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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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Sumsung Electronics to absorb Samsung Digital Imaging through merger
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Samsung Unveils Galaxy Spica (I5700), Its Newest Android-powered Smartphone(Photo: Business Wire)(Photo: Business Wire)
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Management Shakeup at Samsung Electronics
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Samsung promotes former boss' son to key post
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Samsung Electronics names new CEO in major reorganization
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Samsung Names Geesung Choi CEO - Update
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Samsung shuffles management, restructures
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Samsung Electronics President Geesung Choi to take over from Yoon-woo Lee as CEO
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Samsung Names Choi Geesung CEO in Restructuring
News & Analysis
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Is Apple Snarfing RAM and all of Samsung's Capacity? [UPDATED]
BNET
- 2009-02-22
According to a report from ThinkEquity Parterns, Apple is snapping up such quantities of RAM chips, in preparation for the next generation iPhone, that there will be a shortage. But not all analysts agree, and there are some things about the story that sound … well, difficult to believe. by...
Samsung Develops Fastest GDDR5 Memory at Six Gigabits per Second — World's Fastest Memory
- 2007-12-02
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world leader in advanced memory technology and the leading producer of high-end graphics memory, announced today that it has developed the world's fastest memory, a GDDR5 (series five, graphics double-data-rate memory) chip that can transfer data at six gigabits per second,...
Samsung claims most powerful memory chip
- 2007-10-22
SEOUL AFP — South Korea's Samsung Electronics said Tuesday it has developed the world's most powerful memory chip, which could help create a memory card capable of storing 80 DVD movies. The company said in a statement it has developed the world's first 64-gigabit NAND flash memory product, which...
Samsung Electronics posts solid profits
- 2007-10-12
SEOUL AFP — South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday its third quarter net profit had recovered to the level hit a year earlier on brisk demand despite low semiconductor prices. The firm famous for making computer memory chips, mobile phones and displays said its net profit for the...
SKorea's Samsung resumes chip production
- 2007-08-04
SEOUL AFP — South Korea's Samsung Electronics, the world's largest memory chipmaker, on Saturday resumed production at its key plant after a day's suspension due to a power failure. "Operations at all six affected production lines returned to normal as of noon Saturday, with power back on overnight," a...
Daily Dispatch: Samsung, Home Depot, GE Money, and U.S. Industrials
- 2007-06-15
Samsung Electronics today unveiled a new flash memory production line at its Texas plant and revealed plans to invest another $3.5 billion in flash memory chip production there. The announcement marks the first time the leading memory chip-maker has released details on production capacities. Analysts say Samsung's...
Samsung Develops High-Density Memory that Greatly Simplifies Handset Design
- 2007-05-30
SEOUL, South Korea -- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, today announced that it has developed a four gigabyte GB MCP (multi-chip package) for mobile phones that for the first time forgoes the need for an external memory card slot and also eliminates having to...
Samsung Has A New Dram.(Samsung Electronics Company Ltd.)(dynamic random access memory)(Brief article)
- 2007-05-17
By Staff Samsung developed the first all-DRAM dynamic random access memory stacked memory package using ... By Staff Samsung developed the first all-DRAM dynamic random access memory stacked memory package using through-silicon-via technology....
Samsung develops world's largest memory capacity card for mobile
- 2007-05-16
SEOUL AFP — South Korea's Samsung Electronics said Wednesday it had developed the world's largest storage-capacity memory card for mobile phones. The eight-gigabyte memory card, microSD, can store some 2,000 MP3 music files, 4,000 photographs or five DVD-quality movie files, the company said in a statement. It is...
Sixth Samsung executive pleads guilty in price-fixing scheme
- 2007-04-19
WASHINGTON AFP — A sixth executive of South Korean electronics giant Samsung agreed to plead guilty to charges of conspiring to fix prices for memory chips, and to serve 14 months in prison, officials said Thursday. The Justice Department said Il Ung Kim, a Korean executive, agreed to serve...
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 |
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| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Chairman's Office and Head of, Samsung Strategic Planning Office | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| 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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