]] drives.
*The '''Telecommunication Network''' business area includes multi-service [[Digital subscriber line access multiplexer|DSLAM]]s and fax machines; cellular devices such as mobile phones, PDA phones, and hybrid devices called Mobile Intelligent Terminals (MITs); and [[Set-top box|satellite receivers]].
*The '''LCD''' business area focuses on [[TFT-LCD]] panels for laptops, monitors, and televisions.
*The '''Digital Appliance''' business area includes home applicances such as refrigerators, air conditioners, air purifiers, washers, microwave ovens, and vacuum cleaners.
===Company brands===
*[[Anycall]] - Mobile Phone brand
*[[Samsung Sens|Sens]] - Laptop computer brand
*Hauzen - Premium home appliances brand
*Zipel - Home refrigerator brand
*[[Yepp]] - MP3 player brand
*Pavv - TV brand
*Kenox (Digimax) - Digital camera brand
*[[SyncMaster]] - Monitor brand
*Zaigen - Samsung computer support centre
*Magic Station - PC brand
*[[MagicBright]] - LCD display technology brand
* Magic Tune - Mouse operated OSD panel
* Magic Rotation - Image is automatically rotated by pivoting the monitor
* Magic Clear - Providing Vivid color and crystal clear image
*Ultra Edition - Slim Mobile Phone brand
*Pleomax - PC peripheral and battery brand
*SpinPoint - PC [[hard disk drive]] brand
*CLP - Laser printer brand
*MyMy - Cassette player brand
*Nexus - MP3 player and XM satellite radio
===Sonic logo===
[[Image:Samsung mnemonic.ogg]]
Sonic logo, Tag, Audio [[Mnemonic]] was written by [[Walter Werzowa]], owner of [[Musikvergnuegen]].
===Worldwide production facilities===
* Giheung, [[Gyeonggi-do]], [[South Korea]] - Semiconductors
* Tangjung, [[Asan|Asan-si]], [[Chungcheongnam-do]], [[South Korea]] - [[S-LCD Corporation]]
* [[Gumi]], [[Gyeongsangbuk-do]], [[South Korea]] - ODD, HDD, Mobile phones
* [[Gwangju]], [[South Korea]] - Home Appliances
* Dongguan, [[China]]
* Samsung Mexicana S.A. DE C.V., Tijuana (Mexico) - LCD Monitor, LCD TV, Mobile Phones
* [[New Okhla Industrial Development Authority|NOIDA]] and [[Chennai]], India - Flat TVs, LCD TVs, CRT & TFT LCD Monitors, Refrigerators, Washing Machines, GSM Mobile Handsets <ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.samsung.com/in/aboutsamsung/samsungindia/manufacturing.htm | title = About Samsung India: Manufacturing | accessdate = 2007-12-16 }}</ref>
* Samsung Austin (Texas) Semiconductor; DRAM, Flash Memory
* Samsung Electronics Philippines - ODD
* Jászfényszaru, Hungary - TV sets
* Samsung Electronics Indonesia, Cikarang, [[Indonesia]] - ODD, Set Top Box, DVD player, DVD recorder, TV, [[CRT]] monitors
* Samsung Electronics Slovakia, Galanta, (Slovakia) - Monitors, [[Liquid crystal display television|LCD-TV]], PDP-TV, Set-Top-Box, DVD player, DVD recorder, MP3
* Samsung Eletronica Da Amazonia LTDA, Manaus, (Brazil) - LCD Monitor,[[Liquid crystal display television|LCD-TV]], PDP-TV, DVD player, DVD recorder, MP3 Players, HDD
* Samsung Eletronica Da Amazonia LTDA, Campinas, (Brazil) - Mobile Phones, LCD Monitors
==See also==
* [[Samsung Global Scholarship Program]] - A study and work program of Samsung Electronics
* [[Samsung Group]]
* [[Samsung Telecommunications]]
* [[Ho-Am Prize]] - A cultural award funded by Samsung in honor of Byung-Chull Lee
* [[Home appliance]]s
* [[List of Korea-related topics]]
==References==
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==External links==
{{commonscat|Samsung}}
*[http://www.samsung.com Samsung Electronics Company Homepage]
*[http://www.sec.co.kr Samsung Electronics Company Homepage(Korean)]
*[http://www.samsung.com/AboutSAMSUNG/SAMSUNGGROUP/TimelineHistory/index.htm Samsung History Timeline on the corporate webpage of references]
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