85 Facts About Samsung Semiconductor

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Samsung Semiconductor Electronics has played a key role in the group's corporate governance due to circular ownership.

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Samsung Semiconductor Electronics has assembly plants and sales networks in 74 countries and employs around 290, 000 people.

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Samsung Semiconductor is a major vendor of tablet computers, particularly its Android-powered Samsung Galaxy Tab collection, and is regarded for developing the phablet market with the Samsung Galaxy Note family of devices.

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Samsung Semiconductor has been the world's largest television manufacturer since 2006, and the world's largest manufacturer of mobile phones since 2011, when it surpassed Apple up until 2021.

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Samsung Semiconductor announced in October 2017 that he would resign in March 2018, citing an “unprecedented crisis”.

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Samsung Semiconductor had 3 CEOs from March 2018 until December 2021, when the business units were reorganized, and they were replaced by Kyung Kye-Hyun and Han Jong-hee.

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At the time, Samsung Semiconductor Group was known to the South Korean public as a trading company specialized in fertilizers and sweeteners.

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The strategy was able to take off only after the government and Samsung Semiconductor declared that the company would exclusively focus on exports.

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Toshio Iue, the founder of Sanyo, played a role as an advisor to Lee Byung-Chul, Samsung Semiconductor's founder, who was a novice in the electronics business.

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In 1970, Samsung Semiconductor established the joint venture Samsung Semiconductor-NEC with Japan's NEC Corporation and Sumitomo Corporation to manufacture home appliances and audiovisual devices.

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In 1974, Samsung Group expanded into the semiconductor business by acquiring Korea Semiconductor, which was on the verge of bankruptcy whilst building one of the first chip-making facilities in the country at the time.

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One year later, Samsung Semiconductor announced that it successfully developed a 64 kb DRAM, reducing the technological gap between the companies from first-world countries and the young electronics maker from more than a decade to approximately four years.

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In 1988, Samsung Semiconductor Electronics launched its first mobile phone in the South Korean market.

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Samsung Semiconductor shelved the production of many under-selling product lines and instead pursued a process of designing and manufacturing components and investing in new technologies for other companies.

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Samsung Semiconductor's objective was to build Samsung design capabilities as a competitive asset and transform the company into a global brand-design leader.

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Samsung Semiconductor had a number of technological breakthroughs, particularly in the field of memory which are commonplace in most electrical products today.

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In 2004, Samsung Semiconductor developed the world's first 8GB NAND flash memory chip, and a manufacturing deal was struck with Apple in 2005.

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From 2000 to 2003, Samsung Semiconductor posted net earnings higher than five-percent; this was at a time when 16 out of the 30 top South Korean companies ceased operating in the wake of the unprecedented crisis.

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In 2005, Samsung Semiconductor Electronics surpassed its Japanese rival Sony for the first time to become the world's twentieth-largest and most popular consumer brand, as measured by Interbrand.

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In 2007, Samsung Semiconductor Electronics became the world's second-largest mobile-phone manufacturer, overtaking Motorola for the first time.

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Samsung Semiconductor has 24 research-and-development centers around the world, and since the early 2000s and in Vision 2020, Samsung has emphasized technical research and development.

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In May 2013, Samsung Semiconductor announced that it had finally managed to test speed-enhanced fifth-generation technology successfully.

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In July 2013, Samsung Semiconductor Electronics forecasted weaker than expected profits for its April to June quarter.

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The Samsung Semiconductor executive confirmed that a 64-bit smartphone handset will be released to match the ARM-based A7 processor of Apple's iPhone 5s model that was released in September 2013.

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On 17 April 2014, Samsung Semiconductor announced it was discontinuing its ebook store effective 1 July 2014 and had partnered with Amazon to introduce the Kindle for Samsung Semiconductor app, that will permit Galaxy device users using Android 4.

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On 27 March 2015, Samsung Semiconductor announced that they sold their headquarters in Roppongi T-Cube to Mitsui Fudosan with staff already relocated to Iidabashi.

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In May 2015, Samsung Semiconductor announced a partnership with IKEA, in accordance with the Wireless Power Consortium, to co-develop furniture that would allow Qi inductive charging at the Mobile World Congress.

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On 16 June 2016, Samsung Semiconductor Electronics announced that it agreed to acquire cloud-computing company Joyent.

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On 6 April 2017, Samsung Semiconductor Electronics reported that financials were up for the company in the quarter.

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On 2 May 2017, Samsung Semiconductor has been given permission from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport of Korea to start testing a self-driving car technology.

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On 24 November 2021, Samsung announced that it would build a new semiconductor manufacturing facility in Taylor, Texas.

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On 7 December 2021, Samsung Semiconductor Electronics announced the merger of the mobile and consumer electronics divisions.

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In late January 2022, Samsung Electronics posted its highest fourth-quarter profit since before the COVID-19 pandemic, largely because of strong chip sales amid the global semiconductor shortage and a small increase in mobile phone sales.

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In March 2022, amid Russian invasion of Ukraine Samsung Semiconductor pledged $5 million to the Ukrainian Red Cross Society and other charities in addition to $1 million worth of personal electronics donated to the people of Ukraine.

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On March 4, 2022, Samsung Semiconductor suspended the shipments of all its products to Russia because of the Russian aggresion towards Ukraine.

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In mid-November 2021, Samsung Semiconductor Electronics was ranked second in the 'Best Global Brands' by YouGov a market research firm, after placing fourth in the 2020 ranking.

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Samsung Semiconductor slid seven notches from the 2021 rankings due to global inflation, the war in Ukraine, and global monetary tightening.

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Samsung Semiconductor Print was established in 2009 as a separate entity to focus on B2B sales and released a broad range of multifunctional devices, printers, and more.

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Samsung Semiconductor Electronics produces LCD and LED panels, mobile phones, memory chips, NAND flash, solid-state drives, televisions, digital cinemas screen, and laptops.

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In October 2007, Samsung Semiconductor introducing a ten-millimeter thick, 40-inch LCD television panel, followed in October 2008 by the world's first 7.

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In 2009, Samsung Semiconductor succeeded in developing a panel for forty-inch LED televisions, with a thickness of 3.

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On 6 September 2013, Samsung Semiconductor launched its 55-inch curved OLED TV in the United Kingdom with John Lewis.

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In October 2013, Samsung Semiconductor disseminated a press release for its curved display technology with the Galaxy Round smartphone model.

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That year Samsung Semiconductor released at least 43 Android phones or tablets and two Windows Phones.

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Samsung Semiconductor overtook Apple in worldwide smartphone sales during the third quarter 2011, with a total market share of 23.

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Samsung Semiconductor became the world's largest cellphone manufacturer in 2012, with the sales of 95 million in the first quarter.

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In 2019, Samsung Semiconductor announced that it has ended production of mobile phones in China, due to lack of Chinese demand.

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Since the early 1990s, Samsung Semiconductor Electronics has commercially introduced a number of new memory technologies.

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Since then, Samsung has been a leader in semiconductor device fabrication.

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Gartner analysts said in their report, "Samsung Semiconductor cemented its leading position by taking a 35-percent market share.

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In 2010, market researcher IC Insights predicted that Samsung would become the world's-biggest semiconductor chip supplier by 2014, surpassing Intel.

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For 2015, IC Insights and Gartner announced that Samsung Semiconductor was the fourth largest chip manufacturer in the world.

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Samsung Semiconductor produces consumer portable SSDs using a USB-C USB 3.

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Samsung Semiconductor launched its first full HD 3D LED television in March 2010.

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Samsung Semiconductor had showcased the product at the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show held in Las Vegas.

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Samsung Semiconductor sold more than one million 3D televisions within six months of its launch.

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In 2007, Samsung Semiconductor introduced the "Internet TV", enabling the viewer to receive information from the Internet while at the same time watching conventional television programming.

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Samsung Semiconductor later developed "Smart LED TV", which additionally supports downloaded smart television apps.

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Samsung Semiconductor Apps offers for-fee premium services in a few countries including Korea and the United States.

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In 2019, Samsung Semiconductor announced that they will be bringing the Apple TV app and AirPlay 2 support to its 2019 and 2018 smart TVs (via firmware update).

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Samsung Semiconductor has introduced several models of digital cameras and camcorders including the WB550 camera, the ST550 dual-LCD-mounted camera, and the HMX-H106.

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Samsung Semiconductor entered the MP3 player market in 1999 with its Yepp line.

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Samsung Semiconductor launched the world's-smallest DivX MP3 player, the R1, in 2009.

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Samsung Semiconductor has started opening dedicated stores to showcase their goods.

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Samsung Semiconductor has various service stores throughout all of South Korea, which have showcases of various Samsung Semiconductor products available for purchase, and have repair centers for those items.

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Samsung Semiconductor has 3 other Samsung Semiconductor Experience Stores in Canada outside of Toronto.

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Samsung Semiconductor has opened its Second largest store and all products experience center in the world in Bangalore, Karnataka covering an area of 33, 000 sq ft.

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In December 2010, Samsung Semiconductor switched its management system from a single CEO-system under Choi Gee-sung to a two-person management team with Choi Gee-sung, CEO and vice chairman, and Lee Jae-Yong, chief operating officer and president.

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The lawsuit was filed on 15 April 2011 and alleges that Samsung Semiconductor infringed on Apple's trademarks and patents of the iPhone and iPad.

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Best Buy and Samsung Semiconductor joined together to create the Samsung Semiconductor Experience Shop, a store that allows customers to test the company's products, and get training in mobile products they already own.

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Samsung Semiconductor won the awards in five categories including external hard disk, full-touch screen phone, "side-by-side" refrigerator, compact digital camera, and laser printer toner.

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In November 2011, Samsung Semiconductor was ranked seventh out of 15 leading electronics manufacturers with a score of 4.

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In June 2004, Samsung Semiconductor was one of the first major electronics companies to publicly commit to eliminate PVC and BFRs from new models of all their products.

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In May 2014, Samsung Semiconductor offered an apology and compensation to workers who became ill.

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Samsung Semiconductor subsequently did not follow all the recommendations of a specially appointed mediation committee, paid several families outside of a scheme to be agreed on and required them to drop all further charges, prompting SHARPS to continue legal and public action.

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Samsung Semiconductor received a full reduction of the potential fine for being the first firm to assist EU anti-trust authorities.

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The jury found that Samsung Semiconductor infringed Apple's patents on iPhone's "Bounce-Back Effect", "On-screen Navigation" (US Patent No 7, 844, 915), and "Tap To Zoom" (US Patent No 7, 864, 163), and design patents that cover iPhone's features such as the "home button, rounded corners and tapered edges" (US D593087) and "On-Screen Icons" (US D604305).

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Some users of the phone have reported swelling batteries and overheating; Samsung Semiconductor has offered affected customers new batteries, free of charge.

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Samsung Semiconductor then asked the uploader to sign a legal document requiring him to remove the video, remain silent about the agreement, and surrender any future claims against the company to receive a replacement.

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On 31 August 2016, it was reported that Samsung Semiconductor was delaying shipments of the Galaxy Note 7 in some regions to perform "additional tests being conducted for product quality"; this came alongside user reports of batteries exploding while charging.

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The CPSC did issue an official recall notice on 15 September 2016, and stated that Samsung received at least 92 reports of the batteries overheating in the U S, including 26 reports of burns and 55 reports of property damage.

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However, Samsung Semiconductor was hoping to recover from the lost sales from the Note 7 with the introduction of new colors such as the Blue Coral and Black Pearl color for the Galaxy S7 edge.

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Plex denied responsibility for the ads and Samsung Semiconductor told blog Gigaom that they were investigating the matter.

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In December 2016, Samsung Semiconductor forced an update to their Smart TV line, which resulted in advertisements being displayed in menus on the updated devices.

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Four days later, the Taiwan division of Samsung Semiconductor Electronics made an announcement stating it would "stop all online marketing strategies which involves publishing and replying in online forums".

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