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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$56.7B
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Samsung is giving American and Japanese electronics giants a run for their money. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Korea: SEC) was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea. The company is one of the largest chip and electronics makers, offering a range of consumer products like TVs, DVD players, audio and video equipment, cameras, memory and chips, phones, and networking devices. The Company has annual revenue of about $84.2 billion and employs about 123,000 people. In March 2006 the company unveiled the world's first 8GB Hard Disk embedded smartphone (model: SGH-i310).
Vice Chairman & Co-CEO
Hak Soo LeeNumber of Employees 150,000
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Household Laundry Equipment Manufacturing: 335224
Recent Events
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TV Price Cuts Help Retailers Tout Deals
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Seoul shares rises 0.3 pct on chip, retail counters
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Samsung Licenses Video System Solution IP from Silicon Hive
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MOSAID signs patent license agreement with Samsung Electronics
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Samsung unveils Galaxy Spica (I5700), its newest Android-powered smartphone
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With Bada, Samsung Dives Into Mobile OS Fray
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Samsung Launches Bada Mobile OS
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Samsung Launches Bada Mobile Operating System NewsFactor
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Samsung to Release Samsung bada Open Mobile Platform
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Arrowhead Research Unit Enters Into Third Yr Of Joint Development Program With Samsung Electronics -...
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www.Xtremepicks.Com: Xtremepicks Alerts November 11, 2009 : ARWR, GLBC, LIWA and ACTU
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SAMSUNG TO LAUNCH OPEN MOBILE PLATFORM IN DECEMBER
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Mobile App Wars: Samsung's New Bada To Take On iPhone, Droid, Verizon
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Samsung Launches Open Mobile Platform
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Samsung's Size Brings New Challenges
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SAMSUNG TO RECALL 43,000 MICROWAVE OVENS FROM U.S.
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Comment: Is Abu Dhabi targeting Intel rather than TSMC?
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Samsung Unveils Thinnest Flash Memory Chip
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Samsung to Pay $1.3B to Qualcomm for Licenses
News & Analysis
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Samsung Delivers its Fourth Generation Blu-ray Player
- 2008-04-23
Samsung's BD-P1500 Blu-ray Player and HT-AS720 Home Theater Audio System Provides a Home Theater Experience of Unparalleled Quality
Sigma Media Processor is Adopted by Samsung's New Third Generation Blu-ray Player
- 2007-10-18
MILPITAS, Calif. -- Sigma Designs (Nasdaq:SIGM), a leader in digital media processing SoCs for consumer electronics, today announced that its highly integrated SMP8634 media processor was selected by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. to power its third generation Blu-ray player, the BD-P1400.
Samsung's Blu-ray Player to Feature Silicon Optix HQV Video Processing
- 2007-01-09
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Silicon Optix, the leader in programmable video processors, announced today that the Reon-VX HQV video processor will be featured in Samsung's BD-P1200 Blu-ray player. The player will be available in March 2007.
Freebies flow now.
- 2006-11-06
By Susanne Ault Studios bundle titles with HD DVD, Blu-ray players Format marketers and retailers are stepping up bundling and co-promotions of high-definition DVD hardware and software in an effort to woo holiday shoppers. ...
Solid bow for Blu-ray.(Blu-Ray Div.)
- 2006-07-03
By Jennifer Netherby and Susanne Ault Titles outpace players Suppliers and retailers called first-week sales of Blu-ray movies encouraging, with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment reporting it sold through 15% to 20% of its initial shipmen ...
Blu-ray hits retail field.(Samsung Electronics Company Ltd.)(Sony Corp.)
- 2006-06-26
By Jennifer Netherby and Susanne Ault Some sell players early The second high-definition DVD team has taken the field. As Samsung showed off the first Blu-ray Disc players to Los Angeles media last week, Sony ...
Blu-ray ready to roll.
- 2006-06-19
By Susanne Ault and Jennifer Netherby Key retailers showed they were ready for the Blu-ray Disc format launch, as advertising and merchandising plans bowed last week. Samsung is slated to launch the first stand-alone Blu-ray player ...
Samsung Launches Industry's First Blu-ray Disc Player to The U.S. Market
- 2006-06-15
RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. -- Samsung Electronics America, Inc.:
Lionsgate delays Blu-ray.(VIDBITS)(Lions Gate Family Home Entertainment)(Brief article)
- 2006-04-17
* Lionsgate will push back its Blu-ray software launch to June 27 to coincide with Samsung's June 25 player launch, a spokeswoman said last week. Samsung, which is set to launch the first Blu-ray players, said it would delay its players a month so ...
Nero and Samsung Move to Win Race to Bring Out the First Functional Blu-ray Devices
- 2006-02-09
KARLSBAD, Germany -- Nero, leaders in digital media technologies, announced today that Samsung is sending out test samples in Europe of its Samsung Blu-ray disc devices together with a special test version of Nero 7 supporting the Blu-ray disc format.
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Doh Seok Choi | President & CFO |
| Youngsoo Kim | Vice President of Corporate Strategy |
| Jeongmin Kim | |
| Kisoo Chang | |
| Michael Malcy | |
| Tetsuo Iwasaki | Director |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Hak Soo Lee | Vice Chairman & Co-CEO |
| Jong Yong Yun | Vice Chairman & Co-CEO |
| Hak-Soo Lee | Chairman's Office and Head of, Samsung Strategic Planning Office |
| Chae-Woong Lee | Board of Directors |
| Dong-Min Yoon | Board of Directors |
| Goran S. Malm | Board of Directors |
| Jae-Sung Hwang | Board of Directors |
| Jong-Yong Yun | Board of Directors |
| Kun-Hee Lee | Board of Directors |
| Sandip Tiwari | Advisory Board |
| Yoon-Woo Lee | Vice Chairman, Corp Technology Operations & Global Collaboration |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Vice Chairman & Co-CEO | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Vice Chairman & Co-CEO | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | President & CFO | Current |
Youngsoo Kim is Vice President of Corporate Strategy Planning Team of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. a position he has held since January, 2004. In this function he is responsible for the areas of strategic alliance, mergers and acquisitions as well as new business development.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Vice President of Corporate Strategy | Current |
| Continua Health Alliance | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Current | |
| Korea Telecom | Current | |
| Seoul National University | Doctorate Program | Former |
Kisoo joined Samsung Electronics Co.,Ltd. at 1984 and engaged in R&D area more than 20 years. After joining in Samsung Electronics at 1984 and worked for developement of G4 and G3 Fax system, ADSL system as a Software part leader and Broadband network terminal equipment and so on.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Current | |
| Zigbee | Board of Directors | Current |
Michael Malcy leverages his extensive consumer, broadcast, and industrial electronics background in his role as Vice President of Business Development & Marketing at Vidiom Systems. He oversees all consulting, marketing, and business development functions. Mike brings a substantial amount of standards experience to Vidiom having participated in the CableLabs, OpenCable, DOCSIS, and CableHome efforts. He is also a member of SCTE, ATSC, and CEA; the Vice Chairman of the Technical Standards Committee of the Consumer Electronics Association; and a member of the Cable & Telecommunication Association for Marketing. Prior to Vidiom, Michael was Vice President of the Digital Convergence Team at Samsung Electronics Product Innovation Lab, where he managed new product strategy and development for cable, music, and new technologies. Michael spent several years at Sharp Laboratories of America where he was responsible for both the formulation of Sharp's technical position in standards bodies as well as the development of broadband applications with an emphasis on Cable, HDTV, and DSL. Mike has over 20 years of experience in electronics industries. His work history includes Samsung Electronics, Sharp Laboratories of America, Ikegami, and Anton Bauer.
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Cea, Llp | Current | |
| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Current | |
| Scte | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Chairman's Office and Head of, Samsung Strategic Planning Office | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Chairman & Co-CEO | Former |
| Samsung Group | Chairman | Former |
| Samsung Corporation | Vice Chairman | Former |
| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Vice Chairman | Former |
| Samsung Group | Board of Directors | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Anvik Corporation | Advisory Board | Current |
| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Advisory Board | Current |
| Advanced Design Consulting USA, Inc | Advisory Board | Current |
| Textools Communications | Advisory Board | Current |
A founder, chairman and CEO of Applied Materials, Japan and served as the region's president for 10 years. He holds an elected corporate senior vice president position of Applied Materials, Inc and chairman of AKT, a wholly owned subsidiary of Applied Material for TFT-LCD manufacturing equipment business. He also is an outside director Of Samsung Electronics and a member of the advisory board of Toshiba Ceramics, Co, and Development Bank of Japan. He served as a member of the Board of Directors for the Semiconductor Equipment Association of Japan.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Samsung Group | Board of Directors | Current |
| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Vice Chairman, Corp Technology Operations & Global Collaboration | Current |
| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Vice Chairman, Corp Technology Operations & Global Collaboration | Current |
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