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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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Stringer Wants to Stay for Sony's Turnaround
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Samsung Debuts the Diva Collection 2010 with S7070 and S5150
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Samsung confirms it filed complaint against Sharp
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Reportlinker Adds Monitors Computer - A Global Market Perspective
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Samsung taps Silicon Hive video system IP
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Samsung Launches Ubiquitous Media Application, Pocket Media, with Ubitus Cloud Computing Technology
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Samsung files U.S. patent suit against Sharp
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Samsung Releases 30-nm-class, 3-bit Multi-Level-Cell NAND Chips
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Reportlinker Adds Flat Panel Displays - An International Market Report
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Samsung Releases 2-Terabyte External Hard Drive with eSATA Interface
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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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OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- MARKET WIRE -- Nov 26, 2009 -- MOSAID Technologies Incorporated (TSX: MSD)...
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Samsung unveils Galaxy Spica (I5700), its newest Android-powered smartphone
News & Analysis
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Is Microsoft violator or victim in i4i patent dispute?
BNET
- 2009-08-12
By Joe Wilcox, Betanews Perhaps they don't use Microsoft Office at the courthouse in Tyler, Texas? Could there be no computers at all and just Selectra typewriters? I have to wonder following yesterday's injunction barring Microsoft from shipping Word. I'm being snide because Tyler is the reputed "patent troll" capital...
Intel, Micron team for 3-bit-per-cell MCL NAND
BNET
- 2009-08-11
Intel Corp and Micron Technology Inc today announced the development of a new 3-bit-per-cell (3bpc) MLC (multi-level cell) NAND technology that leverages their 34-nm NAND process. The partners are working through their IM Flash Technologies NAND flash joint venture, which will design and manufacture the 32-Gb 3bpc NAND chip at...
Intel, Micron announce denser, multi-bit SSD tech
BNET
- 2009-08-11
Computerworld - Intel Corp. and Micron Technology Inc. announced today that they have developed a new 3-bit-per-cell, NAND flash memory technology using Micron's 34-nanometer lithography process. "Fundamentally, this will reduce the overall cost of our MLC flash product," said Kevin Kilbuck, director of NAND marketing at Micron. Multi-level cell MLC...
Samsung renews chip licence with SanDisk
Strategy Eye
- 2009-05-26
Korean device manufacturer Samsung has extended its existing chip licence agreement with US storage specialist SanDisk for another seven years. The extension is set at a lower royalty rate than previously and Samsung is committed to shipping a certain amount of its chips to SanDisk. Samsung pays around USD350m...
SanDisk: The Jerry Yang School of Investor Relations?
Seeking Alpha
- 2008-10-22
Eric Savitz (Barron's) submits: SanDisk SNDK shares are sharply lower this morning after Samsung withdrew its offer to acquire the company. In a letter to SanDisk disclosed late yesterday, Samsung Electronics CEO Yoon Woo Lee said he is “disappointed” that the two companies could not reach an agreement....
Tech Roundup: Yahoo Ails, Time Warner Limits, Free Netbooks, More
BNET
- 2008-10-22
Yahoo manages its business and stock price to a five year low; Time Warner experiments with limiting monthly traffic for consumer customers in Texas, IBM tries a consumer-type price inducement for low-end mainframes; several telecom wireless carriers are giving away netbooks; and Samsung drops its bid for SanDisk, possibly as...
Samsung and SanDisk: Q&A with Analyst Jim Handy
BNET
- 2008-09-17
There's been lots of talk about SanDisk's rejection of Samsung's cash acquisition offer at double SanDisk's current stock price. We spoke to semiconductor analyst Jim Handy of Objective Analysis about the situation and some of the forces driving it. by Erik Sherman
Samsung Mobile Communication Division Adopts Sandisk's TrustedFlash Platform for Its Mobilephones; Samsung Mobile Phones Equipped With TransFlash/microSD Slots to Support TrustedFlash for Secure Music, Entertainment, M-Commerce and More
- 2005-09-27
SAN FRANCISCO -- SanDiskR Corporation (Nasdaq:SNDK) today announced that Samsung Mobile Communication Division, one of the world's leading mobile phone manufacturers, will be our lead partner in providing mobile phones that support the new SanDisk TrustedFlash cards. TrustedFlash offers mobile phone manufacturers like Samsung superior storage, security and content management...
SanDisk Supplies miniSD Flash Memory Cards to Samsung Electronics for New, High-Resolution Camera Phone
- 2004-09-14
SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Samsung Combines a Mobile Phone with a Zoom Lens in One Device
Samsung, SanDisk sign cross-license agreement. (Business).
- 2002-08-26
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and SanDisk Corp. announced they have signed cross license and supply agreements on flash memory technology, and in turn have dismissed lawsuits previously filed against each other in California and Te SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and SanDisk Corp....
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| 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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