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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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Samsung Launches Bada Smartphone Platform
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Samsung Launches Media Application with Ubitus Cloud Computing Technology
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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
News & Analysis
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Samsung Moment, Latest Android Smartphone, Comes to Sprint
BNET
- 2009-11-03
The Samsung Moment smartphone, now available on the Sprint network, is the struggling carrier?s second new smartphone to feature Google?s Android operating system.The Samsung Moment is now available on the Sprint Nextel network, making it the carrier?s second to feature Google?s Android operating system, the two companies officially announced on...
Samsung Moment, Sanyo SCP-3810 now available at Sprint
BNET
- 2009-11-02
Existing and potential Sprint (NYSE: S) customers, this one's for you. The CDMA/WiMAX carrier has started selling two new devices – Samsung Moment and Sanyo (OTCPK: SANYY) SCP-3810. The first of the two we've already covered before – it's an Android-powered, full QWERTY keyboard-equipped smartphone that prides itself with a...
Sprint readies lots of HTC Android phones, BlackBerries, WiMax phones and more
BNET
- 2009-10-30
Sprint announced quite a few interesting phones lately, including the Palm Pixi, Samsung Instinct HD, Samsung Intrepid, Samsung Moment and HTC Hero. Well, the third largest US carrier prepares even more surprises for 2010. According to GearLog, Sprint executive David Owens has just unveiled some of the carrier's plans for...
Sprint to launch Samsung's latest Android phone
BNET
- 2009-10-07
For Samsung and Sprint Nextel, that magic Android Moment has arrived. Days after T-Mobile USA announced that it would launch the Android-powered Samsung Behold II, Sprint and Samsung teamed to unveil another Samsung Android phone, the Moment. The news is the latest in a dizzying array of...
Samsung accidentally announces the "Moment" for Sprint
BNET
- 2009-10-07
Samsung issued a press release today about their groovy AMOLED displays. Their contrast is great, the darks are darker, the colors pop out, and power consumption goes down, but viewing angles in outdoor conditions go straight to hell when compared to transflective LCD displays. Anyway, back to the juicy bit...
Gartner: cell phone sales declined 6% in Q2 2009, smartphone sales grew 27%
BNET
- 2009-08-12
In the second quarter of 2009 (April ??? June), worldwide phone sales reached 286.1 million units, 6.1% less than in the second quarter of 2008, reports Gartner. However, smartphone sales grew 27%, as no less than 40.9 million such devices were shipped during Q2 2009 ??? compared to 32 million...
Clearwire bets on fourth quarter for WiMax
BNET
- 2009-08-12
This was originally posted at ZDNet's Between the Lines.Clearwire said Tuesday that it expects fourth-quarter net subscriber additions to ramp as it rolls out its 4G WiMax service into more markets. That tipping point will be critical to the company's success--and possibly its survival.On a conference call with analysts, Clearwire...
Clearwire Adds Huawei as WiMax Vendor
BNET
- 2009-08-11
Chinese telecommunications-equipment maker Huawei Technologies joins Motorola, Samsung, Cisco and DragonWave as equipment providers for Clearwire's WiMax network.WiMax provider Clearwire Corp. Aug. 11 added Chinese telecommunications-equipment maker Huawei Technologies to its vendor mix. Huawei will supply WiMAX RAN radio access network equipment, including base stations, element management system components and...
Best Buy to Sell LG Chocolate Touch, Samsung Omnia 2 and More Come August 23rd [Leaks]
BNET
- 2009-08-10
Copy this whole post to another site One of Boy Genius Report's "most trusted Best Buy moles" snapped a shot of Best Buy's plans for August 23rd. Looks like it'll be a big day in the cellphone world, with a number of anticipated featurephones hitting the shelves. Mostly new Verizon...
Telecom Roundup: Samsung #1 in U.S.; Sprint Loses Money, Customers; More
BNET
- 2008-11-07
Samsung is U.S. number 1 in handsets, while Apple and RIM take smartphone market share from Nokia; AT&T expands hotspots through acquisition; Sprint loses money, customers, steam; and Nortel may be planning a divesture and layoffs. by Erik Sherman
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 |
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| 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 |
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| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Vice Chairman & Co-CEO | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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.
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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 |
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| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
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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 |
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| 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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