Samsung Group

Founded in 1938
exporter of dried fish, vegetables, and fruits
flour mill and confectionery machines

1950s Economic Stabilization

Korean War - Samsung lost all assets
aimed to help rebuild Korean economy; entered the
manufacturing industry (sugar, fabrics)
became a leader in modern business practices (recruiting
from outside)

1960s Expansion of Key Industries

entered electronics and chemical industries
1969 established Samsung Electronics Co.

Samsung Electronics
Established in January, 1969
1970s: Bet the future on electronics
laid the groundwork for electronics in Korea
helped the domestic economy grow
paved the way for exports

1980s: A more comprehensive electronics company

established plants in Portugal and US
established Semiconductor and Communication corporation
began memory chip business

Early 90s: Integration and Globalization

Mid-Late 90s: Implementing new management
strategies
New Millenium: Digital Vision

History

1972

1992

Production of B/W TV sets began

Company ranked worlds top DRAM supplier

1969

1980

1995

Company established

Korea Telecommunications
Corp. acquired

TFT-LCD mass production began

1974

1988

1994

Wafer fabrication started

Samsung Semiconductor &

Telecommunications merged with
Samsung Electronics Co.

256Mb DRAM
developed

1996
CDMA cellular services
commercialized

History
2004
S-LCD Corp., LCD joint venture with Sony established
Worlds 1st to develop and demonstrate Mobile WiMAX

2002

2006

Production using 300mm wafer and

90nm processing technology started

1997

2003

Worldwide Olympic
Partner contract signed

Company became leader in

flash memory

Worlds 1st Blu-ray

Player launched
Worlds 1st 50nm
1Gb DDR2 DRAM
developed

1999

2005

Worlds 1st to offer full lineup of digital TVs

Developed watch phone,
MP3 phone and TV phone

Worlds 1st Satellite

and Terrestrial DMB
terminals launched
Worlds 1st 102PDP
TV, 82LCD TV,
and 71 DLP TV
developed

2007
Worlds 1st
64Gb NAND
flash memory
developed

2009 ~ 2010
Reorganized into stand-alone
businesses
Acquired Samsung Digital
Imaging Co.

History

2013
Samsung Bioepis entered into the development and marketing partnership with
Merck of the US Samsung Display Passes 300 Mil. OLED Panel Output Mark

2011
Samsung Electronics launched construction of
the 7.5G LCD Fab plant in Suzhou, China

2014
Samsung rised to No. 7 in Interbrands
Best Global Brands 2014 report

2012
Samsung took the 9th place
among global top 100 brands
with the brand value of USD
32.9 billion

2015
March: Samsung Electronics acquired YESCO, an
American-based manufacturer of LED displays, and launched
its LED signage business

Global Network

66 Countries
June 2010
Manufacturing Subsidiaries
Sales Subsidiaries

33
50

Distribution Centers
Design Centers
R&D Centers
Branch Offices and Other
Total Facilities and Offices

2
7
20
81
193