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{{About|the conglomerate|the publicly traded consumer electronics subsidiary|Samsung Electronics}}
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{{Distinguish|Samsun|Samson|Sanson (disambiguation){{!}}Sanson|Sampson (disambiguation){{!}}Sampson}}
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| area_served = Worldwide
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = [[Lee Jae-yong (businessman)|Lee Jae-yong]]<br />(Chairman)
| key_people = [[Lee Jae-yong (businessman)|Lee Jae-yong]]<br />(Chairman)
| products = [[Clothing]], [[automotive]], [[chemicals]], [[consumer electronics]], electronic components, medical equipment, [[semiconductor]]s, [[Solid-state drive|solid state drives]], [[Dynamic random-access memory|DRAM]], [[flash memory]], [[ship]]s, [[telecommunications equipment]], [[home appliance]]s<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home and Kitchen Appliance showcase |url=http://www.samsung.com/us/showcase/smart-home-appliance-washer-dryer-and-refrigerators/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170309054117/http://www.samsung.com/us/showcase/smart-home-appliance-washer-dryer-and-refrigerators/ |archive-date=9 March 2017 |publisher=Samsung}}</ref>
| products = [[Clothing]], [[automotive]], [[chemicals]], [[consumer electronics]], electronic components, medical equipment, [[semiconductor]]s, [[Solid-state drive|solid state drives]], [[Dynamic random-access memory|DRAM]], [[flash memory]], [[ship]]s, [[telecommunications equipment]], [[home appliance]]s<ref name="samsung.com">{{Cite web |title=Home and Kitchen Appliance showcase |url=http://www.samsung.com/us/showcase/smart-home-appliance-washer-dryer-and-refrigerators/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170309054117/http://www.samsung.com/us/showcase/smart-home-appliance-washer-dryer-and-refrigerators/ |archive-date=9 March 2017 |publisher=Samsung}}</ref>
| services = Advertising, [[construction]], entertainment, [[financial services]], hospitality, information and communications technology, medical and health care services, [[retail]], [[shipbuilding]], [[Foundry model|semiconductor foundry]]
| services = Advertising, [[construction]], entertainment, [[financial services]], hospitality, information and communications technology, medical and health care services, [[retail]], [[shipbuilding]], [[Foundry model|semiconductor foundry]]
| subsid = [[Samsung Electronics]]<br />[[Samsung Engineering]]<br />[[Samsung C&T Corporation]]<br />[[Samsung Heavy Industries]]<br />[[Samsung SDS]]<br />[[Samsung Life Insurance]]<br />[[Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance]]<br />[[Cheil Worldwide]]<br/>[[Samsung Biologics]]
| subsid = [[Samsung Electronics]]<br />[[Samsung Engineering]]<br />[[Samsung C&T Corporation]]<br />[[Samsung Heavy Industries]]<br />[[Samsung SDS]]<br />[[Samsung Life Insurance]]<br />[[Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance]]<br />[[Cheil Worldwide]]<br/>[[Samsung Biologics]]
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Samsung was founded by [[Lee Byung-chul]] in 1938 as a [[trading company]]. Over the next three decades, the group diversified into areas including food processing, textiles, insurance, securities, and retail. Samsung entered the [[electronics industry]] in the late 1960s and the construction and shipbuilding industries in the mid-1970s; these areas would drive its subsequent growth. Following Lee's death in 1987, Samsung was separated into five business groups&nbsp;– Samsung Group, [[Shinsegae]] Group, [[CJ Group]] and [[Hansol]] Group, and [[JoongAng Ilbo|Joongang]] Group.
Samsung was founded by [[Lee Byung-chul]] in 1938 as a [[trading company]]. Over the next three decades, the group diversified into areas including food processing, textiles, insurance, securities, and retail. Samsung entered the [[electronics industry]] in the late 1960s and the construction and shipbuilding industries in the mid-1970s; these areas would drive its subsequent growth. Following Lee's death in 1987, Samsung was separated into five business groups&nbsp;– Samsung Group, [[Shinsegae]] Group, [[CJ Group]] and [[Hansol]] Group, and [[JoongAng Ilbo|Joongang]] Group.


Notable Samsung industrial affiliates include [[Samsung Electronics]] (the world's largest [[List of largest technology companies by revenue|information technology company]], [[consumer electronics|consumer electronics maker]] and [[semiconductor industry|chipmaker]] {{as of |alt=measured by 2017 revenues |2017 |post=), }}<ref>{{Cite news|title=Samsung topples Intel to become the world's largest chipmaker – TechCrunch|work=techcrunch.com|url=https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/30/samsung-intel-worlds-largest-chipmaker/|url-status=live|access-date=25 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525234650/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/30/samsung-intel-worlds-largest-chipmaker/|archive-date=25 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Mu-Hyun|first=Cho|title=Samsung's logic chip biz turns to AI chips and 5G for change of fortune {{!}} ZDNet|language=en|work=ZDNet|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/samsungs-logic-chip-biz-developing-ai-chip-5g-for-change-of-fortune/|url-status=live|access-date=25 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180703174953/https://www.zdnet.com/article/samsungs-logic-chip-biz-developing-ai-chip-5g-for-change-of-fortune/|archive-date=3 July 2018}}</ref> [[Samsung Heavy Industries]] (the world's 2nd largest [[shipbuilding|shipbuilder]] {{as of |alt=measured by 2010 revenues |2010 |post=), }}<ref>{{Cite news|last=Park|first=Kyunghee|date=28 July 2009|title=July 29 (Bloomberg) – Samsung Heavy Shares Gain on Shell's Platform Orders (Update1)|publisher=Bloomberg|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aO0FeeTB6_0Y|url-status=dead|access-date=11 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110924131022/http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aO0FeeTB6_0Y|archive-date=24 September 2011}}</ref> and [[Samsung Engineering]] and [[Samsung C&T Corporation]] (respectively the world's 13th and 36th largest construction companies).<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Top 225 International Contractors 2013|url=http://enr.construction.com/toplists/InternationalContractors/001-100.asp|url-status=live|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6IHPS5GrF?url=http://enr.construction.com/toplists/Top-International-Contractors/001-100.asp|archive-date=21 July 2013|access-date=25 August 2013|publisher=Enr.construction.com}}</ref> Other notable subsidiaries include [[Samsung Life Insurance]] (the world's 14th largest life insurance company),<ref>{{Cite news|date=20 July 2009|title=Global 500 2009: Industry: - FORTUNE on CNNMoney.com|publisher=Money.cnn.com|url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/global500/2009/industries/183/index.html|url-status=live|access-date=4 September 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100831010459/http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/global500/2009/industries/183/index.html|archive-date=31 August 2010}}</ref> Samsung Everland (operator of [[Everland Resort]], the oldest [[theme park]] in South Korea)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Valhouli|first=Christina|date=21 March 2002|title=The World's Best Amusement Parks|work=Forbes.com|url=https://www.forbes.com/2002/03/21/0321feat_6.html|url-status=live|access-date=11 September 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100822061935/http://www.forbes.com/2002/03/21/0321feat_6.html|archive-date=22 August 2010}}</ref> and [[Cheil Worldwide]] (the world's 15th largest advertising agency, {{as of |alt=as measured by 2012 revenues |2012 |post=).}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cheil Worldwide Inc (030000:Korea SE)|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot.asp?ticker=030000:KS|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005152815/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot.asp?ticker=030000%3AKS|archive-date=5 October 2012|access-date=16 September 2010|publisher=businessweek.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=26 April 2010|title=Cheil Worldwide (030000 KS)|url=http://www.kdbdw.com/bbs/download/162067.pdf?attachmentId=162067|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004213242/http://www.kdbdw.com/bbs/download/162067.pdf?attachmentId=162067|archive-date=4 October 2013|access-date=8 May 2013|publisher=kdbdw.com}}</ref>
Notable Samsung industrial affiliates include [[Samsung Electronics]] (the world's largest [[List of largest technology companies by revenue|information technology company]], [[consumer electronics|consumer electronics maker]] and [[semiconductor industry|chipmaker]] {{as of |alt=measured by 2017 revenues |2017 |post=), }}<ref name="techcrunch.com">{{Cite news|title=Samsung topples Intel to become the world's largest chipmaker – TechCrunch|work=techcrunch.com|url=https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/30/samsung-intel-worlds-largest-chipmaker/|url-status=live|access-date=25 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525234650/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/30/samsung-intel-worlds-largest-chipmaker/|archive-date=25 May 2018}}</ref><ref name="Mu-Hyun">{{Cite news|last=Mu-Hyun|first=Cho|title=Samsung's logic chip biz turns to AI chips and 5G for change of fortune {{!}} ZDNet|language=en|work=ZDNet|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/samsungs-logic-chip-biz-developing-ai-chip-5g-for-change-of-fortune/|url-status=live|access-date=25 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180703174953/https://www.zdnet.com/article/samsungs-logic-chip-biz-developing-ai-chip-5g-for-change-of-fortune/|archive-date=3 July 2018}}</ref> [[Samsung Heavy Industries]] (the world's 2nd largest [[shipbuilding|shipbuilder]] {{as of |alt=measured by 2010 revenues |2010 |post=), }}<ref name="Park">{{Cite news|last=Park|first=Kyunghee|date=28 July 2009|title=July 29 (Bloomberg) – Samsung Heavy Shares Gain on Shell's Platform Orders (Update1)|publisher=Bloomberg|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aO0FeeTB6_0Y|url-status=dead|access-date=11 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110924131022/http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aO0FeeTB6_0Y|archive-date=24 September 2011}}</ref> and [[Samsung Engineering]] and [[Samsung C&T Corporation]] (respectively the world's 13th and 36th largest construction companies).<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Top 225 International Contractors 2013|url=http://enr.construction.com/toplists/InternationalContractors/001-100.asp|url-status=live|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6IHPS5GrF?url=http://enr.construction.com/toplists/Top-International-Contractors/001-100.asp|archive-date=21 July 2013|access-date=25 August 2013|publisher=Enr.construction.com}}</ref> Other notable subsidiaries include [[Samsung Life Insurance]] (the world's 14th largest life insurance company),<ref>{{Cite news|date=20 July 2009|title=Global 500 2009: Industry: - FORTUNE on CNNMoney.com|publisher=Money.cnn.com|url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/global500/2009/industries/183/index.html|url-status=live|access-date=4 September 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100831010459/http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/global500/2009/industries/183/index.html|archive-date=31 August 2010}}</ref> Samsung Everland (operator of [[Everland Resort]], the oldest [[theme park]] in South Korea)<ref name="Valhouli">{{Cite news|last=Valhouli|first=Christina|date=21 March 2002|title=The World's Best Amusement Parks|work=Forbes.com|url=https://www.forbes.com/2002/03/21/0321feat_6.html|url-status=live|access-date=11 September 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100822061935/http://www.forbes.com/2002/03/21/0321feat_6.html|archive-date=22 August 2010}}</ref> and [[Cheil Worldwide]] (the world's 15th largest advertising agency, {{as of |alt=as measured by 2012 revenues |2012 |post=).}}<ref name="businessweek.com">{{Cite web|title=Cheil Worldwide Inc (030000:Korea SE)|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot.asp?ticker=030000:KS|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005152815/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot.asp?ticker=030000%3AKS|archive-date=5 October 2012|access-date=16 September 2010|publisher=businessweek.com}}</ref><ref name="Cheil Worldwide 030000 KS">{{Cite web|date=26 April 2010|title=Cheil Worldwide (030000 KS)|url=http://www.kdbdw.com/bbs/download/162067.pdf?attachmentId=162067|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004213242/http://www.kdbdw.com/bbs/download/162067.pdf?attachmentId=162067|archive-date=4 October 2013|access-date=8 May 2013|publisher=kdbdw.com}}</ref>


== Etymology ==
== Etymology ==
According to Samsung's founder, the meaning of the [[Korean language|Korean]] [[hanja]] word ''Samsung'' ({{linktext|三|星}}) is "three stars". The word "three" represents something "big, numerous and powerful",<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 July 2006 |title=한국 10대 그룹 이름과 로고의 의미 |url=http://www.koreadaily.com/news/read.asp?page=1&branch=NEWS&source=&category=economy.business&art_id=1042338 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429185914/http://www.koreadaily.com/news/read.asp?page=1&branch=NEWS&source=&category=economy.business&art_id=1042338 |archive-date=29 April 2011 |access-date=19 September 2010 |publisher=koreadaily.com}}</ref> while "stars" means everlasting or eternal, like stars in the sky.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.samsung.com/global/20-things-you-didnt-know-about-samsung#:~:text=MEANING%20OF%20THE%20SAMSUNG%20LOGO,like%20stars%20in%20the%20sky |title=[Infographic] 20 Things You Didn't Know about Samsung |website=Samsung Newsroom |date=2013-05-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.phonearena.com/news/The-hidden-meaning-behind-the-names-of-tech-giants-what-does-Samsung-mean_id54538 |title=The hidden meaning behind the names of tech giants: what does Samsung mean? |first=Victor |last=H. |website=Phone Arena}}</ref>
According to Samsung's founder, the meaning of the [[Korean language|Korean]] [[hanja]] word ''Samsung'' ({{linktext|三|星}}) is "three stars". The word "three" represents something "big, numerous and powerful",<ref name="한국 10대 그룹 이름과 로고의 의미">{{Cite web |date=10 July 2006 |title=한국 10대 그룹 이름과 로고의 의미 |url=http://www.koreadaily.com/news/read.asp?page=1&branch=NEWS&source=&category=economy.business&art_id=1042338 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429185914/http://www.koreadaily.com/news/read.asp?page=1&branch=NEWS&source=&category=economy.business&art_id=1042338 |archive-date=29 April 2011 |access-date=19 September 2010 |publisher=koreadaily.com}}</ref> while "stars" means everlasting or eternal, like stars in the sky.<ref name="news.samsung.com">{{cite web |url=https://news.samsung.com/global/20-things-you-didnt-know-about-samsung#:~:text=MEANING%20OF%20THE%20SAMSUNG%20LOGO,like%20stars%20in%20the%20sky |title=[Infographic] 20 Things You Didn't Know about Samsung |website=Samsung Newsroom |date=2013-05-22}}</ref><ref name="phonearena.com">{{Cite web |url=https://www.phonearena.com/news/The-hidden-meaning-behind-the-names-of-tech-giants-what-does-Samsung-mean_id54538 |title=The hidden meaning behind the names of tech giants: what does Samsung mean? |first=Victor |last=H. |website=Phone Arena}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
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Samsung diversified into many different areas. Lee sought to establish Samsung as a leader in a wide range of industries. Samsung moved into lines of business such as insurance, securities, and retail.
Samsung diversified into many different areas. Lee sought to establish Samsung as a leader in a wide range of industries. Samsung moved into lines of business such as insurance, securities, and retail.


In 1947, Cho Hong-jai, the Hyosung group's founder, jointly invested in a new company called Samsung Mulsan Gongsa, or the Samsung Trading Corporation, with the Samsung's founder Lee Byung-chull. The trading firm grew to become the present-day [[Samsung C&T Corporation]]. After a few years, Cho and Lee separated due to differences in management style. Cho wanted a 30 equity share. Samsung Group was separated into Samsung Group and [[Hyosung]] Group, [[Hankook Tire]] and other businesses.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 November 2009 |title=Industrial giant's roots tied to nylon products |url=http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2912292 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110120034605/http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2912292 |archive-date=20 January 2011 |access-date=5 February 2011 |publisher=Joongangdaily.joins.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=19 June 2007 |title=효성 40년史..오너 일가 뒷얘기 '눈길' |url=http://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2007/06/19/2007061900326.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501034012/http://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2007/06/19/2007061900326.html |archive-date=1 May 2011 |access-date=5 February 2011 |publisher=chosun.com}}</ref>
In 1947, Cho Hong-jai, the Hyosung group's founder, jointly invested in a new company called Samsung Mulsan Gongsa, or the Samsung Trading Corporation, with the Samsung's founder Lee Byung-chull. The trading firm grew to become the present-day [[Samsung C&T Corporation]]. After a few years, Cho and Lee separated due to differences in management style. Cho wanted a 30 equity share. Samsung Group was separated into Samsung Group and [[Hyosung]] Group, [[Hankook Tire]] and other businesses.<ref name="Joongangdaily.joins.com">{{Cite web |date=9 November 2009 |title=Industrial giant's roots tied to nylon products |url=http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2912292 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110120034605/http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2912292 |archive-date=20 January 2011 |access-date=5 February 2011 |publisher=Joongangdaily.joins.com}}</ref><ref name="효성 40년史..오너 일가 뒷얘기 '눈길'">{{Cite web |date=19 June 2007 |title=효성 40년史..오너 일가 뒷얘기 '눈길' |url=http://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2007/06/19/2007061900326.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501034012/http://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2007/06/19/2007061900326.html |archive-date=1 May 2011 |access-date=5 February 2011 |publisher=chosun.com}}</ref>


In the late 1960s, Samsung Group entered the electronics industry. It formed several electronics-related divisions, such as Samsung Electronics Devices, Samsung Electro-Mechanics, Samsung Corning and Samsung Semiconductor & Telecommunications, and made the facility in [[Suwon]]. Its first product was a black-and-white television set.{{citation needed|date=April 2017}}
In the late 1960s, Samsung Group entered the electronics industry. It formed several electronics-related divisions, such as Samsung Electronics Devices, Samsung Electro-Mechanics, Samsung Corning and Samsung Semiconductor & Telecommunications, and made the facility in [[Suwon]]. Its first product was a black-and-white television set.{{citation needed|date=April 2017}}
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[[File:SPC-1000.JPG|thumb|right|The SPC-1000, introduced in 1982, was Samsung's first personal computer (sold in the Korean market only) and used an audio [[cassette tape]] to load and save data – the [[floppy drive]] was optional.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SPC-1000 |url=http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=803 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403061905/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=803 |archive-date=3 April 2012 |access-date=19 March 2012 |publisher=old-computers.com}}</ref>]]
[[File:SPC-1000.JPG|thumb|right|The SPC-1000, introduced in 1982, was Samsung's first personal computer (sold in the Korean market only) and used an audio [[cassette tape]] to load and save data – the [[floppy drive]] was optional.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SPC-1000 |url=http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=803 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403061905/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=803 |archive-date=3 April 2012 |access-date=19 March 2012 |publisher=old-computers.com}}</ref>]]


In 1980, Samsung acquired the [[Gumi, Gyeongsangbuk-do|Gumi]]-based ''Hanguk Jeonja Tongsin'' and entered telecommunications hardware. Its early products were switchboards. The facility was developed into the telephone and fax manufacturing systems and became the center of Samsung's mobile phone manufacturing. They have produced over 800 million mobile phones to date.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.todaytechnology.org/|title=Latest Tech News Today|website=TodayTechnology}}</ref> The company grouped them together under Samsung Electronics in the 1980s.
In 1980, Samsung acquired the [[Gumi, Gyeongsangbuk-do|Gumi]]-based ''Hanguk Jeonja Tongsin'' and entered telecommunications hardware. Its early products were switchboards. The facility was developed into the telephone and fax manufacturing systems and became the center of Samsung's mobile phone manufacturing. They have produced over 800 million mobile phones to date.<ref name="Latest Tech News Today">{{Cite web|url=https://www.todaytechnology.org/|title=Latest Tech News Today|website=TodayTechnology}}</ref> The company grouped them together under Samsung Electronics in the 1980s.


After Lee, the founder's death in 1987, Samsung Group was separated into five business groups—Samsung Group, [[Shinsegae]] Group, [[CJ Group]], [[Hansol]] Group and the [[JoongAng Ilbo|JoongAng Group]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 March 2010 |title=Samsung to celebrate 100th anniversary of late founder |url=http://www.koreaherald.com/business/Detail.jsp?newsMLId=20100122000028 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429191227/http://www.koreaherald.com/business/Detail.jsp?newsMLId=20100122000028 |archive-date=29 April 2011 |access-date=21 January 2011 |work=The Korea Herald}}</ref> Shinsegae (discount store, department store) was originally part of Samsung Group, separated in the 1990s from the Samsung Group along with CJ Group (Food/Chemicals/Entertainment/logistics), Hansol Group (Paper/Telecom), and the JoongAng Group (Media). Today these separated groups are independent and they are not part of or connected to the Samsung Group.<ref name=ja1/> One Hansol Group representative said, "Only people ignorant of the laws governing the business world could believe something so absurd", adding, "When Hansol separated from the Samsung Group in 1991, it severed all payment guarantees and share-holding ties with Samsung affiliates." One Hansol Group source asserted, "Hansol, Shinsegae, and CJ have been under independent management since their respective separations from the Samsung Group". One Shinsegae department store executive director said, "Shinsegae has no payment guarantees associated with the Samsung Group".<ref name="ja1">[http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=1877426 Hansol, Shinsegae Deny Relations with Saehan] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513092152/http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=1877426 |date=13 May 2011 }} 24 May 2000. Joongangdaily</ref>
After Lee, the founder's death in 1987, Samsung Group was separated into five business groups—Samsung Group, [[Shinsegae]] Group, [[CJ Group]], [[Hansol]] Group and the [[JoongAng Ilbo|JoongAng Group]].<ref name="The Korea Herald">{{Cite web |date=29 March 2010 |title=Samsung to celebrate 100th anniversary of late founder |url=http://www.koreaherald.com/business/Detail.jsp?newsMLId=20100122000028 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429191227/http://www.koreaherald.com/business/Detail.jsp?newsMLId=20100122000028 |archive-date=29 April 2011 |access-date=21 January 2011 |work=The Korea Herald}}</ref> Shinsegae (discount store, department store) was originally part of Samsung Group, separated in the 1990s from the Samsung Group along with CJ Group (Food/Chemicals/Entertainment/logistics), Hansol Group (Paper/Telecom), and the JoongAng Group (Media). Today these separated groups are independent and they are not part of or connected to the Samsung Group.<ref name=ja1/> One Hansol Group representative said, "Only people ignorant of the laws governing the business world could believe something so absurd", adding, "When Hansol separated from the Samsung Group in 1991, it severed all payment guarantees and share-holding ties with Samsung affiliates." One Hansol Group source asserted, "Hansol, Shinsegae, and CJ have been under independent management since their respective separations from the Samsung Group". One Shinsegae department store executive director said, "Shinsegae has no payment guarantees associated with the Samsung Group".<ref name="ja1">[http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=1877426 Hansol, Shinsegae Deny Relations with Saehan] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513092152/http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=1877426 |date=13 May 2011 }} 24 May 2000. Joongangdaily</ref>


In the 1980s, Samsung Electronics began to invest heavily in research and development, investments that were pivotal in pushing the company to the forefront of the global electronics industry. In 1982, it built a television assembly plant in Portugal; in 1984, a plant in New York; in 1985, a plant in Tokyo; in 1987, a facility in England; and another facility in [[Austin, Texas]], in 1996. As of 2012, Samsung has invested more than {{currency|13&nbsp;billion|USD}} in the Austin facility, which operates under the name Samsung Austin Semiconductor. This makes the Austin location the largest foreign investment in [[Texas]] and one of the largest single [[foreign investments]] in the United States.<ref name="abj2012">{{Citation |title=Samsung invests $4B in Austin to boost chip output |date=21 August 2012 |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/morning_call/2012/08/samsung-invests-4b-in-austin-to-boost.html |work=[[Austin Business Journal]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005094431/http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/morning_call/2012/08/samsung-invests-4b-in-austin-to-boost.html |access-date=22 August 2012 |archive-date=5 October 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=9 June 2010 |title=Samsung Austin Semiconductor Begins $3.6B Expansion for Advanced Logic Chips |url=http://www.austinchamber.com/TheChamber/AboutTheChamber/NewsReleases/2010/SASpressrelease.pdf |access-date=13 September 2010 |publisher=Austinchamber.com}}{{dead link|date=July 2018|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
In the 1980s, Samsung Electronics began to invest heavily in research and development, investments that were pivotal in pushing the company to the forefront of the global electronics industry. In 1982, it built a television assembly plant in Portugal; in 1984, a plant in New York; in 1985, a plant in Tokyo; in 1987, a facility in England; and another facility in [[Austin, Texas]], in 1996. As of 2012, Samsung has invested more than {{currency|13&nbsp;billion|USD}} in the Austin facility, which operates under the name Samsung Austin Semiconductor. This makes the Austin location the largest foreign investment in [[Texas]] and one of the largest single [[foreign investments]] in the United States.<ref name="abj2012">{{Citation |title=Samsung invests $4B in Austin to boost chip output |date=21 August 2012 |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/morning_call/2012/08/samsung-invests-4b-in-austin-to-boost.html |work=[[Austin Business Journal]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005094431/http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/morning_call/2012/08/samsung-invests-4b-in-austin-to-boost.html |access-date=22 August 2012 |archive-date=5 October 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=9 June 2010 |title=Samsung Austin Semiconductor Begins $3.6B Expansion for Advanced Logic Chips |url=http://www.austinchamber.com/TheChamber/AboutTheChamber/NewsReleases/2010/SASpressrelease.pdf |access-date=13 September 2010 |publisher=Austinchamber.com}}{{dead link|date=July 2018|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>


In 1987, United States International Trade Commission order that the Samsung Group of South Korea unlawfully sold computer chips in the United States without licenses from the chip inventor, Texas Instruments Inc. The order requires Samsung to pay a penalty to Texas Instruments within the coming weeks. Otherwise, sales of all dynamic random access memory chips made by Samsung and all products using the chips would be banned in the United States. The ban includes circuit boards and equipment called single-in-line packages made by other companies that use D-RAM's made by Samsung with 64,000 or 256,000 characters of memory. It also covers computers, facsimile machines and certain telecommunications equipment and printers bearing either of the Samsung chips.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hayes |first=Thomas .C |date=22 September 1987 |title=Samsung Sold Chips Illegally |agency=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/22/business/samsung-sold-chips-illegally.html |access-date=25 May 2020}}</ref>
In 1987, United States International Trade Commission order that the Samsung Group of South Korea unlawfully sold computer chips in the United States without licenses from the chip inventor, Texas Instruments Inc. The order requires Samsung to pay a penalty to Texas Instruments within the coming weeks. Otherwise, sales of all dynamic random access memory chips made by Samsung and all products using the chips would be banned in the United States. The ban includes circuit boards and equipment called single-in-line packages made by other companies that use D-RAM's made by Samsung with 64,000 or 256,000 characters of memory. It also covers computers, facsimile machines and certain telecommunications equipment and printers bearing either of the Samsung chips.<ref name="Hayes">{{Cite news |last=Hayes |first=Thomas .C |date=22 September 1987 |title=Samsung Sold Chips Illegally |agency=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/22/business/samsung-sold-chips-illegally.html |access-date=25 May 2020}}</ref>


=== 1990–2000 ===
=== 1990–2000 ===
Since 1990, Samsung has increasingly globalised its activities and electronics; in particular, its mobile phones and semiconductors have become its most important source of income. It was in this period that Samsung started to rise as an international corporation in the 1990s. [[Samsung C&T|Samsung's construction branch]] was awarded contracts to build one of the two [[Petronas Towers]] in Malaysia, [[Taipei 101]] in Taiwan and the [[Burj Khalifa]] in United Arab Emirates.<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 October 2009 |title=Dubai skyscraper symbol of S. Korea's global heights |work=CNN|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/10/19/korea.dubai.tower/index.html |url-status=live |access-date=19 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091020112527/http://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/10/19/korea.dubai.tower/index.html |archive-date=20 October 2009}}</ref> In 1993, [[Lee Kun-hee]] sold off ten of Samsung Group's subsidiaries, downsized the company, and merged other operations to concentrate on three industries: electronics, engineering and chemicals. In 1996, the Samsung Group reacquired the [[Sungkyunkwan University]] foundation.
Since 1990, Samsung has increasingly globalised its activities and electronics; in particular, its mobile phones and semiconductors have become its most important source of income. It was in this period that Samsung started to rise as an international corporation in the 1990s. [[Samsung C&T|Samsung's construction branch]] was awarded contracts to build one of the two [[Petronas Towers]] in Malaysia, [[Taipei 101]] in Taiwan and the [[Burj Khalifa]] in United Arab Emirates.<ref name="edition.cnn.com">{{Cite news |date=19 October 2009 |title=Dubai skyscraper symbol of S. Korea's global heights |work=CNN|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/10/19/korea.dubai.tower/index.html |url-status=live |access-date=19 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091020112527/http://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/10/19/korea.dubai.tower/index.html |archive-date=20 October 2009}}</ref> In 1993, [[Lee Kun-hee]] sold off ten of Samsung Group's subsidiaries, downsized the company, and merged other operations to concentrate on three industries: electronics, engineering and chemicals. In 1996, the Samsung Group reacquired the [[Sungkyunkwan University]] foundation.


Samsung became the world's largest producer of memory chips in 1992 and is the world's second-largest chipmaker after [[Intel]] (see Worldwide Top 20 Semiconductor Market Share Ranking Year by Year).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cho |first=Kevin |date=24 April 2009 |title=Samsung Says Hopes of Recovery Are 'Premature' as Profit Falls |publisher=Bloomberg |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=a0wNfW_5OZ5s&refer=asia |url-status=dead |access-date=4 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826171938/http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/court-bans-sales-of-some-apple-samsung-products-in-south-korea-as-patent-war-unfolds/2012/08/23/80c9b1da-ed99-11e1-866f-60a00f604425_story.html |archive-date=26 August 2012}}</ref> In 1995, it created its first [[Liquid crystal display|liquid-crystal display]] screen. Ten years later, Samsung grew to be the world's largest manufacturer of liquid-crystal display panels. [[Sony]], which had not invested in large-size [[TFT LCD|TFT-LCDs]], contacted Samsung to cooperate, and, in 2006, [[S-LCD]] was established as a joint venture between Samsung and Sony in order to provide a stable supply of LCD panels for both manufacturers. [[S-LCD]] was owned by Samsung (50% plus one share) and [[Sony]] (50% minus one share) and operates its factories and facilities in Tanjung, [[South Korea]]. As of 26 December 2011, it was announced that Samsung had acquired the stake of [[Sony]] in this joint venture.<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 December 2011 |title=Samsung buys Sony's entire stake in LCD joint venture |publisher=bbc.co.uk |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16330877 |url-status=live |access-date=21 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815051857/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16330877 |archive-date=15 August 2018}}</ref>
Samsung became the world's largest producer of memory chips in 1992 and is the world's second-largest chipmaker after [[Intel]] (see Worldwide Top 20 Semiconductor Market Share Ranking Year by Year).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cho |first=Kevin |date=24 April 2009 |title=Samsung Says Hopes of Recovery Are 'Premature' as Profit Falls |publisher=Bloomberg |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=a0wNfW_5OZ5s&refer=asia |url-status=dead |access-date=4 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826171938/http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/court-bans-sales-of-some-apple-samsung-products-in-south-korea-as-patent-war-unfolds/2012/08/23/80c9b1da-ed99-11e1-866f-60a00f604425_story.html |archive-date=26 August 2012}}</ref> In 1995, it created its first [[Liquid crystal display|liquid-crystal display]] screen. Ten years later, Samsung grew to be the world's largest manufacturer of liquid-crystal display panels. [[Sony]], which had not invested in large-size [[TFT LCD|TFT-LCDs]], contacted Samsung to cooperate, and, in 2006, [[S-LCD]] was established as a joint venture between Samsung and Sony in order to provide a stable supply of LCD panels for both manufacturers. [[S-LCD]] was owned by Samsung (50% plus one share) and [[Sony]] (50% minus one share) and operates its factories and facilities in Tanjung, [[South Korea]]. As of 26 December 2011, it was announced that Samsung had acquired the stake of [[Sony]] in this joint venture.<ref name="bbc.co.uk">{{Cite news |date=26 December 2011 |title=Samsung buys Sony's entire stake in LCD joint venture |publisher=bbc.co.uk |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16330877 |url-status=live |access-date=21 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815051857/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16330877 |archive-date=15 August 2018}}</ref>


Compared to other major Korean companies, Samsung survived the [[1997 Asian financial crisis]] relatively unharmed. However, [[Samsung Motor]] was sold to [[Renault]] at a significant loss. {{As of|2010}}, [[Renault Samsung]] is 80.1 percent owned by [[Renault]] and 19.9 percent owned by Samsung. Additionally, Samsung manufactured a range of [[aircraft]] from the 1980s to the 1990s. The company was founded in 1999 as [[Korea Aerospace Industries]] (KAI), the result of a merger between then three domestic major [[aerospace]] divisions of [[Samsung Aerospace]], Daewoo Heavy Industries and Hyundai Space and Aircraft Company. However, Samsung still manufactures [[aircraft engines]] and [[gas turbines]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 November 2008 |title=Samsung Techwin to spin off-camera business |publisher=reuters.com |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/samsungtechwin-spinoff-idUSSEO734620081106 |url-status=live |access-date=5 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728045741/http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/11/06/samsungtechwin-spinoff-idUSSEO734620081106 |archive-date=28 July 2011}}</ref>
Compared to other major Korean companies, Samsung survived the [[1997 Asian financial crisis]] relatively unharmed. However, [[Samsung Motor]] was sold to [[Renault]] at a significant loss. {{As of|2010}}, [[Renault Samsung]] is 80.1 percent owned by [[Renault]] and 19.9 percent owned by Samsung. Additionally, Samsung manufactured a range of [[aircraft]] from the 1980s to the 1990s. The company was founded in 1999 as [[Korea Aerospace Industries]] (KAI), the result of a merger between then three domestic major [[aerospace]] divisions of [[Samsung Aerospace]], Daewoo Heavy Industries and Hyundai Space and Aircraft Company. However, Samsung still manufactures [[aircraft engines]] and [[gas turbines]].<ref name="reuters.com">{{Cite news |date=6 November 2008 |title=Samsung Techwin to spin off-camera business |publisher=reuters.com |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/samsungtechwin-spinoff-idUSSEO734620081106 |url-status=live |access-date=5 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728045741/http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/11/06/samsungtechwin-spinoff-idUSSEO734620081106 |archive-date=28 July 2011}}</ref>


=== 2000–present ===
=== 2000–present ===
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[[File:Korea President Park Business Leaders 20130508 01.jpg|thumb|The Samsung Group's chairman, [[Lee Kun-hee]] (left), with South Korean President [[Park Geun-hye]], 2013]]
[[File:Korea President Park Business Leaders 20130508 01.jpg|thumb|The Samsung Group's chairman, [[Lee Kun-hee]] (left), with South Korean President [[Park Geun-hye]], 2013]]
In 2007, former Samsung chief lawyer Kim Yong Chul claimed that he was involved in [[bribing]] and [[False evidence|fabricating evidence]] on behalf of the group's chairman, [[Lee Kun-hee]], and the company. Kim said that Samsung lawyers trained executives to serve as [[scapegoats]] in a "fabricated scenario" to protect Lee, even though those executives were not involved. Kim also told the media that he was "sidelined" by Samsung after he refused to pay a $3.3&nbsp;million bribe to the U.S. Federal District Court judge presiding over a case where two of their executives were found guilty on charges related to memory chip price-fixing. Kim revealed that the company had raised a large number of secret funds through bank accounts illegally opened under the names of up to 1,000 Samsung executives—under his own name, four accounts were opened to manage 5 billion won.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Choe Sang-Hun |date=6 November 2007 |title=Corruption scandal snowballs at South Korea's Samsung Group |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/06/business/worldbusiness/06iht-samsung.1.8210181.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 |url-status=live |access-date=23 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701085942/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/06/business/worldbusiness/06iht-samsung.1.8210181.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 |archive-date=1 July 2017}}</ref>
In 2007, former Samsung chief lawyer Kim Yong Chul claimed that he was involved in [[bribing]] and [[False evidence|fabricating evidence]] on behalf of the group's chairman, [[Lee Kun-hee]], and the company. Kim said that Samsung lawyers trained executives to serve as [[scapegoats]] in a "fabricated scenario" to protect Lee, even though those executives were not involved. Kim also told the media that he was "sidelined" by Samsung after he refused to pay a $3.3&nbsp;million bribe to the U.S. Federal District Court judge presiding over a case where two of their executives were found guilty on charges related to memory chip price-fixing. Kim revealed that the company had raised a large number of secret funds through bank accounts illegally opened under the names of up to 1,000 Samsung executives—under his own name, four accounts were opened to manage 5 billion won.<ref name="Choe Sang-Hun">{{Cite news |last=Choe Sang-Hun |date=6 November 2007 |title=Corruption scandal snowballs at South Korea's Samsung Group |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/06/business/worldbusiness/06iht-samsung.1.8210181.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 |url-status=live |access-date=23 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701085942/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/06/business/worldbusiness/06iht-samsung.1.8210181.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 |archive-date=1 July 2017}}</ref>


In 2010, Samsung announced a ten-year growth strategy centered around five businesses.<ref name=businesswire6dec2011/> One of these businesses was to be focused on [[biopharmaceutical]]s, to which has committed {{currency|2.1&nbsp;trillion|KRW}}.<ref name=yangbw7dec2011/>
In 2010, Samsung announced a ten-year growth strategy centered around five businesses.<ref name=businesswire6dec2011/> One of these businesses was to be focused on [[biopharmaceutical]]s, to which has committed {{currency|2.1&nbsp;trillion|KRW}}.<ref name=yangbw7dec2011/>


In first quarter of 2012, Samsung Electronics became the [[Mobile phone#Manufacturers|world's largest mobile phone maker]] by unit sales, overtaking [[Nokia]], which had been the market leader since 1998.<ref>{{Cite news |date=27 April 2012 |title=Samsung overtakes Nokia in mobile phone shipments |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17865117 |url-status=live |access-date=6 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120814064732/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17865117 |archive-date=14 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Samsung overtakes Nokia for Cellphone Lead |url=http://www.isuppli.com/Mobile-and-Wireless-Communications/News/Pages/Samsung-Overtakes-Nokia-for-Cellphone-Lead.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120428062632/http://www.isuppli.com/Mobile-and-Wireless-Communications/News/Pages/Samsung-Overtakes-Nokia-for-Cellphone-Lead.aspx |archive-date=28 April 2012 |access-date=29 April 2012}}</ref>
In first quarter of 2012, Samsung Electronics became the [[Mobile phone#Manufacturers|world's largest mobile phone maker]] by unit sales, overtaking [[Nokia]], which had been the market leader since 1998.<ref name="BBC News">{{Cite news |date=27 April 2012 |title=Samsung overtakes Nokia in mobile phone shipments |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17865117 |url-status=live |access-date=6 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120814064732/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17865117 |archive-date=14 August 2012}}</ref><ref name="isuppli.com">{{Cite web |title=Samsung overtakes Nokia for Cellphone Lead |url=http://www.isuppli.com/Mobile-and-Wireless-Communications/News/Pages/Samsung-Overtakes-Nokia-for-Cellphone-Lead.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120428062632/http://www.isuppli.com/Mobile-and-Wireless-Communications/News/Pages/Samsung-Overtakes-Nokia-for-Cellphone-Lead.aspx |archive-date=28 April 2012 |access-date=29 April 2012}}</ref>


On 24 August 2012, nine American jurors [[Velvin Hogan|ruled]] that Samsung Electronics had to pay [[Apple Inc.|Apple]] $1.05 billion in damages for violating six of its patents on smartphone technology. The award was still less than the $2.5 billion requested by Apple. The decision also ruled that Apple did not violate five Samsung patents cited in the case.<ref>Vascellaro, Jessica E.. (25 August 2012) [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444358404577609810658082898.html The Wall Street Journal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130210154615/http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444358404577609810658082898.html |date=10 February 2013 }}. Online.wsj.com. Retrieved 19 March 2013.</ref> Samsung decried the decision saying that the move could harm innovation in the sector.<ref>[http://www.aljazeera.com/video/asia/2012/08/201282692548420220.html "Samsung bites back after Apple victory"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120830030800/http://www.aljazeera.com/video/asia/2012/08/201282692548420220.html |date=30 August 2012 }}. Al Jazeera English. 26 August 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2013.</ref> It also followed a South Korean ruling stating that both companies were guilty of infringing on each other's intellectual property.<ref>{{Cite web |title=South Korean court rules Samsung didn't copy Apple's iPhone design, but both infringed patents – The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/court-bans-sales-of-some-apple-samsung-products-in-south-korea-as-patent-war-unfolds/2012/08/23/80c9b1da-ed99-11e1-866f-60a00f604425_story.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826171938/http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/court-bans-sales-of-some-apple-samsung-products-in-south-korea-as-patent-war-unfolds/2012/08/23/80c9b1da-ed99-11e1-866f-60a00f604425_story.html |archive-date=26 August 2012}}</ref> In first trading after the ruling, Samsung shares on the [[Kospi index]] fell 7.7%, the largest fall since 24 October 2008, to 1,177,000 [[Korean won]].<ref>[https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-27/samsung-shares-fall-after-apple-wins-1-billion-verdict.html Samsung Shares Fall After Apple Wins $1 Billion Verdict] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022003329/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-27/samsung-shares-fall-after-apple-wins-1-billion-verdict.html |date=22 October 2014 }}. Bloomberg. Retrieved 19 March 2013.</ref> Apple then sought to ban the sales of eight Samsung phones (Galaxy S 4G, Galaxy S2 [[AT&T]], Galaxy S2 Skyrocket, Galaxy S2 T-Mobile, Galaxy S2 Epic 4G, Galaxy S Showcase, Droid Charge and Galaxy Prevail) in the United States<ref>[https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-27/apple-seeks-ban-on-sales-of-eight-samsung-phones-in-u-s-1-.html "Apple Seeks Ban on Sales of Eight Samsung Phones in U.S."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022003423/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-27/apple-seeks-ban-on-sales-of-eight-samsung-phones-in-u-s-1-.html |date=22 October 2014 }} ''Bloomberg''. 27 August 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2013.</ref> which has been denied by the court.<ref>[https://www.scribd.com/fullscreen/117196813?access_key=key-1hfpca709cw6tbjlfb7d "Apple Denied Motion for Permanent Injunction"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203071516/https://www.scribd.com/fullscreen/117196813?access_key=key-1hfpca709cw6tbjlfb7d |date=3 February 2016 }}. Scribd.com. Retrieved 19 March 2013.</ref>
On 24 August 2012, nine American jurors [[Velvin Hogan|ruled]] that Samsung Electronics had to pay [[Apple Inc.|Apple]] $1.05 billion in damages for violating six of its patents on smartphone technology. The award was still less than the $2.5 billion requested by Apple. The decision also ruled that Apple did not violate five Samsung patents cited in the case.<ref name="The Wall Street Journal">Vascellaro, Jessica E.. (25 August 2012) [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444358404577609810658082898.html The Wall Street Journal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130210154615/http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444358404577609810658082898.html |date=10 February 2013 }}. Online.wsj.com. Retrieved 19 March 2013.</ref> Samsung decried the decision saying that the move could harm innovation in the sector.<ref name="aljazeera.com">[http://www.aljazeera.com/video/asia/2012/08/201282692548420220.html "Samsung bites back after Apple victory"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120830030800/http://www.aljazeera.com/video/asia/2012/08/201282692548420220.html |date=30 August 2012 }}. Al Jazeera English. 26 August 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2013.</ref> It also followed a South Korean ruling stating that both companies were guilty of infringing on each other's intellectual property.<ref name="washingtonpost.com">{{Cite web |title=South Korean court rules Samsung didn't copy Apple's iPhone design, but both infringed patents – The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/court-bans-sales-of-some-apple-samsung-products-in-south-korea-as-patent-war-unfolds/2012/08/23/80c9b1da-ed99-11e1-866f-60a00f604425_story.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826171938/http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/court-bans-sales-of-some-apple-samsung-products-in-south-korea-as-patent-war-unfolds/2012/08/23/80c9b1da-ed99-11e1-866f-60a00f604425_story.html |archive-date=26 August 2012}}</ref> In first trading after the ruling, Samsung shares on the [[Kospi index]] fell 7.7%, the largest fall since 24 October 2008, to 1,177,000 [[Korean won]].<ref name="bloomberg.com">[https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-27/samsung-shares-fall-after-apple-wins-1-billion-verdict.html Samsung Shares Fall After Apple Wins $1 Billion Verdict] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022003329/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-27/samsung-shares-fall-after-apple-wins-1-billion-verdict.html |date=22 October 2014 }}. Bloomberg. Retrieved 19 March 2013.</ref> Apple then sought to ban the sales of eight Samsung phones (Galaxy S 4G, Galaxy S2 [[AT&T]], Galaxy S2 Skyrocket, Galaxy S2 T-Mobile, Galaxy S2 Epic 4G, Galaxy S Showcase, Droid Charge and Galaxy Prevail) in the United States<ref name="Bloomberg 2012">[https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-27/apple-seeks-ban-on-sales-of-eight-samsung-phones-in-u-s-1-.html "Apple Seeks Ban on Sales of Eight Samsung Phones in U.S."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022003423/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-27/apple-seeks-ban-on-sales-of-eight-samsung-phones-in-u-s-1-.html |date=22 October 2014 }} ''Bloomberg''. 27 August 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2013.</ref> which has been denied by the court.<ref name="scribd.com">[https://www.scribd.com/fullscreen/117196813?access_key=key-1hfpca709cw6tbjlfb7d "Apple Denied Motion for Permanent Injunction"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203071516/https://www.scribd.com/fullscreen/117196813?access_key=key-1hfpca709cw6tbjlfb7d |date=3 February 2016 }}. Scribd.com. Retrieved 19 March 2013.</ref>


As of 2013, the [[Fair Trade Commission (Republic of China)|Fair Trade Commission of Taiwan]] is investigating Samsung and its local Taiwanese advertising agency for [[false advertising]]. The case was commenced after the commission received complaints stating that the agency hired students to attack competitors of Samsung Electronics in online forums.<ref>{{Cite news |last=AFP |date=15 April 2013 |title=Taiwan probes Samsung 'dirty tricks' vs HTC' |work=Google News |url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jl9zJrud8JmQ0w7la3wHB7-xMxSA?hl=en |url-status=dead |access-date=27 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728163030/https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jl9zJrud8JmQ0w7la3wHB7-xMxSA?hl=en |archive-date=28 July 2013}}</ref> Samsung Taiwan made an announcement on its [[Facebook]] page in which it stated that it had not interfered with any evaluation report and had stopped online marketing campaigns that constituted posting or responding to content in online forums.<ref>{{Cite news |last=CNA |date=9 April 2013 |title=Samsung postpones Galaxy 4S debut in Taiwan |work=Want China Times |url=http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20130409000130&cid=1102 |url-status=dead |access-date=27 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927174637/http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20130409000130&cid=1102 |archive-date=27 September 2013}}</ref>
As of 2013, the [[Fair Trade Commission (Republic of China)|Fair Trade Commission of Taiwan]] is investigating Samsung and its local Taiwanese advertising agency for [[false advertising]]. The case was commenced after the commission received complaints stating that the agency hired students to attack competitors of Samsung Electronics in online forums.<ref>{{Cite news |last=AFP |date=15 April 2013 |title=Taiwan probes Samsung 'dirty tricks' vs HTC' |work=Google News |url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jl9zJrud8JmQ0w7la3wHB7-xMxSA?hl=en |url-status=dead |access-date=27 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728163030/https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jl9zJrud8JmQ0w7la3wHB7-xMxSA?hl=en |archive-date=28 July 2013}}</ref> Samsung Taiwan made an announcement on its [[Facebook]] page in which it stated that it had not interfered with any evaluation report and had stopped online marketing campaigns that constituted posting or responding to content in online forums.<ref>{{Cite news |last=CNA |date=9 April 2013 |title=Samsung postpones Galaxy 4S debut in Taiwan |work=Want China Times |url=http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20130409000130&cid=1102 |url-status=dead |access-date=27 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927174637/http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20130409000130&cid=1102 |archive-date=27 September 2013}}</ref>


In 2015, Samsung has been granted more U.S. patents than any other company – including IBM, Google, Sony, Microsoft and Apple. The company received 7,679 utility patents through 11 December.<ref>Tood Bishop, GeekWire. "[http://www.geekwire.com/2015/samsung-surges-past-ibm-to-claim-u-s-patent-crown-for-2015/ New stats: Samsung surges past IBM to lead U.S. patent race for 2015] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222112741/http://www.geekwire.com/2015/samsung-surges-past-ibm-to-claim-u-s-patent-crown-for-2015/ |date=22 December 2015 }}." 15 December 2015. 15 December 2015.</ref>
In 2015, Samsung has been granted more U.S. patents than any other company – including IBM, Google, Sony, Microsoft and Apple. The company received 7,679 utility patents through 11 December.<ref name="geekwire.com">Tood Bishop, GeekWire. "[http://www.geekwire.com/2015/samsung-surges-past-ibm-to-claim-u-s-patent-crown-for-2015/ New stats: Samsung surges past IBM to lead U.S. patent race for 2015] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222112741/http://www.geekwire.com/2015/samsung-surges-past-ibm-to-claim-u-s-patent-crown-for-2015/ |date=22 December 2015 }}." 15 December 2015. 15 December 2015.</ref>


The [[Samsung Galaxy Note 7|Galaxy Note 7]] smartphone went on sale on 19 August 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|title=A Brief History of Samsung's Troubled Galaxy Note 7|url=https://time.com/4526350/samsung-galaxy-note-7-recall-problems-overheating-fire/|access-date=2021-06-09|website=Time|language=en}}</ref> However, in early September 2016, Samsung suspended sales of the phone and announced an informal recall. This occurred after some units of the phones had batteries with a defect that caused them to produce excessive heat, leading to fires and explosions. Samsung replaced the recalled units of the phones with a new version; however, it was later discovered that the new version of the Galaxy Note 7 also had the battery defect. Samsung recalled all Galaxy Note 7 smartphones worldwide on 10 October 2016, and permanently ended production of the phone the following day.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hern |first=Alex |date=11 October 2016 |title=Samsung Galaxy Note 7 production permanently ended following battery explosions |language=en |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/oct/11/samsung-galaxy-note-7-exploding-battery-safety-concerns |url-status=live |access-date=9 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190223225240/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/oct/11/samsung-galaxy-note-7-exploding-battery-safety-concerns |archive-date=23 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Samsung Will Ask All Global Partners to Stop Sales and Exchanges of Galaxy Note7 While Further Investigation Takes Place |url=https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-will-ask-all-global-partners-to-stop-sales-and-exchanges-of-galaxy-note7-while-further-investigation-takes-place |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809090803/https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-will-ask-all-global-partners-to-stop-sales-and-exchanges-of-galaxy-note7-while-further-investigation-takes-place |archive-date=9 August 2018 |access-date=9 August 2018 |website=news.samsung.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=11 October 2016 |title=Samsung scraps Galaxy Note 7 production |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37618618 |url-status=live |access-date=9 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002131340/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37618618 |archive-date=2 October 2018}}</ref>
The [[Samsung Galaxy Note 7|Galaxy Note 7]] smartphone went on sale on 19 August 2016.<ref name="time.com">{{Cite web|title=A Brief History of Samsung's Troubled Galaxy Note 7|url=https://time.com/4526350/samsung-galaxy-note-7-recall-problems-overheating-fire/|access-date=2021-06-09|website=Time|language=en}}</ref> However, in early September 2016, Samsung suspended sales of the phone and announced an informal recall. This occurred after some units of the phones had batteries with a defect that caused them to produce excessive heat, leading to fires and explosions. Samsung replaced the recalled units of the phones with a new version; however, it was later discovered that the new version of the Galaxy Note 7 also had the battery defect. Samsung recalled all Galaxy Note 7 smartphones worldwide on 10 October 2016, and permanently ended production of the phone the following day.<ref name="Hern">{{Cite news |last=Hern |first=Alex |date=11 October 2016 |title=Samsung Galaxy Note 7 production permanently ended following battery explosions |language=en |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/oct/11/samsung-galaxy-note-7-exploding-battery-safety-concerns |url-status=live |access-date=9 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190223225240/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/oct/11/samsung-galaxy-note-7-exploding-battery-safety-concerns |archive-date=23 February 2019}}</ref><ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite web |title=Samsung Will Ask All Global Partners to Stop Sales and Exchanges of Galaxy Note7 While Further Investigation Takes Place |url=https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-will-ask-all-global-partners-to-stop-sales-and-exchanges-of-galaxy-note7-while-further-investigation-takes-place |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809090803/https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-will-ask-all-global-partners-to-stop-sales-and-exchanges-of-galaxy-note7-while-further-investigation-takes-place |archive-date=9 August 2018 |access-date=9 August 2018 |website=news.samsung.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name="ReferenceB">{{Cite news |date=11 October 2016 |title=Samsung scraps Galaxy Note 7 production |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37618618 |url-status=live |access-date=9 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002131340/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37618618 |archive-date=2 October 2018}}</ref>


In 2018, Samsung launched the world's largest mobile manufacturing facility in [[Noida]], India, with guest of honour including Indian Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.samsung.com/in/samsung-inaugurates-worlds-largest-mobile-factory-in-india|title=Samsung Inaugurates World's Largest Mobile Factory in India; Honourable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Flags-off 'Make for the World'|website=news.samsung.com}}</ref>
In 2018, Samsung launched the world's largest mobile manufacturing facility in [[Noida]], India, with guest of honour including Indian Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]].<ref name="ReferenceC">{{Cite web|url=https://news.samsung.com/in/samsung-inaugurates-worlds-largest-mobile-factory-in-india|title=Samsung Inaugurates World's Largest Mobile Factory in India; Honourable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Flags-off 'Make for the World'|website=news.samsung.com}}</ref>


== Influence ==
== Influence ==
Samsung has a powerful influence on South Korea's economic development, politics, media and culture and has been a major driving force behind the "[[Miracle on the Han River]]".<ref>{{Cite news|date=1 October 2011|title=Samsung and its attractions – Asia's new model company|work=The Economist|url=http://www.economist.com/node/21530984|url-status=live|access-date=11 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104022850/http://www.economist.com/node/21530984|archive-date=4 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=12 November 2011|title=South Korea's economy – What do you do when you reach the top?|work=The Economist|url=http://www.economist.com/node/21538104|url-status=live|access-date=11 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120110154323/http://www.economist.com/node/21538104|archive-date=10 January 2012}}</ref> Its affiliate companies produce around a fifth of South Korea's total exports.<ref name="Hutson">{{Cite news|last1=Hutson|first1=Graham|last2=Richards, Jonathan|date=17 April 2008|title=Samsung chairman charged with tax evasion – Times Online|work=[[The Times]]|location=London|url=http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/technology/article3764352.ece|url-status=live|access-date=28 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110503224019/http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/technology/article3764352.ece|archive-date=3 May 2011}}</ref> Samsung's revenue was equal to 17% of South Korea's $1,082 billion GDP in 2013.<ref>[http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-04-04/shell-glencore-and-other-multinationals-dominate-their-home-economies ''Shell, Glencore, and Other Multinationals Dominate Their Home Economies''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130411062314/http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-04-04/shell-glencore-and-other-multinationals-dominate-their-home-economies|date=11 April 2013}} 4 April 2013 BusinessWeek</ref>
Samsung has a powerful influence on South Korea's economic development, politics, media and culture and has been a major driving force behind the "[[Miracle on the Han River]]".<ref name="The Economist">{{Cite news|date=1 October 2011|title=Samsung and its attractions – Asia's new model company|work=The Economist|url=http://www.economist.com/node/21530984|url-status=live|access-date=11 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104022850/http://www.economist.com/node/21530984|archive-date=4 January 2012}}</ref><ref name="economist.com">{{Cite news|date=12 November 2011|title=South Korea's economy – What do you do when you reach the top?|work=The Economist|url=http://www.economist.com/node/21538104|url-status=live|access-date=11 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120110154323/http://www.economist.com/node/21538104|archive-date=10 January 2012}}</ref> Its affiliate companies produce around a fifth of South Korea's total exports.<ref name="Hutson">{{Cite news|last1=Hutson|first1=Graham|last2=Richards, Jonathan|date=17 April 2008|title=Samsung chairman charged with tax evasion – Times Online|work=[[The Times]]|location=London|url=http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/technology/article3764352.ece|url-status=live|access-date=28 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110503224019/http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/technology/article3764352.ece|archive-date=3 May 2011}}</ref> Samsung's revenue was equal to 17% of South Korea's $1,082 billion GDP in 2013.<ref name="ReferenceD">[http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-04-04/shell-glencore-and-other-multinationals-dominate-their-home-economies ''Shell, Glencore, and Other Multinationals Dominate Their Home Economies''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130411062314/http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-04-04/shell-glencore-and-other-multinationals-dominate-their-home-economies|date=11 April 2013}} 4 April 2013 BusinessWeek</ref>


"You can even say the Samsung chairman is more powerful than the [[President of South Korea]]. [South] Korean people have come to think of Samsung as invincible and above the law", said Woo Suk-hoon, host of a popular economics podcast in a ''[[The Washington Post|Washington Post]]'' article headlined "In South Korea, the Republic of Samsung", published on 9 December 2012. Critics claimed that Samsung knocked out smaller businesses, limiting choices for South Korean consumers and sometimes colluded with fellow giants to [[price fixing|fix prices]] while bullying those who investigate. [[Lee Jung-hee]], a South Korean presidential candidate, said in a debate, "Samsung has the government in its hands. Samsung manages the legal world, the press, the academics and [[bureaucracy]]".<ref>{{Cite news|last=Chico Harlan|date=9 December 2012|title=In South Korea, the Republic of Samsung|work=The Washington Post|url=https://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-12-09/world/35721716_1_samsung-chairman-smartphone-market-samsung-credit-card|url-status=dead|access-date=23 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921061502/http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-12-09/world/35721716_1_samsung-chairman-smartphone-market-samsung-credit-card|archive-date=21 September 2013}}</ref>
"You can even say the Samsung chairman is more powerful than the [[President of South Korea]]. [South] Korean people have come to think of Samsung as invincible and above the law", said Woo Suk-hoon, host of a popular economics podcast in a ''[[The Washington Post|Washington Post]]'' article headlined "In South Korea, the Republic of Samsung", published on 9 December 2012. Critics claimed that Samsung knocked out smaller businesses, limiting choices for South Korean consumers and sometimes colluded with fellow giants to [[price fixing|fix prices]] while bullying those who investigate. [[Lee Jung-hee]], a South Korean presidential candidate, said in a debate, "Samsung has the government in its hands. Samsung manages the legal world, the press, the academics and [[bureaucracy]]".<ref name="Chico Harlan">{{Cite news|last=Chico Harlan|date=9 December 2012|title=In South Korea, the Republic of Samsung|work=The Washington Post|url=https://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-12-09/world/35721716_1_samsung-chairman-smartphone-market-samsung-credit-card|url-status=dead|access-date=23 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921061502/http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-12-09/world/35721716_1_samsung-chairman-smartphone-market-samsung-credit-card|archive-date=21 September 2013}}</ref>


==Operations==
==Operations==
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Samsung comprises around 80 companies.<ref name="reut17112">{{Cite news |last=Miyoung Kim |date=17 January 2012 |title=Samsung Group plans record $41&nbsp;billion investment in 2012 |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-samsung-investment-idUSTRE80G00W20120117 |url-status=live |access-date=18 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130525091901/http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/17/us-samsung-investment-idUSTRE80G00W20120117 |archive-date=25 May 2013}}</ref> Its activities include [[construction]], [[consumer electronics]], [[financial services]], [[shipbuilding]] and [[medical services]].<ref name="reut17112" />
Samsung comprises around 80 companies.<ref name="reut17112">{{Cite news |last=Miyoung Kim |date=17 January 2012 |title=Samsung Group plans record $41&nbsp;billion investment in 2012 |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-samsung-investment-idUSTRE80G00W20120117 |url-status=live |access-date=18 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130525091901/http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/17/us-samsung-investment-idUSTRE80G00W20120117 |archive-date=25 May 2013}}</ref> Its activities include [[construction]], [[consumer electronics]], [[financial services]], [[shipbuilding]] and [[medical services]].<ref name="reut17112" />


As of April 2011, the Samsung Group comprised 59 unlisted companies and 19 listed companies, all of which had their primary listing on the [[Korea Exchange]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kim Kyung-rok|date=11 April 2011|title=Chaebol asset holdings swell under Lee administration|publisher=hani.co.kr|url=http://www.hani.co.kr/arti/ENGISSUE/74/472384.html|url-status=live|access-date=18 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120803113004/http://www.hani.co.kr/arti/ENGISSUE/74/472384.html|archive-date=3 August 2012}}</ref>
As of April 2011, the Samsung Group comprised 59 unlisted companies and 19 listed companies, all of which had their primary listing on the [[Korea Exchange]].<ref name="Kim Kyung-rok">{{Cite news|last=Kim Kyung-rok|date=11 April 2011|title=Chaebol asset holdings swell under Lee administration|publisher=hani.co.kr|url=http://www.hani.co.kr/arti/ENGISSUE/74/472384.html|url-status=live|access-date=18 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120803113004/http://www.hani.co.kr/arti/ENGISSUE/74/472384.html|archive-date=3 August 2012}}</ref>


In FY 2009, Samsung reported consolidated revenues of 220 trillion [[South Korean won|KRW]] ($172.5 billion). In FY 2010, Samsung reported consolidated revenues of 280 trillion KRW ($258 billion), and profits of 30 trillion KRW ($27.6 billion) based upon a KRW-USD exchange rate of 1,084.5 KRW per USD, the spot rate {{as of|lc=y|2011|08|19}}.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 January 2011 |title=삼성 8년전 타임캡슐 열어보니...지난해 매출 정확히 맞춰 |url=http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=101&oid=003&aid=0003638728# |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213100816/http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=101&oid=003&aid=0003638728 |archive-date=13 December 2013 |access-date=22 August 2011 |publisher=news.naver.com}}</ref> These amounts do not include the revenues from Samsung's subsidiaries based outside South Korea.<ref>{{Cite news |date=30 July 2010 |title=한국경제 大计 기업이 이끈다 지난해 주요그룹 매출 보니 |work=[[Hankook Ilbo]] |url=http://economy.hankooki.com/lpage/industry/201007/e2010073015293447580.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=4 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110428222310/http://economy.hankooki.com/lpage/industry/201007/e2010073015293447580.htm |archive-date=28 April 2011}}</ref>
In FY 2009, Samsung reported consolidated revenues of 220 trillion [[South Korean won|KRW]] ($172.5 billion). In FY 2010, Samsung reported consolidated revenues of 280 trillion KRW ($258 billion), and profits of 30 trillion KRW ($27.6 billion) based upon a KRW-USD exchange rate of 1,084.5 KRW per USD, the spot rate {{as of|lc=y|2011|08|19}}.<ref name="삼성 8년전 타임캡슐 열어보니...지난해 매출 정확히 맞춰">{{Cite web |date=13 January 2011 |title=삼성 8년전 타임캡슐 열어보니...지난해 매출 정확히 맞춰 |url=http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=101&oid=003&aid=0003638728# |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213100816/http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=101&oid=003&aid=0003638728 |archive-date=13 December 2013 |access-date=22 August 2011 |publisher=news.naver.com}}</ref> These amounts do not include the revenues from Samsung's subsidiaries based outside South Korea.<ref name="한국경제 大计 기업이 이끈다 지난해 주요그룹 매출 보니">{{Cite news |date=30 July 2010 |title=한국경제 大计 기업이 이끈다 지난해 주요그룹 매출 보니 |work=[[Hankook Ilbo]] |url=http://economy.hankooki.com/lpage/industry/201007/e2010073015293447580.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=4 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110428222310/http://economy.hankooki.com/lpage/industry/201007/e2010073015293447580.htm |archive-date=28 April 2011}}</ref>


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[[File:Samsung Headquarters - Silicon Valley.jpg|thumb|right|Samsung's [[Silicon Valley]] headquarters in [[San Jose, California]].]]
[[File:Samsung Headquarters - Silicon Valley.jpg|thumb|right|Samsung's [[Silicon Valley]] headquarters in [[San Jose, California]].]]
[[Samsung Electronics]] is a multinational electronics and information technology company headquartered in [[Suwon]] and the flagship company of the Samsung Group.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Barkham |first=Patrick |date=9 August 2012 |title=Samsung: Olympic smartphone firm aims for big global wins |work=[[The Guardian]]  |location=London |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2012/aug/09/samsung-olympic-smartphones-global-wins?newsfeed=true |url-status=live |access-date=27 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119004848/http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2012/aug/09/samsung-olympic-smartphones-global-wins?newsfeed=true |archive-date=19 November 2015}}</ref> Its products include air conditioners, computers, digital televisions, [[AMOLED|active-matrix organic light-emitting diodes]] (AMOLEDs), mobile phones, monitors, printers, refrigerators, semiconductors and [[telecommunications network]]ing equipment.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Profile: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd |publisher=Reuters |url=http://uk.reuters.com/business/quotes/companyProfile?symbol=005930.KS |url-status=dead |access-date=27 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022162433/http://uk.reuters.com/business/quotes/companyProfile?symbol=005930.KS |archive-date=22 October 2012}}</ref>
[[Samsung Electronics]] is a multinational electronics and information technology company headquartered in [[Suwon]] and the flagship company of the Samsung Group.<ref name="Barkham">{{Cite news |last=Barkham |first=Patrick |date=9 August 2012 |title=Samsung: Olympic smartphone firm aims for big global wins |work=[[The Guardian]]  |location=London |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2012/aug/09/samsung-olympic-smartphones-global-wins?newsfeed=true |url-status=live |access-date=27 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119004848/http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2012/aug/09/samsung-olympic-smartphones-global-wins?newsfeed=true |archive-date=19 November 2015}}</ref> Its products include air conditioners, computers, digital televisions, [[AMOLED|active-matrix organic light-emitting diodes]] (AMOLEDs), mobile phones, monitors, printers, refrigerators, semiconductors and [[telecommunications network]]ing equipment.<ref name="Reuters">{{Cite news |title=Profile: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd |publisher=Reuters |url=http://uk.reuters.com/business/quotes/companyProfile?symbol=005930.KS |url-status=dead |access-date=27 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022162433/http://uk.reuters.com/business/quotes/companyProfile?symbol=005930.KS |archive-date=22 October 2012}}</ref>


It was the [[Mobile phone#Manufacturers|world's largest mobile phone maker]] by unit sales in the first quarter of 2012, with a global market share of 25.4%.<ref name="bbc27412">{{Cite news |date=27 April 2012 |title=Samsung overtakes Nokia in mobile phone shipments |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17865117 |url-status=live |access-date=27 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120814064732/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17865117 |archive-date=14 August 2012}}</ref> It was also the world's second-largest semiconductor maker by 2011 revenues (after [[Intel]]).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Preliminary Worldwide Ranking of the Top 20 Suppliers of Semiconductors in 2011 |url=http://www.isuppli.com/PublishingImages/Press%20Releases/2011-12-01_Market_Share_Table1.jpg |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120627044039/http://www.isuppli.com/PublishingImages/Press%20Releases/2011-12-01_Market_Share_Table1.jpg |archive-date=27 June 2012 |access-date=27 August 2012 |publisher=IHS Isuppli}}</ref>
It was the [[Mobile phone#Manufacturers|world's largest mobile phone maker]] by unit sales in the first quarter of 2012, with a global market share of 25.4%.<ref name="bbc27412">{{Cite news |date=27 April 2012 |title=Samsung overtakes Nokia in mobile phone shipments |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17865117 |url-status=live |access-date=27 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120814064732/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17865117 |archive-date=14 August 2012}}</ref> It was also the world's second-largest semiconductor maker by 2011 revenues (after [[Intel]]).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Preliminary Worldwide Ranking of the Top 20 Suppliers of Semiconductors in 2011 |url=http://www.isuppli.com/PublishingImages/Press%20Releases/2011-12-01_Market_Share_Table1.jpg |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120627044039/http://www.isuppli.com/PublishingImages/Press%20Releases/2011-12-01_Market_Share_Table1.jpg |archive-date=27 June 2012 |access-date=27 August 2012 |publisher=IHS Isuppli}}</ref>


Steco is the joint venture established between [[Samsung Electronics]] and Japan's [[Toray|Toray Industries]] in 1995.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Completion Ceremony for EDS Production |url=http://www.toray.com/aboutus/ourgroup/asia/asi_056.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121130084159/http://www.toray.com/aboutus/ourgroup/asia/asi_056.html |archive-date=30 November 2012 |access-date=28 March 2012 |publisher=toray.com}}</ref> [[Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology Corporation]] (TSST) is a joint venture between Samsung Electronics and [[Toshiba]] of Japan which specialises in optical disc drive manufacturing. TSST was formed in 2004, and Toshiba owns 51 percent of its stock, while Samsung owns the remaining 49 percent. [[Samsung Electronics]] is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 005930).
Steco is the joint venture established between [[Samsung Electronics]] and Japan's [[Toray|Toray Industries]] in 1995.<ref name="toray.com">{{Cite web |title=Completion Ceremony for EDS Production |url=http://www.toray.com/aboutus/ourgroup/asia/asi_056.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121130084159/http://www.toray.com/aboutus/ourgroup/asia/asi_056.html |archive-date=30 November 2012 |access-date=28 March 2012 |publisher=toray.com}}</ref> [[Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology Corporation]] (TSST) is a joint venture between Samsung Electronics and [[Toshiba]] of Japan which specialises in optical disc drive manufacturing. TSST was formed in 2004, and Toshiba owns 51 percent of its stock, while Samsung owns the remaining 49 percent. [[Samsung Electronics]] is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 005930).


[[Samsung Biologics]] is a biopharmaceutical division of Samsung, founded in 2011. It has [[contract development and manufacturing organization|contract development and manufacturing]] (CDMO) services including drug substance and product manufacturing and bioanalytical testing services. The company is headquartered in Incheon, South Korea and its existing three plants comprises the largest biologic contract manufacturing complex. It expanded its contract development service lab to San Francisco, U.S. Samsung Biologics is listed on the Korean Exchange stock market (number 207940).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Yang |first=Jun |date=25 February 2011 |title=Samsung Group, Quintiles Plan $266 Million Venture to Make Biologic Drugs |work=[[Bloomberg News]] |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-25/samsung-electronics-group-to-form-266-million-biopharmaceuticals-venture.html |url-status=live |access-date=13 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022003229/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-25/samsung-electronics-group-to-form-266-million-biopharmaceuticals-venture.html |archive-date=22 October 2014}}</ref> Samsung Bioepis is a biosimilar medicine producer and joint venture between Samsung Biologics (50 percent plus one share) and the U.S.-based [[Biogen Idec]] (50 percent).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Biogen Idec (NASDAQ:BIIB) and Samsung JV |url=http://www.livetradingnews.com/biogen-idec-nasdaqbiib-and-samsung-jv-6407.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615160517/http://www.livetradingnews.com/biogen-idec-nasdaqbiib-and-samsung-jv-6407.htm |archive-date=15 June 2012 |publisher=livetradingnews.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://healthcareglobal.com/medical-devices-and-pharma/biogen-pays-dollar700mn-gain-499-share-samsung-bioepis |title=Biogen pays $700mn to gain 49.9% share in Samsung Bioepis |last=Sturman |first=Catherine |date=May 17, 2020 |website=Healthcareglobal.com |publisher=Healthcare |access-date=June 2, 2021}}</ref> In 2014, Biogen Idec agreed to commercialize future anti-TNF biosimilar products in Europe through Samsung Bioepis.<ref>{{Cite news |last=<!--Staff--> |date=15 January 2014 |title=Biogen Idec and Samsung Bioepis Ink Biosimilar Deal |volume=34 |page=14 |work=[[Gen. Eng. Biotechnol. News]] |issue=2}}</ref>
[[Samsung Biologics]] is a biopharmaceutical division of Samsung, founded in 2011. It has [[contract development and manufacturing organization|contract development and manufacturing]] (CDMO) services including drug substance and product manufacturing and bioanalytical testing services. The company is headquartered in Incheon, South Korea and its existing three plants comprises the largest biologic contract manufacturing complex. It expanded its contract development service lab to San Francisco, U.S. Samsung Biologics is listed on the Korean Exchange stock market (number 207940).<ref name="Yang">{{Cite news |last=Yang |first=Jun |date=25 February 2011 |title=Samsung Group, Quintiles Plan $266 Million Venture to Make Biologic Drugs |work=[[Bloomberg News]] |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-25/samsung-electronics-group-to-form-266-million-biopharmaceuticals-venture.html |url-status=live |access-date=13 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022003229/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-25/samsung-electronics-group-to-form-266-million-biopharmaceuticals-venture.html |archive-date=22 October 2014}}</ref> Samsung Bioepis is a biosimilar medicine producer and joint venture between Samsung Biologics (50 percent plus one share) and the U.S.-based [[Biogen Idec]] (50 percent).<ref name="livetradingnews.com">{{Cite web |title=Biogen Idec (NASDAQ:BIIB) and Samsung JV |url=http://www.livetradingnews.com/biogen-idec-nasdaqbiib-and-samsung-jv-6407.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615160517/http://www.livetradingnews.com/biogen-idec-nasdaqbiib-and-samsung-jv-6407.htm |archive-date=15 June 2012 |publisher=livetradingnews.com}}</ref><ref name="Sturman">{{cite web |url=https://healthcareglobal.com/medical-devices-and-pharma/biogen-pays-dollar700mn-gain-499-share-samsung-bioepis |title=Biogen pays $700mn to gain 49.9% share in Samsung Bioepis |last=Sturman |first=Catherine |date=May 17, 2020 |website=Healthcareglobal.com |publisher=Healthcare |access-date=June 2, 2021}}</ref> In 2014, Biogen Idec agreed to commercialize future anti-TNF biosimilar products in Europe through Samsung Bioepis.<ref>{{Cite news |last=<!--Staff--> |date=15 January 2014 |title=Biogen Idec and Samsung Bioepis Ink Biosimilar Deal |volume=34 |page=14 |work=[[Gen. Eng. Biotechnol. News]] |issue=2}}</ref>


[[Samsung Engineering]] is a multinational construction company headquartered in Seoul. It was founded in January 1969. Its principal activity is the construction of oil refining plants; upstream oil and gas facilities; petrochemical plants and gas plants; steel making plants; [[power plant]]s; [[Wastewater treatment plant|water treatment facilities]]; and other infrastructure.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Samsung Engineering Co Ltd (028050.KS) |url=https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyProfile?symbol=028050.KS |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620042756/http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyProfile?symbol=028050.KS |archive-date=20 June 2017 |access-date=22 February 2017 |website=REUTERS}}</ref> It achieved total revenues of 9,298.2 billion won (US$8.06 billion) in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2011 Financial Statements |url=http://www.samsungengineering.co.kr/servlet/download?filename=11_CEO_FS_eng2_1338887973664.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605080953/http://www.samsungengineering.co.kr/servlet/download?filename=11_CEO_FS_eng2_1338887973664.pdf |archive-date=5 June 2013 |access-date=27 August 2012 |publisher=Samsung Engineering}}</ref> Samsung Engineering is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 02803450).
[[Samsung Engineering]] is a multinational construction company headquartered in Seoul. It was founded in January 1969. Its principal activity is the construction of oil refining plants; upstream oil and gas facilities; petrochemical plants and gas plants; steel making plants; [[power plant]]s; [[Wastewater treatment plant|water treatment facilities]]; and other infrastructure.<ref name="ReferenceE">{{Cite web |title=Samsung Engineering Co Ltd (028050.KS) |url=https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyProfile?symbol=028050.KS |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620042756/http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyProfile?symbol=028050.KS |archive-date=20 June 2017 |access-date=22 February 2017 |website=REUTERS}}</ref> It achieved total revenues of 9,298.2 billion won (US$8.06 billion) in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2011 Financial Statements |url=http://www.samsungengineering.co.kr/servlet/download?filename=11_CEO_FS_eng2_1338887973664.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605080953/http://www.samsungengineering.co.kr/servlet/download?filename=11_CEO_FS_eng2_1338887973664.pdf |archive-date=5 June 2013 |access-date=27 August 2012 |publisher=Samsung Engineering}}</ref> Samsung Engineering is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 02803450).


[[Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance]] is a multinational [[general insurance]] company headquartered in Seoul.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Profile: Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co Ltd |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyProfile?symbol=000810.KS |url-status=live |access-date=18 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130210042935/http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyProfile?symbol=000810.KS |archive-date=10 February 2013}}</ref> It was founded in January 1952 as Korea Anbo Fire and Marine Insurance and was renamed Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance in December 1993.<ref name="samfireprof">{{Cite web |title=Corporate Profile |url=http://ir.samsungfire.com/ir_eng/about/company/company_corporate_status_01.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205033649/http://ir.samsungfire.com/ir_eng/about/company/company_corporate_status_01.html |archive-date=5 February 2016 |access-date=18 October 2012 |publisher=Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance}}</ref> Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance offers services including accident insurance, automobile insurance, casualty insurance, fire insurance, [[liability insurance]], [[marine insurance]], personal pensions and loans.<ref name="samfireanrep">{{Cite web |title=Annual Report 2010 |url=http://www.samsungfire.com/bbs/ir/1800016/CN_1800016_bbs_h.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130201181955/http://www.samsungfire.com/bbs/ir/1800016/CN_1800016_bbs_h.jsp |archive-date=1 February 2013 |access-date=18 October 2012 |publisher=Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance}}</ref> As of March 2011 it had operations in 10 countries and 6.5 million customers. Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance had a total premium income of $11.7 billion in 2011 and total assets of $28.81 billion on 31 March 2011. It is the largest provider of general insurance in South Korea. Samsung Fire has been listed on the Korea Exchange stock market since 1975 (number 000810).<ref name="samfireanrep" />
[[Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance]] is a multinational [[general insurance]] company headquartered in Seoul.<ref name="ReferenceF">{{Cite news |title=Profile: Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co Ltd |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyProfile?symbol=000810.KS |url-status=live |access-date=18 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130210042935/http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyProfile?symbol=000810.KS |archive-date=10 February 2013}}</ref> It was founded in January 1952 as Korea Anbo Fire and Marine Insurance and was renamed Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance in December 1993.<ref name="samfireprof">{{Cite web |title=Corporate Profile |url=http://ir.samsungfire.com/ir_eng/about/company/company_corporate_status_01.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205033649/http://ir.samsungfire.com/ir_eng/about/company/company_corporate_status_01.html |archive-date=5 February 2016 |access-date=18 October 2012 |publisher=Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance}}</ref> Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance offers services including accident insurance, automobile insurance, casualty insurance, fire insurance, [[liability insurance]], [[marine insurance]], personal pensions and loans.<ref name="samfireanrep">{{Cite web |title=Annual Report 2010 |url=http://www.samsungfire.com/bbs/ir/1800016/CN_1800016_bbs_h.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130201181955/http://www.samsungfire.com/bbs/ir/1800016/CN_1800016_bbs_h.jsp |archive-date=1 February 2013 |access-date=18 October 2012 |publisher=Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance}}</ref> As of March 2011 it had operations in 10 countries and 6.5 million customers. Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance had a total premium income of $11.7 billion in 2011 and total assets of $28.81 billion on 31 March 2011. It is the largest provider of general insurance in South Korea. Samsung Fire has been listed on the Korea Exchange stock market since 1975 (number 000810).<ref name="samfireanrep" />


[[Samsung Heavy Industries]] is a [[shipbuilding]] and engineering company headquartered in Seoul. It was founded in August 1974. Its principal products are bulk carriers, container vessels, crude oil tankers, cruisers, passenger ferries, material handling equipment steel and bridge structures.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Company Profile for Samsung Heavy Industries Co Ltd |publisher=Bloomberg |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/quote/010140:KS/profile |url-status=live |access-date=27 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130819161739/http://www.bloomberg.com/quote/010140:KS/profile |archive-date=19 August 2013}}</ref> It achieved total revenues of 13,358.6 billion won in 2011 and is the world's second-largest shipbuilder by revenues (after [[Hyundai Heavy Industries]]).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Separate Statements of Income Years Ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 |url=http://shi.samsung.co.kr/Eng/common/downfile/2011_Income%20Statement(Eng).pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213080803/http://shi.samsung.co.kr/Eng/common/downfile/2011_Income%20Statement(Eng).pdf |archive-date=13 December 2013 |access-date=27 August 2012 |publisher=Samsung Heavy Industries}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=19 August 2012 |title=From bad to worse |work=The Korea Times|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2012/08/123_117709.html |url-status=live |access-date=27 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121030045914/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2012/08/123_117709.html |archive-date=30 October 2012}}</ref> Samsung Heavy Industries is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 010140).
[[Samsung Heavy Industries]] is a [[shipbuilding]] and engineering company headquartered in Seoul. It was founded in August 1974. Its principal products are bulk carriers, container vessels, crude oil tankers, cruisers, passenger ferries, material handling equipment steel and bridge structures.<ref name="Bloomberg">{{Cite news |title=Company Profile for Samsung Heavy Industries Co Ltd |publisher=Bloomberg |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/quote/010140:KS/profile |url-status=live |access-date=27 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130819161739/http://www.bloomberg.com/quote/010140:KS/profile |archive-date=19 August 2013}}</ref> It achieved total revenues of 13,358.6 billion won in 2011 and is the world's second-largest shipbuilder by revenues (after [[Hyundai Heavy Industries]]).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Separate Statements of Income Years Ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 |url=http://shi.samsung.co.kr/Eng/common/downfile/2011_Income%20Statement(Eng).pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213080803/http://shi.samsung.co.kr/Eng/common/downfile/2011_Income%20Statement(Eng).pdf |archive-date=13 December 2013 |access-date=27 August 2012 |publisher=Samsung Heavy Industries}}</ref><ref name="From bad to worse">{{Cite news |date=19 August 2012 |title=From bad to worse |work=The Korea Times|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2012/08/123_117709.html |url-status=live |access-date=27 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121030045914/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2012/08/123_117709.html |archive-date=30 October 2012}}</ref> Samsung Heavy Industries is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 010140).


[[Samsung Life Insurance]] is a multinational life insurance company headquartered in Seoul. It was founded in March 1957 as Dongbang Life Insurance and became an affiliate of the Samsung Group in July 1963.<ref name="samlifeannrep">{{Cite web |title=2011 Annual Report |url=http://www.samsunglife.com/img/company/pdf/samsunglife2011_en.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004214127/http://www.samsunglife.com/img/company/pdf/samsunglife2011_en.pdf |archive-date=4 October 2012 |access-date=28 August 2012 |publisher=Samsung Life Insurance}}</ref> Samsung Life's principal activity is the provision of individual life insurance and annuity products and services.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Company Profile for Samsung Life Insurance Co Ltd |publisher=Bloomberg |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/quote/032830:KS/profile |url-status=live |access-date=28 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603091240/http://www.bloomberg.com/quote/032830:KS/profile |archive-date=3 June 2012}}</ref> As of December 2011 it had operations in seven countries, 8.08&nbsp;million customers and 5,975 employees.<ref name="samlifeannrep" /> Samsung Life had total sales of 22,717 billion won in 2011 and total assets of 161,072&nbsp;billion won at 31 December 2011.<ref name="samlifeannrep" /> It is the largest provider of life insurance in South Korea. Samsung Air China Life Insurance is a 50:50 joint venture between [[Samsung Life Insurance]] and [[China National Aviation Holding]]. It was established in Beijing in July 2005.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hu Yuanyuan |date=7 July 2005 |title=Insurance joint venture off to flying start |work=[[Sohu|英语频道-搜狐网站]] |publisher=Beijing Sohu New Media Information Technology Co. Ltd |url=http://english.sohu.com/20050707/n226220913.shtml |url-status=dead |access-date=19 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005014404/http://english.sohu.com/20050707/n226220913.shtml |archive-date=5 October 2012}}</ref> Siam Samsung Life Insurance: Samsung Life Insurance holds a 37 percent stake while the Saha Group also has a 37.5 percent stake in the joint venture, with the remaining 25 percent owned by Thanachart Bank.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Siam Samsung Life ready to reawaken |url=http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/economics/277211/siam-samsung-life-ready-to-reawaken |access-date=19 March 2012 |work=Bangkok Post}}</ref> Samsung Life Insurance is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 032830).
[[Samsung Life Insurance]] is a multinational life insurance company headquartered in Seoul. It was founded in March 1957 as Dongbang Life Insurance and became an affiliate of the Samsung Group in July 1963.<ref name="samlifeannrep">{{Cite web |title=2011 Annual Report |url=http://www.samsunglife.com/img/company/pdf/samsunglife2011_en.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004214127/http://www.samsunglife.com/img/company/pdf/samsunglife2011_en.pdf |archive-date=4 October 2012 |access-date=28 August 2012 |publisher=Samsung Life Insurance}}</ref> Samsung Life's principal activity is the provision of individual life insurance and annuity products and services.<ref name="ReferenceG">{{Cite news |title=Company Profile for Samsung Life Insurance Co Ltd |publisher=Bloomberg |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/quote/032830:KS/profile |url-status=live |access-date=28 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603091240/http://www.bloomberg.com/quote/032830:KS/profile |archive-date=3 June 2012}}</ref> As of December 2011 it had operations in seven countries, 8.08&nbsp;million customers and 5,975 employees.<ref name="samlifeannrep" /> Samsung Life had total sales of 22,717 billion won in 2011 and total assets of 161,072&nbsp;billion won at 31 December 2011.<ref name="samlifeannrep" /> It is the largest provider of life insurance in South Korea. Samsung Air China Life Insurance is a 50:50 joint venture between [[Samsung Life Insurance]] and [[China National Aviation Holding]]. It was established in Beijing in July 2005.<ref name="Hu Yuanyuan">{{Cite news |last=Hu Yuanyuan |date=7 July 2005 |title=Insurance joint venture off to flying start |work=[[Sohu|英语频道-搜狐网站]] |publisher=Beijing Sohu New Media Information Technology Co. Ltd |url=http://english.sohu.com/20050707/n226220913.shtml |url-status=dead |access-date=19 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005014404/http://english.sohu.com/20050707/n226220913.shtml |archive-date=5 October 2012}}</ref> Siam Samsung Life Insurance: Samsung Life Insurance holds a 37 percent stake while the Saha Group also has a 37.5 percent stake in the joint venture, with the remaining 25 percent owned by Thanachart Bank.<ref name="Bangkok Post">{{Cite web |title=Siam Samsung Life ready to reawaken |url=http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/economics/277211/siam-samsung-life-ready-to-reawaken |access-date=19 March 2012 |work=Bangkok Post}}</ref> Samsung Life Insurance is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 032830).


[[Samsung SDI]] is listed on the Korea Exchange stock-exchange (number 006400). On 5 December 2012, the European Union's antitrust regulator fined Samsung SDI and several other major companies for [[Price fixing|fixing prices]] of TV [[cathode-ray tube]]s in two cartels lasting nearly a decade.<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 December 2012 |title=Philips, LG Electronics, 4 others fined 1.47&nbsp;billion Euros for EU cartel |work=The Economic Times |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international-business/philips-lg-electronics-4-others-fined-1-47-billion-euros-for-eu-cartel/articleshow/17493208.cms |url-status=live |access-date=5 December 2012 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6G1cgGRBV?url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-12-05/news/35620323_1_lg-electronics-cartel-samsung-sdi |archive-date=20 April 2013}}</ref> SDI also builds [[lithium-ion batteries]] for [[electric vehicle]]s such as the [[BMW i3]], and acquired [[Magna Steyr]]'s battery plant near [[Graz]] in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Samsung SDI to acquire Magna International's battery pack business |url=http://www.samsungsdi.com/sdi-news/379.html?pageIndex=1&idx=379&searchCondition=0&searchKeyword= |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170213190105/http://www.samsungsdi.com/sdi-news/379.html?pageIndex=1&idx=379&searchCondition=0&searchKeyword= |archive-date=13 February 2017 |access-date=20 September 2018 |website=www.samsungsdi.com |language=ko}}</ref> SDI began using the "[[List of battery sizes#Lithium-Ion batteries (rechargeable)|21700]]" cell format in August 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 August 2015 |title=Samsung SDI Unveils E-bike Battery Capable of 100km on Single Charge |url=http://koreabizwire.com/samsung-sdi-unveils-e-bike-battery-capable-of-100km-on-single-charge/41124 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151226053648/http://koreabizwire.com/samsung-sdi-unveils-e-bike-battery-capable-of-100km-on-single-charge/41124 |archive-date=26 December 2015 |access-date=31 August 2016 |website=Be Korea-savvy}}</ref> Samsung plans to convert its factory in [[Göd]], Hungary to supply 50,000 cars per year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 August 2016 |title=Samsung SDI to Build Electric Vehicle Battery Plant for European Market |url=https://www.thestreet.com/story/13689147/1/samsung-sdi-to-build-electric-vehicle-battery-plant-for-european-market.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160831162351/https://www.thestreet.com/story/13689147/1/samsung-sdi-to-build-electric-vehicle-battery-plant-for-european-market.html |archive-date=31 August 2016 |access-date=30 August 2016 |website=TheStreet}}</ref> Samsung SDI also produced CRTs and VFD displays until 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eetimes.com/jousting-with-flat-panels-samsung-sdi-taps-super-slim-crt/#|title=Jousting with flat panels, Samsung SDI taps super-slim CRT &#124; EE Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Samsung Hungary to Halt CRT Production |url=http://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?lang=e&Seq_Code=49355 |website=world.kbs.co.kr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Samsung SDI halts CRT production in Malaysia plant – Pulse by Maeil Business News Korea |url=https://pulsenews.co.kr/view.php?year=2012&no=206660 |website=pulsenews.co.kr}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://cdn-shop.adafruit.com/datasheets/20T202DA2JA.pdf |title=20T202DA2JA (Rev 2.0) |publisher=Samsung SDI |access-date=5 August 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> Samsung SDI uses [[lithium-ion]] technology for its phone and portable computer batteries.<ref name="cjtesla">{{cite news |last1=Jamasmie |first1=Cecilia |title=Tesla warns of coming battery minerals shortage |url=https://www.mining.com/tesla-warns-upcoming-battery-minerals-shortage/ |agency=mining.com |publisher=Glacier Media Group |date=3 May 2019}}</ref>
[[Samsung SDI]] is listed on the Korea Exchange stock-exchange (number 006400). On 5 December 2012, the European Union's antitrust regulator fined Samsung SDI and several other major companies for [[Price fixing|fixing prices]] of TV [[cathode-ray tube]]s in two cartels lasting nearly a decade.<ref name="The Economic Times">{{Cite news |date=5 December 2012 |title=Philips, LG Electronics, 4 others fined 1.47&nbsp;billion Euros for EU cartel |work=The Economic Times |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international-business/philips-lg-electronics-4-others-fined-1-47-billion-euros-for-eu-cartel/articleshow/17493208.cms |url-status=live |access-date=5 December 2012 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6G1cgGRBV?url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-12-05/news/35620323_1_lg-electronics-cartel-samsung-sdi |archive-date=20 April 2013}}</ref> SDI also builds [[lithium-ion batteries]] for [[electric vehicle]]s such as the [[BMW i3]], and acquired [[Magna Steyr]]'s battery plant near [[Graz]] in 2015.<ref name="samsungsdi.com">{{Cite web |title=Samsung SDI to acquire Magna International's battery pack business |url=http://www.samsungsdi.com/sdi-news/379.html?pageIndex=1&idx=379&searchCondition=0&searchKeyword= |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170213190105/http://www.samsungsdi.com/sdi-news/379.html?pageIndex=1&idx=379&searchCondition=0&searchKeyword= |archive-date=13 February 2017 |access-date=20 September 2018 |website=www.samsungsdi.com |language=ko}}</ref> SDI began using the "[[List of battery sizes#Lithium-Ion batteries (rechargeable)|21700]]" cell format in August 2015.<ref name="koreabizwire.com">{{Cite web |date=26 August 2015 |title=Samsung SDI Unveils E-bike Battery Capable of 100km on Single Charge |url=http://koreabizwire.com/samsung-sdi-unveils-e-bike-battery-capable-of-100km-on-single-charge/41124 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151226053648/http://koreabizwire.com/samsung-sdi-unveils-e-bike-battery-capable-of-100km-on-single-charge/41124 |archive-date=26 December 2015 |access-date=31 August 2016 |website=Be Korea-savvy}}</ref> Samsung plans to convert its factory in [[Göd]], Hungary to supply 50,000 cars per year.<ref name="thestreet.com">{{Cite web |date=30 August 2016 |title=Samsung SDI to Build Electric Vehicle Battery Plant for European Market |url=https://www.thestreet.com/story/13689147/1/samsung-sdi-to-build-electric-vehicle-battery-plant-for-european-market.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160831162351/https://www.thestreet.com/story/13689147/1/samsung-sdi-to-build-electric-vehicle-battery-plant-for-european-market.html |archive-date=31 August 2016 |access-date=30 August 2016 |website=TheStreet}}</ref> Samsung SDI also produced CRTs and VFD displays until 2012.<ref name="eetimes.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.eetimes.com/jousting-with-flat-panels-samsung-sdi-taps-super-slim-crt/#|title=Jousting with flat panels, Samsung SDI taps super-slim CRT &#124; EE Times}}</ref><ref name="world.kbs.co.kr">{{Cite web |title=Samsung Hungary to Halt CRT Production |url=http://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?lang=e&Seq_Code=49355 |website=world.kbs.co.kr}}</ref><ref name="pulsenews.co.kr">{{Cite web |title=Samsung SDI halts CRT production in Malaysia plant – Pulse by Maeil Business News Korea |url=https://pulsenews.co.kr/view.php?year=2012&no=206660 |website=pulsenews.co.kr}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://cdn-shop.adafruit.com/datasheets/20T202DA2JA.pdf |title=20T202DA2JA (Rev 2.0) |publisher=Samsung SDI |access-date=5 August 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> Samsung SDI uses [[lithium-ion]] technology for its phone and portable computer batteries.<ref name="cjtesla">{{cite news |last1=Jamasmie |first1=Cecilia |title=Tesla warns of coming battery minerals shortage |url=https://www.mining.com/tesla-warns-upcoming-battery-minerals-shortage/ |agency=mining.com |publisher=Glacier Media Group |date=3 May 2019}}</ref>


[[Samsung SDS]] is a multinational IT Service company headquartered in Seoul. It was founded in March 1985. Its principal activity is the providing IT system (ERP, IT Infrastructure, IT Consulting, IT Outsourcing, Data Center). Samsung SDS is Korea's largest IT service company. It achieved total revenues of 6,105.9&nbsp;billion won (US$5.71&nbsp;billion) in 2012. [[Samsung C&T Corporation]] is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (000830). [[Samsung Electro-Mechanics]], established in 1973 as a manufacturer of key electronic components, is headquartered in [[Suwon]], [[Gyeonggi-do]], South Korea. It is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 009150).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co – Profile|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot.asp?ticker=009150:KS|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110905042639/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot.asp?ticker=009150%3AKS|archive-date=5 September 2011|access-date=26 August 2012|publisher=Bloomberg Businessweek}}</ref> [[Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology]] (SAIT), established in 1987, is headquartered in Suwon and operates research labs around the world.<ref>{{Cite web|title=History of Progress|url=https://www.sait.samsung.co.kr/saithome/about/history.do|website=Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology}}</ref>
[[Samsung SDS]] is a multinational IT Service company headquartered in Seoul. It was founded in March 1985. Its principal activity is the providing IT system (ERP, IT Infrastructure, IT Consulting, IT Outsourcing, Data Center). Samsung SDS is Korea's largest IT service company. It achieved total revenues of 6,105.9&nbsp;billion won (US$5.71&nbsp;billion) in 2012. [[Samsung C&T Corporation]] is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (000830). [[Samsung Electro-Mechanics]], established in 1973 as a manufacturer of key electronic components, is headquartered in [[Suwon]], [[Gyeonggi-do]], South Korea. It is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 009150).<ref name="Bloomberg Businessweek">{{Cite web|title=Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co – Profile|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot.asp?ticker=009150:KS|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110905042639/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot.asp?ticker=009150%3AKS|archive-date=5 September 2011|access-date=26 August 2012|publisher=Bloomberg Businessweek}}</ref> [[Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology]] (SAIT), established in 1987, is headquartered in Suwon and operates research labs around the world.<ref name="History of Progress">{{Cite web|title=History of Progress|url=https://www.sait.samsung.co.kr/saithome/about/history.do|website=Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology}}</ref>


Ace Digitech is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 036550). [[Cheil Industries]] is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 001300).<ref>{{Cite press release|title=Samsung's Cheil Industries submits plans for roughly $1.4&nbsp;billion IPO|date=14 October 2014|publisher=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-samsung-group-cheil-ind-ipo-idUSKCN0I408Y20141015|access-date=1 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924205420/http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/15/us-samsung-group-cheil-ind-ipo-idUSKCN0I408Y20141015|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Cheil Worldwide]] is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 030000). Credu is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 067280). [[Samsung iMarketKorea|Imarket Korea]] is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 122900). [[Samsung Card]] is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 029780).
Ace Digitech is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 036550). [[Cheil Industries]] is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 001300).<ref name="ReferenceH">{{Cite press release|title=Samsung's Cheil Industries submits plans for roughly $1.4&nbsp;billion IPO|date=14 October 2014|publisher=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-samsung-group-cheil-ind-ipo-idUSKCN0I408Y20141015|access-date=1 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924205420/http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/15/us-samsung-group-cheil-ind-ipo-idUSKCN0I408Y20141015|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Cheil Worldwide]] is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 030000). Credu is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 067280). [[Samsung iMarketKorea|Imarket Korea]] is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 122900). [[Samsung Card]] is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 029780).


[[Hotel Shilla]] (also known as "The Shilla") opened in March 1979, following the intention of the late [[Lee Byung-chul]], the founder of the Samsung Group. Shilla Hotels and Resorts is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 008770).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Overview {{!}} About The Shilla {{!}} The Shilla Hotels & Resorts|url=https://www.shillahotels.com/membership/inquires/aboutShilla/memOverView.do|access-date=2021-02-15|website=www.shillahotels.com|language=en}}</ref>
[[Hotel Shilla]] (also known as "The Shilla") opened in March 1979, following the intention of the late [[Lee Byung-chul]], the founder of the Samsung Group. Shilla Hotels and Resorts is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 008770).<ref name="shillahotels.com">{{Cite web|title=Overview {{!}} About The Shilla {{!}} The Shilla Hotels & Resorts|url=https://www.shillahotels.com/membership/inquires/aboutShilla/memOverView.do|access-date=2021-02-15|website=www.shillahotels.com|language=en}}</ref>


[[Samsung Everland]] covers the three main sectors of Environment & Asset, Food Culture and Resort.
[[Samsung Everland]] covers the three main sectors of Environment & Asset, Food Culture and Resort.


The [[Samsung Medical Center]] was founded on 9 November 1994, under the philosophy of "contributing to improving the nation's health through the best medical service, advanced medical research and development of outstanding medical personnel". The Samsung Medical Center consists of a hospital and a cancer center, which is the largest in Asia.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Roberts|first=Rob|date=26 October 2009|title=AECOM Technology buys Ellerbe Becket|publisher=kansascity.bizjournals.com|url=http://kansascity.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2009/10/26/daily2.html|url-status=live|access-date=19 September 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091029043903/http://kansascity.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2009/10/26/daily2.html|archive-date=29 October 2009}}</ref> The hospital is located in an intelligent building with floor space of more than 200,000 square meters and 20 floors above ground and 5 floors underground, housing 40 departments, 10 specialist centers, 120 special clinics and 1,306 beds. The 655-bed Cancer Center has 11 floors above ground and 8 floors underground, with floor space of over 100,000 square meters. SMC is a tertiary hospital manned by approximately 7,400 staff including over 1,200 doctors and 2,300 nurses. Since its foundation in the 1990s, the Samsung Medical Center has successfully incorporated and developed an advanced model with the motto of becoming a "patient-centered hospital", a new concept in Korea.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Overview - About SMC - Samsung Medical Center|url=https://www.samsunghospital.com/gb/language/english/about/overview.do|access-date=2021-02-15|website=삼성서울병원|language=en}}</ref> Samsung donates around US$100 million per annum to the Samsung Medical Center.<ref>{{Cite web|title=기업의 사회공헌 삼성그룹, 함께 가는 '창조 경영'... 봉사도 1등|url=http://www.dt.co.kr/contents.html?article_no=2006121302011232655001|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430230500/http://www.dt.co.kr/contents.html?article_no=2006121302011232655001|archive-date=30 April 2011|access-date=19 September 2010|publisher=dt.co.kr}}</ref> It incorporates Samsung Seoul Hospital, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Samsung Cancer Center and Samsung Life Sciences Research Center. In 2010, the Samsung Medical Center and pharmaceutical multinational [[Pfizer]] agreed to collaborate on research to identify the genomic mechanisms responsible for clinical outcomes in [[hepatocellular carcinoma]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Writer|first=GEN Staff|date=2010-07-14|title=Pfizer to Study Liver Cancer in Korean Patients with Samsung Medical Center|url=https://www.genengnews.com/topics/translational-medicine/pfizer-to-study-liver-cancer-in-korean-patients-with-samsung-medical-center/|access-date=2021-06-15|website=GEN - Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pfizer.com/news/press-release/press-release-detail/pfizer_and_smc_collaborate_on_liver_cancer|title=Pfizer And SMC Collaborate On Liver Cancer &#124; pfpfizeruscom}}</ref>
The [[Samsung Medical Center]] was founded on 9 November 1994, under the philosophy of "contributing to improving the nation's health through the best medical service, advanced medical research and development of outstanding medical personnel". The Samsung Medical Center consists of a hospital and a cancer center, which is the largest in Asia.<ref name="Roberts">{{Cite news|last=Roberts|first=Rob|date=26 October 2009|title=AECOM Technology buys Ellerbe Becket|publisher=kansascity.bizjournals.com|url=http://kansascity.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2009/10/26/daily2.html|url-status=live|access-date=19 September 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091029043903/http://kansascity.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2009/10/26/daily2.html|archive-date=29 October 2009}}</ref> The hospital is located in an intelligent building with floor space of more than 200,000 square meters and 20 floors above ground and 5 floors underground, housing 40 departments, 10 specialist centers, 120 special clinics and 1,306 beds. The 655-bed Cancer Center has 11 floors above ground and 8 floors underground, with floor space of over 100,000 square meters. SMC is a tertiary hospital manned by approximately 7,400 staff including over 1,200 doctors and 2,300 nurses. Since its foundation in the 1990s, the Samsung Medical Center has successfully incorporated and developed an advanced model with the motto of becoming a "patient-centered hospital", a new concept in Korea.<ref name="samsunghospital.com">{{Cite web|title=Overview - About SMC - Samsung Medical Center|url=https://www.samsunghospital.com/gb/language/english/about/overview.do|access-date=2021-02-15|website=삼성서울병원|language=en}}</ref> Samsung donates around US$100 million per annum to the Samsung Medical Center.<ref name="dt.co.kr">{{Cite web|title=기업의 사회공헌 삼성그룹, 함께 가는 '창조 경영'... 봉사도 1등|url=http://www.dt.co.kr/contents.html?article_no=2006121302011232655001|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430230500/http://www.dt.co.kr/contents.html?article_no=2006121302011232655001|archive-date=30 April 2011|access-date=19 September 2010|publisher=dt.co.kr}}</ref> It incorporates Samsung Seoul Hospital, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Samsung Cancer Center and Samsung Life Sciences Research Center. In 2010, the Samsung Medical Center and pharmaceutical multinational [[Pfizer]] agreed to collaborate on research to identify the genomic mechanisms responsible for clinical outcomes in [[hepatocellular carcinoma]].<ref name="Writer">{{Cite web|last=Writer|first=GEN Staff|date=2010-07-14|title=Pfizer to Study Liver Cancer in Korean Patients with Samsung Medical Center|url=https://www.genengnews.com/topics/translational-medicine/pfizer-to-study-liver-cancer-in-korean-patients-with-samsung-medical-center/|access-date=2021-06-15|website=GEN - Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="pfizer.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pfizer.com/news/press-release/press-release-detail/pfizer_and_smc_collaborate_on_liver_cancer|title=Pfizer And SMC Collaborate On Liver Cancer &#124; pfpfizeruscom}}</ref>


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===Divested===
===Divested===
[[Samsung Techwin]] was listed on the Korea Exchange stock-exchange (number 012450), with its principal activities being the development and manufacture of [[surveillance]] (including security cameras), [[aeronautics]], [[optoelectronics]], [[automation]]s and [[weapons technology]]. It was announced to be sold to [[Hanwha|Hanwha Group]] in December 2014<ref>{{Cite web |title=Samsung refocuses on its core business as it sells security arm Samsung Techwin to Hanwha Group |url=http://www.securityinfowatch.com/article/12023253/samsung-refocuses-on-its-core-business-as-it-sells-security-arm-samsung-techwin-to-hanwha-group |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924100006/http://www.securityinfowatch.com/article/12023253/samsung-refocuses-on-its-core-business-as-it-sells-security-arm-samsung-techwin-to-hanwha-group |archive-date=24 September 2015 |access-date=6 September 2015}}</ref> and the take-over completed in June 2015.<ref name="yonhapHanwha">{{Cite web |date=28 June 2015 |title=(LEAD) Hanwha wraps up takeover of four Samsung arms |url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/business/2015/06/29/0503000000AEN20150629002551320.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703012904/http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/business/2015/06/29/0503000000AEN20150629002551320.html |archive-date=3 July 2015 |access-date=6 September 2015}}</ref> It was later renamed Hanwha Techwin.
[[Samsung Techwin]] was listed on the Korea Exchange stock-exchange (number 012450), with its principal activities being the development and manufacture of [[surveillance]] (including security cameras), [[aeronautics]], [[optoelectronics]], [[automation]]s and [[weapons technology]]. It was announced to be sold to [[Hanwha|Hanwha Group]] in December 2014<ref name="securityinfowatch.com">{{Cite web |title=Samsung refocuses on its core business as it sells security arm Samsung Techwin to Hanwha Group |url=http://www.securityinfowatch.com/article/12023253/samsung-refocuses-on-its-core-business-as-it-sells-security-arm-samsung-techwin-to-hanwha-group |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924100006/http://www.securityinfowatch.com/article/12023253/samsung-refocuses-on-its-core-business-as-it-sells-security-arm-samsung-techwin-to-hanwha-group |archive-date=24 September 2015 |access-date=6 September 2015}}</ref> and the take-over completed in June 2015.<ref name="yonhapHanwha">{{Cite web |date=28 June 2015 |title=(LEAD) Hanwha wraps up takeover of four Samsung arms |url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/business/2015/06/29/0503000000AEN20150629002551320.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703012904/http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/business/2015/06/29/0503000000AEN20150629002551320.html |archive-date=3 July 2015 |access-date=6 September 2015}}</ref> It was later renamed Hanwha Techwin.


Samsung Thales Co., Ltd. (until 2001 known as Samsung Thomson-CSF Co., Ltd.) was a joint venture between Samsung Techwin and the France-based aerospace and defence company [[Thales Group|Thales]]. It was established in 1978 and is based in Seoul.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Company Overview of Samsung Thales Co., Ltd |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=6464442 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306221156/http://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=6464442 |archive-date=6 March 2016 |access-date=21 October 2015 |publisher=bloomberg.com}}</ref> Samsung's involvement was passed on to Hanwha Group as part of the Techwin transaction.<ref name="yonhapHanwha" />
Samsung Thales Co., Ltd. (until 2001 known as Samsung Thomson-CSF Co., Ltd.) was a joint venture between Samsung Techwin and the France-based aerospace and defence company [[Thales Group|Thales]]. It was established in 1978 and is based in Seoul.<ref name="ReferenceI">{{Cite web |title=Company Overview of Samsung Thales Co., Ltd |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=6464442 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306221156/http://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=6464442 |archive-date=6 March 2016 |access-date=21 October 2015 |publisher=bloomberg.com}}</ref> Samsung's involvement was passed on to Hanwha Group as part of the Techwin transaction.<ref name="yonhapHanwha" />


Samsung General Chemicals was sold to Hanwha. Another chemical division was sold to [[Lotte Corporation]] in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 May 2016 |title=Lotte Chemical Completes Takeover of Samsung Group's Chemical Businesses |url=http://www.businesskorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=14557 |website=비즈니스코리아 – BusinessKorea}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=30 October 2015 |title=Samsung Group sells chemical assets to Lotte Group for $2.6&nbsp;billion |newspaper=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-samsung-group-chemical-lotte-chemical-idUSKCN0SN34L20151030 |via=reuters.com}}</ref>
Samsung General Chemicals was sold to Hanwha. Another chemical division was sold to [[Lotte Corporation]] in 2016.<ref name="businesskorea.co.kr">{{Cite web |date=2 May 2016 |title=Lotte Chemical Completes Takeover of Samsung Group's Chemical Businesses |url=http://www.businesskorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=14557 |website=비즈니스코리아 – BusinessKorea}}</ref><ref name="ReferenceJ">{{Cite news |date=30 October 2015 |title=Samsung Group sells chemical assets to Lotte Group for $2.6&nbsp;billion |newspaper=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-samsung-group-chemical-lotte-chemical-idUSKCN0SN34L20151030 |via=reuters.com}}</ref>


[[Samsung Total]] was a 50/50 joint venture between Samsung and the France-based oil group [[Total S.A.]] (more specifically, Samsung General Chemicals and Total Petrochemicals). Samsung's stake was inherited by Hanwha Group in its acquisition of Samsung General Chemicals.<ref name="yonhapHanwha" />
[[Samsung Total]] was a 50/50 joint venture between Samsung and the France-based oil group [[Total S.A.]] (more specifically, Samsung General Chemicals and Total Petrochemicals). Samsung's stake was inherited by Hanwha Group in its acquisition of Samsung General Chemicals.<ref name="yonhapHanwha" />
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In 1998, Samsung created a U.S. joint venture with [[Compaq]], called Alpha Processor Inc. (API), to help it enter the high-end processor market. The venture was also aimed at expanding Samsung's non-memory chip business by fabricating [[Alpha processor]]s. At the time, Samsung and Compaq invested $500 million in Alpha Processor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alpha's demise thwarts Samsung's processor dreams, analysts say |url=http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4102252/Alpha-s-demise-thwarts-Samsung-s-processor-dreams-analysts-say |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120713073743/http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4102252/Alpha-s-demise-thwarts-Samsung-s-processor-dreams-analysts-say |archive-date=13 July 2012 |access-date=2 April 2012 |publisher=eetimes.com}}</ref>
In 1998, Samsung created a U.S. joint venture with [[Compaq]], called Alpha Processor Inc. (API), to help it enter the high-end processor market. The venture was also aimed at expanding Samsung's non-memory chip business by fabricating [[Alpha processor]]s. At the time, Samsung and Compaq invested $500 million in Alpha Processor.<ref name="ReferenceK">{{Cite web |title=Alpha's demise thwarts Samsung's processor dreams, analysts say |url=http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4102252/Alpha-s-demise-thwarts-Samsung-s-processor-dreams-analysts-say |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120713073743/http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4102252/Alpha-s-demise-thwarts-Samsung-s-processor-dreams-analysts-say |archive-date=13 July 2012 |access-date=2 April 2012 |publisher=eetimes.com}}</ref>


GE Samsung Lighting was a joint venture between Samsung and the GE Lighting subsidiary of [[General Electric]]. The venture was established in 1998 and was broken up in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LED EXPO&OLED EXPO 2011 An Interview with GE Lighting |url=http://us.aving.net/news/view.php?articleId=197427 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615224507/http://us.aving.net/news/view.php?articleId=197427 |archive-date=15 June 2013 |access-date=2 April 2012 |publisher=us.GFSSGYG aving.net}}</ref>
GE Samsung Lighting was a joint venture between Samsung and the GE Lighting subsidiary of [[General Electric]]. The venture was established in 1998 and was broken up in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LED EXPO&OLED EXPO 2011 An Interview with GE Lighting |url=http://us.aving.net/news/view.php?articleId=197427 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615224507/http://us.aving.net/news/view.php?articleId=197427 |archive-date=15 June 2013 |access-date=2 April 2012 |publisher=us.GFSSGYG aving.net}}</ref>


Global Steel Exchange was a joint venture formed in 2000 between Samsung, the U.S.-based [[Cargill]], the Switzerland-based Duferco Group, and the Luxembourg-based Tradearbed (now part of the [[ArcelorMittal]]), to handle their online buying and selling of steel.<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 May 2000 |title=Steel firms in B2B venture |publisher=money.cnn.com |url=https://money.cnn.com/2000/05/10/companies/steel_net/ |url-status=live |access-date=2 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005050855/http://money.cnn.com/2000/05/10/companies/steel_net/ |archive-date=5 October 2012}}</ref>
Global Steel Exchange was a joint venture formed in 2000 between Samsung, the U.S.-based [[Cargill]], the Switzerland-based Duferco Group, and the Luxembourg-based Tradearbed (now part of the [[ArcelorMittal]]), to handle their online buying and selling of steel.<ref name="Steel firms in B2B venture">{{Cite news |date=10 May 2000 |title=Steel firms in B2B venture |publisher=money.cnn.com |url=https://money.cnn.com/2000/05/10/companies/steel_net/ |url-status=live |access-date=2 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005050855/http://money.cnn.com/2000/05/10/companies/steel_net/ |archive-date=5 October 2012}}</ref>


Samtron was a subsidiary of Samsung until 1999 when it became independent. After that, it continued to make computer monitors and plasma displays until 2003, Samtron became Samsung when Samtron was a brand. In 2003 the website redirected to Samsung.{{citation needed|date=April 2017}}
Samtron was a subsidiary of Samsung until 1999 when it became independent. After that, it continued to make computer monitors and plasma displays until 2003, Samtron became Samsung when Samtron was a brand. In 2003 the website redirected to Samsung.{{citation needed|date=April 2017}}
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Samsung Fine Chemicals is listed on the Korea Exchange stock-exchange (number 004000).
Samsung Fine Chemicals is listed on the Korea Exchange stock-exchange (number 004000).


Samsung Machine Tools of America is a national distributor of machines in the United States. Samsung GM Machine Tools is the head office of China, It is an SMEC Legal incorporated company.<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 August 2014 |title=Competing with Apple, Samsung is Going to Release the Next Galaxy Note in Early September |url=https://www.ccjk.com/competing-apple-samsung-going-release-next-galaxy-note-early-september/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826120516/http://www.ccjk.com/competing-apple-samsung-going-release-next-galaxy-note-early-september/ |archive-date=26 August 2014}}</ref>
Samsung Machine Tools of America is a national distributor of machines in the United States. Samsung GM Machine Tools is the head office of China, It is an SMEC Legal incorporated company.<ref name="ccjk.com">{{Cite web |date=18 August 2014 |title=Competing with Apple, Samsung is Going to Release the Next Galaxy Note in Early September |url=https://www.ccjk.com/competing-apple-samsung-going-release-next-galaxy-note-early-september/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826120516/http://www.ccjk.com/competing-apple-samsung-going-release-next-galaxy-note-early-september/ |archive-date=26 August 2014}}</ref>


Samsung Securities is listed on the Korea Exchange stock-exchange (number 016360).<ref>{{Cite web|title=016360.KS - Samsung Securities Co Ltd Profile {{!}} Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.comundefined/|access-date=2021-02-15|website=www.reuters.comundefined|language=en}}{{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
Samsung Securities is listed on the Korea Exchange stock-exchange (number 016360).<ref name="reuters.comundefined">{{Cite web|title=016360.KS - Samsung Securities Co Ltd Profile {{!}} Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.comundefined/|access-date=2021-02-15|website=www.reuters.comundefined|language=en}}{{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>


S-1 was founded as Korea's first specialized security business in 1997 and has maintained its position at the top of industry with the consistent willingness to take on challenges. S1 Corporation is listed on the Korea Exchange stock-exchange (number 012750.KS).<ref>{{Cite web|title=012750.KS - S1 Corp Profile {{!}} Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.comundefined/|access-date=2021-02-15|website=www.reuters.comundefined|language=en}}{{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=History : S-1|url=https://www.s1.co.kr/eng/aboutus/history.do|access-date=2021-02-15|website=www.s1.co.kr}}</ref>
S-1 was founded as Korea's first specialized security business in 1997 and has maintained its position at the top of industry with the consistent willingness to take on challenges. S1 Corporation is listed on the Korea Exchange stock-exchange (number 012750.KS).<ref>{{Cite web|title=012750.KS - S1 Corp Profile {{!}} Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.comundefined/|access-date=2021-02-15|website=www.reuters.comundefined|language=en}}{{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref name="History : S-1">{{Cite web|title=History : S-1|url=https://www.s1.co.kr/eng/aboutus/history.do|access-date=2021-02-15|website=www.s1.co.kr}}</ref>


State-run Korea Agro-Fisheries Trade Corp. set up the venture, aT Grain Co., in [[Chicago]], with three other South Korean companies, Korea Agro-Fisheries owns 55 percent of aT Grain, while Samsung C&T Corp, [[Hanjin]] Transportation Co. and [[STX Corporation]] each hold 15 percent.<ref>{{Cite news |title=South Korea Starts Grain Venture in Chicago to Secure Supply |publisher=bloomberg.com |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-29/south-korea-starts-grain-venture-in-chicago-to-secure-supply.html |url-status=live |access-date=19 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130819232708/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-29/south-korea-starts-grain-venture-in-chicago-to-secure-supply.html |archive-date=19 August 2013}}</ref>
State-run Korea Agro-Fisheries Trade Corp. set up the venture, aT Grain Co., in [[Chicago]], with three other South Korean companies, Korea Agro-Fisheries owns 55 percent of aT Grain, while Samsung C&T Corp, [[Hanjin]] Transportation Co. and [[STX Corporation]] each hold 15 percent.<ref name="ReferenceL">{{Cite news |title=South Korea Starts Grain Venture in Chicago to Secure Supply |publisher=bloomberg.com |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-29/south-korea-starts-grain-venture-in-chicago-to-secure-supply.html |url-status=live |access-date=19 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130819232708/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-29/south-korea-starts-grain-venture-in-chicago-to-secure-supply.html |archive-date=19 August 2013}}</ref>


Brooks Automation Asia Co., Ltd. is a joint venture between [[Brooks Automation]] (70%) and Samsung (30%) which was established in 1999. The venture locally manufactures and configure vacuum [[Wafer (electronics)|wafer]] handling platforms and 300mm [[FOUP|Front-Opening Unified Pod]] (FOUP) load port modules, and designs, manufactures and configures atmospheric loading systems for [[flat panel display]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brooks Automation and Samsung Electronics Announce a Joint Venture |url=http://investor.brooks.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=197950&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=840320&highlight= |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205033649/http://investor.brooks.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=197950&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=840320&highlight= |archive-date=5 February 2016 |access-date=28 March 2012 |website=[[Brooks Automation|Investors – Brooks Automation, Inc.]] |publisher=Brooks Automation, Inc.}}</ref>
Brooks Automation Asia Co., Ltd. is a joint venture between [[Brooks Automation]] (70%) and Samsung (30%) which was established in 1999. The venture locally manufactures and configure vacuum [[Wafer (electronics)|wafer]] handling platforms and 300mm [[FOUP|Front-Opening Unified Pod]] (FOUP) load port modules, and designs, manufactures and configures atmospheric loading systems for [[flat panel display]]s.<ref name="Brooks Automation, Inc">{{Cite web |title=Brooks Automation and Samsung Electronics Announce a Joint Venture |url=http://investor.brooks.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=197950&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=840320&highlight= |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205033649/http://investor.brooks.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=197950&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=840320&highlight= |archive-date=5 February 2016 |access-date=28 March 2012 |website=[[Brooks Automation|Investors – Brooks Automation, Inc.]] |publisher=Brooks Automation, Inc.}}</ref>


Company POSS&nbsp;– SLPC s.r.o. was founded in 2007 as a subsidiary of Samsung C & T Corporation, Samsung C & T Deutschland and the company [[POSCO]].<ref name="autogenerated1">{{Cite web |date=31 December 2008 |title=POSCO and Subsidiaries |url=http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/6677Q_-2009-4-16.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107003610/http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/6677Q_-2009-4-16.pdf |archive-date=7 November 2012 |access-date=6 June 2012 |website=[[London Stock Exchange]] |publisher=London Stock Exchange plc.}}</ref>
Company POSS&nbsp;– SLPC s.r.o. was founded in 2007 as a subsidiary of Samsung C & T Corporation, Samsung C & T Deutschland and the company [[POSCO]].<ref name="autogenerated1">{{Cite web |date=31 December 2008 |title=POSCO and Subsidiaries |url=http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/6677Q_-2009-4-16.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107003610/http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/6677Q_-2009-4-16.pdf |archive-date=7 November 2012 |access-date=6 June 2012 |website=[[London Stock Exchange]] |publisher=London Stock Exchange plc.}}</ref>
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Samsung Corning Precision Glass is a joint venture between Samsung and [[Corning Inc.|Corning]], which was established in 1973 to manufacture and market cathode ray tube glass for black and white televisions. The company's first LCD glass substrate manufacturing facility opened in [[Gumi, North Gyeongsang|Gumi]], South Korea, in 1996.
Samsung Corning Precision Glass is a joint venture between Samsung and [[Corning Inc.|Corning]], which was established in 1973 to manufacture and market cathode ray tube glass for black and white televisions. The company's first LCD glass substrate manufacturing facility opened in [[Gumi, North Gyeongsang|Gumi]], South Korea, in 1996.


Samsung Sumitomo LED Materials is a Korea-based joint venture between Samsung LED Co., Ltd., an LED maker based in [[Suwon]], Korea-based and the Japan-based [[Sumitomo Chemical]]. The JV will carry out research and development, manufacturing and sales of sapphire substrates for LEDs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Samsung and Sumitomo Chemical to make sapphire substrates for LEDs |url=http://www.ledsmagazine.com/news/8/3/24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120501153506/http://www.ledsmagazine.com/news/8/3/24 |archive-date=1 May 2012 |access-date=19 March 2012 |publisher=ledsmagazine.com}}</ref>
Samsung Sumitomo LED Materials is a Korea-based joint venture between Samsung LED Co., Ltd., an LED maker based in [[Suwon]], Korea-based and the Japan-based [[Sumitomo Chemical]]. The JV will carry out research and development, manufacturing and sales of sapphire substrates for LEDs.<ref name="ledsmagazine.com">{{Cite web |title=Samsung and Sumitomo Chemical to make sapphire substrates for LEDs |url=http://www.ledsmagazine.com/news/8/3/24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120501153506/http://www.ledsmagazine.com/news/8/3/24 |archive-date=1 May 2012 |access-date=19 March 2012 |publisher=ledsmagazine.com}}</ref>


SD Flex Co., Ltd. was founded in October 2004 as a joint venture corporation by Samsung and [[DuPont]], one of the world's largest chemical companies.<ref>{{Cite web |title=company/introduce |url=http://sdflex.com/company/introduce_1.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922035524/http://www.sdflex.com/company/introduce_1.html |archive-date=22 September 2013 |access-date=19 March 2012 |publisher=sdflex.com}}</ref>
SD Flex Co., Ltd. was founded in October 2004 as a joint venture corporation by Samsung and [[DuPont]], one of the world's largest chemical companies.<ref name="company/introduce">{{Cite web |title=company/introduce |url=http://sdflex.com/company/introduce_1.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922035524/http://www.sdflex.com/company/introduce_1.html |archive-date=22 September 2013 |access-date=19 March 2012 |publisher=sdflex.com}}</ref>


Sermatech Korea owns 51% of its stock, while Samsung owns the remaining 49%. The U.S. firm Sermatech International, for a business specializing in aircraft construction processes such as special welding and brazing.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Samsung Aerospace, Sermatech Launch Korean JV |url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/1999/10/06/1999100661308.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511050220/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/1999/10/06/1999100661308.html |archive-date=11 May 2012 |access-date=28 March 2012 |publisher=english.chosun.com}}</ref>
Sermatech Korea owns 51% of its stock, while Samsung owns the remaining 49%. The U.S. firm Sermatech International, for a business specializing in aircraft construction processes such as special welding and brazing.<ref name="english.chosun.com">{{Cite web |title=Samsung Aerospace, Sermatech Launch Korean JV |url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/1999/10/06/1999100661308.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511050220/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/1999/10/06/1999100661308.html |archive-date=11 May 2012 |access-date=28 March 2012 |publisher=english.chosun.com}}</ref>


Siltronic Samsung Wafer Pte. Ltd, the joint venture by Samsung and wholly owned [[Wacker Chemie AG|Wacker Chemie]] subsidiary Siltronic, was officially opened in Singapore in June 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Siltronic-Samsung Joint Venture |url=http://www.wacker.com/cms/en/www_archive/www_2008/www_38/38_markets/38_siltronic-samsung/38_siltronic-samsung.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005005748/http://www.wacker.com/cms/en/www_archive/www_2008/www_38/38_markets/38_siltronic-samsung/38_siltronic-samsung.jsp |archive-date=5 October 2012 |access-date=19 March 2012 |publisher=wacker.com}}</ref>
Siltronic Samsung Wafer Pte. Ltd, the joint venture by Samsung and wholly owned [[Wacker Chemie AG|Wacker Chemie]] subsidiary Siltronic, was officially opened in Singapore in June 2008.<ref name="Siltronic-Samsung Joint Venture">{{Cite web |title=Siltronic-Samsung Joint Venture |url=http://www.wacker.com/cms/en/www_archive/www_2008/www_38/38_markets/38_siltronic-samsung/38_siltronic-samsung.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005005748/http://www.wacker.com/cms/en/www_archive/www_2008/www_38/38_markets/38_siltronic-samsung/38_siltronic-samsung.jsp |archive-date=5 October 2012 |access-date=19 March 2012 |publisher=wacker.com}}</ref>


SMP Ltd. is a joint venture between Samsung Fine Chemicals and [[MEMC Electronic Materials|MEMC]]. In 2011, MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. and an affiliate of Korean conglomerate Samsung formed a joint venture to build a [[polysilicon]] plant.<ref>{{Cite web|[email protected] > 314-340-8320|first=JEFFREY TOMICH •|title=MEMC, Samsung form Korean polysilicon venture|url=https://www.stltoday.com/business/local/memc-samsung-form-korean-polysilicon-venture/article_01cc501e-3958-11e0-8f49-0017a4a78c22.html|access-date=2021-06-15|website=STLtoday.com|language=en}}</ref>
SMP Ltd. is a joint venture between Samsung Fine Chemicals and [[MEMC Electronic Materials|MEMC]]. In 2011, MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. and an affiliate of Korean conglomerate Samsung formed a joint venture to build a [[polysilicon]] plant.<ref name="[email protected] 314-340-8320">{{Cite web|[email protected] > 314-340-8320|first=JEFFREY TOMICH •|title=MEMC, Samsung form Korean polysilicon venture|url=https://www.stltoday.com/business/local/memc-samsung-form-korean-polysilicon-venture/article_01cc501e-3958-11e0-8f49-0017a4a78c22.html|access-date=2021-06-15|website=STLtoday.com|language=en}}</ref>


Stemco is a joint venture established between Samsung Electro-Mechanics and Toray Industries in 1995.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Toray/Samsung JV boosts FPD circuit substrate capacity |url=http://www.electroiq.com/articles/sst/2008/04/toray-samsung-jv-boosts-fpd-circuit-substrate-capacity.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130210021707/http://www.electroiq.com/articles/sst/2008/04/toray-samsung-jv-boosts-fpd-circuit-substrate-capacity.html |archive-date=10 February 2013 |access-date=28 March 2012 |publisher=electroiq.com}}</ref>
Stemco is a joint venture established between Samsung Electro-Mechanics and Toray Industries in 1995.<ref name="electroiq.com">{{Cite web |title=Toray/Samsung JV boosts FPD circuit substrate capacity |url=http://www.electroiq.com/articles/sst/2008/04/toray-samsung-jv-boosts-fpd-circuit-substrate-capacity.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130210021707/http://www.electroiq.com/articles/sst/2008/04/toray-samsung-jv-boosts-fpd-circuit-substrate-capacity.html |archive-date=10 February 2013 |access-date=28 March 2012 |publisher=electroiq.com}}</ref>


[[SB LiMotive]] is a 50:50 joint company of [[Robert Bosch GmbH]] (commonly known as Bosch) and Samsung SDI founded in June 2008. The joint venture develops and manufactures [[lithium-ion batteries]] for use in hybrid-, plug-in [[hybrid vehicles]] and electric vehicles.
[[SB LiMotive]] is a 50:50 joint company of [[Robert Bosch GmbH]] (commonly known as Bosch) and Samsung SDI founded in June 2008. The joint venture develops and manufactures [[lithium-ion batteries]] for use in hybrid-, plug-in [[hybrid vehicles]] and electric vehicles.
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Samsung Heavy Industries owns 10% of the Brazilian [[shipbuilder]] [[Atlântico Sul (company)|Atlântico Sul]], whose Atlântico Sul Shipyard is the largest [[shipyard]] in South America. The ''Joao Candido'', Brazil's largest ship, was built by Atlântico Sul with technology licensed by Samsung Heavy Industries.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shipyards in Brazil – Rev. D, June 2010 |url=http://www.intsok.no/style/uploads/doc/CountryReports/Brazil-Maritime%20Market%20Report%202010.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202111424/http://www.intsok.no/style/uploads/doc/CountryReports/Brazil-Maritime%20Market%20Report%202010.pdf |archive-date=2 February 2014 |publisher=INTSOK}}</ref> The companies have a technical assistance agreement through which industrial design, vessel engineering and other know-how is being transferred to Atlântico Sul.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Milestone launch at Brazil's Atlântico Sul |url=http://www.marinelog.com/DOCS/NEWSMMIX/2010may00090.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120522191256/http://marinelog.com/DOCS/NEWSMMIX/2010may00090.html |archive-date=22 May 2012 |access-date=6 March 2012 |publisher=MarineLog}}</ref>
Samsung Heavy Industries owns 10% of the Brazilian [[shipbuilder]] [[Atlântico Sul (company)|Atlântico Sul]], whose Atlântico Sul Shipyard is the largest [[shipyard]] in South America. The ''Joao Candido'', Brazil's largest ship, was built by Atlântico Sul with technology licensed by Samsung Heavy Industries.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shipyards in Brazil – Rev. D, June 2010 |url=http://www.intsok.no/style/uploads/doc/CountryReports/Brazil-Maritime%20Market%20Report%202010.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202111424/http://www.intsok.no/style/uploads/doc/CountryReports/Brazil-Maritime%20Market%20Report%202010.pdf |archive-date=2 February 2014 |publisher=INTSOK}}</ref> The companies have a technical assistance agreement through which industrial design, vessel engineering and other know-how is being transferred to Atlântico Sul.<ref name="MarineLog">{{Cite web |title=Milestone launch at Brazil's Atlântico Sul |url=http://www.marinelog.com/DOCS/NEWSMMIX/2010may00090.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120522191256/http://marinelog.com/DOCS/NEWSMMIX/2010may00090.html |archive-date=22 May 2012 |access-date=6 March 2012 |publisher=MarineLog}}</ref>


Samsung Life Insurance currently holds a 7.4% stake in the South Korean banking company [[DGB Financial Group]], making it the largest shareholder.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Company Analysis |url=http://rdata.youfirst.co.kr/pdf_data/EN_HD_201102011120_00_CC11_21004683_20110201112012_21004849.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140411034410/http://rdata.youfirst.co.kr/pdf_data/EN_HD_201102011120_00_CC11_21004683_20110201112012_21004849.pdf |archive-date=11 April 2014 |access-date=19 March 2012 |publisher=rdata.youfirst.co.kr}}</ref> DGB Financial Group is a Korea-based company that specialises in banking. The company is divided into six segments of operation and each segment's primary source of funds come from general public deposits.<ref>{{Cite web|title=139130.KS - DGB Financial Group Co Ltd Profile {{!}} Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.comundefined/|access-date=2021-05-14|website=www.reuters.comundefined|language=en}}{{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
Samsung Life Insurance currently holds a 7.4% stake in the South Korean banking company [[DGB Financial Group]], making it the largest shareholder.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Company Analysis |url=http://rdata.youfirst.co.kr/pdf_data/EN_HD_201102011120_00_CC11_21004683_20110201112012_21004849.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140411034410/http://rdata.youfirst.co.kr/pdf_data/EN_HD_201102011120_00_CC11_21004683_20110201112012_21004849.pdf |archive-date=11 April 2014 |access-date=19 March 2012 |publisher=rdata.youfirst.co.kr}}</ref> DGB Financial Group is a Korea-based company that specialises in banking. The company is divided into six segments of operation and each segment's primary source of funds come from general public deposits.<ref name="ReferenceM">{{Cite web|title=139130.KS - DGB Financial Group Co Ltd Profile {{!}} Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.comundefined/|access-date=2021-05-14|website=www.reuters.comundefined|language=en}}{{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>


Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}} acquired 7.4% of [[Gorilla Glass]] maker [[Corning Inc.|Corning]], signing a long-term supply deal.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Reisinger |first=Don |date=23 October 2013 |title=Samsung eyes 7.4 percent stake in Gorilla Glass maker Corning |work=[[CNET|CNET News]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive|CBS Interactive Inc.]] |url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-57608861-92/samsung-eyes-7.4-percent-stake-in-gorilla-glass-maker-corning/lture=en-US |access-date=13 January 2018}}</ref> [[Corning Inc.|Corning]] is an American company that is experienced in glass chemistry, ceramics science, and optical physics, as well as its manufacturing and engineering, to create goods that support industries and improve living standards. Corning is committed to long-term research and development.
Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}} acquired 7.4% of [[Gorilla Glass]] maker [[Corning Inc.|Corning]], signing a long-term supply deal.<ref name="Reisinger">{{Cite news |last=Reisinger |first=Don |date=23 October 2013 |title=Samsung eyes 7.4 percent stake in Gorilla Glass maker Corning |work=[[CNET|CNET News]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive|CBS Interactive Inc.]] |url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-57608861-92/samsung-eyes-7.4-percent-stake-in-gorilla-glass-maker-corning/lture=en-US |access-date=13 January 2018}}</ref> [[Corning Inc.|Corning]] is an American company that is experienced in glass chemistry, ceramics science, and optical physics, as well as its manufacturing and engineering, to create goods that support industries and improve living standards. Corning is committed to long-term research and development.


Samsung Heavy Industries currently holds a 14.1% stake in [[Doosan Engineering & Construction|Doosan Engine]], making it the second-largest shareholder.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 January 2011 |title=Doosan Engine ends 33.2 pct higher on stock market debut |url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/business/2011/01/04/57/0503000000AEN20110104008900320F.HTML |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121115142300/http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/business/2011/01/04/57/0503000000AEN20110104008900320F.HTML |archive-date=15 November 2012 |access-date=19 March 2012 |publisher=yonhapnews.co.kr}}</ref> [[Doosan Group]] is a South Korean company found in 1896 by Park Seung-jik. The company specializes in heavy industries and construction such as power plants and desalination plants.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Kim|first1=Dong-One|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LEIrDwAAQBAJ&q=Doosan+Group+is+a+South+Korean+company+found+in+1896+by+Park+Seung-jik.&pg=PT122|title=Employment Relations and HRM in South Korea|last2=Bae|first2=Johngseok|date=2017-07-05|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-351-94042-9|language=en}}</ref>
Samsung Heavy Industries currently holds a 14.1% stake in [[Doosan Engineering & Construction|Doosan Engine]], making it the second-largest shareholder.<ref name="yonhapnews.co.kr">{{Cite web |date=3 January 2011 |title=Doosan Engine ends 33.2 pct higher on stock market debut |url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/business/2011/01/04/57/0503000000AEN20110104008900320F.HTML |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121115142300/http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/business/2011/01/04/57/0503000000AEN20110104008900320F.HTML |archive-date=15 November 2012 |access-date=19 March 2012 |publisher=yonhapnews.co.kr}}</ref> [[Doosan Group]] is a South Korean company found in 1896 by Park Seung-jik. The company specializes in heavy industries and construction such as power plants and desalination plants.<ref name="Routledge">{{Cite book|last1=Kim|first1=Dong-One|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LEIrDwAAQBAJ&q=Doosan+Group+is+a+South+Korean+company+found+in+1896+by+Park+Seung-jik.&pg=PT122|title=Employment Relations and HRM in South Korea|last2=Bae|first2=Johngseok|date=2017-07-05|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-351-94042-9|language=en}}</ref>


[[Samsung Techwin]] currently holds a 10% stake in [[Korea Aerospace Industries]] (KAI). Other major shareholders include the state-owned Korea Finance Corporation (26.75%), [[Hyundai Motor]] (10%) and [[Doosan]] (10%).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Korea Aerospace sale could prove need for clearer M&A guidelines |url=http://www.privateequitykorea.com/ma-news/korea-aerospace-sale-could-prove-need-for-clearer-ma-guidelines |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530032713/http://www.privateequitykorea.com/ma-news/korea-aerospace-sale-could-prove-need-for-clearer-ma-guidelines/ |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=19 March 2012 |publisher=privateequitykorea.com}}</ref> Korea Aerospace Industries is a South Korean defense and [[aerospace]] company found in 1999. Korea Aerospace Industries specializes in developing aerospace products, [[satellite]]s, and [[aircraft]]. On April 31, 2021, Korea Aerospace Industries announced that it was going to invest $880 million, 1 trillion won, over five consecutive years to expand the space business industry.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-13|title=Korea Aerospace Industries to invest $880 million to expand space business|url=https://spacenews.com/korea-aerospace-industries-to-invest-880-million-to-expand-space-business/|access-date=2021-06-01|website=SpaceNews|language=en-US}}</ref>
[[Samsung Techwin]] currently holds a 10% stake in [[Korea Aerospace Industries]] (KAI). Other major shareholders include the state-owned Korea Finance Corporation (26.75%), [[Hyundai Motor]] (10%) and [[Doosan]] (10%).<ref name="privateequitykorea.com">{{Cite web |title=Korea Aerospace sale could prove need for clearer M&A guidelines |url=http://www.privateequitykorea.com/ma-news/korea-aerospace-sale-could-prove-need-for-clearer-ma-guidelines |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530032713/http://www.privateequitykorea.com/ma-news/korea-aerospace-sale-could-prove-need-for-clearer-ma-guidelines/ |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=19 March 2012 |publisher=privateequitykorea.com}}</ref> Korea Aerospace Industries is a South Korean defense and [[aerospace]] company found in 1999. Korea Aerospace Industries specializes in developing aerospace products, [[satellite]]s, and [[aircraft]]. On April 31, 2021, Korea Aerospace Industries announced that it was going to invest $880 million, 1 trillion won, over five consecutive years to expand the space business industry.<ref name="spacenews.com">{{Cite web|date=2021-04-13|title=Korea Aerospace Industries to invest $880 million to expand space business|url=https://spacenews.com/korea-aerospace-industries-to-invest-880-million-to-expand-space-business/|access-date=2021-06-01|website=SpaceNews|language=en-US}}</ref>


MEMC's joint venture with Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd. In 1990, MEMC entered into a joint venture agreement to construct a [[silicon]] plant in Korea.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MEMC Korea Company |url=http://www.memc.com/index.php?view=Chonan |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227192815/http://www.memc.com/index.php?view=Chonan |archive-date=27 February 2012 |access-date=19 March 2012 |publisher=memc.com}}</ref> MEMC Korea Company is a Korean manufacturer and distributor of electronic components, ingots, silicon wafers, and other products.
MEMC's joint venture with Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd. In 1990, MEMC entered into a joint venture agreement to construct a [[silicon]] plant in Korea.<ref name="MEMC Korea Company">{{Cite web |title=MEMC Korea Company |url=http://www.memc.com/index.php?view=Chonan |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227192815/http://www.memc.com/index.php?view=Chonan |archive-date=27 February 2012 |access-date=19 March 2012 |publisher=memc.com}}</ref> MEMC Korea Company is a Korean manufacturer and distributor of electronic components, ingots, silicon wafers, and other products.


Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}}  buys 10% stake in rival phone maker [[Pantech]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Samsung to buy 10 percent stake in rival Pantech |url=https://www.zdnet.com/samsung-to-buy-10-percent-stake-in-rival-pantech-7000015713/lture=en-US |access-date=23 October 2013 |publisher=zdnet.com}}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Pantech is a South Korean company found in 1991. Pantech manufactures mobile phones and tablets. Pantech serves in many countries, including South Korea, [[United States]], [[Japan]], [[Europe]], [[Vietnam]], and [[China]].
Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}}  buys 10% stake in rival phone maker [[Pantech]].<ref name="zdnet.com">{{Cite web |title=Samsung to buy 10 percent stake in rival Pantech |url=https://www.zdnet.com/samsung-to-buy-10-percent-stake-in-rival-pantech-7000015713/lture=en-US |access-date=23 October 2013 |publisher=zdnet.com}}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Pantech is a South Korean company found in 1991. Pantech manufactures mobile phones and tablets. Pantech serves in many countries, including South Korea, [[United States]], [[Japan]], [[Europe]], [[Vietnam]], and [[China]].


Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}}  currently owns 4.19% of [[Rambus Incorporated]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rambus, Inc. RMBS |url=http://cart.morningstar.ca/Quicktakes/owners/MajorShareholders.aspx?t=RMBS&region=USA&culture=en-US |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120810042930/http://cart.morningstar.ca/Quicktakes/owners/MajorShareholders.aspx?t=RMBS&region=USA&culture=en-US |archive-date=10 August 2012 |access-date=6 March 2012 |publisher=morningstar.ca}}</ref> Rambus Incorporated is an American technology company found in 1990. The company specializes in producing electronic components such as licenses chip interface technologies and architectures used in digital electronic products.
Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}}  currently owns 4.19% of [[Rambus Incorporated]].<ref name="Rambus, Inc. RMBS">{{Cite web |title=Rambus, Inc. RMBS |url=http://cart.morningstar.ca/Quicktakes/owners/MajorShareholders.aspx?t=RMBS&region=USA&culture=en-US |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120810042930/http://cart.morningstar.ca/Quicktakes/owners/MajorShareholders.aspx?t=RMBS&region=USA&culture=en-US |archive-date=10 August 2012 |access-date=6 March 2012 |publisher=morningstar.ca}}</ref> Rambus Incorporated is an American technology company found in 1990. The company specializes in producing electronic components such as licenses chip interface technologies and architectures used in digital electronic products.


Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}}  currently owns 19.9% of the automobile manufacturer [[Renault Samsung Motors]]. Renault Samsung Motors is a South Korean automotive company found in 1994. The company made car related transactions starting in 1998 and since have expanded into a range of cars and electric car models.
Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}}  currently owns 19.9% of the automobile manufacturer [[Renault Samsung Motors]]. Renault Samsung Motors is a South Korean automotive company found in 1994. The company made car related transactions starting in 1998 and since have expanded into a range of cars and electric car models.


Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}}  currently owns 9.6% of [[Seagate Technology]], making it the second-largest shareholder. Under a shareholder agreement, Samsung has the right to nominate an executive to Seagate's board of directors.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Seagate to Buy Samsung's Hard-Disk Unit for $1.38 Billion, Build Alliance |publisher=Bloomberg Businessweek |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-19/samsung-electronics-seagate-to-combine-computer-hard-disk-drive-business.html |url-status=live |access-date=6 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214020038/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-19/samsung-electronics-seagate-to-combine-computer-hard-disk-drive-business.html |archive-date=14 February 2012}}</ref> Seagate Technology is an American company that works in the computer storage industry. Seagate Technology was found in 1979. The company is a major supplier of microcomputers and hard disks.
Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}}  currently owns 9.6% of [[Seagate Technology]], making it the second-largest shareholder. Under a shareholder agreement, Samsung has the right to nominate an executive to Seagate's board of directors.<ref name="ReferenceN">{{Cite news |title=Seagate to Buy Samsung's Hard-Disk Unit for $1.38 Billion, Build Alliance |publisher=Bloomberg Businessweek |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-19/samsung-electronics-seagate-to-combine-computer-hard-disk-drive-business.html |url-status=live |access-date=6 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214020038/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-19/samsung-electronics-seagate-to-combine-computer-hard-disk-drive-business.html |archive-date=14 February 2012}}</ref> Seagate Technology is an American company that works in the computer storage industry. Seagate Technology was found in 1979. The company is a major supplier of microcomputers and hard disks.


Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}}  owns 3% of [[Sharp Corporation]], a rival company to Samsung.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Samsung buys stake in struggling Sharp |publisher=money.cnn.com |url=https://money.cnn.com/2013/03/06/technology/sharp-samsung/ |url-status=live |access-date=23 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130310084910/http://money.cnn.com/2013/03/06/technology/sharp-samsung |archive-date=10 March 2013}}</ref> Sharp Corporation is a Japanese company found in 1912. The company specializes in designing and manufacturing electronic products, such as phones, microwave ovens, and air conditioners.
Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}}  owns 3% of [[Sharp Corporation]], a rival company to Samsung.<ref name="money.cnn.com">{{Cite news |title=Samsung buys stake in struggling Sharp |publisher=money.cnn.com |url=https://money.cnn.com/2013/03/06/technology/sharp-samsung/ |url-status=live |access-date=23 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130310084910/http://money.cnn.com/2013/03/06/technology/sharp-samsung |archive-date=10 March 2013}}</ref> Sharp Corporation is a Japanese company found in 1912. The company specializes in designing and manufacturing electronic products, such as phones, microwave ovens, and air conditioners.


Samsung Engineering holds a 10% stake in Sungjin Geotec, an offshore oil drilling company that is a subsidiary of [[POSCO]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Posco Heavy Industries' may be in the works |url=http://121.253.25.110/2012/01/31/2012013105.pdf |access-date=19 March 2012 |publisher=Korea JoongAng Daily}}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> SungJin Geotec is a South Korean company found in 1989. The company specializes in manufacturing and developing offshore facilities, oil sand modules, [[petrochemical plant]] components, and [[desalination plants]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=POSCO Takes Over Plant Maker Sungjin Geotec - Pulse by Maeil Business News Korea|url=https://pulsenews.co.kr/view.php?year=2010&no=136121#:~:text=Sungjin%20Geotec,%20established%20in%201989,refinery%20modules%20for%20oil%20sands.|access-date=2021-06-01|website=pulsenews.co.kr|language=ko}}</ref>
Samsung Engineering holds a 10% stake in Sungjin Geotec, an offshore oil drilling company that is a subsidiary of [[POSCO]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Posco Heavy Industries' may be in the works |url=http://121.253.25.110/2012/01/31/2012013105.pdf |access-date=19 March 2012 |publisher=Korea JoongAng Daily}}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> SungJin Geotec is a South Korean company found in 1989. The company specializes in manufacturing and developing offshore facilities, oil sand modules, [[petrochemical plant]] components, and [[desalination plants]].<ref name="ReferenceO">{{Cite web|title=POSCO Takes Over Plant Maker Sungjin Geotec - Pulse by Maeil Business News Korea|url=https://pulsenews.co.kr/view.php?year=2010&no=136121#:~:text=Sungjin%20Geotec,%20established%20in%201989,refinery%20modules%20for%20oil%20sands.|access-date=2021-06-01|website=pulsenews.co.kr|language=ko}}</ref>


[[Taylor Energy]] is an independent American oil company that drills in the [[Gulf of Mexico]] based in [[New Orleans]], Louisiana.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 February 2008 |title=Taylor Energy Sells Gulf of Mexico Assets to Two South Korean Companies |publisher=reuters.com |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2008/02/01/idUS180521+01-Feb-2008+BW20080201 |url-status=dead |access-date=19 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120726052005/http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/02/01/idUS180521+01-Feb-2008+BW20080201 |archive-date=26 July 2012}}</ref> Samsung Oil & Gas USA Corp., subsidiaries of Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}} , currently owns 20% of Taylor Energy. Taylor Energy is an American oil and gas company found in 1979. The company works mainly in the oil drilling industry and drills in the Gulf of Mexico.
[[Taylor Energy]] is an independent American oil company that drills in the [[Gulf of Mexico]] based in [[New Orleans]], Louisiana.<ref name="ReferenceP">{{Cite news |date=1 February 2008 |title=Taylor Energy Sells Gulf of Mexico Assets to Two South Korean Companies |publisher=reuters.com |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2008/02/01/idUS180521+01-Feb-2008+BW20080201 |url-status=dead |access-date=19 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120726052005/http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/02/01/idUS180521+01-Feb-2008+BW20080201 |archive-date=26 July 2012}}</ref> Samsung Oil & Gas USA Corp., subsidiaries of Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}} , currently owns 20% of Taylor Energy. Taylor Energy is an American oil and gas company found in 1979. The company works mainly in the oil drilling industry and drills in the Gulf of Mexico.


==Acquisitions and attempted acquisitions==
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Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}} has made the following acquisitions and attempted acquisitions:
Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}} has made the following acquisitions and attempted acquisitions:


[[Samsung Techwin]] acquired the German camera manufacturer [[Rollei]] in 1995. Samsung ([[Rollei]]) used its optic expertise on the crystals of a new line of 100% Swiss-made watches. But on 11 March 1995, the [[Cologne]] District court prohibited the advertising and sale of [[Rollei]] watches on German territory.<ref>{{Cite web|date=9 June 1997|title=Voigtländer & Rollei non-camera items|url=http://web.me.com/fwstutterheim/rugarchives/1997-06/00189.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110821022936/http://web.me.com/fwstutterheim/rugarchives/1997-06/00189.html|archive-date=21 August 2011|access-date=5 February 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=June 1996|title=Basel 96 Watches Take Back the Spotlight|url=http://www.jckonline.com/article/284233-Basel_96_Watches_Take_Back_The_Spotlight.php|url-status=dead|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20110205184829/http://www.jckonline.com/article/284233-Basel_96_Watches_Take_Back_The_Spotlight.php|archive-date=5 February 2011|access-date=5 February 2011|publisher=jckonline.com}}</ref> In 1999, [[Rollei]] management bought out the company.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Franke & Heidecke – Rollei TLRs|url=http://www.tlr-cameras.com/German/Rollei.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930040224/http://www.tlr-cameras.com/German/Rollei.html|archive-date=30 September 2015|access-date=12 September 2015}}</ref>
[[Samsung Techwin]] acquired the German camera manufacturer [[Rollei]] in 1995. Samsung ([[Rollei]]) used its optic expertise on the crystals of a new line of 100% Swiss-made watches. But on 11 March 1995, the [[Cologne]] District court prohibited the advertising and sale of [[Rollei]] watches on German territory.<ref name="web.me.com">{{Cite web|date=9 June 1997|title=Voigtländer & Rollei non-camera items|url=http://web.me.com/fwstutterheim/rugarchives/1997-06/00189.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110821022936/http://web.me.com/fwstutterheim/rugarchives/1997-06/00189.html|archive-date=21 August 2011|access-date=5 February 2011}}</ref><ref name="jckonline.com">{{Cite web|date=June 1996|title=Basel 96 Watches Take Back the Spotlight|url=http://www.jckonline.com/article/284233-Basel_96_Watches_Take_Back_The_Spotlight.php|url-status=dead|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20110205184829/http://www.jckonline.com/article/284233-Basel_96_Watches_Take_Back_The_Spotlight.php|archive-date=5 February 2011|access-date=5 February 2011|publisher=jckonline.com}}</ref> In 1999, [[Rollei]] management bought out the company.<ref name="Franke & Heidecke – Rollei TLRs">{{Cite web|title=Franke & Heidecke – Rollei TLRs|url=http://www.tlr-cameras.com/German/Rollei.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930040224/http://www.tlr-cameras.com/German/Rollei.html|archive-date=30 September 2015|access-date=12 September 2015}}</ref>


Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}} lost a chance to revive its failed bid to take over Dutch aircraft maker [[Fokker]] when other airplane makers rejected its offer to form a consortium. The three proposed partners—Hyundai, Hanjin and Daewoo—notified the South Korean government that they would not join Samsung Aerospace Industries.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1 January 1997|title=Samsung Loses Attempt to Acquire Fokker|work=Los Angeles Times|url=https://articles.latimes.com/1997-01-01/business/fi-14382_1_maker-fokker|url-status=live|access-date=5 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501075421/http://articles.latimes.com/1997-01-01/business/fi-14382_1_maker-fokker|archive-date=1 May 2011}}</ref>
Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}} lost a chance to revive its failed bid to take over Dutch aircraft maker [[Fokker]] when other airplane makers rejected its offer to form a consortium. The three proposed partners—Hyundai, Hanjin and Daewoo—notified the South Korean government that they would not join Samsung Aerospace Industries.<ref name="Los Angeles Times">{{Cite news|date=1 January 1997|title=Samsung Loses Attempt to Acquire Fokker|work=Los Angeles Times|url=https://articles.latimes.com/1997-01-01/business/fi-14382_1_maker-fokker|url-status=live|access-date=5 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501075421/http://articles.latimes.com/1997-01-01/business/fi-14382_1_maker-fokker|archive-date=1 May 2011}}</ref>


Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}} bought a 40% stake in [[AST Research]] in 1995, in a failed attempt to break into the North American computer market. Samsung was forced to close the California-based computer maker following mass resignations of research staff and a string of losses.<ref>{{Cite web|date=9 June 1997|title=Samsung buys Dutch group in return to M&A|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/65e04374-24b5-11e0-a919-00144feab49a.html#axzz1D1RD7Brp|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110126002110/http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/65e04374-24b5-11e0-a919-00144feab49a.html#axzz1D1RD7Brp|archive-date=26 January 2011|access-date=5 February 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=1995-02-28|title=Samsung Buys 40% Stake in Troubled AST : Computers: Korean firm's injection of $450 million into money-losing Irvine PC maker gives it access to U.S. market.|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-02-28-fi-36981-story.html|access-date=2021-06-09|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref>
Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}} bought a 40% stake in [[AST Research]] in 1995, in a failed attempt to break into the North American computer market. Samsung was forced to close the California-based computer maker following mass resignations of research staff and a string of losses.<ref name="ft.com">{{Cite web|date=9 June 1997|title=Samsung buys Dutch group in return to M&A|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/65e04374-24b5-11e0-a919-00144feab49a.html#axzz1D1RD7Brp|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110126002110/http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/65e04374-24b5-11e0-a919-00144feab49a.html#axzz1D1RD7Brp|archive-date=26 January 2011|access-date=5 February 2011}}</ref><ref name="latimes.com">{{Cite web|date=1995-02-28|title=Samsung Buys 40% Stake in Troubled AST : Computers: Korean firm's injection of $450 million into money-losing Irvine PC maker gives it access to U.S. market.|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-02-28-fi-36981-story.html|access-date=2021-06-09|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref>


In 1995, Samsung's textile department{{Who|date=June 2021}} invested in [[FUBU]], an American hip hop apparel company, after the founder placed an advertisement asking for funding in The New York Times newspaper.<ref>{{Cite web|title=FUBU Shoes|url=http://shoeshowcase.net/fubu-shoes|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101224153440/http://shoeshowcase.net/fubu-shoes|archive-date=24 December 2010|access-date=5 February 2011|publisher=shoeshowcase.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Feloni|first=Richard|title='Shark Tank' investor Daymond John landed a deal that helped him make $30 million by taking out a newspaper ad|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/shark-tank-daymond-john-newspaper-ad-samsung-deal-2018-2|access-date=2021-06-09|website=Business Insider|language=en-US}}</ref>
In 1995, Samsung's textile department{{Who|date=June 2021}} invested in [[FUBU]], an American hip hop apparel company, after the founder placed an advertisement asking for funding in The New York Times newspaper.<ref name="FUBU Shoes">{{Cite web|title=FUBU Shoes|url=http://shoeshowcase.net/fubu-shoes|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101224153440/http://shoeshowcase.net/fubu-shoes|archive-date=24 December 2010|access-date=5 February 2011|publisher=shoeshowcase.net}}</ref><ref name="Feloni">{{Cite web|last=Feloni|first=Richard|title='Shark Tank' investor Daymond John landed a deal that helped him make $30 million by taking out a newspaper ad|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/shark-tank-daymond-john-newspaper-ad-samsung-deal-2018-2|access-date=2021-06-09|website=Business Insider|language=en-US}}</ref>


Samsung Securities Co., Ltd. and [[City of London]]-based [[N M Rothschild & Sons]] (more commonly known simply as '''Rothschild''') have agreed to form a strategic alliance in investment banking business. Two parties will jointly work on cross border mergers and acquisition deals.<ref>{{Cite web|date=5 November 2008|title=Samsung-Rothschild alliance|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2010/09/124_33941.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429011625/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2010/09/124_33941.html|archive-date=29 April 2011|access-date=7 February 2011|work=The Korea Times}}</ref>
Samsung Securities Co., Ltd. and [[City of London]]-based [[N M Rothschild & Sons]] (more commonly known simply as '''Rothschild''') have agreed to form a strategic alliance in investment banking business. Two parties will jointly work on cross border mergers and acquisition deals.<ref name="Samsung-Rothschild alliance">{{Cite web|date=5 November 2008|title=Samsung-Rothschild alliance|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2010/09/124_33941.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429011625/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2010/09/124_33941.html|archive-date=29 April 2011|access-date=7 February 2011|work=The Korea Times}}</ref>


In December 2010, Samsung Electronics bought [[MEDISON Co.,Ltd.|MEDISON Co]]., a South Korean medical-equipment company, the first step in a long-discussed plan to diversify from consumer electronics.<ref name="Ramstad">{{Cite news|last=Ramstad|first=Evan|date=14 December 2010|title=Samsung Electronics Buys Ultrasound-Monitor Maker Medison - WSJ.com|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703734204576019154081004520.html|url-status=live|access-date=11 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510075533/http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703734204576019154081004520.html|archive-date=10 May 2013}}</ref> Grandis Inc. – memory developer in July 2011, Samsung announced that it had acquired [[Magnetoresistive random-access memory|spin-transfer torque random access memory]] (MRAM) vendor Grandis Inc.<ref>Dylan McGrath, EE Times. "[http://eetimes.com/electronics-news/4218434/Samsung-buys-MRAM-developer-Grandis Samsung buys MRAM developer Grandis] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121027144113/http://eetimes.com/electronics-news/4218434/Samsung-buys-MRAM-developer-Grandis|date=27 October 2012}}." 2 August 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2011.</ref> Grandis will become a part of Samsung's R&D operations and will focus on the development of next-generation random-access memory.<ref>Chris Preimesberger, eWeek. "[http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Data-Storage/Samsung-Acquires-NewGen-Memory-Maker-Grandis-121531/ Samsung Acquires New-Gen Memory Maker Grandis] {{Webarchive|url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20160515122251/http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Data%2DStorage/Samsung%2DAcquires%2DNewGen%2DMemory%2DMaker%2DGrandis%2D121531/|date=15 May 2016}}." 2 August 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2011.</ref>
In December 2010, Samsung Electronics bought [[MEDISON Co.,Ltd.|MEDISON Co]]., a South Korean medical-equipment company, the first step in a long-discussed plan to diversify from consumer electronics.<ref name="Ramstad">{{Cite news|last=Ramstad|first=Evan|date=14 December 2010|title=Samsung Electronics Buys Ultrasound-Monitor Maker Medison - WSJ.com|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703734204576019154081004520.html|url-status=live|access-date=11 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510075533/http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703734204576019154081004520.html|archive-date=10 May 2013}}</ref> Grandis Inc. – memory developer in July 2011, Samsung announced that it had acquired [[Magnetoresistive random-access memory|spin-transfer torque random access memory]] (MRAM) vendor Grandis Inc.<ref name="Samsung buys MRAM developer Grandis">Dylan McGrath, EE Times. "[http://eetimes.com/electronics-news/4218434/Samsung-buys-MRAM-developer-Grandis Samsung buys MRAM developer Grandis] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121027144113/http://eetimes.com/electronics-news/4218434/Samsung-buys-MRAM-developer-Grandis|date=27 October 2012}}." 2 August 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2011.</ref> Grandis will become a part of Samsung's R&D operations and will focus on the development of next-generation random-access memory.<ref name="eweek.com">Chris Preimesberger, eWeek. "[http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Data-Storage/Samsung-Acquires-NewGen-Memory-Maker-Grandis-121531/ Samsung Acquires New-Gen Memory Maker Grandis] {{Webarchive|url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20160515122251/http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Data%2DStorage/Samsung%2DAcquires%2DNewGen%2DMemory%2DMaker%2DGrandis%2D121531/|date=15 May 2016}}." 2 August 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2011.</ref>


On 26 December 2011 the board of Samsung Electronics approved a plan to buy [[Sony]]'s entire stake in their 2004 joint liquid crystal display (LCD) venture for 1.08&nbsp;trillion won ($938.97&nbsp;million).<ref>{{Cite web|date=26 December 2011|title=Samsung to buy Sony half of LCD venture|url=http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/ea650ef6-2fac-11e1-8ad0-00144feabdc0.html}}</ref>
On 26 December 2011 the board of Samsung Electronics approved a plan to buy [[Sony]]'s entire stake in their 2004 joint liquid crystal display (LCD) venture for 1.08&nbsp;trillion won ($938.97&nbsp;million).<ref name="ReferenceQ">{{Cite web|date=26 December 2011|title=Samsung to buy Sony half of LCD venture|url=http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/ea650ef6-2fac-11e1-8ad0-00144feabdc0.html}}</ref>


On 9 May 2012, [[mSpot]] announced that it had been acquired by Samsung Electronics with the intention of a cloud-based music service.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120512213124/http://www.mspotcorporate.com/press/samsung-electronics-acquires-mspot Samsung Electronics Acquires Mspot| Mspot]. Mspotcorporate.com (9 May 2012). Retrieved 19 March 2013.</ref> The succeeding service was [[Samsung Music Hub]].
On 9 May 2012, [[mSpot]] announced that it had been acquired by Samsung Electronics with the intention of a cloud-based music service.<ref name="web.archive.org">[https://web.archive.org/web/20120512213124/http://www.mspotcorporate.com/press/samsung-electronics-acquires-mspot Samsung Electronics Acquires Mspot| Mspot]. Mspotcorporate.com (9 May 2012). Retrieved 19 March 2013.</ref> The succeeding service was [[Samsung Music Hub]].


In December 2012, Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}} announced that it had acquired the privately held storage software vendor NVELO, Inc., based in [[Santa Clara, California]].<ref>[http://www.samsung.com/global/business/semiconductor/news-events/press-releases/detail?newsId=12421 Samsung Electronics Acquires NVELO]. Samsung.com (14 December 2012). Retrieved 19 March 2013. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150423094038/http://www.samsung.com/global/business/semiconductor/news-events/press-releases/detail?newsId=12421|date=23 April 2015}}</ref> NVELO will become part of Samsung's R&D operations, and will focus on software for intelligently managing and optimizing next-generation Samsung SSD storage subsystems for consumer and enterprise computing platforms.
In December 2012, Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}} announced that it had acquired the privately held storage software vendor NVELO, Inc., based in [[Santa Clara, California]].<ref name="Samsung Electronics Acquires NVELO">[http://www.samsung.com/global/business/semiconductor/news-events/press-releases/detail?newsId=12421 Samsung Electronics Acquires NVELO]. Samsung.com (14 December 2012). Retrieved 19 March 2013. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150423094038/http://www.samsung.com/global/business/semiconductor/news-events/press-releases/detail?newsId=12421|date=23 April 2015}}</ref> NVELO will become part of Samsung's R&D operations, and will focus on software for intelligently managing and optimizing next-generation Samsung SSD storage subsystems for consumer and enterprise computing platforms.


In January 2013, Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}} announced that it has acquired [[medical imaging]] company [[NeuroLogica]], part of the multinational conglomerate's plans to build a leading medical technology business. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.<ref>[https://techcrunch.com/2013/01/28/samsung-buys-medical-imaging-company-neurologica/ Samsung Buys Medical Imaging Company NeuroLogica] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170705080629/https://techcrunch.com/2013/01/28/samsung-buys-medical-imaging-company-neurologica/|date=5 July 2017}}. TechCrunch (28 January 2013). Retrieved 19 March 2013.</ref>
In January 2013, Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}} announced that it has acquired [[medical imaging]] company [[NeuroLogica]], part of the multinational conglomerate's plans to build a leading medical technology business. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.<ref name="TechCrunch 2013">[https://techcrunch.com/2013/01/28/samsung-buys-medical-imaging-company-neurologica/ Samsung Buys Medical Imaging Company NeuroLogica] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170705080629/https://techcrunch.com/2013/01/28/samsung-buys-medical-imaging-company-neurologica/|date=5 July 2017}}. TechCrunch (28 January 2013). Retrieved 19 March 2013.</ref>


On 14 August 2014, Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}} acquired [[SmartThings]], a fast-growing home automation startup. The company did not release the acquisition price, but TechCrunch reported a $200&nbsp;million price tag when it first caught word of the deal in July 2014.<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/aarontilley/2014/08/14/samsung-smartthings-acquisition-2/ Samsung Acquires SmartThings, A Fast-Growing Home Automation Startup] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230011149/http://www.forbes.com/sites/aarontilley/2014/08/14/samsung-smartthings-acquisition-2/|date=30 December 2014}}. ''[[Forbes]]'' (14 August 2014). Retrieved 19 August 2014.</ref>
On 14 August 2014, Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}} acquired [[SmartThings]], a fast-growing home automation startup. The company did not release the acquisition price, but TechCrunch reported a $200&nbsp;million price tag when it first caught word of the deal in July 2014.<ref name="forbes.com">[https://www.forbes.com/sites/aarontilley/2014/08/14/samsung-smartthings-acquisition-2/ Samsung Acquires SmartThings, A Fast-Growing Home Automation Startup] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230011149/http://www.forbes.com/sites/aarontilley/2014/08/14/samsung-smartthings-acquisition-2/|date=30 December 2014}}. ''[[Forbes]]'' (14 August 2014). Retrieved 19 August 2014.</ref>


On 19 August 2014, Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}} said it had acquired U.S. air conditioner distributor [[Quietside]] LLC as part of its push to strengthen its "smart home" business. A Samsung Electronics spokesman said the South Korean company acquired 100 percent of Quietside.<ref>[http://www.foxbusiness.com/industries/2014/08/19/samsung-buys-us-air-conditioner-firm-quietside-in-smart-home-push/ Samsung buys U.S. air conditioner firm Quietside in 'smart home' push] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150406191754/http://www.foxbusiness.com/industries/2014/08/19/samsung-buys-us-air-conditioner-firm-quietside-in-smart-home-push/|date=6 April 2015}}. Foxbusiness (19 August 2014). Retrieved 19 August 2014.</ref>
On 19 August 2014, Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}} said it had acquired U.S. air conditioner distributor [[Quietside]] LLC as part of its push to strengthen its "smart home" business. A Samsung Electronics spokesman said the South Korean company acquired 100 percent of Quietside.<ref name="foxbusiness.com">[http://www.foxbusiness.com/industries/2014/08/19/samsung-buys-us-air-conditioner-firm-quietside-in-smart-home-push/ Samsung buys U.S. air conditioner firm Quietside in 'smart home' push] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150406191754/http://www.foxbusiness.com/industries/2014/08/19/samsung-buys-us-air-conditioner-firm-quietside-in-smart-home-push/|date=6 April 2015}}. Foxbusiness (19 August 2014). Retrieved 19 August 2014.</ref>


3 November 2014, Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}} announced it had acquired [[Proximal Data]], Inc., a San Diego, California-based pioneer of server-side caching software with I/O intelligence that work within virtualized systems.<ref>{{Cite press release|title=Samsung Electronics Acquires Proximal Data|date=3 November 2014|publisher=Samsung|url=http://www.samsung.com/semiconductor/insights/news/13801|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205033650/http://www.samsung.com/semiconductor/insights/news/13801|archive-date=5 February 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
3 November 2014, Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}} announced it had acquired [[Proximal Data]], Inc., a San Diego, California-based pioneer of server-side caching software with I/O intelligence that work within virtualized systems.<ref name="ReferenceR">{{Cite press release|title=Samsung Electronics Acquires Proximal Data|date=3 November 2014|publisher=Samsung|url=http://www.samsung.com/semiconductor/insights/news/13801|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205033650/http://www.samsung.com/semiconductor/insights/news/13801|archive-date=5 February 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>


On 18 February 2015, Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}} acquired U.S.-based mobile payments firm [[LoopPay]] – This allows Samsung in smartphone transactions.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Stein|first=Scott|date=19 February 2015|title=Samsung's LoopPay: What it is, and why you should care|work=[[CNET|CNET News]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive|CBS Interactive Inc.]]|url=https://cnet.com/news/samsungs-looppay-what-it-is-and-why-you-should-care/|url-status=live|access-date=13 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012072103/https://www.cnet.com/news/samsungs-looppay-what-it-is-and-why-you-should-care/|archive-date=12 October 2017}}</ref>
On 18 February 2015, Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}} acquired U.S.-based mobile payments firm [[LoopPay]] – This allows Samsung in smartphone transactions.<ref name="Stein">{{Cite news|last=Stein|first=Scott|date=19 February 2015|title=Samsung's LoopPay: What it is, and why you should care|work=[[CNET|CNET News]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive|CBS Interactive Inc.]]|url=https://cnet.com/news/samsungs-looppay-what-it-is-and-why-you-should-care/|url-status=live|access-date=13 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012072103/https://www.cnet.com/news/samsungs-looppay-what-it-is-and-why-you-should-care/|archive-date=12 October 2017}}</ref>


On 5 March 2015, Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}} acquired small U.S.-based manufacturer of light-emitting diode displays, [[YESCO Electronics]], which focuses on making digital billboards and message signs.<ref>By Min-Jeong Lee, The Wall Street Journal. "[https://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/03/05/samsungs-latest-acquisition-utah-based-yesco-electronics/ Samsung's Latest Acquisition: Utah-Based Yesco Electronics] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118035608/http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/03/05/samsungs-latest-acquisition-utah-based-yesco-electronics/|date=18 January 2017}}." 5 March 2015. 27 March 2015.</ref>
On 5 March 2015, Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}} acquired small U.S.-based manufacturer of light-emitting diode displays, [[YESCO Electronics]], which focuses on making digital billboards and message signs.<ref name="blogs.wsj.com">By Min-Jeong Lee, The Wall Street Journal. "[https://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/03/05/samsungs-latest-acquisition-utah-based-yesco-electronics/ Samsung's Latest Acquisition: Utah-Based Yesco Electronics] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118035608/http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/03/05/samsungs-latest-acquisition-utah-based-yesco-electronics/|date=18 January 2017}}." 5 March 2015. 27 March 2015.</ref>


On 5 October 2016, Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}} announced it had acquired [[Viv (software)|Viv]], a company working on [[artificial intelligence]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Panzarino|first=Matthew|date=5 October 2016|title=Samsung acquires Viv, a next-gen AI assistant built by the creators of Apple's Siri|work=[[TechCrunch]]|url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/10/05/samsung-acquires-viv-a-next-gen-ai-assistant-built-by-creators-of-apples-siri/|url-status=live|access-date=10 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010110641/https://techcrunch.com/2016/10/05/samsung-acquires-viv-a-next-gen-ai-assistant-built-by-creators-of-apples-siri/|archive-date=10 October 2016}}</ref>
On 5 October 2016, Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}} announced it had acquired [[Viv (software)|Viv]], a company working on [[artificial intelligence]].<ref name="Panzarino">{{Cite news|last=Panzarino|first=Matthew|date=5 October 2016|title=Samsung acquires Viv, a next-gen AI assistant built by the creators of Apple's Siri|work=[[TechCrunch]]|url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/10/05/samsung-acquires-viv-a-next-gen-ai-assistant-built-by-creators-of-apples-siri/|url-status=live|access-date=10 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010110641/https://techcrunch.com/2016/10/05/samsung-acquires-viv-a-next-gen-ai-assistant-built-by-creators-of-apples-siri/|archive-date=10 October 2016}}</ref>


On 15 November 2016, Samsung Canada announced it has acquired [[Rich Communications Services]], a company working on a new technology for text messaging.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Tibken|first=Shara|date=15 November 2016|title=Samsung's new acquisition will make your texts more interesting|work=[[CNET|CNET News]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive|CBS Interactive Inc.]]|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/samsungs-latest-acquisition-will-make-your-texts-more-interesting/?ftag=CAD-04-10aae4g&bhid=25604195982914739067553674390171|url-status=live|access-date=17 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161117210924/https://www.cnet.com/news/samsungs-latest-acquisition-will-make-your-texts-more-interesting/?ftag=CAD-04-10aae4g&bhid=25604195982914739067553674390171|archive-date=17 November 2016}}</ref>
On 15 November 2016, Samsung Canada announced it has acquired [[Rich Communications Services]], a company working on a new technology for text messaging.<ref name="Tibken">{{Cite news|last=Tibken|first=Shara|date=15 November 2016|title=Samsung's new acquisition will make your texts more interesting|work=[[CNET|CNET News]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive|CBS Interactive Inc.]]|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/samsungs-latest-acquisition-will-make-your-texts-more-interesting/?ftag=CAD-04-10aae4g&bhid=25604195982914739067553674390171|url-status=live|access-date=17 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161117210924/https://www.cnet.com/news/samsungs-latest-acquisition-will-make-your-texts-more-interesting/?ftag=CAD-04-10aae4g&bhid=25604195982914739067553674390171|archive-date=17 November 2016}}</ref>


==Major clients==
==Major clients==
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[[File:Lunskoye.jpeg|thumb|The world's largest oil and gas project, Sakhalin II- Lunskoye platform under construction. The topside facilities of the LUN-A (Lunskoye) and PA-B (Piltun Astokhskoye) platforms are being built at the Samsung Heavy Industry shipyard in South Korea.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Russian offshore project "Sakhalin II" is relying on Arma-Chek R |url=http://www.armacell.com/www/armacell/INETFAQ.nsf/IDP/330E412A7D4AFD86802570F1003585DC |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501060508/http://www.armacell.com/www/armacell/INETFAQ.nsf/IDP/330E412A7D4AFD86802570F1003585DC |archive-date=1 May 2011 |access-date=7 February 2011 |publisher=armacell.com}}</ref>]]
[[File:Lunskoye.jpeg|thumb|The world's largest oil and gas project, Sakhalin II- Lunskoye platform under construction. The topside facilities of the LUN-A (Lunskoye) and PA-B (Piltun Astokhskoye) platforms are being built at the Samsung Heavy Industry shipyard in South Korea.<ref name="armacell.com">{{Cite web |title=The Russian offshore project "Sakhalin II" is relying on Arma-Chek R |url=http://www.armacell.com/www/armacell/INETFAQ.nsf/IDP/330E412A7D4AFD86802570F1003585DC |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501060508/http://www.armacell.com/www/armacell/INETFAQ.nsf/IDP/330E412A7D4AFD86802570F1003585DC |archive-date=1 May 2011 |access-date=7 February 2011 |publisher=armacell.com}}</ref>]]
Major clients of Samsung include:
Major clients of Samsung include:
; Royal Dutch Shell
; Royal Dutch Shell
: Samsung Heavy Industries will be the sole provider of [[liquefied natural gas]] (LNG) storage facilities worth up to US$50 billion to [[Royal Dutch Shell]] for the next 15 years.<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 September 2009 |title=Samsung Heavy Industries |work=forbes.com |url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/37/asia-fab-50-09_Samsung-Heavy-Industries_KQZL.html |url-status=live |access-date=13 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100531101750/http://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/37/asia-fab-50-09_Samsung-Heavy-Industries_KQZL.html |archive-date=31 May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=31 July 2009 |title=Samsung Heavy Signs Deal with Shell to Build LNG Facilities |url=http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=58404&Itemid=70 |access-date=13 September 2010 |publisher=hellenicshippingnews.com}}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
: Samsung Heavy Industries will be the sole provider of [[liquefied natural gas]] (LNG) storage facilities worth up to US$50 billion to [[Royal Dutch Shell]] for the next 15 years.<ref name="Samsung Heavy Industries">{{Cite news |date=23 September 2009 |title=Samsung Heavy Industries |work=forbes.com |url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/37/asia-fab-50-09_Samsung-Heavy-Industries_KQZL.html |url-status=live |access-date=13 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100531101750/http://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/37/asia-fab-50-09_Samsung-Heavy-Industries_KQZL.html |archive-date=31 May 2010}}</ref><ref name="hellenicshippingnews.com">{{Cite web |date=31 July 2009 |title=Samsung Heavy Signs Deal with Shell to Build LNG Facilities |url=http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=58404&Itemid=70 |access-date=13 September 2010 |publisher=hellenicshippingnews.com}}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
:Shell unveiled plans to build the world's first [[floating liquefied natural gas]] (FLNG) platform. In October 2012<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 October 2012 |title=Major construction begins on the Prelude FLNG project |url=http://www.shell.com/global/aboutshell/media/news-and-media-releases/2012/prelude-flng-construction-begins-18102012.html |url-status=live |access-date=15 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715224128/http://www.shell.com/global/aboutshell/media/news-and-media-releases/2012/prelude-flng-construction-begins-18102012.html |archive-date=15 July 2014}}</ref> at Samsung Heavy Industries' shipyard on [[Geoje Island]] in South Korea work started on a "ship" that, when finished and fully loaded, will weigh 600,000 tonnes, the world's biggest "ship". That is six times larger than the largest U.S. [[aircraft carrier]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 July 2011 |title=The gas platform that will be the world's biggest 'ship' |publisher=bbc.co.uk |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13709293 |url-status=live |access-date=19 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111230102333/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13709293 |archive-date=30 December 2011}}</ref>
:Shell unveiled plans to build the world's first [[floating liquefied natural gas]] (FLNG) platform. In October 2012<ref name="shell.com">{{Cite news |date=18 October 2012 |title=Major construction begins on the Prelude FLNG project |url=http://www.shell.com/global/aboutshell/media/news-and-media-releases/2012/prelude-flng-construction-begins-18102012.html |url-status=live |access-date=15 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715224128/http://www.shell.com/global/aboutshell/media/news-and-media-releases/2012/prelude-flng-construction-begins-18102012.html |archive-date=15 July 2014}}</ref> at Samsung Heavy Industries' shipyard on [[Geoje Island]] in South Korea work started on a "ship" that, when finished and fully loaded, will weigh 600,000 tonnes, the world's biggest "ship". That is six times larger than the largest U.S. [[aircraft carrier]].<ref name="ReferenceS">{{Cite news |date=15 July 2011 |title=The gas platform that will be the world's biggest 'ship' |publisher=bbc.co.uk |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13709293 |url-status=live |access-date=19 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111230102333/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13709293 |archive-date=30 December 2011}}</ref>


=== United Arab Emirates government ===
=== United Arab Emirates government ===
: A consortium of South Korean firms, including Samsung, [[Korea Electric Power Corporation]] and [[Hyundai Group|Hyundai]], won a deal worth $40 billion to build [[nuclear power plant]]s in the United Arab Emirates.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 December 2009 |title=Seoul wins 40-billion-dollar UAE nuclear power deal |url=http://www.france24.com/en/20091227-south-korea-wins-40-billion-dollar-united-arab-emirates-nuclear-power-deal |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110303202837/http://www.france24.com/en/20091227-south-korea-wins-40-billion-dollar-united-arab-emirates-nuclear-power-deal |archive-date=3 March 2011 |access-date=29 September 2010 |publisher=france24.com}}</ref>
: A consortium of South Korean firms, including Samsung, [[Korea Electric Power Corporation]] and [[Hyundai Group|Hyundai]], won a deal worth $40 billion to build [[nuclear power plant]]s in the United Arab Emirates.<ref name="france24.com">{{Cite web |date=28 December 2009 |title=Seoul wins 40-billion-dollar UAE nuclear power deal |url=http://www.france24.com/en/20091227-south-korea-wins-40-billion-dollar-united-arab-emirates-nuclear-power-deal |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110303202837/http://www.france24.com/en/20091227-south-korea-wins-40-billion-dollar-united-arab-emirates-nuclear-power-deal |archive-date=3 March 2011 |access-date=29 September 2010 |publisher=france24.com}}</ref>


=== Ontario government ===
=== Ontario government ===
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The basic color in the logo is blue, which Samsung has employed for years, supposedly symbolizing stability, reliability and [[corporate social responsibility]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 June 2010 |title=한국 10대 그룹 이름과 로고의 의미 |work=[[JoongAng Ilbo|The Korea Daily]] |publisher=JMnet USA |url=http://www.koreadaily.com/news/read.asp?page=1&branch=NEWS&source=&category=economy.business&art_id=1042338 |url-status=live |access-date=13 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429185914/http://www.koreadaily.com/news/read.asp?page=1&branch=NEWS&source=&category=economy.business&art_id=1042338 |archive-date=29 April 2011}}</ref>
The basic color in the logo is blue, which Samsung has employed for years, supposedly symbolizing stability, reliability and [[corporate social responsibility]].<ref name="koreadaily.com">{{Cite news |date=7 June 2010 |title=한국 10대 그룹 이름과 로고의 의미 |work=[[JoongAng Ilbo|The Korea Daily]] |publisher=JMnet USA |url=http://www.koreadaily.com/news/read.asp?page=1&branch=NEWS&source=&category=economy.business&art_id=1042338 |url-status=live |access-date=13 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429185914/http://www.koreadaily.com/news/read.asp?page=1&branch=NEWS&source=&category=economy.business&art_id=1042338 |archive-date=29 April 2011}}</ref>


===Audio logo===
===Audio logo===
Samsung has an audio logo, which consists of the notes E♭, A♭, D♭, E♭; after the initial E♭ tone it is up a perfect fourth to A♭, down a perfect fifth to D♭, then up a major second to return to the initial E♭ tone. The audio logo was produced by [[Musikvergnuegen]] and written by [[Walter Werzowa]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Speaker |url=http://audio-branding-academy.org/aba/congress/2k09/speaker/walter-werzowa/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303191612/http://audio-branding-academy.org/aba/congress/2k09/speaker/walter-werzowa/ |archive-date=3 March 2016 |access-date=17 December 2015 |publisher=Audio Branding Academy}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Logo Video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMSnn2C3EAw |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111219044624/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMSnn2C3EAw |archive-date=19 December 2011 |access-date=15 January 2011 |publisher=Samsung-Youtube}}</ref> This audio logo is discontinued as of 2015.
Samsung has an audio logo, which consists of the notes E♭, A♭, D♭, E♭; after the initial E♭ tone it is up a perfect fourth to A♭, down a perfect fifth to D♭, then up a major second to return to the initial E♭ tone. The audio logo was produced by [[Musikvergnuegen]] and written by [[Walter Werzowa]].<ref name="Speaker">{{Cite web |title=Speaker |url=http://audio-branding-academy.org/aba/congress/2k09/speaker/walter-werzowa/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303191612/http://audio-branding-academy.org/aba/congress/2k09/speaker/walter-werzowa/ |archive-date=3 March 2016 |access-date=17 December 2015 |publisher=Audio Branding Academy}}</ref><ref name="Logo Video">{{Cite web |title=Logo Video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMSnn2C3EAw |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111219044624/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMSnn2C3EAw |archive-date=19 December 2011 |access-date=15 January 2011 |publisher=Samsung-Youtube}}</ref> This audio logo is discontinued as of 2015.


===Font===
===Font===
In 2014, Samsung unveiled its Samsung Sharp Sans font.<ref>Sharp. [https://sharptype.co/case-studies/samsung-sharp-sans/ Samsung Sharp Sans].</ref>
In 2014, Samsung unveiled its Samsung Sharp Sans font.<ref name="Samsung Sharp Sans">Sharp. [https://sharptype.co/case-studies/samsung-sharp-sans/ Samsung Sharp Sans].</ref>


In July 2016, Samsung unveiled its SamsungOne font, a typeface that hopes to give a consistent and universal visual identity to the wide range of Samsung products. SamsungOne was designed to be used across Samsung's diverse device portfolio, with a focus on legibility for everything from smaller devices like smartphones to larger connected TVs or refrigerators, as well as Samsung marketing and advertisements. The font family supports 400 different languages through over 25,000 characters.<ref>Chaim Gartenberg, The Verge. "[https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2016/7/25/12270938/samsung-font-samsungone-android-roboto Samsung developed its own font called SamsungOne]". {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170226062815/http://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2016/7/25/12270938/samsung-font-samsungone-android-roboto |date=26 February 2017 }}. 25 July 2016.</ref>
In July 2016, Samsung unveiled its SamsungOne font, a typeface that hopes to give a consistent and universal visual identity to the wide range of Samsung products. SamsungOne was designed to be used across Samsung's diverse device portfolio, with a focus on legibility for everything from smaller devices like smartphones to larger connected TVs or refrigerators, as well as Samsung marketing and advertisements. The font family supports 400 different languages through over 25,000 characters.<ref name="theverge.com">Chaim Gartenberg, The Verge. "[https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2016/7/25/12270938/samsung-font-samsungone-android-roboto Samsung developed its own font called SamsungOne]". {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170226062815/http://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2016/7/25/12270938/samsung-font-samsungone-android-roboto |date=26 February 2017 }}. 25 July 2016.</ref>


==Sponsorships==
==Sponsorships==
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In July 2014, Samsung cut its contract with Shinyang Electronics after it received a complaint about the company violating child labor laws.<ref name="CLW">{{Cite news|last=Reisinger|first=Don|date=28 August 2014|title=Samsung supplier factory found to use child labor, watchdog says|work=CNET|location=United States|url=https://cnet.com/news/samsung-supplier-factory-found-to-have-child-labor-watchdog-says/|url-status=live|access-date=10 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150228095047/http://www.cnet.com/news/samsung-supplier-factory-found-to-have-child-labor-watchdog-says/|archive-date=28 February 2015}}</ref> Samsung says that its investigation turned up evidence of Shinyang using underage workers and that it severed relations immediately per its "zero tolerance" policy for child labor violations.
In July 2014, Samsung cut its contract with Shinyang Electronics after it received a complaint about the company violating child labor laws.<ref name="CLW">{{Cite news|last=Reisinger|first=Don|date=28 August 2014|title=Samsung supplier factory found to use child labor, watchdog says|work=CNET|location=United States|url=https://cnet.com/news/samsung-supplier-factory-found-to-have-child-labor-watchdog-says/|url-status=live|access-date=10 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150228095047/http://www.cnet.com/news/samsung-supplier-factory-found-to-have-child-labor-watchdog-says/|archive-date=28 February 2015}}</ref> Samsung says that its investigation turned up evidence of Shinyang using underage workers and that it severed relations immediately per its "zero tolerance" policy for child labor violations.


One of Samsung's Chinese supplier factories, HEG, was criticized for using underage workers by [[China Labor Watch]] (CLW) in July 2014. HEG denied the charges and has sued China Labor Watch.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Another Samsung supplier factory exploiting child labor|url=http://www.chinalaborwatch.org/report/90|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150121183504/http://www.chinalaborwatch.org/report/90|archive-date=21 January 2015|access-date=20 September 2018|website=chinalaborwatch.org|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Cover-up involving underage workers at Samsung supplier alleged by labor group|language=en|work=PCWorld|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/2854812/coverup-involving-underage-workers-at-samsung-supplier-alleged-by-labor-group.html|url-status=live|access-date=20 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122003944/http://www.pcworld.com/article/2854812/coverup-involving-underage-workers-at-samsung-supplier-alleged-by-labor-group.html|archive-date=22 January 2015}}</ref> CLW issued a statement in August 2014 claiming that HEG employed over ten children under the age of 16 at a factory in [[Huizhou]], [[Guangdong]]. The group said the youngest child identified was 14 years old. Samsung said that it conducted an onsite investigation of the production line that included one-on-one interviews but found no evidence of child labor being used. CLW responded that HEG had already dismissed the workers described in its statement before Samsung's investigators arrived.<ref name="CLW" />
One of Samsung's Chinese supplier factories, HEG, was criticized for using underage workers by [[China Labor Watch]] (CLW) in July 2014. HEG denied the charges and has sued China Labor Watch.<ref name="chinalaborwatch.org">{{Cite web|title=Another Samsung supplier factory exploiting child labor|url=http://www.chinalaborwatch.org/report/90|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150121183504/http://www.chinalaborwatch.org/report/90|archive-date=21 January 2015|access-date=20 September 2018|website=chinalaborwatch.org|language=en}}</ref><ref name="PCWorld">{{Cite news|title=Cover-up involving underage workers at Samsung supplier alleged by labor group|language=en|work=PCWorld|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/2854812/coverup-involving-underage-workers-at-samsung-supplier-alleged-by-labor-group.html|url-status=live|access-date=20 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122003944/http://www.pcworld.com/article/2854812/coverup-involving-underage-workers-at-samsung-supplier-alleged-by-labor-group.html|archive-date=22 January 2015}}</ref> CLW issued a statement in August 2014 claiming that HEG employed over ten children under the age of 16 at a factory in [[Huizhou]], [[Guangdong]]. The group said the youngest child identified was 14 years old. Samsung said that it conducted an onsite investigation of the production line that included one-on-one interviews but found no evidence of child labor being used. CLW responded that HEG had already dismissed the workers described in its statement before Samsung's investigators arrived.<ref name="CLW" />


CLW also claimed that HEG violated overtime rules for adult workers. CLW said a female college student was only paid her standard wage despite working four hours of overtime per day even though Chinese law requires overtime pay at 1.5 to 2.0 times standard wages.<ref name="CLW" />
CLW also claimed that HEG violated overtime rules for adult workers. CLW said a female college student was only paid her standard wage despite working four hours of overtime per day even though Chinese law requires overtime pay at 1.5 to 2.0 times standard wages.<ref name="CLW" />
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===Union busting activity===
===Union busting activity===
{{See also|Samsung Electronics#Worker safety}}
{{See also|Samsung Electronics#Worker safety}}
Samsung has a no-union policy and has been engaged in union-busting activities around the world.<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 June 2019|title=[Special report- Part V] Samsung has come under fire worldwide for its union-busting tactics |work=Hankyoreh |url=https://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_international/899427.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190627140032/http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_international/899427.html|archive-date=27 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=13 December 2019 |title=Samsung VP gets jail term for attempting to break up labor union |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20191213008451315 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215023651/http://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20191213008451315 |archive-date=15 December 2019}}</ref> Samsung has also been sued by union for stealing the corpse of dead worker.<ref>{{cite news |date=13 December 2019 |title=Samsung VP gets jail term for attempting to break up labor union |work=Yonhap News Agency |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20191213008451315 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215023651/http://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20191213008451315 |archive-date=15 December 2019}}</ref> On 6 May 2020, Samsung vice chairman [[Lee Jae-yong (businessman)|Lee Jae-yong]] apologized for the union-busting scandals.<ref>{{cite news |date=6 May 2020|last=Sang-hun |first=Choe |work=The New York Times |title=Samsung Heir Apologizes for Corruption and Union-Busting Scandals |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/06/business/samsung-lee-apology.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506094003/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/06/business/samsung-lee-apology.html |archive-date=6 May 2020}}</ref>
Samsung has a no-union policy and has been engaged in union-busting activities around the world.<ref name="Hankyoreh">{{Cite news |date=26 June 2019|title=[Special report- Part V] Samsung has come under fire worldwide for its union-busting tactics |work=Hankyoreh |url=https://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_international/899427.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190627140032/http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_international/899427.html|archive-date=27 June 2019}}</ref><ref name="en.yna.co.kr">{{cite news |date=13 December 2019 |title=Samsung VP gets jail term for attempting to break up labor union |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20191213008451315 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215023651/http://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20191213008451315 |archive-date=15 December 2019}}</ref> Samsung has also been sued by union for stealing the corpse of dead worker.<ref name="Yonhap News Agency">{{cite news |date=13 December 2019 |title=Samsung VP gets jail term for attempting to break up labor union |work=Yonhap News Agency |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20191213008451315 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215023651/http://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20191213008451315 |archive-date=15 December 2019}}</ref> On 6 May 2020, Samsung vice chairman [[Lee Jae-yong (businessman)|Lee Jae-yong]] apologized for the union-busting scandals.<ref name="Sang-hun">{{cite news |date=6 May 2020|last=Sang-hun |first=Choe |work=The New York Times |title=Samsung Heir Apologizes for Corruption and Union-Busting Scandals |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/06/business/samsung-lee-apology.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506094003/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/06/business/samsung-lee-apology.html |archive-date=6 May 2020}}</ref>


===2007 Slush Fund scandal===
===2007 Slush Fund scandal===
Kim Yong-chul, the former head of the legal department at Samsung's Restructuring Office, and [[Catholic Priests Association for Justice]] uncovered Lee [[Lee Kun-hee|Kun-hee]]'s slush fund on 29 October 2007. He presented a list of 30 artworks that the family of Samsung Group Chairman [[Lee Kun-hee]] purchased with some of the slush funds, which were to be found in Samsung's warehouse in south of [[Seoul]], along with documents about bribes to prosecutors, judges and lawmakers, tax collectors with thousands of borrowed-named bank account.<ref>{{cite news |date=24 January 2008 |work=Yonhap News Agency |title=Slush-fund artworks found in Samsung warehouse |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20080124001500315  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428193945/https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20080124001500315 |archive-date=28 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=20 November 2007 |first=Choe |last=Sang-hun |work=The New York Times|title=New Bribery Allegation Roils Samsung |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/20/business/worldbusiness/20samsung.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611151243/https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/20/business/worldbusiness/20samsung.html |archive-date=11 June 2019}}</ref>
Kim Yong-chul, the former head of the legal department at Samsung's Restructuring Office, and [[Catholic Priests Association for Justice]] uncovered Lee [[Lee Kun-hee|Kun-hee]]'s slush fund on 29 October 2007. He presented a list of 30 artworks that the family of Samsung Group Chairman [[Lee Kun-hee]] purchased with some of the slush funds, which were to be found in Samsung's warehouse in south of [[Seoul]], along with documents about bribes to prosecutors, judges and lawmakers, tax collectors with thousands of borrowed-named bank account.<ref name="Slush-fund artworks found in Samsun">{{cite news |date=24 January 2008 |work=Yonhap News Agency |title=Slush-fund artworks found in Samsung warehouse |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20080124001500315  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428193945/https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20080124001500315 |archive-date=28 April 2021}}</ref><ref name="nytimes.com">{{cite news |date=20 November 2007 |first=Choe |last=Sang-hun |work=The New York Times|title=New Bribery Allegation Roils Samsung |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/20/business/worldbusiness/20samsung.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611151243/https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/20/business/worldbusiness/20samsung.html |archive-date=11 June 2019}}</ref>


The court sentenced Lee [[Lee Kun-hee|Kun-hee]] to 3 years imprisonment, 5 years probation imprisonment, and fined him 11 billion won. But on 29 December 2009, the South Korean president [[Lee Myung-bak]] specially pardoned Lee, stating that the intent of the pardon was to allow Lee to remain on the [[International Olympic Committee]]. It is the only independent amnesty to have occurred in South Korean history.<ref>{{cite news |date=29 December 2009 |last=So-eui |first=Rhee |work=Reuters |title=South Korea to pardon former Samsung chairman |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-korea-samsung-idUSTRE5BS07W20091229 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428185633/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-korea-samsung-idUSTRE5BS07W20091229 |archive-date=28 April 2019}}</ref>
The court sentenced Lee [[Lee Kun-hee|Kun-hee]] to 3 years imprisonment, 5 years probation imprisonment, and fined him 11 billion won. But on 29 December 2009, the South Korean president [[Lee Myung-bak]] specially pardoned Lee, stating that the intent of the pardon was to allow Lee to remain on the [[International Olympic Committee]]. It is the only independent amnesty to have occurred in South Korean history.<ref name="So-eui">{{cite news |date=29 December 2009 |last=So-eui |first=Rhee |work=Reuters |title=South Korea to pardon former Samsung chairman |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-korea-samsung-idUSTRE5BS07W20091229 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428185633/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-korea-samsung-idUSTRE5BS07W20091229 |archive-date=28 April 2019}}</ref>


Kim Yong-chul published a book 'Thinking about Samsung' in 2010. He wrote detailed accounts of Samsung's behavior and how the company  lobbied governmental authorities including the court officials, prosecutors and national tax service officials for transferring Samsung's management rights to [[Lee Jae-yong (businessman)|Lee Jae-yong]].<ref>{{cite news |date=1 February 2010 |title=Samsung whistle-blower publishes revealing book about the company's corruption |work=Hankyoreh |url=https://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/402128.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603100926/https://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/402128.html |archive-date=3 June 2021}}</ref>
Kim Yong-chul published a book 'Thinking about Samsung' in 2010. He wrote detailed accounts of Samsung's behavior and how the company  lobbied governmental authorities including the court officials, prosecutors and national tax service officials for transferring Samsung's management rights to [[Lee Jae-yong (businessman)|Lee Jae-yong]].<ref name="english.hani.co.kr">{{cite news |date=1 February 2010 |title=Samsung whistle-blower publishes revealing book about the company's corruption |work=Hankyoreh |url=https://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/402128.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603100926/https://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/402128.html |archive-date=3 June 2021}}</ref>


===Lee Kun-hee's prostitution scandal===
===Lee Kun-hee's prostitution scandal===
In July 2016, the investigative journal KCIJ-Newstapa released a video of Samsung chairman [[Lee Kun-hee]]'s prostitution and alleged years long employment of female sex workers.<ref>{{cite news |date=21 July 2016 |last1=Gyeong-rae |first1=Kim |first2=Sim |last2=In-bo |work=KCIJ-NewsTapa|title=Samsung Chairman Lee Kunhee Engaged in Suspected Prostitution |url=https://newstapa.org/article/dEBpjiWf2khIIic |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603105125/https://newstapa.org/article/dEBpjiWf2khIIic |archive-date=3 June 2021}}</ref> On 12 April 2018, [[Supreme Court of South Korea]] sentenced the former general manager of [[CJ CheilJedang]], who filmed the prostitution video, to four years and six months in prison for blackmail and intimidation.<ref>{{cite news |date=12 April 2018 |trans-title=Imprisonment confirmed for the person who filmed the video of Lee Kun-hee's prostitution suspicion |title=이건희 성매매 의혹 동영상' 찍은 일당 실형 확정. |work=Yonhap News Agency |url=https://yna.co.kr/view/MYH20180412009300038|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603094633/https://yna.co.kr/view/MYH20180412009300038 |archive-date=3 June 2021}}</ref>
In July 2016, the investigative journal KCIJ-Newstapa released a video of Samsung chairman [[Lee Kun-hee]]'s prostitution and alleged years long employment of female sex workers.<ref name="KCIJ-NewsTapa">{{cite news |date=21 July 2016 |last1=Gyeong-rae |first1=Kim |first2=Sim |last2=In-bo |work=KCIJ-NewsTapa|title=Samsung Chairman Lee Kunhee Engaged in Suspected Prostitution |url=https://newstapa.org/article/dEBpjiWf2khIIic |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603105125/https://newstapa.org/article/dEBpjiWf2khIIic |archive-date=3 June 2021}}</ref> On 12 April 2018, [[Supreme Court of South Korea]] sentenced the former general manager of [[CJ CheilJedang]], who filmed the prostitution video, to four years and six months in prison for blackmail and intimidation.<ref name="이건희 성매매 의혹 동영상' 찍은 일당 실형 확정">{{cite news |date=12 April 2018 |trans-title=Imprisonment confirmed for the person who filmed the video of Lee Kun-hee's prostitution suspicion |title=이건희 성매매 의혹 동영상' 찍은 일당 실형 확정. |work=Yonhap News Agency |url=https://yna.co.kr/view/MYH20180412009300038|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603094633/https://yna.co.kr/view/MYH20180412009300038 |archive-date=3 June 2021}}</ref>


===Price fixing===
===Price fixing===
On 19 October 2011, Samsung companies were fined €145,727,000 for being part of a price cartel of ten companies for [[DRAM]]s which lasted from 1 July 1998 to 15 June 2002. The companies received, like most of the other members of the cartel, a 10% reduction for acknowledging the facts to investigators. Samsung had to pay 90% of their share of the settlement, but Micron avoided payment as a result of having initially revealed the case to investigators.<ref name="Antitrust: Commission fines DRAM producers €331 million for price cartel; reaches first settlement in a cartel case">{{Cite web|title=Antitrust: Commission fines DRAM producers €331 million for price cartel; reaches first settlement in a cartel case|url=http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/10/586|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100707041505/http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/10/586|archive-date=7 July 2010|access-date=22 April 2012|website=European Commission|publisher=European Commission}}</ref>
On 19 October 2011, Samsung companies were fined €145,727,000 for being part of a price cartel of ten companies for [[DRAM]]s which lasted from 1 July 1998 to 15 June 2002. The companies received, like most of the other members of the cartel, a 10% reduction for acknowledging the facts to investigators. Samsung had to pay 90% of their share of the settlement, but Micron avoided payment as a result of having initially revealed the case to investigators.<ref name="Antitrust: Commission fines DRAM producers €331 million for price cartel; reaches first settlement in a cartel case">{{Cite web|title=Antitrust: Commission fines DRAM producers €331 million for price cartel; reaches first settlement in a cartel case|url=http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/10/586|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100707041505/http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/10/586|archive-date=7 July 2010|access-date=22 April 2012|website=European Commission|publisher=European Commission}}</ref>


In Canada, during 1999, some [[Dynamic random-access memory|DRAM]] microchip manufacturers [[conspiracy (criminal)|conspired]] to price fix, among the accused included Samsung. The price fix was investigated in 2002. A recession started to occur that year, and the price fix ended; however, in 2014, the Canadian government reopened the case and investigated silently. Sufficient evidence was found and presented to Samsung and two other manufacturers during a [[class action lawsuit]] hearing. The companies agreed upon a $120 million agreement, with $40 million as a fine, and $80 million to be paid back to Canadians who purchased a computer, printer, MP3 player, gaming console or camera from April 1999 to June 2002.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Canadian DRAM Class Action|url=http://www.themoneyismine.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915090924/http://themoneyismine.com/|archive-date=15 September 2015|access-date=31 August 2015|website=themoneyismine.com}}</ref>
In Canada, during 1999, some [[Dynamic random-access memory|DRAM]] microchip manufacturers [[conspiracy (criminal)|conspired]] to price fix, among the accused included Samsung. The price fix was investigated in 2002. A recession started to occur that year, and the price fix ended; however, in 2014, the Canadian government reopened the case and investigated silently. Sufficient evidence was found and presented to Samsung and two other manufacturers during a [[class action lawsuit]] hearing. The companies agreed upon a $120 million agreement, with $40 million as a fine, and $80 million to be paid back to Canadians who purchased a computer, printer, MP3 player, gaming console or camera from April 1999 to June 2002.<ref name="Canadian DRAM Class Action">{{Cite web|title=Canadian DRAM Class Action|url=http://www.themoneyismine.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915090924/http://themoneyismine.com/|archive-date=15 September 2015|access-date=31 August 2015|website=themoneyismine.com}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = [[Lee Jae-yong (businessman)|Lee Jae-yong]]<br />(Chairman)
| key_people = [[Lee Jae-yong (businessman)|Lee Jae-yong]]<br />(Chairman)
| products = [[Clothing]], [[automotive]], [[chemicals]], [[consumer electronics]], electronic components, medical equipment, [[semiconductor]]s, [[Solid-state drive|solid state drives]], [[Dynamic random-access memory|DRAM]], [[flash memory]], [[ship]]s, [[telecommunications equipment]], [[home appliance]]s<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home and Kitchen Appliance showcase |url=http://www.samsung.com/us/showcase/smart-home-appliance-washer-dryer-and-refrigerators/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170309054117/http://www.samsung.com/us/showcase/smart-home-appliance-washer-dryer-and-refrigerators/ |archive-date=9 March 2017 |publisher=Samsung}}</ref>
| products = [[Clothing]], [[automotive]], [[chemicals]], [[consumer electronics]], electronic components, medical equipment, [[semiconductor]]s, [[Solid-state drive|solid state drives]], [[Dynamic random-access memory|DRAM]], [[flash memory]], [[ship]]s, [[telecommunications equipment]], [[home appliance]]s<ref name="samsung.com">{{Cite web |title=Home and Kitchen Appliance showcase |url=http://www.samsung.com/us/showcase/smart-home-appliance-washer-dryer-and-refrigerators/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170309054117/http://www.samsung.com/us/showcase/smart-home-appliance-washer-dryer-and-refrigerators/ |archive-date=9 March 2017 |publisher=Samsung}}</ref>
| services = Advertising, [[construction]], entertainment, [[financial services]], hospitality, information and communications technology, medical and health care services, [[retail]], [[shipbuilding]], [[Foundry model|semiconductor foundry]]
| services = Advertising, [[construction]], entertainment, [[financial services]], hospitality, information and communications technology, medical and health care services, [[retail]], [[shipbuilding]], [[Foundry model|semiconductor foundry]]
| subsid = [[Samsung Electronics]]<br />[[Samsung Engineering]]<br />[[Samsung C&T Corporation]]<br />[[Samsung Heavy Industries]]<br />[[Samsung SDS]]<br />[[Samsung Life Insurance]]<br />[[Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance]]<br />[[Cheil Worldwide]]<br/>[[Samsung Biologics]]
| subsid = [[Samsung Electronics]]<br />[[Samsung Engineering]]<br />[[Samsung C&T Corporation]]<br />[[Samsung Heavy Industries]]<br />[[Samsung SDS]]<br />[[Samsung Life Insurance]]<br />[[Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance]]<br />[[Cheil Worldwide]]<br/>[[Samsung Biologics]]
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Samsung was founded by [[Lee Byung-chul]] in 1938 as a [[trading company]]. Over the next three decades, the group diversified into areas including food processing, textiles, insurance, securities, and retail. Samsung entered the [[electronics industry]] in the late 1960s and the construction and shipbuilding industries in the mid-1970s; these areas would drive its subsequent growth. Following Lee's death in 1987, Samsung was separated into five business groups&nbsp;– Samsung Group, [[Shinsegae]] Group, [[CJ Group]] and [[Hansol]] Group, and [[JoongAng Ilbo|Joongang]] Group.
Samsung was founded by [[Lee Byung-chul]] in 1938 as a [[trading company]]. Over the next three decades, the group diversified into areas including food processing, textiles, insurance, securities, and retail. Samsung entered the [[electronics industry]] in the late 1960s and the construction and shipbuilding industries in the mid-1970s; these areas would drive its subsequent growth. Following Lee's death in 1987, Samsung was separated into five business groups&nbsp;– Samsung Group, [[Shinsegae]] Group, [[CJ Group]] and [[Hansol]] Group, and [[JoongAng Ilbo|Joongang]] Group.


Notable Samsung industrial affiliates include [[Samsung Electronics]] (the world's largest [[List of largest technology companies by revenue|information technology company]], [[consumer electronics|consumer electronics maker]] and [[semiconductor industry|chipmaker]] {{as of |alt=measured by 2017 revenues |2017 |post=), }}<ref>{{Cite news|title=Samsung topples Intel to become the world's largest chipmaker – TechCrunch|work=techcrunch.com|url=https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/30/samsung-intel-worlds-largest-chipmaker/|url-status=live|access-date=25 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525234650/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/30/samsung-intel-worlds-largest-chipmaker/|archive-date=25 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Mu-Hyun|first=Cho|title=Samsung's logic chip biz turns to AI chips and 5G for change of fortune {{!}} ZDNet|language=en|work=ZDNet|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/samsungs-logic-chip-biz-developing-ai-chip-5g-for-change-of-fortune/|url-status=live|access-date=25 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180703174953/https://www.zdnet.com/article/samsungs-logic-chip-biz-developing-ai-chip-5g-for-change-of-fortune/|archive-date=3 July 2018}}</ref> [[Samsung Heavy Industries]] (the world's 2nd largest [[shipbuilding|shipbuilder]] {{as of |alt=measured by 2010 revenues |2010 |post=), }}<ref>{{Cite news|last=Park|first=Kyunghee|date=28 July 2009|title=July 29 (Bloomberg) – Samsung Heavy Shares Gain on Shell's Platform Orders (Update1)|publisher=Bloomberg|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aO0FeeTB6_0Y|url-status=dead|access-date=11 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110924131022/http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aO0FeeTB6_0Y|archive-date=24 September 2011}}</ref> and [[Samsung Engineering]] and [[Samsung C&T Corporation]] (respectively the world's 13th and 36th largest construction companies).<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Top 225 International Contractors 2013|url=http://enr.construction.com/toplists/InternationalContractors/001-100.asp|url-status=live|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6IHPS5GrF?url=http://enr.construction.com/toplists/Top-International-Contractors/001-100.asp|archive-date=21 July 2013|access-date=25 August 2013|publisher=Enr.construction.com}}</ref> Other notable subsidiaries include [[Samsung Life Insurance]] (the world's 14th largest life insurance company),<ref>{{Cite news|date=20 July 2009|title=Global 500 2009: Industry: - FORTUNE on CNNMoney.com|publisher=Money.cnn.com|url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/global500/2009/industries/183/index.html|url-status=live|access-date=4 September 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100831010459/http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/global500/2009/industries/183/index.html|archive-date=31 August 2010}}</ref> Samsung Everland (operator of [[Everland Resort]], the oldest [[theme park]] in South Korea)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Valhouli|first=Christina|date=21 March 2002|title=The World's Best Amusement Parks|work=Forbes.com|url=https://www.forbes.com/2002/03/21/0321feat_6.html|url-status=live|access-date=11 September 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100822061935/http://www.forbes.com/2002/03/21/0321feat_6.html|archive-date=22 August 2010}}</ref> and [[Cheil Worldwide]] (the world's 15th largest advertising agency, {{as of |alt=as measured by 2012 revenues |2012 |post=).}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cheil Worldwide Inc (030000:Korea SE)|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot.asp?ticker=030000:KS|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005152815/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot.asp?ticker=030000%3AKS|archive-date=5 October 2012|access-date=16 September 2010|publisher=businessweek.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=26 April 2010|title=Cheil Worldwide (030000 KS)|url=http://www.kdbdw.com/bbs/download/162067.pdf?attachmentId=162067|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004213242/http://www.kdbdw.com/bbs/download/162067.pdf?attachmentId=162067|archive-date=4 October 2013|access-date=8 May 2013|publisher=kdbdw.com}}</ref>
Notable Samsung industrial affiliates include [[Samsung Electronics]] (the world's largest [[List of largest technology companies by revenue|information technology company]], [[consumer electronics|consumer electronics maker]] and [[semiconductor industry|chipmaker]] {{as of |alt=measured by 2017 revenues |2017 |post=), }}<ref name="techcrunch.com"/><ref name="Mu-Hyun"/> [[Samsung Heavy Industries]] (the world's 2nd largest [[shipbuilding|shipbuilder]] {{as of |alt=measured by 2010 revenues |2010 |post=), }}<ref name="Park"/> and [[Samsung Engineering]] and [[Samsung C&T Corporation]] (respectively the world's 13th and 36th largest construction companies).<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Top 225 International Contractors 2013|url=http://enr.construction.com/toplists/InternationalContractors/001-100.asp|url-status=live|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6IHPS5GrF?url=http://enr.construction.com/toplists/Top-International-Contractors/001-100.asp|archive-date=21 July 2013|access-date=25 August 2013|publisher=Enr.construction.com}}</ref> Other notable subsidiaries include [[Samsung Life Insurance]] (the world's 14th largest life insurance company),<ref>{{Cite news|date=20 July 2009|title=Global 500 2009: Industry: - FORTUNE on CNNMoney.com|publisher=Money.cnn.com|url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/global500/2009/industries/183/index.html|url-status=live|access-date=4 September 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100831010459/http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/global500/2009/industries/183/index.html|archive-date=31 August 2010}}</ref> Samsung Everland (operator of [[Everland Resort]], the oldest [[theme park]] in South Korea)<ref name="Valhouli"/> and [[Cheil Worldwide]] (the world's 15th largest advertising agency, {{as of |alt=as measured by 2012 revenues |2012 |post=).}}<ref name="businessweek.com"/><ref name="Cheil Worldwide 030000 KS"/>


== Etymology ==
== Etymology ==
According to Samsung's founder, the meaning of the [[Korean language|Korean]] [[hanja]] word ''Samsung'' ({{linktext|三|星}}) is "three stars". The word "three" represents something "big, numerous and powerful",<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 July 2006 |title=한국 10대 그룹 이름과 로고의 의미 |url=http://www.koreadaily.com/news/read.asp?page=1&branch=NEWS&source=&category=economy.business&art_id=1042338 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429185914/http://www.koreadaily.com/news/read.asp?page=1&branch=NEWS&source=&category=economy.business&art_id=1042338 |archive-date=29 April 2011 |access-date=19 September 2010 |publisher=koreadaily.com}}</ref> while "stars" means everlasting or eternal, like stars in the sky.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.samsung.com/global/20-things-you-didnt-know-about-samsung#:~:text=MEANING%20OF%20THE%20SAMSUNG%20LOGO,like%20stars%20in%20the%20sky |title=[Infographic] 20 Things You Didn't Know about Samsung |website=Samsung Newsroom |date=2013-05-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.phonearena.com/news/The-hidden-meaning-behind-the-names-of-tech-giants-what-does-Samsung-mean_id54538 |title=The hidden meaning behind the names of tech giants: what does Samsung mean? |first=Victor |last=H. |website=Phone Arena}}</ref>
According to Samsung's founder, the meaning of the [[Korean language|Korean]] [[hanja]] word ''Samsung'' ({{linktext|三|星}}) is "three stars". The word "three" represents something "big, numerous and powerful",<ref name="한국 10대 그룹 이름과 로고의 의미"/> while "stars" means everlasting or eternal, like stars in the sky.<ref name="news.samsung.com"/><ref name="phonearena.com"/>


==History==
==History==
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Samsung diversified into many different areas. Lee sought to establish Samsung as a leader in a wide range of industries. Samsung moved into lines of business such as insurance, securities, and retail.
Samsung diversified into many different areas. Lee sought to establish Samsung as a leader in a wide range of industries. Samsung moved into lines of business such as insurance, securities, and retail.


In 1947, Cho Hong-jai, the Hyosung group's founder, jointly invested in a new company called Samsung Mulsan Gongsa, or the Samsung Trading Corporation, with the Samsung's founder Lee Byung-chull. The trading firm grew to become the present-day [[Samsung C&T Corporation]]. After a few years, Cho and Lee separated due to differences in management style. Cho wanted a 30 equity share. Samsung Group was separated into Samsung Group and [[Hyosung]] Group, [[Hankook Tire]] and other businesses.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 November 2009 |title=Industrial giant's roots tied to nylon products |url=http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2912292 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110120034605/http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2912292 |archive-date=20 January 2011 |access-date=5 February 2011 |publisher=Joongangdaily.joins.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=19 June 2007 |title=효성 40년史..오너 일가 뒷얘기 '눈길' |url=http://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2007/06/19/2007061900326.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501034012/http://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2007/06/19/2007061900326.html |archive-date=1 May 2011 |access-date=5 February 2011 |publisher=chosun.com}}</ref>
In 1947, Cho Hong-jai, the Hyosung group's founder, jointly invested in a new company called Samsung Mulsan Gongsa, or the Samsung Trading Corporation, with the Samsung's founder Lee Byung-chull. The trading firm grew to become the present-day [[Samsung C&T Corporation]]. After a few years, Cho and Lee separated due to differences in management style. Cho wanted a 30 equity share. Samsung Group was separated into Samsung Group and [[Hyosung]] Group, [[Hankook Tire]] and other businesses.<ref name="Joongangdaily.joins.com"/><ref name="효성 40년史..오너 일가 뒷얘기 '눈길'"/>


In the late 1960s, Samsung Group entered the electronics industry. It formed several electronics-related divisions, such as Samsung Electronics Devices, Samsung Electro-Mechanics, Samsung Corning and Samsung Semiconductor & Telecommunications, and made the facility in [[Suwon]]. Its first product was a black-and-white television set.{{citation needed|date=April 2017}}
In the late 1960s, Samsung Group entered the electronics industry. It formed several electronics-related divisions, such as Samsung Electronics Devices, Samsung Electro-Mechanics, Samsung Corning and Samsung Semiconductor & Telecommunications, and made the facility in [[Suwon]]. Its first product was a black-and-white television set.{{citation needed|date=April 2017}}
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[[File:SPC-1000.JPG|thumb|right|The SPC-1000, introduced in 1982, was Samsung's first personal computer (sold in the Korean market only) and used an audio [[cassette tape]] to load and save data – the [[floppy drive]] was optional.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SPC-1000 |url=http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=803 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403061905/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=803 |archive-date=3 April 2012 |access-date=19 March 2012 |publisher=old-computers.com}}</ref>]]
[[File:SPC-1000.JPG|thumb|right|The SPC-1000, introduced in 1982, was Samsung's first personal computer (sold in the Korean market only) and used an audio [[cassette tape]] to load and save data – the [[floppy drive]] was optional.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SPC-1000 |url=http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=803 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403061905/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=803 |archive-date=3 April 2012 |access-date=19 March 2012 |publisher=old-computers.com}}</ref>]]


In 1980, Samsung acquired the [[Gumi, Gyeongsangbuk-do|Gumi]]-based ''Hanguk Jeonja Tongsin'' and entered telecommunications hardware. Its early products were switchboards. The facility was developed into the telephone and fax manufacturing systems and became the center of Samsung's mobile phone manufacturing. They have produced over 800 million mobile phones to date.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.todaytechnology.org/|title=Latest Tech News Today|website=TodayTechnology}}</ref> The company grouped them together under Samsung Electronics in the 1980s.
In 1980, Samsung acquired the [[Gumi, Gyeongsangbuk-do|Gumi]]-based ''Hanguk Jeonja Tongsin'' and entered telecommunications hardware. Its early products were switchboards. The facility was developed into the telephone and fax manufacturing systems and became the center of Samsung's mobile phone manufacturing. They have produced over 800 million mobile phones to date.<ref name="Latest Tech News Today"/> The company grouped them together under Samsung Electronics in the 1980s.


After Lee, the founder's death in 1987, Samsung Group was separated into five business groups—Samsung Group, [[Shinsegae]] Group, [[CJ Group]], [[Hansol]] Group and the [[JoongAng Ilbo|JoongAng Group]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 March 2010 |title=Samsung to celebrate 100th anniversary of late founder |url=http://www.koreaherald.com/business/Detail.jsp?newsMLId=20100122000028 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429191227/http://www.koreaherald.com/business/Detail.jsp?newsMLId=20100122000028 |archive-date=29 April 2011 |access-date=21 January 2011 |work=The Korea Herald}}</ref> Shinsegae (discount store, department store) was originally part of Samsung Group, separated in the 1990s from the Samsung Group along with CJ Group (Food/Chemicals/Entertainment/logistics), Hansol Group (Paper/Telecom), and the JoongAng Group (Media). Today these separated groups are independent and they are not part of or connected to the Samsung Group.<ref name=ja1/> One Hansol Group representative said, "Only people ignorant of the laws governing the business world could believe something so absurd", adding, "When Hansol separated from the Samsung Group in 1991, it severed all payment guarantees and share-holding ties with Samsung affiliates." One Hansol Group source asserted, "Hansol, Shinsegae, and CJ have been under independent management since their respective separations from the Samsung Group". One Shinsegae department store executive director said, "Shinsegae has no payment guarantees associated with the Samsung Group".<ref name="ja1">[http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=1877426 Hansol, Shinsegae Deny Relations with Saehan] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513092152/http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=1877426 |date=13 May 2011 }} 24 May 2000. Joongangdaily</ref>
After Lee, the founder's death in 1987, Samsung Group was separated into five business groups—Samsung Group, [[Shinsegae]] Group, [[CJ Group]], [[Hansol]] Group and the [[JoongAng Ilbo|JoongAng Group]].<ref name="The Korea Herald"/> Shinsegae (discount store, department store) was originally part of Samsung Group, separated in the 1990s from the Samsung Group along with CJ Group (Food/Chemicals/Entertainment/logistics), Hansol Group (Paper/Telecom), and the JoongAng Group (Media). Today these separated groups are independent and they are not part of or connected to the Samsung Group.<ref name=ja1/> One Hansol Group representative said, "Only people ignorant of the laws governing the business world could believe something so absurd", adding, "When Hansol separated from the Samsung Group in 1991, it severed all payment guarantees and share-holding ties with Samsung affiliates." One Hansol Group source asserted, "Hansol, Shinsegae, and CJ have been under independent management since their respective separations from the Samsung Group". One Shinsegae department store executive director said, "Shinsegae has no payment guarantees associated with the Samsung Group".<ref name="ja1">[http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=1877426 Hansol, Shinsegae Deny Relations with Saehan] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513092152/http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=1877426 |date=13 May 2011 }} 24 May 2000. Joongangdaily</ref>


In the 1980s, Samsung Electronics began to invest heavily in research and development, investments that were pivotal in pushing the company to the forefront of the global electronics industry. In 1982, it built a television assembly plant in Portugal; in 1984, a plant in New York; in 1985, a plant in Tokyo; in 1987, a facility in England; and another facility in [[Austin, Texas]], in 1996. As of 2012, Samsung has invested more than {{currency|13&nbsp;billion|USD}} in the Austin facility, which operates under the name Samsung Austin Semiconductor. This makes the Austin location the largest foreign investment in [[Texas]] and one of the largest single [[foreign investments]] in the United States.<ref name="abj2012">{{Citation |title=Samsung invests $4B in Austin to boost chip output |date=21 August 2012 |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/morning_call/2012/08/samsung-invests-4b-in-austin-to-boost.html |work=[[Austin Business Journal]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005094431/http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/morning_call/2012/08/samsung-invests-4b-in-austin-to-boost.html |access-date=22 August 2012 |archive-date=5 October 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=9 June 2010 |title=Samsung Austin Semiconductor Begins $3.6B Expansion for Advanced Logic Chips |url=http://www.austinchamber.com/TheChamber/AboutTheChamber/NewsReleases/2010/SASpressrelease.pdf |access-date=13 September 2010 |publisher=Austinchamber.com}}{{dead link|date=July 2018|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
In the 1980s, Samsung Electronics began to invest heavily in research and development, investments that were pivotal in pushing the company to the forefront of the global electronics industry. In 1982, it built a television assembly plant in Portugal; in 1984, a plant in New York; in 1985, a plant in Tokyo; in 1987, a facility in England; and another facility in [[Austin, Texas]], in 1996. As of 2012, Samsung has invested more than {{currency|13&nbsp;billion|USD}} in the Austin facility, which operates under the name Samsung Austin Semiconductor. This makes the Austin location the largest foreign investment in [[Texas]] and one of the largest single [[foreign investments]] in the United States.<ref name="abj2012">{{Citation |title=Samsung invests $4B in Austin to boost chip output |date=21 August 2012 |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/morning_call/2012/08/samsung-invests-4b-in-austin-to-boost.html |work=[[Austin Business Journal]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005094431/http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/morning_call/2012/08/samsung-invests-4b-in-austin-to-boost.html |access-date=22 August 2012 |archive-date=5 October 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=9 June 2010 |title=Samsung Austin Semiconductor Begins $3.6B Expansion for Advanced Logic Chips |url=http://www.austinchamber.com/TheChamber/AboutTheChamber/NewsReleases/2010/SASpressrelease.pdf |access-date=13 September 2010 |publisher=Austinchamber.com}}{{dead link|date=July 2018|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>


In 1987, United States International Trade Commission order that the Samsung Group of South Korea unlawfully sold computer chips in the United States without licenses from the chip inventor, Texas Instruments Inc. The order requires Samsung to pay a penalty to Texas Instruments within the coming weeks. Otherwise, sales of all dynamic random access memory chips made by Samsung and all products using the chips would be banned in the United States. The ban includes circuit boards and equipment called single-in-line packages made by other companies that use D-RAM's made by Samsung with 64,000 or 256,000 characters of memory. It also covers computers, facsimile machines and certain telecommunications equipment and printers bearing either of the Samsung chips.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hayes |first=Thomas .C |date=22 September 1987 |title=Samsung Sold Chips Illegally |agency=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/22/business/samsung-sold-chips-illegally.html |access-date=25 May 2020}}</ref>
In 1987, United States International Trade Commission order that the Samsung Group of South Korea unlawfully sold computer chips in the United States without licenses from the chip inventor, Texas Instruments Inc. The order requires Samsung to pay a penalty to Texas Instruments within the coming weeks. Otherwise, sales of all dynamic random access memory chips made by Samsung and all products using the chips would be banned in the United States. The ban includes circuit boards and equipment called single-in-line packages made by other companies that use D-RAM's made by Samsung with 64,000 or 256,000 characters of memory. It also covers computers, facsimile machines and certain telecommunications equipment and printers bearing either of the Samsung chips.<ref name="Hayes"/>


=== 1990–2000 ===
=== 1990–2000 ===
Since 1990, Samsung has increasingly globalised its activities and electronics; in particular, its mobile phones and semiconductors have become its most important source of income. It was in this period that Samsung started to rise as an international corporation in the 1990s. [[Samsung C&T|Samsung's construction branch]] was awarded contracts to build one of the two [[Petronas Towers]] in Malaysia, [[Taipei 101]] in Taiwan and the [[Burj Khalifa]] in United Arab Emirates.<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 October 2009 |title=Dubai skyscraper symbol of S. Korea's global heights |work=CNN|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/10/19/korea.dubai.tower/index.html |url-status=live |access-date=19 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091020112527/http://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/10/19/korea.dubai.tower/index.html |archive-date=20 October 2009}}</ref> In 1993, [[Lee Kun-hee]] sold off ten of Samsung Group's subsidiaries, downsized the company, and merged other operations to concentrate on three industries: electronics, engineering and chemicals. In 1996, the Samsung Group reacquired the [[Sungkyunkwan University]] foundation.
Since 1990, Samsung has increasingly globalised its activities and electronics; in particular, its mobile phones and semiconductors have become its most important source of income. It was in this period that Samsung started to rise as an international corporation in the 1990s. [[Samsung C&T|Samsung's construction branch]] was awarded contracts to build one of the two [[Petronas Towers]] in Malaysia, [[Taipei 101]] in Taiwan and the [[Burj Khalifa]] in United Arab Emirates.<ref name="edition.cnn.com"/> In 1993, [[Lee Kun-hee]] sold off ten of Samsung Group's subsidiaries, downsized the company, and merged other operations to concentrate on three industries: electronics, engineering and chemicals. In 1996, the Samsung Group reacquired the [[Sungkyunkwan University]] foundation.


Samsung became the world's largest producer of memory chips in 1992 and is the world's second-largest chipmaker after [[Intel]] (see Worldwide Top 20 Semiconductor Market Share Ranking Year by Year).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cho |first=Kevin |date=24 April 2009 |title=Samsung Says Hopes of Recovery Are 'Premature' as Profit Falls |publisher=Bloomberg |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=a0wNfW_5OZ5s&refer=asia |url-status=dead |access-date=4 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826171938/http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/court-bans-sales-of-some-apple-samsung-products-in-south-korea-as-patent-war-unfolds/2012/08/23/80c9b1da-ed99-11e1-866f-60a00f604425_story.html |archive-date=26 August 2012}}</ref> In 1995, it created its first [[Liquid crystal display|liquid-crystal display]] screen. Ten years later, Samsung grew to be the world's largest manufacturer of liquid-crystal display panels. [[Sony]], which had not invested in large-size [[TFT LCD|TFT-LCDs]], contacted Samsung to cooperate, and, in 2006, [[S-LCD]] was established as a joint venture between Samsung and Sony in order to provide a stable supply of LCD panels for both manufacturers. [[S-LCD]] was owned by Samsung (50% plus one share) and [[Sony]] (50% minus one share) and operates its factories and facilities in Tanjung, [[South Korea]]. As of 26 December 2011, it was announced that Samsung had acquired the stake of [[Sony]] in this joint venture.<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 December 2011 |title=Samsung buys Sony's entire stake in LCD joint venture |publisher=bbc.co.uk |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16330877 |url-status=live |access-date=21 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815051857/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16330877 |archive-date=15 August 2018}}</ref>
Samsung became the world's largest producer of memory chips in 1992 and is the world's second-largest chipmaker after [[Intel]] (see Worldwide Top 20 Semiconductor Market Share Ranking Year by Year).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cho |first=Kevin |date=24 April 2009 |title=Samsung Says Hopes of Recovery Are 'Premature' as Profit Falls |publisher=Bloomberg |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=a0wNfW_5OZ5s&refer=asia |url-status=dead |access-date=4 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826171938/http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/court-bans-sales-of-some-apple-samsung-products-in-south-korea-as-patent-war-unfolds/2012/08/23/80c9b1da-ed99-11e1-866f-60a00f604425_story.html |archive-date=26 August 2012}}</ref> In 1995, it created its first [[Liquid crystal display|liquid-crystal display]] screen. Ten years later, Samsung grew to be the world's largest manufacturer of liquid-crystal display panels. [[Sony]], which had not invested in large-size [[TFT LCD|TFT-LCDs]], contacted Samsung to cooperate, and, in 2006, [[S-LCD]] was established as a joint venture between Samsung and Sony in order to provide a stable supply of LCD panels for both manufacturers. [[S-LCD]] was owned by Samsung (50% plus one share) and [[Sony]] (50% minus one share) and operates its factories and facilities in Tanjung, [[South Korea]]. As of 26 December 2011, it was announced that Samsung had acquired the stake of [[Sony]] in this joint venture.<ref name="bbc.co.uk"/>


Compared to other major Korean companies, Samsung survived the [[1997 Asian financial crisis]] relatively unharmed. However, [[Samsung Motor]] was sold to [[Renault]] at a significant loss. {{As of|2010}}, [[Renault Samsung]] is 80.1 percent owned by [[Renault]] and 19.9 percent owned by Samsung. Additionally, Samsung manufactured a range of [[aircraft]] from the 1980s to the 1990s. The company was founded in 1999 as [[Korea Aerospace Industries]] (KAI), the result of a merger between then three domestic major [[aerospace]] divisions of [[Samsung Aerospace]], Daewoo Heavy Industries and Hyundai Space and Aircraft Company. However, Samsung still manufactures [[aircraft engines]] and [[gas turbines]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 November 2008 |title=Samsung Techwin to spin off-camera business |publisher=reuters.com |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/samsungtechwin-spinoff-idUSSEO734620081106 |url-status=live |access-date=5 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728045741/http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/11/06/samsungtechwin-spinoff-idUSSEO734620081106 |archive-date=28 July 2011}}</ref>
Compared to other major Korean companies, Samsung survived the [[1997 Asian financial crisis]] relatively unharmed. However, [[Samsung Motor]] was sold to [[Renault]] at a significant loss. {{As of|2010}}, [[Renault Samsung]] is 80.1 percent owned by [[Renault]] and 19.9 percent owned by Samsung. Additionally, Samsung manufactured a range of [[aircraft]] from the 1980s to the 1990s. The company was founded in 1999 as [[Korea Aerospace Industries]] (KAI), the result of a merger between then three domestic major [[aerospace]] divisions of [[Samsung Aerospace]], Daewoo Heavy Industries and Hyundai Space and Aircraft Company. However, Samsung still manufactures [[aircraft engines]] and [[gas turbines]].<ref name="reuters.com"/>


=== 2000–present ===
=== 2000–present ===
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[[File:Korea President Park Business Leaders 20130508 01.jpg|thumb|The Samsung Group's chairman, [[Lee Kun-hee]] (left), with South Korean President [[Park Geun-hye]], 2013]]
[[File:Korea President Park Business Leaders 20130508 01.jpg|thumb|The Samsung Group's chairman, [[Lee Kun-hee]] (left), with South Korean President [[Park Geun-hye]], 2013]]
In 2007, former Samsung chief lawyer Kim Yong Chul claimed that he was involved in [[bribing]] and [[False evidence|fabricating evidence]] on behalf of the group's chairman, [[Lee Kun-hee]], and the company. Kim said that Samsung lawyers trained executives to serve as [[scapegoats]] in a "fabricated scenario" to protect Lee, even though those executives were not involved. Kim also told the media that he was "sidelined" by Samsung after he refused to pay a $3.3&nbsp;million bribe to the U.S. Federal District Court judge presiding over a case where two of their executives were found guilty on charges related to memory chip price-fixing. Kim revealed that the company had raised a large number of secret funds through bank accounts illegally opened under the names of up to 1,000 Samsung executives—under his own name, four accounts were opened to manage 5 billion won.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Choe Sang-Hun |date=6 November 2007 |title=Corruption scandal snowballs at South Korea's Samsung Group |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/06/business/worldbusiness/06iht-samsung.1.8210181.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 |url-status=live |access-date=23 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701085942/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/06/business/worldbusiness/06iht-samsung.1.8210181.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 |archive-date=1 July 2017}}</ref>
In 2007, former Samsung chief lawyer Kim Yong Chul claimed that he was involved in [[bribing]] and [[False evidence|fabricating evidence]] on behalf of the group's chairman, [[Lee Kun-hee]], and the company. Kim said that Samsung lawyers trained executives to serve as [[scapegoats]] in a "fabricated scenario" to protect Lee, even though those executives were not involved. Kim also told the media that he was "sidelined" by Samsung after he refused to pay a $3.3&nbsp;million bribe to the U.S. Federal District Court judge presiding over a case where two of their executives were found guilty on charges related to memory chip price-fixing. Kim revealed that the company had raised a large number of secret funds through bank accounts illegally opened under the names of up to 1,000 Samsung executives—under his own name, four accounts were opened to manage 5 billion won.<ref name="Choe Sang-Hun"/>


In 2010, Samsung announced a ten-year growth strategy centered around five businesses.<ref name=businesswire6dec2011/> One of these businesses was to be focused on [[biopharmaceutical]]s, to which has committed {{currency|2.1&nbsp;trillion|KRW}}.<ref name=yangbw7dec2011/>
In 2010, Samsung announced a ten-year growth strategy centered around five businesses.<ref name=businesswire6dec2011/> One of these businesses was to be focused on [[biopharmaceutical]]s, to which has committed {{currency|2.1&nbsp;trillion|KRW}}.<ref name=yangbw7dec2011/>


In first quarter of 2012, Samsung Electronics became the [[Mobile phone#Manufacturers|world's largest mobile phone maker]] by unit sales, overtaking [[Nokia]], which had been the market leader since 1998.<ref>{{Cite news |date=27 April 2012 |title=Samsung overtakes Nokia in mobile phone shipments |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17865117 |url-status=live |access-date=6 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120814064732/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17865117 |archive-date=14 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Samsung overtakes Nokia for Cellphone Lead |url=http://www.isuppli.com/Mobile-and-Wireless-Communications/News/Pages/Samsung-Overtakes-Nokia-for-Cellphone-Lead.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120428062632/http://www.isuppli.com/Mobile-and-Wireless-Communications/News/Pages/Samsung-Overtakes-Nokia-for-Cellphone-Lead.aspx |archive-date=28 April 2012 |access-date=29 April 2012}}</ref>
In first quarter of 2012, Samsung Electronics became the [[Mobile phone#Manufacturers|world's largest mobile phone maker]] by unit sales, overtaking [[Nokia]], which had been the market leader since 1998.<ref name="BBC News"/><ref name="isuppli.com"/>


On 24 August 2012, nine American jurors [[Velvin Hogan|ruled]] that Samsung Electronics had to pay [[Apple Inc.|Apple]] $1.05 billion in damages for violating six of its patents on smartphone technology. The award was still less than the $2.5 billion requested by Apple. The decision also ruled that Apple did not violate five Samsung patents cited in the case.<ref>Vascellaro, Jessica E.. (25 August 2012) [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444358404577609810658082898.html The Wall Street Journal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130210154615/http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444358404577609810658082898.html |date=10 February 2013 }}. Online.wsj.com. Retrieved 19 March 2013.</ref> Samsung decried the decision saying that the move could harm innovation in the sector.<ref>[http://www.aljazeera.com/video/asia/2012/08/201282692548420220.html "Samsung bites back after Apple victory"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120830030800/http://www.aljazeera.com/video/asia/2012/08/201282692548420220.html |date=30 August 2012 }}. Al Jazeera English. 26 August 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2013.</ref> It also followed a South Korean ruling stating that both companies were guilty of infringing on each other's intellectual property.<ref>{{Cite web |title=South Korean court rules Samsung didn't copy Apple's iPhone design, but both infringed patents – The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/court-bans-sales-of-some-apple-samsung-products-in-south-korea-as-patent-war-unfolds/2012/08/23/80c9b1da-ed99-11e1-866f-60a00f604425_story.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826171938/http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/court-bans-sales-of-some-apple-samsung-products-in-south-korea-as-patent-war-unfolds/2012/08/23/80c9b1da-ed99-11e1-866f-60a00f604425_story.html |archive-date=26 August 2012}}</ref> In first trading after the ruling, Samsung shares on the [[Kospi index]] fell 7.7%, the largest fall since 24 October 2008, to 1,177,000 [[Korean won]].<ref>[https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-27/samsung-shares-fall-after-apple-wins-1-billion-verdict.html Samsung Shares Fall After Apple Wins $1 Billion Verdict] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022003329/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-27/samsung-shares-fall-after-apple-wins-1-billion-verdict.html |date=22 October 2014 }}. Bloomberg. Retrieved 19 March 2013.</ref> Apple then sought to ban the sales of eight Samsung phones (Galaxy S 4G, Galaxy S2 [[AT&T]], Galaxy S2 Skyrocket, Galaxy S2 T-Mobile, Galaxy S2 Epic 4G, Galaxy S Showcase, Droid Charge and Galaxy Prevail) in the United States<ref>[https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-27/apple-seeks-ban-on-sales-of-eight-samsung-phones-in-u-s-1-.html "Apple Seeks Ban on Sales of Eight Samsung Phones in U.S."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022003423/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-27/apple-seeks-ban-on-sales-of-eight-samsung-phones-in-u-s-1-.html |date=22 October 2014 }} ''Bloomberg''. 27 August 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2013.</ref> which has been denied by the court.<ref>[https://www.scribd.com/fullscreen/117196813?access_key=key-1hfpca709cw6tbjlfb7d "Apple Denied Motion for Permanent Injunction"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203071516/https://www.scribd.com/fullscreen/117196813?access_key=key-1hfpca709cw6tbjlfb7d |date=3 February 2016 }}. Scribd.com. Retrieved 19 March 2013.</ref>
On 24 August 2012, nine American jurors [[Velvin Hogan|ruled]] that Samsung Electronics had to pay [[Apple Inc.|Apple]] $1.05 billion in damages for violating six of its patents on smartphone technology. The award was still less than the $2.5 billion requested by Apple. The decision also ruled that Apple did not violate five Samsung patents cited in the case.<ref name="The Wall Street Journal"/> Samsung decried the decision saying that the move could harm innovation in the sector.<ref name="aljazeera.com"/> It also followed a South Korean ruling stating that both companies were guilty of infringing on each other's intellectual property.<ref name="washingtonpost.com"/> In first trading after the ruling, Samsung shares on the [[Kospi index]] fell 7.7%, the largest fall since 24 October 2008, to 1,177,000 [[Korean won]].<ref name="bloomberg.com"/> Apple then sought to ban the sales of eight Samsung phones (Galaxy S 4G, Galaxy S2 [[AT&T]], Galaxy S2 Skyrocket, Galaxy S2 T-Mobile, Galaxy S2 Epic 4G, Galaxy S Showcase, Droid Charge and Galaxy Prevail) in the United States<ref name="Bloomberg 2012"/> which has been denied by the court.<ref name="scribd.com"/>


As of 2013, the [[Fair Trade Commission (Republic of China)|Fair Trade Commission of Taiwan]] is investigating Samsung and its local Taiwanese advertising agency for [[false advertising]]. The case was commenced after the commission received complaints stating that the agency hired students to attack competitors of Samsung Electronics in online forums.<ref>{{Cite news |last=AFP |date=15 April 2013 |title=Taiwan probes Samsung 'dirty tricks' vs HTC' |work=Google News |url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jl9zJrud8JmQ0w7la3wHB7-xMxSA?hl=en |url-status=dead |access-date=27 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728163030/https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jl9zJrud8JmQ0w7la3wHB7-xMxSA?hl=en |archive-date=28 July 2013}}</ref> Samsung Taiwan made an announcement on its [[Facebook]] page in which it stated that it had not interfered with any evaluation report and had stopped online marketing campaigns that constituted posting or responding to content in online forums.<ref>{{Cite news |last=CNA |date=9 April 2013 |title=Samsung postpones Galaxy 4S debut in Taiwan |work=Want China Times |url=http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20130409000130&cid=1102 |url-status=dead |access-date=27 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927174637/http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20130409000130&cid=1102 |archive-date=27 September 2013}}</ref>
As of 2013, the [[Fair Trade Commission (Republic of China)|Fair Trade Commission of Taiwan]] is investigating Samsung and its local Taiwanese advertising agency for [[false advertising]]. The case was commenced after the commission received complaints stating that the agency hired students to attack competitors of Samsung Electronics in online forums.<ref>{{Cite news |last=AFP |date=15 April 2013 |title=Taiwan probes Samsung 'dirty tricks' vs HTC' |work=Google News |url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jl9zJrud8JmQ0w7la3wHB7-xMxSA?hl=en |url-status=dead |access-date=27 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728163030/https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jl9zJrud8JmQ0w7la3wHB7-xMxSA?hl=en |archive-date=28 July 2013}}</ref> Samsung Taiwan made an announcement on its [[Facebook]] page in which it stated that it had not interfered with any evaluation report and had stopped online marketing campaigns that constituted posting or responding to content in online forums.<ref>{{Cite news |last=CNA |date=9 April 2013 |title=Samsung postpones Galaxy 4S debut in Taiwan |work=Want China Times |url=http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20130409000130&cid=1102 |url-status=dead |access-date=27 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927174637/http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20130409000130&cid=1102 |archive-date=27 September 2013}}</ref>


In 2015, Samsung has been granted more U.S. patents than any other company – including IBM, Google, Sony, Microsoft and Apple. The company received 7,679 utility patents through 11 December.<ref>Tood Bishop, GeekWire. "[http://www.geekwire.com/2015/samsung-surges-past-ibm-to-claim-u-s-patent-crown-for-2015/ New stats: Samsung surges past IBM to lead U.S. patent race for 2015] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222112741/http://www.geekwire.com/2015/samsung-surges-past-ibm-to-claim-u-s-patent-crown-for-2015/ |date=22 December 2015 }}." 15 December 2015. 15 December 2015.</ref>
In 2015, Samsung has been granted more U.S. patents than any other company – including IBM, Google, Sony, Microsoft and Apple. The company received 7,679 utility patents through 11 December.<ref name="geekwire.com"/>


The [[Samsung Galaxy Note 7|Galaxy Note 7]] smartphone went on sale on 19 August 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|title=A Brief History of Samsung's Troubled Galaxy Note 7|url=https://time.com/4526350/samsung-galaxy-note-7-recall-problems-overheating-fire/|access-date=2021-06-09|website=Time|language=en}}</ref> However, in early September 2016, Samsung suspended sales of the phone and announced an informal recall. This occurred after some units of the phones had batteries with a defect that caused them to produce excessive heat, leading to fires and explosions. Samsung replaced the recalled units of the phones with a new version; however, it was later discovered that the new version of the Galaxy Note 7 also had the battery defect. Samsung recalled all Galaxy Note 7 smartphones worldwide on 10 October 2016, and permanently ended production of the phone the following day.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hern |first=Alex |date=11 October 2016 |title=Samsung Galaxy Note 7 production permanently ended following battery explosions |language=en |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/oct/11/samsung-galaxy-note-7-exploding-battery-safety-concerns |url-status=live |access-date=9 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190223225240/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/oct/11/samsung-galaxy-note-7-exploding-battery-safety-concerns |archive-date=23 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Samsung Will Ask All Global Partners to Stop Sales and Exchanges of Galaxy Note7 While Further Investigation Takes Place |url=https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-will-ask-all-global-partners-to-stop-sales-and-exchanges-of-galaxy-note7-while-further-investigation-takes-place |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809090803/https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-will-ask-all-global-partners-to-stop-sales-and-exchanges-of-galaxy-note7-while-further-investigation-takes-place |archive-date=9 August 2018 |access-date=9 August 2018 |website=news.samsung.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=11 October 2016 |title=Samsung scraps Galaxy Note 7 production |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37618618 |url-status=live |access-date=9 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002131340/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37618618 |archive-date=2 October 2018}}</ref>
The [[Samsung Galaxy Note 7|Galaxy Note 7]] smartphone went on sale on 19 August 2016.<ref name="time.com"/> However, in early September 2016, Samsung suspended sales of the phone and announced an informal recall. This occurred after some units of the phones had batteries with a defect that caused them to produce excessive heat, leading to fires and explosions. Samsung replaced the recalled units of the phones with a new version; however, it was later discovered that the new version of the Galaxy Note 7 also had the battery defect. Samsung recalled all Galaxy Note 7 smartphones worldwide on 10 October 2016, and permanently ended production of the phone the following day.<ref name="Hern"/><ref name="ReferenceA"/><ref name="ReferenceB"/>


In 2018, Samsung launched the world's largest mobile manufacturing facility in [[Noida]], India, with guest of honour including Indian Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.samsung.com/in/samsung-inaugurates-worlds-largest-mobile-factory-in-india|title=Samsung Inaugurates World's Largest Mobile Factory in India; Honourable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Flags-off 'Make for the World'|website=news.samsung.com}}</ref>
In 2018, Samsung launched the world's largest mobile manufacturing facility in [[Noida]], India, with guest of honour including Indian Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]].<ref name="ReferenceC"/>


== Influence ==
== Influence ==
Samsung has a powerful influence on South Korea's economic development, politics, media and culture and has been a major driving force behind the "[[Miracle on the Han River]]".<ref>{{Cite news|date=1 October 2011|title=Samsung and its attractions – Asia's new model company|work=The Economist|url=http://www.economist.com/node/21530984|url-status=live|access-date=11 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104022850/http://www.economist.com/node/21530984|archive-date=4 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=12 November 2011|title=South Korea's economy – What do you do when you reach the top?|work=The Economist|url=http://www.economist.com/node/21538104|url-status=live|access-date=11 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120110154323/http://www.economist.com/node/21538104|archive-date=10 January 2012}}</ref> Its affiliate companies produce around a fifth of South Korea's total exports.<ref name="Hutson">{{Cite news|last1=Hutson|first1=Graham|last2=Richards, Jonathan|date=17 April 2008|title=Samsung chairman charged with tax evasion – Times Online|work=[[The Times]]|location=London|url=http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/technology/article3764352.ece|url-status=live|access-date=28 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110503224019/http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/technology/article3764352.ece|archive-date=3 May 2011}}</ref> Samsung's revenue was equal to 17% of South Korea's $1,082 billion GDP in 2013.<ref>[http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-04-04/shell-glencore-and-other-multinationals-dominate-their-home-economies ''Shell, Glencore, and Other Multinationals Dominate Their Home Economies''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130411062314/http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-04-04/shell-glencore-and-other-multinationals-dominate-their-home-economies|date=11 April 2013}} 4 April 2013 BusinessWeek</ref>
Samsung has a powerful influence on South Korea's economic development, politics, media and culture and has been a major driving force behind the "[[Miracle on the Han River]]".<ref name="The Economist"/><ref name="economist.com"/> Its affiliate companies produce around a fifth of South Korea's total exports.<ref name="Hutson">{{Cite news|last1=Hutson|first1=Graham|last2=Richards, Jonathan|date=17 April 2008|title=Samsung chairman charged with tax evasion – Times Online|work=[[The Times]]|location=London|url=http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/technology/article3764352.ece|url-status=live|access-date=28 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110503224019/http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/technology/article3764352.ece|archive-date=3 May 2011}}</ref> Samsung's revenue was equal to 17% of South Korea's $1,082 billion GDP in 2013.<ref name="ReferenceD"/>


"You can even say the Samsung chairman is more powerful than the [[President of South Korea]]. [South] Korean people have come to think of Samsung as invincible and above the law", said Woo Suk-hoon, host of a popular economics podcast in a ''[[The Washington Post|Washington Post]]'' article headlined "In South Korea, the Republic of Samsung", published on 9 December 2012. Critics claimed that Samsung knocked out smaller businesses, limiting choices for South Korean consumers and sometimes colluded with fellow giants to [[price fixing|fix prices]] while bullying those who investigate. [[Lee Jung-hee]], a South Korean presidential candidate, said in a debate, "Samsung has the government in its hands. Samsung manages the legal world, the press, the academics and [[bureaucracy]]".<ref>{{Cite news|last=Chico Harlan|date=9 December 2012|title=In South Korea, the Republic of Samsung|work=The Washington Post|url=https://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-12-09/world/35721716_1_samsung-chairman-smartphone-market-samsung-credit-card|url-status=dead|access-date=23 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921061502/http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-12-09/world/35721716_1_samsung-chairman-smartphone-market-samsung-credit-card|archive-date=21 September 2013}}</ref>
"You can even say the Samsung chairman is more powerful than the [[President of South Korea]]. [South] Korean people have come to think of Samsung as invincible and above the law", said Woo Suk-hoon, host of a popular economics podcast in a ''[[The Washington Post|Washington Post]]'' article headlined "In South Korea, the Republic of Samsung", published on 9 December 2012. Critics claimed that Samsung knocked out smaller businesses, limiting choices for South Korean consumers and sometimes colluded with fellow giants to [[price fixing|fix prices]] while bullying those who investigate. [[Lee Jung-hee]], a South Korean presidential candidate, said in a debate, "Samsung has the government in its hands. Samsung manages the legal world, the press, the academics and [[bureaucracy]]".<ref name="Chico Harlan"/>


==Operations==
==Operations==
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Samsung comprises around 80 companies.<ref name="reut17112">{{Cite news |last=Miyoung Kim |date=17 January 2012 |title=Samsung Group plans record $41&nbsp;billion investment in 2012 |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-samsung-investment-idUSTRE80G00W20120117 |url-status=live |access-date=18 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130525091901/http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/17/us-samsung-investment-idUSTRE80G00W20120117 |archive-date=25 May 2013}}</ref> Its activities include [[construction]], [[consumer electronics]], [[financial services]], [[shipbuilding]] and [[medical services]].<ref name="reut17112" />
Samsung comprises around 80 companies.<ref name="reut17112">{{Cite news |last=Miyoung Kim |date=17 January 2012 |title=Samsung Group plans record $41&nbsp;billion investment in 2012 |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-samsung-investment-idUSTRE80G00W20120117 |url-status=live |access-date=18 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130525091901/http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/17/us-samsung-investment-idUSTRE80G00W20120117 |archive-date=25 May 2013}}</ref> Its activities include [[construction]], [[consumer electronics]], [[financial services]], [[shipbuilding]] and [[medical services]].<ref name="reut17112" />


As of April 2011, the Samsung Group comprised 59 unlisted companies and 19 listed companies, all of which had their primary listing on the [[Korea Exchange]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kim Kyung-rok|date=11 April 2011|title=Chaebol asset holdings swell under Lee administration|publisher=hani.co.kr|url=http://www.hani.co.kr/arti/ENGISSUE/74/472384.html|url-status=live|access-date=18 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120803113004/http://www.hani.co.kr/arti/ENGISSUE/74/472384.html|archive-date=3 August 2012}}</ref>
As of April 2011, the Samsung Group comprised 59 unlisted companies and 19 listed companies, all of which had their primary listing on the [[Korea Exchange]].<ref name="Kim Kyung-rok"/>


In FY 2009, Samsung reported consolidated revenues of 220 trillion [[South Korean won|KRW]] ($172.5 billion). In FY 2010, Samsung reported consolidated revenues of 280 trillion KRW ($258 billion), and profits of 30 trillion KRW ($27.6 billion) based upon a KRW-USD exchange rate of 1,084.5 KRW per USD, the spot rate {{as of|lc=y|2011|08|19}}.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 January 2011 |title=삼성 8년전 타임캡슐 열어보니...지난해 매출 정확히 맞춰 |url=http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=101&oid=003&aid=0003638728# |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213100816/http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=101&oid=003&aid=0003638728 |archive-date=13 December 2013 |access-date=22 August 2011 |publisher=news.naver.com}}</ref> These amounts do not include the revenues from Samsung's subsidiaries based outside South Korea.<ref>{{Cite news |date=30 July 2010 |title=한국경제 大计 기업이 이끈다 지난해 주요그룹 매출 보니 |work=[[Hankook Ilbo]] |url=http://economy.hankooki.com/lpage/industry/201007/e2010073015293447580.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=4 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110428222310/http://economy.hankooki.com/lpage/industry/201007/e2010073015293447580.htm |archive-date=28 April 2011}}</ref>
In FY 2009, Samsung reported consolidated revenues of 220 trillion [[South Korean won|KRW]] ($172.5 billion). In FY 2010, Samsung reported consolidated revenues of 280 trillion KRW ($258 billion), and profits of 30 trillion KRW ($27.6 billion) based upon a KRW-USD exchange rate of 1,084.5 KRW per USD, the spot rate {{as of|lc=y|2011|08|19}}.<ref name="삼성 8년전 타임캡슐 열어보니...지난해 매출 정확히 맞춰"/> These amounts do not include the revenues from Samsung's subsidiaries based outside South Korea.<ref name="한국경제 大计 기업이 이끈다 지난해 주요그룹 매출 보니"/>


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===Affiliates===
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[[File:Samsung Headquarters - Silicon Valley.jpg|thumb|right|Samsung's [[Silicon Valley]] headquarters in [[San Jose, California]].]]
[[File:Samsung Headquarters - Silicon Valley.jpg|thumb|right|Samsung's [[Silicon Valley]] headquarters in [[San Jose, California]].]]
[[Samsung Electronics]] is a multinational electronics and information technology company headquartered in [[Suwon]] and the flagship company of the Samsung Group.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Barkham |first=Patrick |date=9 August 2012 |title=Samsung: Olympic smartphone firm aims for big global wins |work=[[The Guardian]]  |location=London |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2012/aug/09/samsung-olympic-smartphones-global-wins?newsfeed=true |url-status=live |access-date=27 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119004848/http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2012/aug/09/samsung-olympic-smartphones-global-wins?newsfeed=true |archive-date=19 November 2015}}</ref> Its products include air conditioners, computers, digital televisions, [[AMOLED|active-matrix organic light-emitting diodes]] (AMOLEDs), mobile phones, monitors, printers, refrigerators, semiconductors and [[telecommunications network]]ing equipment.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Profile: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd |publisher=Reuters |url=http://uk.reuters.com/business/quotes/companyProfile?symbol=005930.KS |url-status=dead |access-date=27 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022162433/http://uk.reuters.com/business/quotes/companyProfile?symbol=005930.KS |archive-date=22 October 2012}}</ref>
[[Samsung Electronics]] is a multinational electronics and information technology company headquartered in [[Suwon]] and the flagship company of the Samsung Group.<ref name="Barkham"/> Its products include air conditioners, computers, digital televisions, [[AMOLED|active-matrix organic light-emitting diodes]] (AMOLEDs), mobile phones, monitors, printers, refrigerators, semiconductors and [[telecommunications network]]ing equipment.<ref name="Reuters"/>


It was the [[Mobile phone#Manufacturers|world's largest mobile phone maker]] by unit sales in the first quarter of 2012, with a global market share of 25.4%.<ref name="bbc27412">{{Cite news |date=27 April 2012 |title=Samsung overtakes Nokia in mobile phone shipments |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17865117 |url-status=live |access-date=27 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120814064732/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17865117 |archive-date=14 August 2012}}</ref> It was also the world's second-largest semiconductor maker by 2011 revenues (after [[Intel]]).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Preliminary Worldwide Ranking of the Top 20 Suppliers of Semiconductors in 2011 |url=http://www.isuppli.com/PublishingImages/Press%20Releases/2011-12-01_Market_Share_Table1.jpg |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120627044039/http://www.isuppli.com/PublishingImages/Press%20Releases/2011-12-01_Market_Share_Table1.jpg |archive-date=27 June 2012 |access-date=27 August 2012 |publisher=IHS Isuppli}}</ref>
It was the [[Mobile phone#Manufacturers|world's largest mobile phone maker]] by unit sales in the first quarter of 2012, with a global market share of 25.4%.<ref name="bbc27412">{{Cite news |date=27 April 2012 |title=Samsung overtakes Nokia in mobile phone shipments |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17865117 |url-status=live |access-date=27 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120814064732/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17865117 |archive-date=14 August 2012}}</ref> It was also the world's second-largest semiconductor maker by 2011 revenues (after [[Intel]]).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Preliminary Worldwide Ranking of the Top 20 Suppliers of Semiconductors in 2011 |url=http://www.isuppli.com/PublishingImages/Press%20Releases/2011-12-01_Market_Share_Table1.jpg |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120627044039/http://www.isuppli.com/PublishingImages/Press%20Releases/2011-12-01_Market_Share_Table1.jpg |archive-date=27 June 2012 |access-date=27 August 2012 |publisher=IHS Isuppli}}</ref>


Steco is the joint venture established between [[Samsung Electronics]] and Japan's [[Toray|Toray Industries]] in 1995.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Completion Ceremony for EDS Production |url=http://www.toray.com/aboutus/ourgroup/asia/asi_056.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121130084159/http://www.toray.com/aboutus/ourgroup/asia/asi_056.html |archive-date=30 November 2012 |access-date=28 March 2012 |publisher=toray.com}}</ref> [[Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology Corporation]] (TSST) is a joint venture between Samsung Electronics and [[Toshiba]] of Japan which specialises in optical disc drive manufacturing. TSST was formed in 2004, and Toshiba owns 51 percent of its stock, while Samsung owns the remaining 49 percent. [[Samsung Electronics]] is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 005930).
Steco is the joint venture established between [[Samsung Electronics]] and Japan's [[Toray|Toray Industries]] in 1995.<ref name="toray.com"/> [[Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology Corporation]] (TSST) is a joint venture between Samsung Electronics and [[Toshiba]] of Japan which specialises in optical disc drive manufacturing. TSST was formed in 2004, and Toshiba owns 51 percent of its stock, while Samsung owns the remaining 49 percent. [[Samsung Electronics]] is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 005930).


[[Samsung Biologics]] is a biopharmaceutical division of Samsung, founded in 2011. It has [[contract development and manufacturing organization|contract development and manufacturing]] (CDMO) services including drug substance and product manufacturing and bioanalytical testing services. The company is headquartered in Incheon, South Korea and its existing three plants comprises the largest biologic contract manufacturing complex. It expanded its contract development service lab to San Francisco, U.S. Samsung Biologics is listed on the Korean Exchange stock market (number 207940).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Yang |first=Jun |date=25 February 2011 |title=Samsung Group, Quintiles Plan $266 Million Venture to Make Biologic Drugs |work=[[Bloomberg News]] |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-25/samsung-electronics-group-to-form-266-million-biopharmaceuticals-venture.html |url-status=live |access-date=13 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022003229/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-25/samsung-electronics-group-to-form-266-million-biopharmaceuticals-venture.html |archive-date=22 October 2014}}</ref> Samsung Bioepis is a biosimilar medicine producer and joint venture between Samsung Biologics (50 percent plus one share) and the U.S.-based [[Biogen Idec]] (50 percent).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Biogen Idec (NASDAQ:BIIB) and Samsung JV |url=http://www.livetradingnews.com/biogen-idec-nasdaqbiib-and-samsung-jv-6407.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615160517/http://www.livetradingnews.com/biogen-idec-nasdaqbiib-and-samsung-jv-6407.htm |archive-date=15 June 2012 |publisher=livetradingnews.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://healthcareglobal.com/medical-devices-and-pharma/biogen-pays-dollar700mn-gain-499-share-samsung-bioepis |title=Biogen pays $700mn to gain 49.9% share in Samsung Bioepis |last=Sturman |first=Catherine |date=May 17, 2020 |website=Healthcareglobal.com |publisher=Healthcare |access-date=June 2, 2021}}</ref> In 2014, Biogen Idec agreed to commercialize future anti-TNF biosimilar products in Europe through Samsung Bioepis.<ref>{{Cite news |last=<!--Staff--> |date=15 January 2014 |title=Biogen Idec and Samsung Bioepis Ink Biosimilar Deal |volume=34 |page=14 |work=[[Gen. Eng. Biotechnol. News]] |issue=2}}</ref>
[[Samsung Biologics]] is a biopharmaceutical division of Samsung, founded in 2011. It has [[contract development and manufacturing organization|contract development and manufacturing]] (CDMO) services including drug substance and product manufacturing and bioanalytical testing services. The company is headquartered in Incheon, South Korea and its existing three plants comprises the largest biologic contract manufacturing complex. It expanded its contract development service lab to San Francisco, U.S. Samsung Biologics is listed on the Korean Exchange stock market (number 207940).<ref name="Yang"/> Samsung Bioepis is a biosimilar medicine producer and joint venture between Samsung Biologics (50 percent plus one share) and the U.S.-based [[Biogen Idec]] (50 percent).<ref name="livetradingnews.com"/><ref name="Sturman"/> In 2014, Biogen Idec agreed to commercialize future anti-TNF biosimilar products in Europe through Samsung Bioepis.<ref>{{Cite news |last=<!--Staff--> |date=15 January 2014 |title=Biogen Idec and Samsung Bioepis Ink Biosimilar Deal |volume=34 |page=14 |work=[[Gen. Eng. Biotechnol. News]] |issue=2}}</ref>


[[Samsung Engineering]] is a multinational construction company headquartered in Seoul. It was founded in January 1969. Its principal activity is the construction of oil refining plants; upstream oil and gas facilities; petrochemical plants and gas plants; steel making plants; [[power plant]]s; [[Wastewater treatment plant|water treatment facilities]]; and other infrastructure.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Samsung Engineering Co Ltd (028050.KS) |url=https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyProfile?symbol=028050.KS |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620042756/http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyProfile?symbol=028050.KS |archive-date=20 June 2017 |access-date=22 February 2017 |website=REUTERS}}</ref> It achieved total revenues of 9,298.2 billion won (US$8.06 billion) in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2011 Financial Statements |url=http://www.samsungengineering.co.kr/servlet/download?filename=11_CEO_FS_eng2_1338887973664.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605080953/http://www.samsungengineering.co.kr/servlet/download?filename=11_CEO_FS_eng2_1338887973664.pdf |archive-date=5 June 2013 |access-date=27 August 2012 |publisher=Samsung Engineering}}</ref> Samsung Engineering is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 02803450).
[[Samsung Engineering]] is a multinational construction company headquartered in Seoul. It was founded in January 1969. Its principal activity is the construction of oil refining plants; upstream oil and gas facilities; petrochemical plants and gas plants; steel making plants; [[power plant]]s; [[Wastewater treatment plant|water treatment facilities]]; and other infrastructure.<ref name="ReferenceE"/> It achieved total revenues of 9,298.2 billion won (US$8.06 billion) in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2011 Financial Statements |url=http://www.samsungengineering.co.kr/servlet/download?filename=11_CEO_FS_eng2_1338887973664.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605080953/http://www.samsungengineering.co.kr/servlet/download?filename=11_CEO_FS_eng2_1338887973664.pdf |archive-date=5 June 2013 |access-date=27 August 2012 |publisher=Samsung Engineering}}</ref> Samsung Engineering is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 02803450).


[[Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance]] is a multinational [[general insurance]] company headquartered in Seoul.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Profile: Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co Ltd |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyProfile?symbol=000810.KS |url-status=live |access-date=18 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130210042935/http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyProfile?symbol=000810.KS |archive-date=10 February 2013}}</ref> It was founded in January 1952 as Korea Anbo Fire and Marine Insurance and was renamed Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance in December 1993.<ref name="samfireprof">{{Cite web |title=Corporate Profile |url=http://ir.samsungfire.com/ir_eng/about/company/company_corporate_status_01.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205033649/http://ir.samsungfire.com/ir_eng/about/company/company_corporate_status_01.html |archive-date=5 February 2016 |access-date=18 October 2012 |publisher=Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance}}</ref> Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance offers services including accident insurance, automobile insurance, casualty insurance, fire insurance, [[liability insurance]], [[marine insurance]], personal pensions and loans.<ref name="samfireanrep">{{Cite web |title=Annual Report 2010 |url=http://www.samsungfire.com/bbs/ir/1800016/CN_1800016_bbs_h.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130201181955/http://www.samsungfire.com/bbs/ir/1800016/CN_1800016_bbs_h.jsp |archive-date=1 February 2013 |access-date=18 October 2012 |publisher=Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance}}</ref> As of March 2011 it had operations in 10 countries and 6.5 million customers. Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance had a total premium income of $11.7 billion in 2011 and total assets of $28.81 billion on 31 March 2011. It is the largest provider of general insurance in South Korea. Samsung Fire has been listed on the Korea Exchange stock market since 1975 (number 000810).<ref name="samfireanrep" />
[[Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance]] is a multinational [[general insurance]] company headquartered in Seoul.<ref name="ReferenceF"/> It was founded in January 1952 as Korea Anbo Fire and Marine Insurance and was renamed Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance in December 1993.<ref name="samfireprof">{{Cite web |title=Corporate Profile |url=http://ir.samsungfire.com/ir_eng/about/company/company_corporate_status_01.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205033649/http://ir.samsungfire.com/ir_eng/about/company/company_corporate_status_01.html |archive-date=5 February 2016 |access-date=18 October 2012 |publisher=Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance}}</ref> Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance offers services including accident insurance, automobile insurance, casualty insurance, fire insurance, [[liability insurance]], [[marine insurance]], personal pensions and loans.<ref name="samfireanrep">{{Cite web |title=Annual Report 2010 |url=http://www.samsungfire.com/bbs/ir/1800016/CN_1800016_bbs_h.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130201181955/http://www.samsungfire.com/bbs/ir/1800016/CN_1800016_bbs_h.jsp |archive-date=1 February 2013 |access-date=18 October 2012 |publisher=Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance}}</ref> As of March 2011 it had operations in 10 countries and 6.5 million customers. Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance had a total premium income of $11.7 billion in 2011 and total assets of $28.81 billion on 31 March 2011. It is the largest provider of general insurance in South Korea. Samsung Fire has been listed on the Korea Exchange stock market since 1975 (number 000810).<ref name="samfireanrep" />


[[Samsung Heavy Industries]] is a [[shipbuilding]] and engineering company headquartered in Seoul. It was founded in August 1974. Its principal products are bulk carriers, container vessels, crude oil tankers, cruisers, passenger ferries, material handling equipment steel and bridge structures.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Company Profile for Samsung Heavy Industries Co Ltd |publisher=Bloomberg |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/quote/010140:KS/profile |url-status=live |access-date=27 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130819161739/http://www.bloomberg.com/quote/010140:KS/profile |archive-date=19 August 2013}}</ref> It achieved total revenues of 13,358.6 billion won in 2011 and is the world's second-largest shipbuilder by revenues (after [[Hyundai Heavy Industries]]).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Separate Statements of Income Years Ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 |url=http://shi.samsung.co.kr/Eng/common/downfile/2011_Income%20Statement(Eng).pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213080803/http://shi.samsung.co.kr/Eng/common/downfile/2011_Income%20Statement(Eng).pdf |archive-date=13 December 2013 |access-date=27 August 2012 |publisher=Samsung Heavy Industries}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=19 August 2012 |title=From bad to worse |work=The Korea Times|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2012/08/123_117709.html |url-status=live |access-date=27 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121030045914/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2012/08/123_117709.html |archive-date=30 October 2012}}</ref> Samsung Heavy Industries is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 010140).
[[Samsung Heavy Industries]] is a [[shipbuilding]] and engineering company headquartered in Seoul. It was founded in August 1974. Its principal products are bulk carriers, container vessels, crude oil tankers, cruisers, passenger ferries, material handling equipment steel and bridge structures.<ref name="Bloomberg"/> It achieved total revenues of 13,358.6 billion won in 2011 and is the world's second-largest shipbuilder by revenues (after [[Hyundai Heavy Industries]]).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Separate Statements of Income Years Ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 |url=http://shi.samsung.co.kr/Eng/common/downfile/2011_Income%20Statement(Eng).pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213080803/http://shi.samsung.co.kr/Eng/common/downfile/2011_Income%20Statement(Eng).pdf |archive-date=13 December 2013 |access-date=27 August 2012 |publisher=Samsung Heavy Industries}}</ref><ref name="From bad to worse"/> Samsung Heavy Industries is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 010140).


[[Samsung Life Insurance]] is a multinational life insurance company headquartered in Seoul. It was founded in March 1957 as Dongbang Life Insurance and became an affiliate of the Samsung Group in July 1963.<ref name="samlifeannrep">{{Cite web |title=2011 Annual Report |url=http://www.samsunglife.com/img/company/pdf/samsunglife2011_en.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004214127/http://www.samsunglife.com/img/company/pdf/samsunglife2011_en.pdf |archive-date=4 October 2012 |access-date=28 August 2012 |publisher=Samsung Life Insurance}}</ref> Samsung Life's principal activity is the provision of individual life insurance and annuity products and services.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Company Profile for Samsung Life Insurance Co Ltd |publisher=Bloomberg |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/quote/032830:KS/profile |url-status=live |access-date=28 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603091240/http://www.bloomberg.com/quote/032830:KS/profile |archive-date=3 June 2012}}</ref> As of December 2011 it had operations in seven countries, 8.08&nbsp;million customers and 5,975 employees.<ref name="samlifeannrep" /> Samsung Life had total sales of 22,717 billion won in 2011 and total assets of 161,072&nbsp;billion won at 31 December 2011.<ref name="samlifeannrep" /> It is the largest provider of life insurance in South Korea. Samsung Air China Life Insurance is a 50:50 joint venture between [[Samsung Life Insurance]] and [[China National Aviation Holding]]. It was established in Beijing in July 2005.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hu Yuanyuan |date=7 July 2005 |title=Insurance joint venture off to flying start |work=[[Sohu|英语频道-搜狐网站]] |publisher=Beijing Sohu New Media Information Technology Co. Ltd |url=http://english.sohu.com/20050707/n226220913.shtml |url-status=dead |access-date=19 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005014404/http://english.sohu.com/20050707/n226220913.shtml |archive-date=5 October 2012}}</ref> Siam Samsung Life Insurance: Samsung Life Insurance holds a 37 percent stake while the Saha Group also has a 37.5 percent stake in the joint venture, with the remaining 25 percent owned by Thanachart Bank.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Siam Samsung Life ready to reawaken |url=http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/economics/277211/siam-samsung-life-ready-to-reawaken |access-date=19 March 2012 |work=Bangkok Post}}</ref> Samsung Life Insurance is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 032830).
[[Samsung Life Insurance]] is a multinational life insurance company headquartered in Seoul. It was founded in March 1957 as Dongbang Life Insurance and became an affiliate of the Samsung Group in July 1963.<ref name="samlifeannrep">{{Cite web |title=2011 Annual Report |url=http://www.samsunglife.com/img/company/pdf/samsunglife2011_en.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004214127/http://www.samsunglife.com/img/company/pdf/samsunglife2011_en.pdf |archive-date=4 October 2012 |access-date=28 August 2012 |publisher=Samsung Life Insurance}}</ref> Samsung Life's principal activity is the provision of individual life insurance and annuity products and services.<ref name="ReferenceG"/> As of December 2011 it had operations in seven countries, 8.08&nbsp;million customers and 5,975 employees.<ref name="samlifeannrep" /> Samsung Life had total sales of 22,717 billion won in 2011 and total assets of 161,072&nbsp;billion won at 31 December 2011.<ref name="samlifeannrep" /> It is the largest provider of life insurance in South Korea. Samsung Air China Life Insurance is a 50:50 joint venture between [[Samsung Life Insurance]] and [[China National Aviation Holding]]. It was established in Beijing in July 2005.<ref name="Hu Yuanyuan"/> Siam Samsung Life Insurance: Samsung Life Insurance holds a 37 percent stake while the Saha Group also has a 37.5 percent stake in the joint venture, with the remaining 25 percent owned by Thanachart Bank.<ref name="Bangkok Post"/> Samsung Life Insurance is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 032830).


[[Samsung SDI]] is listed on the Korea Exchange stock-exchange (number 006400). On 5 December 2012, the European Union's antitrust regulator fined Samsung SDI and several other major companies for [[Price fixing|fixing prices]] of TV [[cathode-ray tube]]s in two cartels lasting nearly a decade.<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 December 2012 |title=Philips, LG Electronics, 4 others fined 1.47&nbsp;billion Euros for EU cartel |work=The Economic Times |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international-business/philips-lg-electronics-4-others-fined-1-47-billion-euros-for-eu-cartel/articleshow/17493208.cms |url-status=live |access-date=5 December 2012 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6G1cgGRBV?url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-12-05/news/35620323_1_lg-electronics-cartel-samsung-sdi |archive-date=20 April 2013}}</ref> SDI also builds [[lithium-ion batteries]] for [[electric vehicle]]s such as the [[BMW i3]], and acquired [[Magna Steyr]]'s battery plant near [[Graz]] in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Samsung SDI to acquire Magna International's battery pack business |url=http://www.samsungsdi.com/sdi-news/379.html?pageIndex=1&idx=379&searchCondition=0&searchKeyword= |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170213190105/http://www.samsungsdi.com/sdi-news/379.html?pageIndex=1&idx=379&searchCondition=0&searchKeyword= |archive-date=13 February 2017 |access-date=20 September 2018 |website=www.samsungsdi.com |language=ko}}</ref> SDI began using the "[[List of battery sizes#Lithium-Ion batteries (rechargeable)|21700]]" cell format in August 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 August 2015 |title=Samsung SDI Unveils E-bike Battery Capable of 100km on Single Charge |url=http://koreabizwire.com/samsung-sdi-unveils-e-bike-battery-capable-of-100km-on-single-charge/41124 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151226053648/http://koreabizwire.com/samsung-sdi-unveils-e-bike-battery-capable-of-100km-on-single-charge/41124 |archive-date=26 December 2015 |access-date=31 August 2016 |website=Be Korea-savvy}}</ref> Samsung plans to convert its factory in [[Göd]], Hungary to supply 50,000 cars per year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 August 2016 |title=Samsung SDI to Build Electric Vehicle Battery Plant for European Market |url=https://www.thestreet.com/story/13689147/1/samsung-sdi-to-build-electric-vehicle-battery-plant-for-european-market.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160831162351/https://www.thestreet.com/story/13689147/1/samsung-sdi-to-build-electric-vehicle-battery-plant-for-european-market.html |archive-date=31 August 2016 |access-date=30 August 2016 |website=TheStreet}}</ref> Samsung SDI also produced CRTs and VFD displays until 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eetimes.com/jousting-with-flat-panels-samsung-sdi-taps-super-slim-crt/#|title=Jousting with flat panels, Samsung SDI taps super-slim CRT &#124; EE Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Samsung Hungary to Halt CRT Production |url=http://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?lang=e&Seq_Code=49355 |website=world.kbs.co.kr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Samsung SDI halts CRT production in Malaysia plant – Pulse by Maeil Business News Korea |url=https://pulsenews.co.kr/view.php?year=2012&no=206660 |website=pulsenews.co.kr}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://cdn-shop.adafruit.com/datasheets/20T202DA2JA.pdf |title=20T202DA2JA (Rev 2.0) |publisher=Samsung SDI |access-date=5 August 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> Samsung SDI uses [[lithium-ion]] technology for its phone and portable computer batteries.<ref name="cjtesla">{{cite news |last1=Jamasmie |first1=Cecilia |title=Tesla warns of coming battery minerals shortage |url=https://www.mining.com/tesla-warns-upcoming-battery-minerals-shortage/ |agency=mining.com |publisher=Glacier Media Group |date=3 May 2019}}</ref>
[[Samsung SDI]] is listed on the Korea Exchange stock-exchange (number 006400). On 5 December 2012, the European Union's antitrust regulator fined Samsung SDI and several other major companies for [[Price fixing|fixing prices]] of TV [[cathode-ray tube]]s in two cartels lasting nearly a decade.<ref name="The Economic Times"/> SDI also builds [[lithium-ion batteries]] for [[electric vehicle]]s such as the [[BMW i3]], and acquired [[Magna Steyr]]'s battery plant near [[Graz]] in 2015.<ref name="samsungsdi.com"/> SDI began using the "[[List of battery sizes#Lithium-Ion batteries (rechargeable)|21700]]" cell format in August 2015.<ref name="koreabizwire.com"/> Samsung plans to convert its factory in [[Göd]], Hungary to supply 50,000 cars per year.<ref name="thestreet.com"/> Samsung SDI also produced CRTs and VFD displays until 2012.<ref name="eetimes.com"/><ref name="world.kbs.co.kr"/><ref name="pulsenews.co.kr"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://cdn-shop.adafruit.com/datasheets/20T202DA2JA.pdf |title=20T202DA2JA (Rev 2.0) |publisher=Samsung SDI |access-date=5 August 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> Samsung SDI uses [[lithium-ion]] technology for its phone and portable computer batteries.<ref name="cjtesla">{{cite news |last1=Jamasmie |first1=Cecilia |title=Tesla warns of coming battery minerals shortage |url=https://www.mining.com/tesla-warns-upcoming-battery-minerals-shortage/ |agency=mining.com |publisher=Glacier Media Group |date=3 May 2019}}</ref>


[[Samsung SDS]] is a multinational IT Service company headquartered in Seoul. It was founded in March 1985. Its principal activity is the providing IT system (ERP, IT Infrastructure, IT Consulting, IT Outsourcing, Data Center). Samsung SDS is Korea's largest IT service company. It achieved total revenues of 6,105.9&nbsp;billion won (US$5.71&nbsp;billion) in 2012. [[Samsung C&T Corporation]] is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (000830). [[Samsung Electro-Mechanics]], established in 1973 as a manufacturer of key electronic components, is headquartered in [[Suwon]], [[Gyeonggi-do]], South Korea. It is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 009150).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co – Profile|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot.asp?ticker=009150:KS|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110905042639/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot.asp?ticker=009150%3AKS|archive-date=5 September 2011|access-date=26 August 2012|publisher=Bloomberg Businessweek}}</ref> [[Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology]] (SAIT), established in 1987, is headquartered in Suwon and operates research labs around the world.<ref>{{Cite web|title=History of Progress|url=https://www.sait.samsung.co.kr/saithome/about/history.do|website=Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology}}</ref>
[[Samsung SDS]] is a multinational IT Service company headquartered in Seoul. It was founded in March 1985. Its principal activity is the providing IT system (ERP, IT Infrastructure, IT Consulting, IT Outsourcing, Data Center). Samsung SDS is Korea's largest IT service company. It achieved total revenues of 6,105.9&nbsp;billion won (US$5.71&nbsp;billion) in 2012. [[Samsung C&T Corporation]] is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (000830). [[Samsung Electro-Mechanics]], established in 1973 as a manufacturer of key electronic components, is headquartered in [[Suwon]], [[Gyeonggi-do]], South Korea. It is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 009150).<ref name="Bloomberg Businessweek"/> [[Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology]] (SAIT), established in 1987, is headquartered in Suwon and operates research labs around the world.<ref name="History of Progress"/>


Ace Digitech is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 036550). [[Cheil Industries]] is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 001300).<ref>{{Cite press release|title=Samsung's Cheil Industries submits plans for roughly $1.4&nbsp;billion IPO|date=14 October 2014|publisher=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-samsung-group-cheil-ind-ipo-idUSKCN0I408Y20141015|access-date=1 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924205420/http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/15/us-samsung-group-cheil-ind-ipo-idUSKCN0I408Y20141015|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Cheil Worldwide]] is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 030000). Credu is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 067280). [[Samsung iMarketKorea|Imarket Korea]] is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 122900). [[Samsung Card]] is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 029780).
Ace Digitech is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 036550). [[Cheil Industries]] is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 001300).<ref name="ReferenceH"/> [[Cheil Worldwide]] is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 030000). Credu is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 067280). [[Samsung iMarketKorea|Imarket Korea]] is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 122900). [[Samsung Card]] is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 029780).


[[Hotel Shilla]] (also known as "The Shilla") opened in March 1979, following the intention of the late [[Lee Byung-chul]], the founder of the Samsung Group. Shilla Hotels and Resorts is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 008770).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Overview {{!}} About The Shilla {{!}} The Shilla Hotels & Resorts|url=https://www.shillahotels.com/membership/inquires/aboutShilla/memOverView.do|access-date=2021-02-15|website=www.shillahotels.com|language=en}}</ref>
[[Hotel Shilla]] (also known as "The Shilla") opened in March 1979, following the intention of the late [[Lee Byung-chul]], the founder of the Samsung Group. Shilla Hotels and Resorts is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 008770).<ref name="shillahotels.com"/>


[[Samsung Everland]] covers the three main sectors of Environment & Asset, Food Culture and Resort.
[[Samsung Everland]] covers the three main sectors of Environment & Asset, Food Culture and Resort.


The [[Samsung Medical Center]] was founded on 9 November 1994, under the philosophy of "contributing to improving the nation's health through the best medical service, advanced medical research and development of outstanding medical personnel". The Samsung Medical Center consists of a hospital and a cancer center, which is the largest in Asia.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Roberts|first=Rob|date=26 October 2009|title=AECOM Technology buys Ellerbe Becket|publisher=kansascity.bizjournals.com|url=http://kansascity.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2009/10/26/daily2.html|url-status=live|access-date=19 September 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091029043903/http://kansascity.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2009/10/26/daily2.html|archive-date=29 October 2009}}</ref> The hospital is located in an intelligent building with floor space of more than 200,000 square meters and 20 floors above ground and 5 floors underground, housing 40 departments, 10 specialist centers, 120 special clinics and 1,306 beds. The 655-bed Cancer Center has 11 floors above ground and 8 floors underground, with floor space of over 100,000 square meters. SMC is a tertiary hospital manned by approximately 7,400 staff including over 1,200 doctors and 2,300 nurses. Since its foundation in the 1990s, the Samsung Medical Center has successfully incorporated and developed an advanced model with the motto of becoming a "patient-centered hospital", a new concept in Korea.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Overview - About SMC - Samsung Medical Center|url=https://www.samsunghospital.com/gb/language/english/about/overview.do|access-date=2021-02-15|website=삼성서울병원|language=en}}</ref> Samsung donates around US$100 million per annum to the Samsung Medical Center.<ref>{{Cite web|title=기업의 사회공헌 삼성그룹, 함께 가는 '창조 경영'... 봉사도 1등|url=http://www.dt.co.kr/contents.html?article_no=2006121302011232655001|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430230500/http://www.dt.co.kr/contents.html?article_no=2006121302011232655001|archive-date=30 April 2011|access-date=19 September 2010|publisher=dt.co.kr}}</ref> It incorporates Samsung Seoul Hospital, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Samsung Cancer Center and Samsung Life Sciences Research Center. In 2010, the Samsung Medical Center and pharmaceutical multinational [[Pfizer]] agreed to collaborate on research to identify the genomic mechanisms responsible for clinical outcomes in [[hepatocellular carcinoma]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Writer|first=GEN Staff|date=2010-07-14|title=Pfizer to Study Liver Cancer in Korean Patients with Samsung Medical Center|url=https://www.genengnews.com/topics/translational-medicine/pfizer-to-study-liver-cancer-in-korean-patients-with-samsung-medical-center/|access-date=2021-06-15|website=GEN - Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pfizer.com/news/press-release/press-release-detail/pfizer_and_smc_collaborate_on_liver_cancer|title=Pfizer And SMC Collaborate On Liver Cancer &#124; pfpfizeruscom}}</ref>
The [[Samsung Medical Center]] was founded on 9 November 1994, under the philosophy of "contributing to improving the nation's health through the best medical service, advanced medical research and development of outstanding medical personnel". The Samsung Medical Center consists of a hospital and a cancer center, which is the largest in Asia.<ref name="Roberts"/> The hospital is located in an intelligent building with floor space of more than 200,000 square meters and 20 floors above ground and 5 floors underground, housing 40 departments, 10 specialist centers, 120 special clinics and 1,306 beds. The 655-bed Cancer Center has 11 floors above ground and 8 floors underground, with floor space of over 100,000 square meters. SMC is a tertiary hospital manned by approximately 7,400 staff including over 1,200 doctors and 2,300 nurses. Since its foundation in the 1990s, the Samsung Medical Center has successfully incorporated and developed an advanced model with the motto of becoming a "patient-centered hospital", a new concept in Korea.<ref name="samsunghospital.com"/> Samsung donates around US$100 million per annum to the Samsung Medical Center.<ref name="dt.co.kr"/> It incorporates Samsung Seoul Hospital, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Samsung Cancer Center and Samsung Life Sciences Research Center. In 2010, the Samsung Medical Center and pharmaceutical multinational [[Pfizer]] agreed to collaborate on research to identify the genomic mechanisms responsible for clinical outcomes in [[hepatocellular carcinoma]].<ref name="Writer"/><ref name="pfizer.com"/>


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[[Samsung Techwin]] was listed on the Korea Exchange stock-exchange (number 012450), with its principal activities being the development and manufacture of [[surveillance]] (including security cameras), [[aeronautics]], [[optoelectronics]], [[automation]]s and [[weapons technology]]. It was announced to be sold to [[Hanwha|Hanwha Group]] in December 2014<ref>{{Cite web |title=Samsung refocuses on its core business as it sells security arm Samsung Techwin to Hanwha Group |url=http://www.securityinfowatch.com/article/12023253/samsung-refocuses-on-its-core-business-as-it-sells-security-arm-samsung-techwin-to-hanwha-group |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924100006/http://www.securityinfowatch.com/article/12023253/samsung-refocuses-on-its-core-business-as-it-sells-security-arm-samsung-techwin-to-hanwha-group |archive-date=24 September 2015 |access-date=6 September 2015}}</ref> and the take-over completed in June 2015.<ref name="yonhapHanwha">{{Cite web |date=28 June 2015 |title=(LEAD) Hanwha wraps up takeover of four Samsung arms |url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/business/2015/06/29/0503000000AEN20150629002551320.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703012904/http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/business/2015/06/29/0503000000AEN20150629002551320.html |archive-date=3 July 2015 |access-date=6 September 2015}}</ref> It was later renamed Hanwha Techwin.
[[Samsung Techwin]] was listed on the Korea Exchange stock-exchange (number 012450), with its principal activities being the development and manufacture of [[surveillance]] (including security cameras), [[aeronautics]], [[optoelectronics]], [[automation]]s and [[weapons technology]]. It was announced to be sold to [[Hanwha|Hanwha Group]] in December 2014<ref name="securityinfowatch.com"/> and the take-over completed in June 2015.<ref name="yonhapHanwha">{{Cite web |date=28 June 2015 |title=(LEAD) Hanwha wraps up takeover of four Samsung arms |url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/business/2015/06/29/0503000000AEN20150629002551320.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703012904/http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/business/2015/06/29/0503000000AEN20150629002551320.html |archive-date=3 July 2015 |access-date=6 September 2015}}</ref> It was later renamed Hanwha Techwin.


Samsung Thales Co., Ltd. (until 2001 known as Samsung Thomson-CSF Co., Ltd.) was a joint venture between Samsung Techwin and the France-based aerospace and defence company [[Thales Group|Thales]]. It was established in 1978 and is based in Seoul.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Company Overview of Samsung Thales Co., Ltd |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=6464442 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306221156/http://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=6464442 |archive-date=6 March 2016 |access-date=21 October 2015 |publisher=bloomberg.com}}</ref> Samsung's involvement was passed on to Hanwha Group as part of the Techwin transaction.<ref name="yonhapHanwha" />
Samsung Thales Co., Ltd. (until 2001 known as Samsung Thomson-CSF Co., Ltd.) was a joint venture between Samsung Techwin and the France-based aerospace and defence company [[Thales Group|Thales]]. It was established in 1978 and is based in Seoul.<ref name="ReferenceI"/> Samsung's involvement was passed on to Hanwha Group as part of the Techwin transaction.<ref name="yonhapHanwha" />


Samsung General Chemicals was sold to Hanwha. Another chemical division was sold to [[Lotte Corporation]] in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 May 2016 |title=Lotte Chemical Completes Takeover of Samsung Group's Chemical Businesses |url=http://www.businesskorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=14557 |website=비즈니스코리아 – BusinessKorea}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=30 October 2015 |title=Samsung Group sells chemical assets to Lotte Group for $2.6&nbsp;billion |newspaper=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-samsung-group-chemical-lotte-chemical-idUSKCN0SN34L20151030 |via=reuters.com}}</ref>
Samsung General Chemicals was sold to Hanwha. Another chemical division was sold to [[Lotte Corporation]] in 2016.<ref name="businesskorea.co.kr"/><ref name="ReferenceJ"/>


[[Samsung Total]] was a 50/50 joint venture between Samsung and the France-based oil group [[Total S.A.]] (more specifically, Samsung General Chemicals and Total Petrochemicals). Samsung's stake was inherited by Hanwha Group in its acquisition of Samsung General Chemicals.<ref name="yonhapHanwha" />
[[Samsung Total]] was a 50/50 joint venture between Samsung and the France-based oil group [[Total S.A.]] (more specifically, Samsung General Chemicals and Total Petrochemicals). Samsung's stake was inherited by Hanwha Group in its acquisition of Samsung General Chemicals.<ref name="yonhapHanwha" />
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In 1998, Samsung created a U.S. joint venture with [[Compaq]], called Alpha Processor Inc. (API), to help it enter the high-end processor market. The venture was also aimed at expanding Samsung's non-memory chip business by fabricating [[Alpha processor]]s. At the time, Samsung and Compaq invested $500 million in Alpha Processor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alpha's demise thwarts Samsung's processor dreams, analysts say |url=http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4102252/Alpha-s-demise-thwarts-Samsung-s-processor-dreams-analysts-say |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120713073743/http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4102252/Alpha-s-demise-thwarts-Samsung-s-processor-dreams-analysts-say |archive-date=13 July 2012 |access-date=2 April 2012 |publisher=eetimes.com}}</ref>
In 1998, Samsung created a U.S. joint venture with [[Compaq]], called Alpha Processor Inc. (API), to help it enter the high-end processor market. The venture was also aimed at expanding Samsung's non-memory chip business by fabricating [[Alpha processor]]s. At the time, Samsung and Compaq invested $500 million in Alpha Processor.<ref name="ReferenceK"/>


GE Samsung Lighting was a joint venture between Samsung and the GE Lighting subsidiary of [[General Electric]]. The venture was established in 1998 and was broken up in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LED EXPO&OLED EXPO 2011 An Interview with GE Lighting |url=http://us.aving.net/news/view.php?articleId=197427 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615224507/http://us.aving.net/news/view.php?articleId=197427 |archive-date=15 June 2013 |access-date=2 April 2012 |publisher=us.GFSSGYG aving.net}}</ref>
GE Samsung Lighting was a joint venture between Samsung and the GE Lighting subsidiary of [[General Electric]]. The venture was established in 1998 and was broken up in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LED EXPO&OLED EXPO 2011 An Interview with GE Lighting |url=http://us.aving.net/news/view.php?articleId=197427 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615224507/http://us.aving.net/news/view.php?articleId=197427 |archive-date=15 June 2013 |access-date=2 April 2012 |publisher=us.GFSSGYG aving.net}}</ref>


Global Steel Exchange was a joint venture formed in 2000 between Samsung, the U.S.-based [[Cargill]], the Switzerland-based Duferco Group, and the Luxembourg-based Tradearbed (now part of the [[ArcelorMittal]]), to handle their online buying and selling of steel.<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 May 2000 |title=Steel firms in B2B venture |publisher=money.cnn.com |url=https://money.cnn.com/2000/05/10/companies/steel_net/ |url-status=live |access-date=2 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005050855/http://money.cnn.com/2000/05/10/companies/steel_net/ |archive-date=5 October 2012}}</ref>
Global Steel Exchange was a joint venture formed in 2000 between Samsung, the U.S.-based [[Cargill]], the Switzerland-based Duferco Group, and the Luxembourg-based Tradearbed (now part of the [[ArcelorMittal]]), to handle their online buying and selling of steel.<ref name="Steel firms in B2B venture"/>


Samtron was a subsidiary of Samsung until 1999 when it became independent. After that, it continued to make computer monitors and plasma displays until 2003, Samtron became Samsung when Samtron was a brand. In 2003 the website redirected to Samsung.{{citation needed|date=April 2017}}
Samtron was a subsidiary of Samsung until 1999 when it became independent. After that, it continued to make computer monitors and plasma displays until 2003, Samtron became Samsung when Samtron was a brand. In 2003 the website redirected to Samsung.{{citation needed|date=April 2017}}
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Samsung Fine Chemicals is listed on the Korea Exchange stock-exchange (number 004000).
Samsung Fine Chemicals is listed on the Korea Exchange stock-exchange (number 004000).


Samsung Machine Tools of America is a national distributor of machines in the United States. Samsung GM Machine Tools is the head office of China, It is an SMEC Legal incorporated company.<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 August 2014 |title=Competing with Apple, Samsung is Going to Release the Next Galaxy Note in Early September |url=https://www.ccjk.com/competing-apple-samsung-going-release-next-galaxy-note-early-september/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826120516/http://www.ccjk.com/competing-apple-samsung-going-release-next-galaxy-note-early-september/ |archive-date=26 August 2014}}</ref>
Samsung Machine Tools of America is a national distributor of machines in the United States. Samsung GM Machine Tools is the head office of China, It is an SMEC Legal incorporated company.<ref name="ccjk.com"/>


Samsung Securities is listed on the Korea Exchange stock-exchange (number 016360).<ref>{{Cite web|title=016360.KS - Samsung Securities Co Ltd Profile {{!}} Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.comundefined/|access-date=2021-02-15|website=www.reuters.comundefined|language=en}}{{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
Samsung Securities is listed on the Korea Exchange stock-exchange (number 016360).<ref name="reuters.comundefined"/>


S-1 was founded as Korea's first specialized security business in 1997 and has maintained its position at the top of industry with the consistent willingness to take on challenges. S1 Corporation is listed on the Korea Exchange stock-exchange (number 012750.KS).<ref>{{Cite web|title=012750.KS - S1 Corp Profile {{!}} Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.comundefined/|access-date=2021-02-15|website=www.reuters.comundefined|language=en}}{{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=History : S-1|url=https://www.s1.co.kr/eng/aboutus/history.do|access-date=2021-02-15|website=www.s1.co.kr}}</ref>
S-1 was founded as Korea's first specialized security business in 1997 and has maintained its position at the top of industry with the consistent willingness to take on challenges. S1 Corporation is listed on the Korea Exchange stock-exchange (number 012750.KS).<ref>{{Cite web|title=012750.KS - S1 Corp Profile {{!}} Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.comundefined/|access-date=2021-02-15|website=www.reuters.comundefined|language=en}}{{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref name="History : S-1"/>


State-run Korea Agro-Fisheries Trade Corp. set up the venture, aT Grain Co., in [[Chicago]], with three other South Korean companies, Korea Agro-Fisheries owns 55 percent of aT Grain, while Samsung C&T Corp, [[Hanjin]] Transportation Co. and [[STX Corporation]] each hold 15 percent.<ref>{{Cite news |title=South Korea Starts Grain Venture in Chicago to Secure Supply |publisher=bloomberg.com |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-29/south-korea-starts-grain-venture-in-chicago-to-secure-supply.html |url-status=live |access-date=19 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130819232708/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-29/south-korea-starts-grain-venture-in-chicago-to-secure-supply.html |archive-date=19 August 2013}}</ref>
State-run Korea Agro-Fisheries Trade Corp. set up the venture, aT Grain Co., in [[Chicago]], with three other South Korean companies, Korea Agro-Fisheries owns 55 percent of aT Grain, while Samsung C&T Corp, [[Hanjin]] Transportation Co. and [[STX Corporation]] each hold 15 percent.<ref name="ReferenceL"/>


Brooks Automation Asia Co., Ltd. is a joint venture between [[Brooks Automation]] (70%) and Samsung (30%) which was established in 1999. The venture locally manufactures and configure vacuum [[Wafer (electronics)|wafer]] handling platforms and 300mm [[FOUP|Front-Opening Unified Pod]] (FOUP) load port modules, and designs, manufactures and configures atmospheric loading systems for [[flat panel display]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brooks Automation and Samsung Electronics Announce a Joint Venture |url=http://investor.brooks.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=197950&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=840320&highlight= |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205033649/http://investor.brooks.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=197950&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=840320&highlight= |archive-date=5 February 2016 |access-date=28 March 2012 |website=[[Brooks Automation|Investors – Brooks Automation, Inc.]] |publisher=Brooks Automation, Inc.}}</ref>
Brooks Automation Asia Co., Ltd. is a joint venture between [[Brooks Automation]] (70%) and Samsung (30%) which was established in 1999. The venture locally manufactures and configure vacuum [[Wafer (electronics)|wafer]] handling platforms and 300mm [[FOUP|Front-Opening Unified Pod]] (FOUP) load port modules, and designs, manufactures and configures atmospheric loading systems for [[flat panel display]]s.<ref name="Brooks Automation, Inc"/>


Company POSS&nbsp;– SLPC s.r.o. was founded in 2007 as a subsidiary of Samsung C & T Corporation, Samsung C & T Deutschland and the company [[POSCO]].<ref name="autogenerated1">{{Cite web |date=31 December 2008 |title=POSCO and Subsidiaries |url=http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/6677Q_-2009-4-16.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107003610/http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/6677Q_-2009-4-16.pdf |archive-date=7 November 2012 |access-date=6 June 2012 |website=[[London Stock Exchange]] |publisher=London Stock Exchange plc.}}</ref>
Company POSS&nbsp;– SLPC s.r.o. was founded in 2007 as a subsidiary of Samsung C & T Corporation, Samsung C & T Deutschland and the company [[POSCO]].<ref name="autogenerated1">{{Cite web |date=31 December 2008 |title=POSCO and Subsidiaries |url=http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/6677Q_-2009-4-16.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107003610/http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/6677Q_-2009-4-16.pdf |archive-date=7 November 2012 |access-date=6 June 2012 |website=[[London Stock Exchange]] |publisher=London Stock Exchange plc.}}</ref>
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Samsung Corning Precision Glass is a joint venture between Samsung and [[Corning Inc.|Corning]], which was established in 1973 to manufacture and market cathode ray tube glass for black and white televisions. The company's first LCD glass substrate manufacturing facility opened in [[Gumi, North Gyeongsang|Gumi]], South Korea, in 1996.
Samsung Corning Precision Glass is a joint venture between Samsung and [[Corning Inc.|Corning]], which was established in 1973 to manufacture and market cathode ray tube glass for black and white televisions. The company's first LCD glass substrate manufacturing facility opened in [[Gumi, North Gyeongsang|Gumi]], South Korea, in 1996.


Samsung Sumitomo LED Materials is a Korea-based joint venture between Samsung LED Co., Ltd., an LED maker based in [[Suwon]], Korea-based and the Japan-based [[Sumitomo Chemical]]. The JV will carry out research and development, manufacturing and sales of sapphire substrates for LEDs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Samsung and Sumitomo Chemical to make sapphire substrates for LEDs |url=http://www.ledsmagazine.com/news/8/3/24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120501153506/http://www.ledsmagazine.com/news/8/3/24 |archive-date=1 May 2012 |access-date=19 March 2012 |publisher=ledsmagazine.com}}</ref>
Samsung Sumitomo LED Materials is a Korea-based joint venture between Samsung LED Co., Ltd., an LED maker based in [[Suwon]], Korea-based and the Japan-based [[Sumitomo Chemical]]. The JV will carry out research and development, manufacturing and sales of sapphire substrates for LEDs.<ref name="ledsmagazine.com"/>


SD Flex Co., Ltd. was founded in October 2004 as a joint venture corporation by Samsung and [[DuPont]], one of the world's largest chemical companies.<ref>{{Cite web |title=company/introduce |url=http://sdflex.com/company/introduce_1.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922035524/http://www.sdflex.com/company/introduce_1.html |archive-date=22 September 2013 |access-date=19 March 2012 |publisher=sdflex.com}}</ref>
SD Flex Co., Ltd. was founded in October 2004 as a joint venture corporation by Samsung and [[DuPont]], one of the world's largest chemical companies.<ref name="company/introduce"/>


Sermatech Korea owns 51% of its stock, while Samsung owns the remaining 49%. The U.S. firm Sermatech International, for a business specializing in aircraft construction processes such as special welding and brazing.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Samsung Aerospace, Sermatech Launch Korean JV |url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/1999/10/06/1999100661308.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511050220/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/1999/10/06/1999100661308.html |archive-date=11 May 2012 |access-date=28 March 2012 |publisher=english.chosun.com}}</ref>
Sermatech Korea owns 51% of its stock, while Samsung owns the remaining 49%. The U.S. firm Sermatech International, for a business specializing in aircraft construction processes such as special welding and brazing.<ref name="english.chosun.com"/>


Siltronic Samsung Wafer Pte. Ltd, the joint venture by Samsung and wholly owned [[Wacker Chemie AG|Wacker Chemie]] subsidiary Siltronic, was officially opened in Singapore in June 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Siltronic-Samsung Joint Venture |url=http://www.wacker.com/cms/en/www_archive/www_2008/www_38/38_markets/38_siltronic-samsung/38_siltronic-samsung.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005005748/http://www.wacker.com/cms/en/www_archive/www_2008/www_38/38_markets/38_siltronic-samsung/38_siltronic-samsung.jsp |archive-date=5 October 2012 |access-date=19 March 2012 |publisher=wacker.com}}</ref>
Siltronic Samsung Wafer Pte. Ltd, the joint venture by Samsung and wholly owned [[Wacker Chemie AG|Wacker Chemie]] subsidiary Siltronic, was officially opened in Singapore in June 2008.<ref name="Siltronic-Samsung Joint Venture"/>


SMP Ltd. is a joint venture between Samsung Fine Chemicals and [[MEMC Electronic Materials|MEMC]]. In 2011, MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. and an affiliate of Korean conglomerate Samsung formed a joint venture to build a [[polysilicon]] plant.<ref>{{Cite web|last[email protected] > 314-340-8320|first=JEFFREY TOMICH •|title=MEMC, Samsung form Korean polysilicon venture|url=https://www.stltoday.com/business/local/memc-samsung-form-korean-polysilicon-venture/article_01cc501e-3958-11e0-8f49-0017a4a78c22.html|access-date=2021-06-15|website=STLtoday.com|language=en}}</ref>
SMP Ltd. is a joint venture between Samsung Fine Chemicals and [[MEMC Electronic Materials|MEMC]]. In 2011, MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. and an affiliate of Korean conglomerate Samsung formed a joint venture to build a [[polysilicon]] plant.<ref name="[email protected] 314-340-8320"/>


Stemco is a joint venture established between Samsung Electro-Mechanics and Toray Industries in 1995.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Toray/Samsung JV boosts FPD circuit substrate capacity |url=http://www.electroiq.com/articles/sst/2008/04/toray-samsung-jv-boosts-fpd-circuit-substrate-capacity.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130210021707/http://www.electroiq.com/articles/sst/2008/04/toray-samsung-jv-boosts-fpd-circuit-substrate-capacity.html |archive-date=10 February 2013 |access-date=28 March 2012 |publisher=electroiq.com}}</ref>
Stemco is a joint venture established between Samsung Electro-Mechanics and Toray Industries in 1995.<ref name="electroiq.com"/>


[[SB LiMotive]] is a 50:50 joint company of [[Robert Bosch GmbH]] (commonly known as Bosch) and Samsung SDI founded in June 2008. The joint venture develops and manufactures [[lithium-ion batteries]] for use in hybrid-, plug-in [[hybrid vehicles]] and electric vehicles.
[[SB LiMotive]] is a 50:50 joint company of [[Robert Bosch GmbH]] (commonly known as Bosch) and Samsung SDI founded in June 2008. The joint venture develops and manufactures [[lithium-ion batteries]] for use in hybrid-, plug-in [[hybrid vehicles]] and electric vehicles.
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Samsung Heavy Industries owns 10% of the Brazilian [[shipbuilder]] [[Atlântico Sul (company)|Atlântico Sul]], whose Atlântico Sul Shipyard is the largest [[shipyard]] in South America. The ''Joao Candido'', Brazil's largest ship, was built by Atlântico Sul with technology licensed by Samsung Heavy Industries.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shipyards in Brazil – Rev. D, June 2010 |url=http://www.intsok.no/style/uploads/doc/CountryReports/Brazil-Maritime%20Market%20Report%202010.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202111424/http://www.intsok.no/style/uploads/doc/CountryReports/Brazil-Maritime%20Market%20Report%202010.pdf |archive-date=2 February 2014 |publisher=INTSOK}}</ref> The companies have a technical assistance agreement through which industrial design, vessel engineering and other know-how is being transferred to Atlântico Sul.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Milestone launch at Brazil's Atlântico Sul |url=http://www.marinelog.com/DOCS/NEWSMMIX/2010may00090.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120522191256/http://marinelog.com/DOCS/NEWSMMIX/2010may00090.html |archive-date=22 May 2012 |access-date=6 March 2012 |publisher=MarineLog}}</ref>
Samsung Heavy Industries owns 10% of the Brazilian [[shipbuilder]] [[Atlântico Sul (company)|Atlântico Sul]], whose Atlântico Sul Shipyard is the largest [[shipyard]] in South America. The ''Joao Candido'', Brazil's largest ship, was built by Atlântico Sul with technology licensed by Samsung Heavy Industries.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shipyards in Brazil – Rev. D, June 2010 |url=http://www.intsok.no/style/uploads/doc/CountryReports/Brazil-Maritime%20Market%20Report%202010.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202111424/http://www.intsok.no/style/uploads/doc/CountryReports/Brazil-Maritime%20Market%20Report%202010.pdf |archive-date=2 February 2014 |publisher=INTSOK}}</ref> The companies have a technical assistance agreement through which industrial design, vessel engineering and other know-how is being transferred to Atlântico Sul.<ref name="MarineLog"/>


Samsung Life Insurance currently holds a 7.4% stake in the South Korean banking company [[DGB Financial Group]], making it the largest shareholder.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Company Analysis |url=http://rdata.youfirst.co.kr/pdf_data/EN_HD_201102011120_00_CC11_21004683_20110201112012_21004849.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140411034410/http://rdata.youfirst.co.kr/pdf_data/EN_HD_201102011120_00_CC11_21004683_20110201112012_21004849.pdf |archive-date=11 April 2014 |access-date=19 March 2012 |publisher=rdata.youfirst.co.kr}}</ref> DGB Financial Group is a Korea-based company that specialises in banking. The company is divided into six segments of operation and each segment's primary source of funds come from general public deposits.<ref>{{Cite web|title=139130.KS - DGB Financial Group Co Ltd Profile {{!}} Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.comundefined/|access-date=2021-05-14|website=www.reuters.comundefined|language=en}}{{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
Samsung Life Insurance currently holds a 7.4% stake in the South Korean banking company [[DGB Financial Group]], making it the largest shareholder.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Company Analysis |url=http://rdata.youfirst.co.kr/pdf_data/EN_HD_201102011120_00_CC11_21004683_20110201112012_21004849.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140411034410/http://rdata.youfirst.co.kr/pdf_data/EN_HD_201102011120_00_CC11_21004683_20110201112012_21004849.pdf |archive-date=11 April 2014 |access-date=19 March 2012 |publisher=rdata.youfirst.co.kr}}</ref> DGB Financial Group is a Korea-based company that specialises in banking. The company is divided into six segments of operation and each segment's primary source of funds come from general public deposits.<ref name="ReferenceM"/>


Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}} acquired 7.4% of [[Gorilla Glass]] maker [[Corning Inc.|Corning]], signing a long-term supply deal.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Reisinger |first=Don |date=23 October 2013 |title=Samsung eyes 7.4 percent stake in Gorilla Glass maker Corning |work=[[CNET|CNET News]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive|CBS Interactive Inc.]] |url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-57608861-92/samsung-eyes-7.4-percent-stake-in-gorilla-glass-maker-corning/lture=en-US |access-date=13 January 2018}}</ref> [[Corning Inc.|Corning]] is an American company that is experienced in glass chemistry, ceramics science, and optical physics, as well as its manufacturing and engineering, to create goods that support industries and improve living standards. Corning is committed to long-term research and development.
Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}} acquired 7.4% of [[Gorilla Glass]] maker [[Corning Inc.|Corning]], signing a long-term supply deal.<ref name="Reisinger"/> [[Corning Inc.|Corning]] is an American company that is experienced in glass chemistry, ceramics science, and optical physics, as well as its manufacturing and engineering, to create goods that support industries and improve living standards. Corning is committed to long-term research and development.


Samsung Heavy Industries currently holds a 14.1% stake in [[Doosan Engineering & Construction|Doosan Engine]], making it the second-largest shareholder.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 January 2011 |title=Doosan Engine ends 33.2 pct higher on stock market debut |url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/business/2011/01/04/57/0503000000AEN20110104008900320F.HTML |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121115142300/http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/business/2011/01/04/57/0503000000AEN20110104008900320F.HTML |archive-date=15 November 2012 |access-date=19 March 2012 |publisher=yonhapnews.co.kr}}</ref> [[Doosan Group]] is a South Korean company found in 1896 by Park Seung-jik. The company specializes in heavy industries and construction such as power plants and desalination plants.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Kim|first1=Dong-One|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LEIrDwAAQBAJ&q=Doosan+Group+is+a+South+Korean+company+found+in+1896+by+Park+Seung-jik.&pg=PT122|title=Employment Relations and HRM in South Korea|last2=Bae|first2=Johngseok|date=2017-07-05|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-351-94042-9|language=en}}</ref>
Samsung Heavy Industries currently holds a 14.1% stake in [[Doosan Engineering & Construction|Doosan Engine]], making it the second-largest shareholder.<ref name="yonhapnews.co.kr"/> [[Doosan Group]] is a South Korean company found in 1896 by Park Seung-jik. The company specializes in heavy industries and construction such as power plants and desalination plants.<ref name="Routledge"/>


[[Samsung Techwin]] currently holds a 10% stake in [[Korea Aerospace Industries]] (KAI). Other major shareholders include the state-owned Korea Finance Corporation (26.75%), [[Hyundai Motor]] (10%) and [[Doosan]] (10%).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Korea Aerospace sale could prove need for clearer M&A guidelines |url=http://www.privateequitykorea.com/ma-news/korea-aerospace-sale-could-prove-need-for-clearer-ma-guidelines |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530032713/http://www.privateequitykorea.com/ma-news/korea-aerospace-sale-could-prove-need-for-clearer-ma-guidelines/ |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=19 March 2012 |publisher=privateequitykorea.com}}</ref> Korea Aerospace Industries is a South Korean defense and [[aerospace]] company found in 1999. Korea Aerospace Industries specializes in developing aerospace products, [[satellite]]s, and [[aircraft]]. On April 31, 2021, Korea Aerospace Industries announced that it was going to invest $880 million, 1 trillion won, over five consecutive years to expand the space business industry.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-13|title=Korea Aerospace Industries to invest $880 million to expand space business|url=https://spacenews.com/korea-aerospace-industries-to-invest-880-million-to-expand-space-business/|access-date=2021-06-01|website=SpaceNews|language=en-US}}</ref>
[[Samsung Techwin]] currently holds a 10% stake in [[Korea Aerospace Industries]] (KAI). Other major shareholders include the state-owned Korea Finance Corporation (26.75%), [[Hyundai Motor]] (10%) and [[Doosan]] (10%).<ref name="privateequitykorea.com"/> Korea Aerospace Industries is a South Korean defense and [[aerospace]] company found in 1999. Korea Aerospace Industries specializes in developing aerospace products, [[satellite]]s, and [[aircraft]]. On April 31, 2021, Korea Aerospace Industries announced that it was going to invest $880 million, 1 trillion won, over five consecutive years to expand the space business industry.<ref name="spacenews.com"/>


MEMC's joint venture with Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd. In 1990, MEMC entered into a joint venture agreement to construct a [[silicon]] plant in Korea.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MEMC Korea Company |url=http://www.memc.com/index.php?view=Chonan |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227192815/http://www.memc.com/index.php?view=Chonan |archive-date=27 February 2012 |access-date=19 March 2012 |publisher=memc.com}}</ref> MEMC Korea Company is a Korean manufacturer and distributor of electronic components, ingots, silicon wafers, and other products.
MEMC's joint venture with Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd. In 1990, MEMC entered into a joint venture agreement to construct a [[silicon]] plant in Korea.<ref name="MEMC Korea Company"/> MEMC Korea Company is a Korean manufacturer and distributor of electronic components, ingots, silicon wafers, and other products.


Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}}  buys 10% stake in rival phone maker [[Pantech]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Samsung to buy 10 percent stake in rival Pantech |url=https://www.zdnet.com/samsung-to-buy-10-percent-stake-in-rival-pantech-7000015713/lture=en-US |access-date=23 October 2013 |publisher=zdnet.com}}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Pantech is a South Korean company found in 1991. Pantech manufactures mobile phones and tablets. Pantech serves in many countries, including South Korea, [[United States]], [[Japan]], [[Europe]], [[Vietnam]], and [[China]].
Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}}  buys 10% stake in rival phone maker [[Pantech]].<ref name="zdnet.com"/> Pantech is a South Korean company found in 1991. Pantech manufactures mobile phones and tablets. Pantech serves in many countries, including South Korea, [[United States]], [[Japan]], [[Europe]], [[Vietnam]], and [[China]].


Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}}  currently owns 4.19% of [[Rambus Incorporated]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rambus, Inc. RMBS |url=http://cart.morningstar.ca/Quicktakes/owners/MajorShareholders.aspx?t=RMBS&region=USA&culture=en-US |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120810042930/http://cart.morningstar.ca/Quicktakes/owners/MajorShareholders.aspx?t=RMBS&region=USA&culture=en-US |archive-date=10 August 2012 |access-date=6 March 2012 |publisher=morningstar.ca}}</ref> Rambus Incorporated is an American technology company found in 1990. The company specializes in producing electronic components such as licenses chip interface technologies and architectures used in digital electronic products.
Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}}  currently owns 4.19% of [[Rambus Incorporated]].<ref name="Rambus, Inc. RMBS"/> Rambus Incorporated is an American technology company found in 1990. The company specializes in producing electronic components such as licenses chip interface technologies and architectures used in digital electronic products.


Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}}  currently owns 19.9% of the automobile manufacturer [[Renault Samsung Motors]]. Renault Samsung Motors is a South Korean automotive company found in 1994. The company made car related transactions starting in 1998 and since have expanded into a range of cars and electric car models.
Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}}  currently owns 19.9% of the automobile manufacturer [[Renault Samsung Motors]]. Renault Samsung Motors is a South Korean automotive company found in 1994. The company made car related transactions starting in 1998 and since have expanded into a range of cars and electric car models.


Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}}  currently owns 9.6% of [[Seagate Technology]], making it the second-largest shareholder. Under a shareholder agreement, Samsung has the right to nominate an executive to Seagate's board of directors.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Seagate to Buy Samsung's Hard-Disk Unit for $1.38 Billion, Build Alliance |publisher=Bloomberg Businessweek |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-19/samsung-electronics-seagate-to-combine-computer-hard-disk-drive-business.html |url-status=live |access-date=6 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214020038/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-19/samsung-electronics-seagate-to-combine-computer-hard-disk-drive-business.html |archive-date=14 February 2012}}</ref> Seagate Technology is an American company that works in the computer storage industry. Seagate Technology was found in 1979. The company is a major supplier of microcomputers and hard disks.
Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}}  currently owns 9.6% of [[Seagate Technology]], making it the second-largest shareholder. Under a shareholder agreement, Samsung has the right to nominate an executive to Seagate's board of directors.<ref name="ReferenceN"/> Seagate Technology is an American company that works in the computer storage industry. Seagate Technology was found in 1979. The company is a major supplier of microcomputers and hard disks.


Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}}  owns 3% of [[Sharp Corporation]], a rival company to Samsung.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Samsung buys stake in struggling Sharp |publisher=money.cnn.com |url=https://money.cnn.com/2013/03/06/technology/sharp-samsung/ |url-status=live |access-date=23 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130310084910/http://money.cnn.com/2013/03/06/technology/sharp-samsung |archive-date=10 March 2013}}</ref> Sharp Corporation is a Japanese company found in 1912. The company specializes in designing and manufacturing electronic products, such as phones, microwave ovens, and air conditioners.
Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}}  owns 3% of [[Sharp Corporation]], a rival company to Samsung.<ref name="money.cnn.com"/> Sharp Corporation is a Japanese company found in 1912. The company specializes in designing and manufacturing electronic products, such as phones, microwave ovens, and air conditioners.


Samsung Engineering holds a 10% stake in Sungjin Geotec, an offshore oil drilling company that is a subsidiary of [[POSCO]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Posco Heavy Industries' may be in the works |url=http://121.253.25.110/2012/01/31/2012013105.pdf |access-date=19 March 2012 |publisher=Korea JoongAng Daily}}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> SungJin Geotec is a South Korean company found in 1989. The company specializes in manufacturing and developing offshore facilities, oil sand modules, [[petrochemical plant]] components, and [[desalination plants]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=POSCO Takes Over Plant Maker Sungjin Geotec - Pulse by Maeil Business News Korea|url=https://pulsenews.co.kr/view.php?year=2010&no=136121#:~:text=Sungjin%20Geotec,%20established%20in%201989,refinery%20modules%20for%20oil%20sands.|access-date=2021-06-01|website=pulsenews.co.kr|language=ko}}</ref>
Samsung Engineering holds a 10% stake in Sungjin Geotec, an offshore oil drilling company that is a subsidiary of [[POSCO]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Posco Heavy Industries' may be in the works |url=http://121.253.25.110/2012/01/31/2012013105.pdf |access-date=19 March 2012 |publisher=Korea JoongAng Daily}}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> SungJin Geotec is a South Korean company found in 1989. The company specializes in manufacturing and developing offshore facilities, oil sand modules, [[petrochemical plant]] components, and [[desalination plants]].<ref name="ReferenceO"/>


[[Taylor Energy]] is an independent American oil company that drills in the [[Gulf of Mexico]] based in [[New Orleans]], Louisiana.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 February 2008 |title=Taylor Energy Sells Gulf of Mexico Assets to Two South Korean Companies |publisher=reuters.com |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2008/02/01/idUS180521+01-Feb-2008+BW20080201 |url-status=dead |access-date=19 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120726052005/http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/02/01/idUS180521+01-Feb-2008+BW20080201 |archive-date=26 July 2012}}</ref> Samsung Oil & Gas USA Corp., subsidiaries of Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}} , currently owns 20% of Taylor Energy. Taylor Energy is an American oil and gas company found in 1979. The company works mainly in the oil drilling industry and drills in the Gulf of Mexico.
[[Taylor Energy]] is an independent American oil company that drills in the [[Gulf of Mexico]] based in [[New Orleans]], Louisiana.<ref name="ReferenceP"/> Samsung Oil & Gas USA Corp., subsidiaries of Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}} , currently owns 20% of Taylor Energy. Taylor Energy is an American oil and gas company found in 1979. The company works mainly in the oil drilling industry and drills in the Gulf of Mexico.


==Acquisitions and attempted acquisitions==
==Acquisitions and attempted acquisitions==
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Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}} has made the following acquisitions and attempted acquisitions:
Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}} has made the following acquisitions and attempted acquisitions:


[[Samsung Techwin]] acquired the German camera manufacturer [[Rollei]] in 1995. Samsung ([[Rollei]]) used its optic expertise on the crystals of a new line of 100% Swiss-made watches. But on 11 March 1995, the [[Cologne]] District court prohibited the advertising and sale of [[Rollei]] watches on German territory.<ref>{{Cite web|date=9 June 1997|title=Voigtländer & Rollei non-camera items|url=http://web.me.com/fwstutterheim/rugarchives/1997-06/00189.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110821022936/http://web.me.com/fwstutterheim/rugarchives/1997-06/00189.html|archive-date=21 August 2011|access-date=5 February 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=June 1996|title=Basel 96 Watches Take Back the Spotlight|url=http://www.jckonline.com/article/284233-Basel_96_Watches_Take_Back_The_Spotlight.php|url-status=dead|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20110205184829/http://www.jckonline.com/article/284233-Basel_96_Watches_Take_Back_The_Spotlight.php|archive-date=5 February 2011|access-date=5 February 2011|publisher=jckonline.com}}</ref> In 1999, [[Rollei]] management bought out the company.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Franke & Heidecke – Rollei TLRs|url=http://www.tlr-cameras.com/German/Rollei.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930040224/http://www.tlr-cameras.com/German/Rollei.html|archive-date=30 September 2015|access-date=12 September 2015}}</ref>
[[Samsung Techwin]] acquired the German camera manufacturer [[Rollei]] in 1995. Samsung ([[Rollei]]) used its optic expertise on the crystals of a new line of 100% Swiss-made watches. But on 11 March 1995, the [[Cologne]] District court prohibited the advertising and sale of [[Rollei]] watches on German territory.<ref name="web.me.com"/><ref name="jckonline.com"/> In 1999, [[Rollei]] management bought out the company.<ref name="Franke & Heidecke – Rollei TLRs"/>


Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}} lost a chance to revive its failed bid to take over Dutch aircraft maker [[Fokker]] when other airplane makers rejected its offer to form a consortium. The three proposed partners—Hyundai, Hanjin and Daewoo—notified the South Korean government that they would not join Samsung Aerospace Industries.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1 January 1997|title=Samsung Loses Attempt to Acquire Fokker|work=Los Angeles Times|url=https://articles.latimes.com/1997-01-01/business/fi-14382_1_maker-fokker|url-status=live|access-date=5 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501075421/http://articles.latimes.com/1997-01-01/business/fi-14382_1_maker-fokker|archive-date=1 May 2011}}</ref>
Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}} lost a chance to revive its failed bid to take over Dutch aircraft maker [[Fokker]] when other airplane makers rejected its offer to form a consortium. The three proposed partners—Hyundai, Hanjin and Daewoo—notified the South Korean government that they would not join Samsung Aerospace Industries.<ref name="Los Angeles Times"/>


Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}} bought a 40% stake in [[AST Research]] in 1995, in a failed attempt to break into the North American computer market. Samsung was forced to close the California-based computer maker following mass resignations of research staff and a string of losses.<ref>{{Cite web|date=9 June 1997|title=Samsung buys Dutch group in return to M&A|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/65e04374-24b5-11e0-a919-00144feab49a.html#axzz1D1RD7Brp|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110126002110/http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/65e04374-24b5-11e0-a919-00144feab49a.html#axzz1D1RD7Brp|archive-date=26 January 2011|access-date=5 February 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=1995-02-28|title=Samsung Buys 40% Stake in Troubled AST : Computers: Korean firm's injection of $450 million into money-losing Irvine PC maker gives it access to U.S. market.|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-02-28-fi-36981-story.html|access-date=2021-06-09|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref>
Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}} bought a 40% stake in [[AST Research]] in 1995, in a failed attempt to break into the North American computer market. Samsung was forced to close the California-based computer maker following mass resignations of research staff and a string of losses.<ref name="ft.com"/><ref name="latimes.com"/>


In 1995, Samsung's textile department{{Who|date=June 2021}} invested in [[FUBU]], an American hip hop apparel company, after the founder placed an advertisement asking for funding in The New York Times newspaper.<ref>{{Cite web|title=FUBU Shoes|url=http://shoeshowcase.net/fubu-shoes|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101224153440/http://shoeshowcase.net/fubu-shoes|archive-date=24 December 2010|access-date=5 February 2011|publisher=shoeshowcase.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Feloni|first=Richard|title='Shark Tank' investor Daymond John landed a deal that helped him make $30 million by taking out a newspaper ad|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/shark-tank-daymond-john-newspaper-ad-samsung-deal-2018-2|access-date=2021-06-09|website=Business Insider|language=en-US}}</ref>
In 1995, Samsung's textile department{{Who|date=June 2021}} invested in [[FUBU]], an American hip hop apparel company, after the founder placed an advertisement asking for funding in The New York Times newspaper.<ref name="FUBU Shoes"/><ref name="Feloni"/>


Samsung Securities Co., Ltd. and [[City of London]]-based [[N M Rothschild & Sons]] (more commonly known simply as '''Rothschild''') have agreed to form a strategic alliance in investment banking business. Two parties will jointly work on cross border mergers and acquisition deals.<ref>{{Cite web|date=5 November 2008|title=Samsung-Rothschild alliance|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2010/09/124_33941.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429011625/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2010/09/124_33941.html|archive-date=29 April 2011|access-date=7 February 2011|work=The Korea Times}}</ref>
Samsung Securities Co., Ltd. and [[City of London]]-based [[N M Rothschild & Sons]] (more commonly known simply as '''Rothschild''') have agreed to form a strategic alliance in investment banking business. Two parties will jointly work on cross border mergers and acquisition deals.<ref name="Samsung-Rothschild alliance"/>


In December 2010, Samsung Electronics bought [[MEDISON Co.,Ltd.|MEDISON Co]]., a South Korean medical-equipment company, the first step in a long-discussed plan to diversify from consumer electronics.<ref name="Ramstad">{{Cite news|last=Ramstad|first=Evan|date=14 December 2010|title=Samsung Electronics Buys Ultrasound-Monitor Maker Medison - WSJ.com|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703734204576019154081004520.html|url-status=live|access-date=11 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510075533/http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703734204576019154081004520.html|archive-date=10 May 2013}}</ref> Grandis Inc. – memory developer in July 2011, Samsung announced that it had acquired [[Magnetoresistive random-access memory|spin-transfer torque random access memory]] (MRAM) vendor Grandis Inc.<ref>Dylan McGrath, EE Times. "[http://eetimes.com/electronics-news/4218434/Samsung-buys-MRAM-developer-Grandis Samsung buys MRAM developer Grandis] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121027144113/http://eetimes.com/electronics-news/4218434/Samsung-buys-MRAM-developer-Grandis|date=27 October 2012}}." 2 August 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2011.</ref> Grandis will become a part of Samsung's R&D operations and will focus on the development of next-generation random-access memory.<ref>Chris Preimesberger, eWeek. "[http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Data-Storage/Samsung-Acquires-NewGen-Memory-Maker-Grandis-121531/ Samsung Acquires New-Gen Memory Maker Grandis] {{Webarchive|url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20160515122251/http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Data%2DStorage/Samsung%2DAcquires%2DNewGen%2DMemory%2DMaker%2DGrandis%2D121531/|date=15 May 2016}}." 2 August 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2011.</ref>
In December 2010, Samsung Electronics bought [[MEDISON Co.,Ltd.|MEDISON Co]]., a South Korean medical-equipment company, the first step in a long-discussed plan to diversify from consumer electronics.<ref name="Ramstad">{{Cite news|last=Ramstad|first=Evan|date=14 December 2010|title=Samsung Electronics Buys Ultrasound-Monitor Maker Medison - WSJ.com|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703734204576019154081004520.html|url-status=live|access-date=11 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510075533/http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703734204576019154081004520.html|archive-date=10 May 2013}}</ref> Grandis Inc. – memory developer in July 2011, Samsung announced that it had acquired [[Magnetoresistive random-access memory|spin-transfer torque random access memory]] (MRAM) vendor Grandis Inc.<ref name="Samsung buys MRAM developer Grandis"/> Grandis will become a part of Samsung's R&D operations and will focus on the development of next-generation random-access memory.<ref name="eweek.com"/>


On 26 December 2011 the board of Samsung Electronics approved a plan to buy [[Sony]]'s entire stake in their 2004 joint liquid crystal display (LCD) venture for 1.08&nbsp;trillion won ($938.97&nbsp;million).<ref>{{Cite web|date=26 December 2011|title=Samsung to buy Sony half of LCD venture|url=http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/ea650ef6-2fac-11e1-8ad0-00144feabdc0.html}}</ref>
On 26 December 2011 the board of Samsung Electronics approved a plan to buy [[Sony]]'s entire stake in their 2004 joint liquid crystal display (LCD) venture for 1.08&nbsp;trillion won ($938.97&nbsp;million).<ref name="ReferenceQ"/>


On 9 May 2012, [[mSpot]] announced that it had been acquired by Samsung Electronics with the intention of a cloud-based music service.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120512213124/http://www.mspotcorporate.com/press/samsung-electronics-acquires-mspot Samsung Electronics Acquires Mspot| Mspot]. Mspotcorporate.com (9 May 2012). Retrieved 19 March 2013.</ref> The succeeding service was [[Samsung Music Hub]].
On 9 May 2012, [[mSpot]] announced that it had been acquired by Samsung Electronics with the intention of a cloud-based music service.<ref name="web.archive.org"/> The succeeding service was [[Samsung Music Hub]].


In December 2012, Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}} announced that it had acquired the privately held storage software vendor NVELO, Inc., based in [[Santa Clara, California]].<ref>[http://www.samsung.com/global/business/semiconductor/news-events/press-releases/detail?newsId=12421 Samsung Electronics Acquires NVELO]. Samsung.com (14 December 2012). Retrieved 19 March 2013. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150423094038/http://www.samsung.com/global/business/semiconductor/news-events/press-releases/detail?newsId=12421|date=23 April 2015}}</ref> NVELO will become part of Samsung's R&D operations, and will focus on software for intelligently managing and optimizing next-generation Samsung SSD storage subsystems for consumer and enterprise computing platforms.
In December 2012, Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}} announced that it had acquired the privately held storage software vendor NVELO, Inc., based in [[Santa Clara, California]].<ref name="Samsung Electronics Acquires NVELO"/> NVELO will become part of Samsung's R&D operations, and will focus on software for intelligently managing and optimizing next-generation Samsung SSD storage subsystems for consumer and enterprise computing platforms.


In January 2013, Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}} announced that it has acquired [[medical imaging]] company [[NeuroLogica]], part of the multinational conglomerate's plans to build a leading medical technology business. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.<ref>[https://techcrunch.com/2013/01/28/samsung-buys-medical-imaging-company-neurologica/ Samsung Buys Medical Imaging Company NeuroLogica] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170705080629/https://techcrunch.com/2013/01/28/samsung-buys-medical-imaging-company-neurologica/|date=5 July 2017}}. TechCrunch (28 January 2013). Retrieved 19 March 2013.</ref>
In January 2013, Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}} announced that it has acquired [[medical imaging]] company [[NeuroLogica]], part of the multinational conglomerate's plans to build a leading medical technology business. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.<ref name="TechCrunch 2013"/>


On 14 August 2014, Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}} acquired [[SmartThings]], a fast-growing home automation startup. The company did not release the acquisition price, but TechCrunch reported a $200&nbsp;million price tag when it first caught word of the deal in July 2014.<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/aarontilley/2014/08/14/samsung-smartthings-acquisition-2/ Samsung Acquires SmartThings, A Fast-Growing Home Automation Startup] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230011149/http://www.forbes.com/sites/aarontilley/2014/08/14/samsung-smartthings-acquisition-2/|date=30 December 2014}}. ''[[Forbes]]'' (14 August 2014). Retrieved 19 August 2014.</ref>
On 14 August 2014, Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}} acquired [[SmartThings]], a fast-growing home automation startup. The company did not release the acquisition price, but TechCrunch reported a $200&nbsp;million price tag when it first caught word of the deal in July 2014.<ref name="forbes.com"/>


On 19 August 2014, Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}} said it had acquired U.S. air conditioner distributor [[Quietside]] LLC as part of its push to strengthen its "smart home" business. A Samsung Electronics spokesman said the South Korean company acquired 100 percent of Quietside.<ref>[http://www.foxbusiness.com/industries/2014/08/19/samsung-buys-us-air-conditioner-firm-quietside-in-smart-home-push/ Samsung buys U.S. air conditioner firm Quietside in 'smart home' push] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150406191754/http://www.foxbusiness.com/industries/2014/08/19/samsung-buys-us-air-conditioner-firm-quietside-in-smart-home-push/|date=6 April 2015}}. Foxbusiness (19 August 2014). Retrieved 19 August 2014.</ref>
On 19 August 2014, Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}} said it had acquired U.S. air conditioner distributor [[Quietside]] LLC as part of its push to strengthen its "smart home" business. A Samsung Electronics spokesman said the South Korean company acquired 100 percent of Quietside.<ref name="foxbusiness.com"/>


3 November 2014, Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}} announced it had acquired [[Proximal Data]], Inc., a San Diego, California-based pioneer of server-side caching software with I/O intelligence that work within virtualized systems.<ref>{{Cite press release|title=Samsung Electronics Acquires Proximal Data|date=3 November 2014|publisher=Samsung|url=http://www.samsung.com/semiconductor/insights/news/13801|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205033650/http://www.samsung.com/semiconductor/insights/news/13801|archive-date=5 February 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
3 November 2014, Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}} announced it had acquired [[Proximal Data]], Inc., a San Diego, California-based pioneer of server-side caching software with I/O intelligence that work within virtualized systems.<ref name="ReferenceR"/>


On 18 February 2015, Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}} acquired U.S.-based mobile payments firm [[LoopPay]] – This allows Samsung in smartphone transactions.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Stein|first=Scott|date=19 February 2015|title=Samsung's LoopPay: What it is, and why you should care|work=[[CNET|CNET News]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive|CBS Interactive Inc.]]|url=https://cnet.com/news/samsungs-looppay-what-it-is-and-why-you-should-care/|url-status=live|access-date=13 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012072103/https://www.cnet.com/news/samsungs-looppay-what-it-is-and-why-you-should-care/|archive-date=12 October 2017}}</ref>
On 18 February 2015, Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}} acquired U.S.-based mobile payments firm [[LoopPay]] – This allows Samsung in smartphone transactions.<ref name="Stein"/>


On 5 March 2015, Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}} acquired small U.S.-based manufacturer of light-emitting diode displays, [[YESCO Electronics]], which focuses on making digital billboards and message signs.<ref>By Min-Jeong Lee, The Wall Street Journal. "[https://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/03/05/samsungs-latest-acquisition-utah-based-yesco-electronics/ Samsung's Latest Acquisition: Utah-Based Yesco Electronics] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118035608/http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/03/05/samsungs-latest-acquisition-utah-based-yesco-electronics/|date=18 January 2017}}." 5 March 2015. 27 March 2015.</ref>
On 5 March 2015, Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}} acquired small U.S.-based manufacturer of light-emitting diode displays, [[YESCO Electronics]], which focuses on making digital billboards and message signs.<ref name="blogs.wsj.com"/>


On 5 October 2016, Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}} announced it had acquired [[Viv (software)|Viv]], a company working on [[artificial intelligence]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Panzarino|first=Matthew|date=5 October 2016|title=Samsung acquires Viv, a next-gen AI assistant built by the creators of Apple's Siri|work=[[TechCrunch]]|url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/10/05/samsung-acquires-viv-a-next-gen-ai-assistant-built-by-creators-of-apples-siri/|url-status=live|access-date=10 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010110641/https://techcrunch.com/2016/10/05/samsung-acquires-viv-a-next-gen-ai-assistant-built-by-creators-of-apples-siri/|archive-date=10 October 2016}}</ref>
On 5 October 2016, Samsung{{Who|date=June 2021}} announced it had acquired [[Viv (software)|Viv]], a company working on [[artificial intelligence]].<ref name="Panzarino"/>


On 15 November 2016, Samsung Canada announced it has acquired [[Rich Communications Services]], a company working on a new technology for text messaging.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Tibken|first=Shara|date=15 November 2016|title=Samsung's new acquisition will make your texts more interesting|work=[[CNET|CNET News]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive|CBS Interactive Inc.]]|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/samsungs-latest-acquisition-will-make-your-texts-more-interesting/?ftag=CAD-04-10aae4g&bhid=25604195982914739067553674390171|url-status=live|access-date=17 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161117210924/https://www.cnet.com/news/samsungs-latest-acquisition-will-make-your-texts-more-interesting/?ftag=CAD-04-10aae4g&bhid=25604195982914739067553674390171|archive-date=17 November 2016}}</ref>
On 15 November 2016, Samsung Canada announced it has acquired [[Rich Communications Services]], a company working on a new technology for text messaging.<ref name="Tibken"/>


==Major clients==
==Major clients==
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[[File:Lunskoye.jpeg|thumb|The world's largest oil and gas project, Sakhalin II- Lunskoye platform under construction. The topside facilities of the LUN-A (Lunskoye) and PA-B (Piltun Astokhskoye) platforms are being built at the Samsung Heavy Industry shipyard in South Korea.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Russian offshore project "Sakhalin II" is relying on Arma-Chek R |url=http://www.armacell.com/www/armacell/INETFAQ.nsf/IDP/330E412A7D4AFD86802570F1003585DC |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501060508/http://www.armacell.com/www/armacell/INETFAQ.nsf/IDP/330E412A7D4AFD86802570F1003585DC |archive-date=1 May 2011 |access-date=7 February 2011 |publisher=armacell.com}}</ref>]]
[[File:Lunskoye.jpeg|thumb|The world's largest oil and gas project, Sakhalin II- Lunskoye platform under construction. The topside facilities of the LUN-A (Lunskoye) and PA-B (Piltun Astokhskoye) platforms are being built at the Samsung Heavy Industry shipyard in South Korea.<ref name="armacell.com"/>]]
Major clients of Samsung include:
Major clients of Samsung include:
; Royal Dutch Shell
; Royal Dutch Shell
: Samsung Heavy Industries will be the sole provider of [[liquefied natural gas]] (LNG) storage facilities worth up to US$50 billion to [[Royal Dutch Shell]] for the next 15 years.<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 September 2009 |title=Samsung Heavy Industries |work=forbes.com |url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/37/asia-fab-50-09_Samsung-Heavy-Industries_KQZL.html |url-status=live |access-date=13 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100531101750/http://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/37/asia-fab-50-09_Samsung-Heavy-Industries_KQZL.html |archive-date=31 May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=31 July 2009 |title=Samsung Heavy Signs Deal with Shell to Build LNG Facilities |url=http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=58404&Itemid=70 |access-date=13 September 2010 |publisher=hellenicshippingnews.com}}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
: Samsung Heavy Industries will be the sole provider of [[liquefied natural gas]] (LNG) storage facilities worth up to US$50 billion to [[Royal Dutch Shell]] for the next 15 years.<ref name="Samsung Heavy Industries"/><ref name="hellenicshippingnews.com"/>
:Shell unveiled plans to build the world's first [[floating liquefied natural gas]] (FLNG) platform. In October 2012<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 October 2012 |title=Major construction begins on the Prelude FLNG project |url=http://www.shell.com/global/aboutshell/media/news-and-media-releases/2012/prelude-flng-construction-begins-18102012.html |url-status=live |access-date=15 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715224128/http://www.shell.com/global/aboutshell/media/news-and-media-releases/2012/prelude-flng-construction-begins-18102012.html |archive-date=15 July 2014}}</ref> at Samsung Heavy Industries' shipyard on [[Geoje Island]] in South Korea work started on a "ship" that, when finished and fully loaded, will weigh 600,000 tonnes, the world's biggest "ship". That is six times larger than the largest U.S. [[aircraft carrier]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 July 2011 |title=The gas platform that will be the world's biggest 'ship' |publisher=bbc.co.uk |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13709293 |url-status=live |access-date=19 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111230102333/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13709293 |archive-date=30 December 2011}}</ref>
:Shell unveiled plans to build the world's first [[floating liquefied natural gas]] (FLNG) platform. In October 2012<ref name="shell.com"/> at Samsung Heavy Industries' shipyard on [[Geoje Island]] in South Korea work started on a "ship" that, when finished and fully loaded, will weigh 600,000 tonnes, the world's biggest "ship". That is six times larger than the largest U.S. [[aircraft carrier]].<ref name="ReferenceS"/>


=== United Arab Emirates government ===
=== United Arab Emirates government ===
: A consortium of South Korean firms, including Samsung, [[Korea Electric Power Corporation]] and [[Hyundai Group|Hyundai]], won a deal worth $40 billion to build [[nuclear power plant]]s in the United Arab Emirates.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 December 2009 |title=Seoul wins 40-billion-dollar UAE nuclear power deal |url=http://www.france24.com/en/20091227-south-korea-wins-40-billion-dollar-united-arab-emirates-nuclear-power-deal |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110303202837/http://www.france24.com/en/20091227-south-korea-wins-40-billion-dollar-united-arab-emirates-nuclear-power-deal |archive-date=3 March 2011 |access-date=29 September 2010 |publisher=france24.com}}</ref>
: A consortium of South Korean firms, including Samsung, [[Korea Electric Power Corporation]] and [[Hyundai Group|Hyundai]], won a deal worth $40 billion to build [[nuclear power plant]]s in the United Arab Emirates.<ref name="france24.com"/>


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The basic color in the logo is blue, which Samsung has employed for years, supposedly symbolizing stability, reliability and [[corporate social responsibility]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 June 2010 |title=한국 10대 그룹 이름과 로고의 의미 |work=[[JoongAng Ilbo|The Korea Daily]] |publisher=JMnet USA |url=http://www.koreadaily.com/news/read.asp?page=1&branch=NEWS&source=&category=economy.business&art_id=1042338 |url-status=live |access-date=13 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429185914/http://www.koreadaily.com/news/read.asp?page=1&branch=NEWS&source=&category=economy.business&art_id=1042338 |archive-date=29 April 2011}}</ref>
The basic color in the logo is blue, which Samsung has employed for years, supposedly symbolizing stability, reliability and [[corporate social responsibility]].<ref name="koreadaily.com"/>


===Audio logo===
===Audio logo===
Samsung has an audio logo, which consists of the notes E♭, A♭, D♭, E♭; after the initial E♭ tone it is up a perfect fourth to A♭, down a perfect fifth to D♭, then up a major second to return to the initial E♭ tone. The audio logo was produced by [[Musikvergnuegen]] and written by [[Walter Werzowa]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Speaker |url=http://audio-branding-academy.org/aba/congress/2k09/speaker/walter-werzowa/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303191612/http://audio-branding-academy.org/aba/congress/2k09/speaker/walter-werzowa/ |archive-date=3 March 2016 |access-date=17 December 2015 |publisher=Audio Branding Academy}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Logo Video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMSnn2C3EAw |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111219044624/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMSnn2C3EAw |archive-date=19 December 2011 |access-date=15 January 2011 |publisher=Samsung-Youtube}}</ref> This audio logo is discontinued as of 2015.
Samsung has an audio logo, which consists of the notes E♭, A♭, D♭, E♭; after the initial E♭ tone it is up a perfect fourth to A♭, down a perfect fifth to D♭, then up a major second to return to the initial E♭ tone. The audio logo was produced by [[Musikvergnuegen]] and written by [[Walter Werzowa]].<ref name="Speaker"/><ref name="Logo Video"/> This audio logo is discontinued as of 2015.


===Font===
===Font===
In 2014, Samsung unveiled its Samsung Sharp Sans font.<ref>Sharp. [https://sharptype.co/case-studies/samsung-sharp-sans/ Samsung Sharp Sans].</ref>
In 2014, Samsung unveiled its Samsung Sharp Sans font.<ref name="Samsung Sharp Sans"/>


In July 2016, Samsung unveiled its SamsungOne font, a typeface that hopes to give a consistent and universal visual identity to the wide range of Samsung products. SamsungOne was designed to be used across Samsung's diverse device portfolio, with a focus on legibility for everything from smaller devices like smartphones to larger connected TVs or refrigerators, as well as Samsung marketing and advertisements. The font family supports 400 different languages through over 25,000 characters.<ref>Chaim Gartenberg, The Verge. "[https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2016/7/25/12270938/samsung-font-samsungone-android-roboto Samsung developed its own font called SamsungOne]". {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170226062815/http://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2016/7/25/12270938/samsung-font-samsungone-android-roboto |date=26 February 2017 }}. 25 July 2016.</ref>
In July 2016, Samsung unveiled its SamsungOne font, a typeface that hopes to give a consistent and universal visual identity to the wide range of Samsung products. SamsungOne was designed to be used across Samsung's diverse device portfolio, with a focus on legibility for everything from smaller devices like smartphones to larger connected TVs or refrigerators, as well as Samsung marketing and advertisements. The font family supports 400 different languages through over 25,000 characters.<ref name="theverge.com"/>


==Sponsorships==
==Sponsorships==
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In July 2014, Samsung cut its contract with Shinyang Electronics after it received a complaint about the company violating child labor laws.<ref name="CLW">{{Cite news|last=Reisinger|first=Don|date=28 August 2014|title=Samsung supplier factory found to use child labor, watchdog says|work=CNET|location=United States|url=https://cnet.com/news/samsung-supplier-factory-found-to-have-child-labor-watchdog-says/|url-status=live|access-date=10 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150228095047/http://www.cnet.com/news/samsung-supplier-factory-found-to-have-child-labor-watchdog-says/|archive-date=28 February 2015}}</ref> Samsung says that its investigation turned up evidence of Shinyang using underage workers and that it severed relations immediately per its "zero tolerance" policy for child labor violations.
In July 2014, Samsung cut its contract with Shinyang Electronics after it received a complaint about the company violating child labor laws.<ref name="CLW">{{Cite news|last=Reisinger|first=Don|date=28 August 2014|title=Samsung supplier factory found to use child labor, watchdog says|work=CNET|location=United States|url=https://cnet.com/news/samsung-supplier-factory-found-to-have-child-labor-watchdog-says/|url-status=live|access-date=10 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150228095047/http://www.cnet.com/news/samsung-supplier-factory-found-to-have-child-labor-watchdog-says/|archive-date=28 February 2015}}</ref> Samsung says that its investigation turned up evidence of Shinyang using underage workers and that it severed relations immediately per its "zero tolerance" policy for child labor violations.


One of Samsung's Chinese supplier factories, HEG, was criticized for using underage workers by [[China Labor Watch]] (CLW) in July 2014. HEG denied the charges and has sued China Labor Watch.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Another Samsung supplier factory exploiting child labor|url=http://www.chinalaborwatch.org/report/90|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150121183504/http://www.chinalaborwatch.org/report/90|archive-date=21 January 2015|access-date=20 September 2018|website=chinalaborwatch.org|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Cover-up involving underage workers at Samsung supplier alleged by labor group|language=en|work=PCWorld|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/2854812/coverup-involving-underage-workers-at-samsung-supplier-alleged-by-labor-group.html|url-status=live|access-date=20 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122003944/http://www.pcworld.com/article/2854812/coverup-involving-underage-workers-at-samsung-supplier-alleged-by-labor-group.html|archive-date=22 January 2015}}</ref> CLW issued a statement in August 2014 claiming that HEG employed over ten children under the age of 16 at a factory in [[Huizhou]], [[Guangdong]]. The group said the youngest child identified was 14 years old. Samsung said that it conducted an onsite investigation of the production line that included one-on-one interviews but found no evidence of child labor being used. CLW responded that HEG had already dismissed the workers described in its statement before Samsung's investigators arrived.<ref name="CLW" />
One of Samsung's Chinese supplier factories, HEG, was criticized for using underage workers by [[China Labor Watch]] (CLW) in July 2014. HEG denied the charges and has sued China Labor Watch.<ref name="chinalaborwatch.org"/><ref name="PCWorld"/> CLW issued a statement in August 2014 claiming that HEG employed over ten children under the age of 16 at a factory in [[Huizhou]], [[Guangdong]]. The group said the youngest child identified was 14 years old. Samsung said that it conducted an onsite investigation of the production line that included one-on-one interviews but found no evidence of child labor being used. CLW responded that HEG had already dismissed the workers described in its statement before Samsung's investigators arrived.<ref name="CLW" />


CLW also claimed that HEG violated overtime rules for adult workers. CLW said a female college student was only paid her standard wage despite working four hours of overtime per day even though Chinese law requires overtime pay at 1.5 to 2.0 times standard wages.<ref name="CLW" />
CLW also claimed that HEG violated overtime rules for adult workers. CLW said a female college student was only paid her standard wage despite working four hours of overtime per day even though Chinese law requires overtime pay at 1.5 to 2.0 times standard wages.<ref name="CLW" />
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===Union busting activity===
===Union busting activity===
{{See also|Samsung Electronics#Worker safety}}
{{See also|Samsung Electronics#Worker safety}}
Samsung has a no-union policy and has been engaged in union-busting activities around the world.<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 June 2019|title=[Special report- Part V] Samsung has come under fire worldwide for its union-busting tactics |work=Hankyoreh |url=https://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_international/899427.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190627140032/http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_international/899427.html|archive-date=27 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=13 December 2019 |title=Samsung VP gets jail term for attempting to break up labor union |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20191213008451315 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215023651/http://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20191213008451315 |archive-date=15 December 2019}}</ref> Samsung has also been sued by union for stealing the corpse of dead worker.<ref>{{cite news |date=13 December 2019 |title=Samsung VP gets jail term for attempting to break up labor union |work=Yonhap News Agency |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20191213008451315 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215023651/http://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20191213008451315 |archive-date=15 December 2019}}</ref> On 6 May 2020, Samsung vice chairman [[Lee Jae-yong (businessman)|Lee Jae-yong]] apologized for the union-busting scandals.<ref>{{cite news |date=6 May 2020|last=Sang-hun |first=Choe |work=The New York Times |title=Samsung Heir Apologizes for Corruption and Union-Busting Scandals |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/06/business/samsung-lee-apology.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506094003/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/06/business/samsung-lee-apology.html |archive-date=6 May 2020}}</ref>
Samsung has a no-union policy and has been engaged in union-busting activities around the world.<ref name="Hankyoreh"/><ref name="en.yna.co.kr"/> Samsung has also been sued by union for stealing the corpse of dead worker.<ref name="Yonhap News Agency"/> On 6 May 2020, Samsung vice chairman [[Lee Jae-yong (businessman)|Lee Jae-yong]] apologized for the union-busting scandals.<ref name="Sang-hun"/>


===2007 Slush Fund scandal===
===2007 Slush Fund scandal===
Kim Yong-chul, the former head of the legal department at Samsung's Restructuring Office, and [[Catholic Priests Association for Justice]] uncovered Lee [[Lee Kun-hee|Kun-hee]]'s slush fund on 29 October 2007. He presented a list of 30 artworks that the family of Samsung Group Chairman [[Lee Kun-hee]] purchased with some of the slush funds, which were to be found in Samsung's warehouse in south of [[Seoul]], along with documents about bribes to prosecutors, judges and lawmakers, tax collectors with thousands of borrowed-named bank account.<ref>{{cite news |date=24 January 2008 |work=Yonhap News Agency |title=Slush-fund artworks found in Samsung warehouse |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20080124001500315  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428193945/https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20080124001500315 |archive-date=28 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=20 November 2007 |first=Choe |last=Sang-hun |work=The New York Times|title=New Bribery Allegation Roils Samsung |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/20/business/worldbusiness/20samsung.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611151243/https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/20/business/worldbusiness/20samsung.html |archive-date=11 June 2019}}</ref>
Kim Yong-chul, the former head of the legal department at Samsung's Restructuring Office, and [[Catholic Priests Association for Justice]] uncovered Lee [[Lee Kun-hee|Kun-hee]]'s slush fund on 29 October 2007. He presented a list of 30 artworks that the family of Samsung Group Chairman [[Lee Kun-hee]] purchased with some of the slush funds, which were to be found in Samsung's warehouse in south of [[Seoul]], along with documents about bribes to prosecutors, judges and lawmakers, tax collectors with thousands of borrowed-named bank account.<ref name="Slush-fund artworks found in Samsun"/><ref name="nytimes.com"/>


The court sentenced Lee [[Lee Kun-hee|Kun-hee]] to 3 years imprisonment, 5 years probation imprisonment, and fined him 11 billion won. But on 29 December 2009, the South Korean president [[Lee Myung-bak]] specially pardoned Lee, stating that the intent of the pardon was to allow Lee to remain on the [[International Olympic Committee]]. It is the only independent amnesty to have occurred in South Korean history.<ref>{{cite news |date=29 December 2009 |last=So-eui |first=Rhee |work=Reuters |title=South Korea to pardon former Samsung chairman |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-korea-samsung-idUSTRE5BS07W20091229 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428185633/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-korea-samsung-idUSTRE5BS07W20091229 |archive-date=28 April 2019}}</ref>
The court sentenced Lee [[Lee Kun-hee|Kun-hee]] to 3 years imprisonment, 5 years probation imprisonment, and fined him 11 billion won. But on 29 December 2009, the South Korean president [[Lee Myung-bak]] specially pardoned Lee, stating that the intent of the pardon was to allow Lee to remain on the [[International Olympic Committee]]. It is the only independent amnesty to have occurred in South Korean history.<ref name="So-eui"/>


Kim Yong-chul published a book 'Thinking about Samsung' in 2010. He wrote detailed accounts of Samsung's behavior and how the company  lobbied governmental authorities including the court officials, prosecutors and national tax service officials for transferring Samsung's management rights to [[Lee Jae-yong (businessman)|Lee Jae-yong]].<ref>{{cite news |date=1 February 2010 |title=Samsung whistle-blower publishes revealing book about the company's corruption |work=Hankyoreh |url=https://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/402128.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603100926/https://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/402128.html |archive-date=3 June 2021}}</ref>
Kim Yong-chul published a book 'Thinking about Samsung' in 2010. He wrote detailed accounts of Samsung's behavior and how the company  lobbied governmental authorities including the court officials, prosecutors and national tax service officials for transferring Samsung's management rights to [[Lee Jae-yong (businessman)|Lee Jae-yong]].<ref name="english.hani.co.kr"/>


===Lee Kun-hee's prostitution scandal===
===Lee Kun-hee's prostitution scandal===
In July 2016, the investigative journal KCIJ-Newstapa released a video of Samsung chairman [[Lee Kun-hee]]'s prostitution and alleged years long employment of female sex workers.<ref>{{cite news |date=21 July 2016 |last1=Gyeong-rae |first1=Kim |first2=Sim |last2=In-bo |work=KCIJ-NewsTapa|title=Samsung Chairman Lee Kunhee Engaged in Suspected Prostitution |url=https://newstapa.org/article/dEBpjiWf2khIIic |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603105125/https://newstapa.org/article/dEBpjiWf2khIIic |archive-date=3 June 2021}}</ref> On 12 April 2018, [[Supreme Court of South Korea]] sentenced the former general manager of [[CJ CheilJedang]], who filmed the prostitution video, to four years and six months in prison for blackmail and intimidation.<ref>{{cite news |date=12 April 2018 |trans-title=Imprisonment confirmed for the person who filmed the video of Lee Kun-hee's prostitution suspicion |title=이건희 성매매 의혹 동영상' 찍은 일당 실형 확정. |work=Yonhap News Agency |url=https://yna.co.kr/view/MYH20180412009300038|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603094633/https://yna.co.kr/view/MYH20180412009300038 |archive-date=3 June 2021}}</ref>
In July 2016, the investigative journal KCIJ-Newstapa released a video of Samsung chairman [[Lee Kun-hee]]'s prostitution and alleged years long employment of female sex workers.<ref name="KCIJ-NewsTapa"/> On 12 April 2018, [[Supreme Court of South Korea]] sentenced the former general manager of [[CJ CheilJedang]], who filmed the prostitution video, to four years and six months in prison for blackmail and intimidation.<ref name="이건희 성매매 의혹 동영상' 찍은 일당 실형 확정"/>


===Price fixing===
===Price fixing===
On 19 October 2011, Samsung companies were fined €145,727,000 for being part of a price cartel of ten companies for [[DRAM]]s which lasted from 1 July 1998 to 15 June 2002. The companies received, like most of the other members of the cartel, a 10% reduction for acknowledging the facts to investigators. Samsung had to pay 90% of their share of the settlement, but Micron avoided payment as a result of having initially revealed the case to investigators.<ref name="Antitrust: Commission fines DRAM producers €331 million for price cartel; reaches first settlement in a cartel case">{{Cite web|title=Antitrust: Commission fines DRAM producers €331 million for price cartel; reaches first settlement in a cartel case|url=http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/10/586|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100707041505/http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/10/586|archive-date=7 July 2010|access-date=22 April 2012|website=European Commission|publisher=European Commission}}</ref>
On 19 October 2011, Samsung companies were fined €145,727,000 for being part of a price cartel of ten companies for [[DRAM]]s which lasted from 1 July 1998 to 15 June 2002. The companies received, like most of the other members of the cartel, a 10% reduction for acknowledging the facts to investigators. Samsung had to pay 90% of their share of the settlement, but Micron avoided payment as a result of having initially revealed the case to investigators.<ref name="Antitrust: Commission fines DRAM producers €331 million for price cartel; reaches first settlement in a cartel case">{{Cite web|title=Antitrust: Commission fines DRAM producers €331 million for price cartel; reaches first settlement in a cartel case|url=http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/10/586|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100707041505/http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/10/586|archive-date=7 July 2010|access-date=22 April 2012|website=European Commission|publisher=European Commission}}</ref>


In Canada, during 1999, some [[Dynamic random-access memory|DRAM]] microchip manufacturers [[conspiracy (criminal)|conspired]] to price fix, among the accused included Samsung. The price fix was investigated in 2002. A recession started to occur that year, and the price fix ended; however, in 2014, the Canadian government reopened the case and investigated silently. Sufficient evidence was found and presented to Samsung and two other manufacturers during a [[class action lawsuit]] hearing. The companies agreed upon a $120 million agreement, with $40 million as a fine, and $80 million to be paid back to Canadians who purchased a computer, printer, MP3 player, gaming console or camera from April 1999 to June 2002.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Canadian DRAM Class Action|url=http://www.themoneyismine.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915090924/http://themoneyismine.com/|archive-date=15 September 2015|access-date=31 August 2015|website=themoneyismine.com}}</ref>
In Canada, during 1999, some [[Dynamic random-access memory|DRAM]] microchip manufacturers [[conspiracy (criminal)|conspired]] to price fix, among the accused included Samsung. The price fix was investigated in 2002. A recession started to occur that year, and the price fix ended; however, in 2014, the Canadian government reopened the case and investigated silently. Sufficient evidence was found and presented to Samsung and two other manufacturers during a [[class action lawsuit]] hearing. The companies agreed upon a $120 million agreement, with $40 million as a fine, and $80 million to be paid back to Canadians who purchased a computer, printer, MP3 player, gaming console or camera from April 1999 to June 2002.<ref name="Canadian DRAM Class Action"/>


==References==
==References==

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Samsung Group
Native name
삼성 (三星)
samseong (samseong)
IndustryConglomerate
Founded1 March 1938; 88 years ago (1938-03-01) in Daegu, Japanese Korea
Founder(s)Lee Byung-chul
Headquarters40th floor Samsung Electronics Building, 11, Seocho-daero 74-gil, ,
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Lee Jae-yong
(Chairman)
ProductsClothing, automotive, chemicals, consumer electronics, electronic components, medical equipment, semiconductors, solid state drives, DRAM, flash memory, ships, telecommunications equipment, home appliances[2]
ServicesAdvertising, construction, entertainment, financial services, hospitality, information and communications technology, medical and health care services, retail, shipbuilding, semiconductor foundry
SubsidiariesSamsung Electronics
Samsung Engineering
Samsung C&T Corporation
Samsung Heavy Industries
Samsung SDS
Samsung Life Insurance
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance
Cheil Worldwide
Samsung Biologics
Websitesamsung.com

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The Samsung Group[3] (Template:Lang-ko) is a South Korean multinational conglomerate headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul.[1] It comprises numerous affiliated businesses,[1] most of them united under the Samsung brand, and is the largest South Korean chaebol (business conglomerate). As of 2020, Samsung has the 8th highest global brand value.[4]

Samsung was founded by Lee Byung-chul in 1938 as a trading company. Over the next three decades, the group diversified into areas including food processing, textiles, insurance, securities, and retail. Samsung entered the electronics industry in the late 1960s and the construction and shipbuilding industries in the mid-1970s; these areas would drive its subsequent growth. Following Lee's death in 1987, Samsung was separated into five business groups – Samsung Group, Shinsegae Group, CJ Group and Hansol Group, and Joongang Group.

Notable Samsung industrial affiliates include Samsung Electronics (the world's largest information technology company, consumer electronics maker and chipmaker measured by 2017 revenues),[5][6] Samsung Heavy Industries (the world's 2nd largest shipbuilder measured by 2010 revenues),[7] and Samsung Engineering and Samsung C&T Corporation (respectively the world's 13th and 36th largest construction companies).[8] Other notable subsidiaries include Samsung Life Insurance (the world's 14th largest life insurance company),[9] Samsung Everland (operator of Everland Resort, the oldest theme park in South Korea)[10] and Cheil Worldwide (the world's 15th largest advertising agency, as measured by 2012 revenues).[11][12]

Etymology

According to Samsung's founder, the meaning of the Korean hanja word Samsung () is "three stars". The word "three" represents something "big, numerous and powerful",[13] while "stars" means everlasting or eternal, like stars in the sky.[14][15]

History

1938–1970

Lee Byung-chul, founder of Samsung

In 1938, during Japanese-ruled Korea, Lee Byung-chul (1910–1987) of a large landowning family in the Uiryeong county moved to nearby Daegu city and founded Mitsuboshi Trading Company (株式会社三星商会 (Kabushiki gaisha Mitsuboshi Shōkai)), or Samsung Sanghoe (주식회사 삼성상회). Samsung started out as a small trading company with forty employees located in Su-dong (now Ingyo-dong).[16] It dealt in dried-fish,[16] locally-grown groceries and noodles. The company prospered and Lee moved its head office to Seoul in 1947. When the Korean War broke out, he was forced to leave Seoul. He started a sugar refinery in Busan named Cheil Jedang. In 1954, Lee founded Cheil Mojik and built the plant in Chimsan-dong, Daegu. It was the largest woollen mill ever in the country.[citation needed]

Samsung diversified into many different areas. Lee sought to establish Samsung as a leader in a wide range of industries. Samsung moved into lines of business such as insurance, securities, and retail.

In 1947, Cho Hong-jai, the Hyosung group's founder, jointly invested in a new company called Samsung Mulsan Gongsa, or the Samsung Trading Corporation, with the Samsung's founder Lee Byung-chull. The trading firm grew to become the present-day Samsung C&T Corporation. After a few years, Cho and Lee separated due to differences in management style. Cho wanted a 30 equity share. Samsung Group was separated into Samsung Group and Hyosung Group, Hankook Tire and other businesses.[17][18]

In the late 1960s, Samsung Group entered the electronics industry. It formed several electronics-related divisions, such as Samsung Electronics Devices, Samsung Electro-Mechanics, Samsung Corning and Samsung Semiconductor & Telecommunications, and made the facility in Suwon. Its first product was a black-and-white television set.[citation needed]

1970–1990

The SPC-1000, introduced in 1982, was Samsung's first personal computer (sold in the Korean market only) and used an audio cassette tape to load and save data – the floppy drive was optional.[19]

In 1980, Samsung acquired the Gumi-based Hanguk Jeonja Tongsin and entered telecommunications hardware. Its early products were switchboards. The facility was developed into the telephone and fax manufacturing systems and became the center of Samsung's mobile phone manufacturing. They have produced over 800 million mobile phones to date.[20] The company grouped them together under Samsung Electronics in the 1980s.

After Lee, the founder's death in 1987, Samsung Group was separated into five business groups—Samsung Group, Shinsegae Group, CJ Group, Hansol Group and the JoongAng Group.[21] Shinsegae (discount store, department store) was originally part of Samsung Group, separated in the 1990s from the Samsung Group along with CJ Group (Food/Chemicals/Entertainment/logistics), Hansol Group (Paper/Telecom), and the JoongAng Group (Media). Today these separated groups are independent and they are not part of or connected to the Samsung Group.[22] One Hansol Group representative said, "Only people ignorant of the laws governing the business world could believe something so absurd", adding, "When Hansol separated from the Samsung Group in 1991, it severed all payment guarantees and share-holding ties with Samsung affiliates." One Hansol Group source asserted, "Hansol, Shinsegae, and CJ have been under independent management since their respective separations from the Samsung Group". One Shinsegae department store executive director said, "Shinsegae has no payment guarantees associated with the Samsung Group".[22]

In the 1980s, Samsung Electronics began to invest heavily in research and development, investments that were pivotal in pushing the company to the forefront of the global electronics industry. In 1982, it built a television assembly plant in Portugal; in 1984, a plant in New York; in 1985, a plant in Tokyo; in 1987, a facility in England; and another facility in Austin, Texas, in 1996. As of 2012, Samsung has invested more than US$13,000,000,000 in the Austin facility, which operates under the name Samsung Austin Semiconductor. This makes the Austin location the largest foreign investment in Texas and one of the largest single foreign investments in the United States.[23][24]

In 1987, United States International Trade Commission order that the Samsung Group of South Korea unlawfully sold computer chips in the United States without licenses from the chip inventor, Texas Instruments Inc. The order requires Samsung to pay a penalty to Texas Instruments within the coming weeks. Otherwise, sales of all dynamic random access memory chips made by Samsung and all products using the chips would be banned in the United States. The ban includes circuit boards and equipment called single-in-line packages made by other companies that use D-RAM's made by Samsung with 64,000 or 256,000 characters of memory. It also covers computers, facsimile machines and certain telecommunications equipment and printers bearing either of the Samsung chips.[25]

1990–2000

Since 1990, Samsung has increasingly globalised its activities and electronics; in particular, its mobile phones and semiconductors have become its most important source of income. It was in this period that Samsung started to rise as an international corporation in the 1990s. Samsung's construction branch was awarded contracts to build one of the two Petronas Towers in Malaysia, Taipei 101 in Taiwan and the Burj Khalifa in United Arab Emirates.[26] In 1993, Lee Kun-hee sold off ten of Samsung Group's subsidiaries, downsized the company, and merged other operations to concentrate on three industries: electronics, engineering and chemicals. In 1996, the Samsung Group reacquired the Sungkyunkwan University foundation.

Samsung became the world's largest producer of memory chips in 1992 and is the world's second-largest chipmaker after Intel (see Worldwide Top 20 Semiconductor Market Share Ranking Year by Year).[27] In 1995, it created its first liquid-crystal display screen. Ten years later, Samsung grew to be the world's largest manufacturer of liquid-crystal display panels. Sony, which had not invested in large-size TFT-LCDs, contacted Samsung to cooperate, and, in 2006, S-LCD was established as a joint venture between Samsung and Sony in order to provide a stable supply of LCD panels for both manufacturers. S-LCD was owned by Samsung (50% plus one share) and Sony (50% minus one share) and operates its factories and facilities in Tanjung, South Korea. As of 26 December 2011, it was announced that Samsung had acquired the stake of Sony in this joint venture.[28]

Compared to other major Korean companies, Samsung survived the 1997 Asian financial crisis relatively unharmed. However, Samsung Motor was sold to Renault at a significant loss. As of 2010, Renault Samsung is 80.1 percent owned by Renault and 19.9 percent owned by Samsung. Additionally, Samsung manufactured a range of aircraft from the 1980s to the 1990s. The company was founded in 1999 as Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), the result of a merger between then three domestic major aerospace divisions of Samsung Aerospace, Daewoo Heavy Industries and Hyundai Space and Aircraft Company. However, Samsung still manufactures aircraft engines and gas turbines.[29]

2000–present

The prominent Samsung sign in Times Square, New York City

In 2000, Samsung opened a development center in Warsaw, Poland. Its work began with set-top-box technology before moving into digital TV and smartphones. The smartphone platform was developed with partners, officially launched with the original Samsung Solstice[30] line of devices and other derivatives in 2008, which was later developed into Samsung Galaxy line of devices including Notes, Edge and other products.

The Samsung Group's chairman, Lee Kun-hee (left), with South Korean President Park Geun-hye, 2013

In 2007, former Samsung chief lawyer Kim Yong Chul claimed that he was involved in bribing and fabricating evidence on behalf of the group's chairman, Lee Kun-hee, and the company. Kim said that Samsung lawyers trained executives to serve as scapegoats in a "fabricated scenario" to protect Lee, even though those executives were not involved. Kim also told the media that he was "sidelined" by Samsung after he refused to pay a $3.3 million bribe to the U.S. Federal District Court judge presiding over a case where two of their executives were found guilty on charges related to memory chip price-fixing. Kim revealed that the company had raised a large number of secret funds through bank accounts illegally opened under the names of up to 1,000 Samsung executives—under his own name, four accounts were opened to manage 5 billion won.[31]

In 2010, Samsung announced a ten-year growth strategy centered around five businesses.[32] One of these businesses was to be focused on biopharmaceuticals, to which has committed 2,100,000,000,000.[33]

In first quarter of 2012, Samsung Electronics became the world's largest mobile phone maker by unit sales, overtaking Nokia, which had been the market leader since 1998.[34][35]

On 24 August 2012, nine American jurors ruled that Samsung Electronics had to pay Apple $1.05 billion in damages for violating six of its patents on smartphone technology. The award was still less than the $2.5 billion requested by Apple. The decision also ruled that Apple did not violate five Samsung patents cited in the case.[36] Samsung decried the decision saying that the move could harm innovation in the sector.[37] It also followed a South Korean ruling stating that both companies were guilty of infringing on each other's intellectual property.[38] In first trading after the ruling, Samsung shares on the Kospi index fell 7.7%, the largest fall since 24 October 2008, to 1,177,000 Korean won.[39] Apple then sought to ban the sales of eight Samsung phones (Galaxy S 4G, Galaxy S2 AT&T, Galaxy S2 Skyrocket, Galaxy S2 T-Mobile, Galaxy S2 Epic 4G, Galaxy S Showcase, Droid Charge and Galaxy Prevail) in the United States[40] which has been denied by the court.[41]

As of 2013, the Fair Trade Commission of Taiwan is investigating Samsung and its local Taiwanese advertising agency for false advertising. The case was commenced after the commission received complaints stating that the agency hired students to attack competitors of Samsung Electronics in online forums.[42] Samsung Taiwan made an announcement on its Facebook page in which it stated that it had not interfered with any evaluation report and had stopped online marketing campaigns that constituted posting or responding to content in online forums.[43]

In 2015, Samsung has been granted more U.S. patents than any other company – including IBM, Google, Sony, Microsoft and Apple. The company received 7,679 utility patents through 11 December.[44]

The Galaxy Note 7 smartphone went on sale on 19 August 2016.[45] However, in early September 2016, Samsung suspended sales of the phone and announced an informal recall. This occurred after some units of the phones had batteries with a defect that caused them to produce excessive heat, leading to fires and explosions. Samsung replaced the recalled units of the phones with a new version; however, it was later discovered that the new version of the Galaxy Note 7 also had the battery defect. Samsung recalled all Galaxy Note 7 smartphones worldwide on 10 October 2016, and permanently ended production of the phone the following day.[46][47][48]

In 2018, Samsung launched the world's largest mobile manufacturing facility in Noida, India, with guest of honour including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.[49]

Influence

Samsung has a powerful influence on South Korea's economic development, politics, media and culture and has been a major driving force behind the "Miracle on the Han River".[50][51] Its affiliate companies produce around a fifth of South Korea's total exports.[52] Samsung's revenue was equal to 17% of South Korea's $1,082 billion GDP in 2013.[53]

"You can even say the Samsung chairman is more powerful than the President of South Korea. [South] Korean people have come to think of Samsung as invincible and above the law", said Woo Suk-hoon, host of a popular economics podcast in a Washington Post article headlined "In South Korea, the Republic of Samsung", published on 9 December 2012. Critics claimed that Samsung knocked out smaller businesses, limiting choices for South Korean consumers and sometimes colluded with fellow giants to fix prices while bullying those who investigate. Lee Jung-hee, a South Korean presidential candidate, said in a debate, "Samsung has the government in its hands. Samsung manages the legal world, the press, the academics and bureaucracy".[54]

Operations

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance HQ

Samsung comprises around 80 companies.[55] Its activities include construction, consumer electronics, financial services, shipbuilding and medical services.[55]

As of April 2011, the Samsung Group comprised 59 unlisted companies and 19 listed companies, all of which had their primary listing on the Korea Exchange.[56]

In FY 2009, Samsung reported consolidated revenues of 220 trillion KRW ($172.5 billion). In FY 2010, Samsung reported consolidated revenues of 280 trillion KRW ($258 billion), and profits of 30 trillion KRW ($27.6 billion) based upon a KRW-USD exchange rate of 1,084.5 KRW per USD, the spot rate as of 19 August 2011.[57] These amounts do not include the revenues from Samsung's subsidiaries based outside South Korea.[58]

Leadership

  1. Lee Byung-chul (1938–1966, 1968–1987)
  2. Lee Maeng-hee (1966–1968), Lee Byung-chul's first son
  3. Lee Kun-hee (1987–2008, 2010–2020), Lee Byung-chul's third son
  4. Lee Soo-bin (2008–2010)

Affiliates

Samsung's Silicon Valley headquarters in San Jose, California.

Samsung Electronics is a multinational electronics and information technology company headquartered in Suwon and the flagship company of the Samsung Group.[59] Its products include air conditioners, computers, digital televisions, active-matrix organic light-emitting diodes (AMOLEDs), mobile phones, monitors, printers, refrigerators, semiconductors and telecommunications networking equipment.[60]

It was the world's largest mobile phone maker by unit sales in the first quarter of 2012, with a global market share of 25.4%.[61] It was also the world's second-largest semiconductor maker by 2011 revenues (after Intel).[62]

Steco is the joint venture established between Samsung Electronics and Japan's Toray Industries in 1995.[63] Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology Corporation (TSST) is a joint venture between Samsung Electronics and Toshiba of Japan which specialises in optical disc drive manufacturing. TSST was formed in 2004, and Toshiba owns 51 percent of its stock, while Samsung owns the remaining 49 percent. Samsung Electronics is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 005930).

Samsung Biologics is a biopharmaceutical division of Samsung, founded in 2011. It has contract development and manufacturing (CDMO) services including drug substance and product manufacturing and bioanalytical testing services. The company is headquartered in Incheon, South Korea and its existing three plants comprises the largest biologic contract manufacturing complex. It expanded its contract development service lab to San Francisco, U.S. Samsung Biologics is listed on the Korean Exchange stock market (number 207940).[64] Samsung Bioepis is a biosimilar medicine producer and joint venture between Samsung Biologics (50 percent plus one share) and the U.S.-based Biogen Idec (50 percent).[65][66] In 2014, Biogen Idec agreed to commercialize future anti-TNF biosimilar products in Europe through Samsung Bioepis.[67]

Samsung Engineering is a multinational construction company headquartered in Seoul. It was founded in January 1969. Its principal activity is the construction of oil refining plants; upstream oil and gas facilities; petrochemical plants and gas plants; steel making plants; power plants; water treatment facilities; and other infrastructure.[68] It achieved total revenues of 9,298.2 billion won (US$8.06 billion) in 2011.[69] Samsung Engineering is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 02803450).

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance is a multinational general insurance company headquartered in Seoul.[70] It was founded in January 1952 as Korea Anbo Fire and Marine Insurance and was renamed Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance in December 1993.[71] Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance offers services including accident insurance, automobile insurance, casualty insurance, fire insurance, liability insurance, marine insurance, personal pensions and loans.[72] As of March 2011 it had operations in 10 countries and 6.5 million customers. Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance had a total premium income of $11.7 billion in 2011 and total assets of $28.81 billion on 31 March 2011. It is the largest provider of general insurance in South Korea. Samsung Fire has been listed on the Korea Exchange stock market since 1975 (number 000810).[72]

Samsung Heavy Industries is a shipbuilding and engineering company headquartered in Seoul. It was founded in August 1974. Its principal products are bulk carriers, container vessels, crude oil tankers, cruisers, passenger ferries, material handling equipment steel and bridge structures.[73] It achieved total revenues of 13,358.6 billion won in 2011 and is the world's second-largest shipbuilder by revenues (after Hyundai Heavy Industries).[74][75] Samsung Heavy Industries is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 010140).

Samsung Life Insurance is a multinational life insurance company headquartered in Seoul. It was founded in March 1957 as Dongbang Life Insurance and became an affiliate of the Samsung Group in July 1963.[76] Samsung Life's principal activity is the provision of individual life insurance and annuity products and services.[77] As of December 2011 it had operations in seven countries, 8.08 million customers and 5,975 employees.[76] Samsung Life had total sales of 22,717 billion won in 2011 and total assets of 161,072 billion won at 31 December 2011.[76] It is the largest provider of life insurance in South Korea. Samsung Air China Life Insurance is a 50:50 joint venture between Samsung Life Insurance and China National Aviation Holding. It was established in Beijing in July 2005.[78] Siam Samsung Life Insurance: Samsung Life Insurance holds a 37 percent stake while the Saha Group also has a 37.5 percent stake in the joint venture, with the remaining 25 percent owned by Thanachart Bank.[79] Samsung Life Insurance is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 032830).

Samsung SDI is listed on the Korea Exchange stock-exchange (number 006400). On 5 December 2012, the European Union's antitrust regulator fined Samsung SDI and several other major companies for fixing prices of TV cathode-ray tubes in two cartels lasting nearly a decade.[80] SDI also builds lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles such as the BMW i3, and acquired Magna Steyr's battery plant near Graz in 2015.[81] SDI began using the "21700" cell format in August 2015.[82] Samsung plans to convert its factory in Göd, Hungary to supply 50,000 cars per year.[83] Samsung SDI also produced CRTs and VFD displays until 2012.[84][85][86][87] Samsung SDI uses lithium-ion technology for its phone and portable computer batteries.[88]

Samsung SDS is a multinational IT Service company headquartered in Seoul. It was founded in March 1985. Its principal activity is the providing IT system (ERP, IT Infrastructure, IT Consulting, IT Outsourcing, Data Center). Samsung SDS is Korea's largest IT service company. It achieved total revenues of 6,105.9 billion won (US$5.71 billion) in 2012. Samsung C&T Corporation is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (000830). Samsung Electro-Mechanics, established in 1973 as a manufacturer of key electronic components, is headquartered in Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. It is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 009150).[89] Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT), established in 1987, is headquartered in Suwon and operates research labs around the world.[90]

Ace Digitech is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 036550). Cheil Industries is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 001300).[91] Cheil Worldwide is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 030000). Credu is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 067280). Imarket Korea is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 122900). Samsung Card is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 029780).

Hotel Shilla (also known as "The Shilla") opened in March 1979, following the intention of the late Lee Byung-chul, the founder of the Samsung Group. Shilla Hotels and Resorts is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 008770).[92]

Samsung Everland covers the three main sectors of Environment & Asset, Food Culture and Resort.

The Samsung Medical Center was founded on 9 November 1994, under the philosophy of "contributing to improving the nation's health through the best medical service, advanced medical research and development of outstanding medical personnel". The Samsung Medical Center consists of a hospital and a cancer center, which is the largest in Asia.[93] The hospital is located in an intelligent building with floor space of more than 200,000 square meters and 20 floors above ground and 5 floors underground, housing 40 departments, 10 specialist centers, 120 special clinics and 1,306 beds. The 655-bed Cancer Center has 11 floors above ground and 8 floors underground, with floor space of over 100,000 square meters. SMC is a tertiary hospital manned by approximately 7,400 staff including over 1,200 doctors and 2,300 nurses. Since its foundation in the 1990s, the Samsung Medical Center has successfully incorporated and developed an advanced model with the motto of becoming a "patient-centered hospital", a new concept in Korea.[94] Samsung donates around US$100 million per annum to the Samsung Medical Center.[95] It incorporates Samsung Seoul Hospital, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Samsung Cancer Center and Samsung Life Sciences Research Center. In 2010, the Samsung Medical Center and pharmaceutical multinational Pfizer agreed to collaborate on research to identify the genomic mechanisms responsible for clinical outcomes in hepatocellular carcinoma.[96][97]

Divested

Samsung Techwin was listed on the Korea Exchange stock-exchange (number 012450), with its principal activities being the development and manufacture of surveillance (including security cameras), aeronautics, optoelectronics, automations and weapons technology. It was announced to be sold to Hanwha Group in December 2014[98] and the take-over completed in June 2015.[99] It was later renamed Hanwha Techwin.

Samsung Thales Co., Ltd. (until 2001 known as Samsung Thomson-CSF Co., Ltd.) was a joint venture between Samsung Techwin and the France-based aerospace and defence company Thales. It was established in 1978 and is based in Seoul.[100] Samsung's involvement was passed on to Hanwha Group as part of the Techwin transaction.[99]

Samsung General Chemicals was sold to Hanwha. Another chemical division was sold to Lotte Corporation in 2016.[101][102]

Samsung Total was a 50/50 joint venture between Samsung and the France-based oil group Total S.A. (more specifically, Samsung General Chemicals and Total Petrochemicals). Samsung's stake was inherited by Hanwha Group in its acquisition of Samsung General Chemicals.[99]

Defunct

In 1998, Samsung created a U.S. joint venture with Compaq, called Alpha Processor Inc. (API), to help it enter the high-end processor market. The venture was also aimed at expanding Samsung's non-memory chip business by fabricating Alpha processors. At the time, Samsung and Compaq invested $500 million in Alpha Processor.[103]

GE Samsung Lighting was a joint venture between Samsung and the GE Lighting subsidiary of General Electric. The venture was established in 1998 and was broken up in 2009.[104]

Global Steel Exchange was a joint venture formed in 2000 between Samsung, the U.S.-based Cargill, the Switzerland-based Duferco Group, and the Luxembourg-based Tradearbed (now part of the ArcelorMittal), to handle their online buying and selling of steel.[105]

Samtron was a subsidiary of Samsung until 1999 when it became independent. After that, it continued to make computer monitors and plasma displays until 2003, Samtron became Samsung when Samtron was a brand. In 2003 the website redirected to Samsung.[citation needed]

S-LCD Corporation was a joint venture between Samsung Electronics (50% plus one share) and the Japan-based Sony Corporation (50% minus one share) which was established in April 2004. On 26 December 2011, Samsung Electronics announced that it would acquire all of Sony's shares in the venture.

Joint ventures

Samsung Fine Chemicals is listed on the Korea Exchange stock-exchange (number 004000).

Samsung Machine Tools of America is a national distributor of machines in the United States. Samsung GM Machine Tools is the head office of China, It is an SMEC Legal incorporated company.[106]

Samsung Securities is listed on the Korea Exchange stock-exchange (number 016360).[107]

S-1 was founded as Korea's first specialized security business in 1997 and has maintained its position at the top of industry with the consistent willingness to take on challenges. S1 Corporation is listed on the Korea Exchange stock-exchange (number 012750.KS).[108][109]

State-run Korea Agro-Fisheries Trade Corp. set up the venture, aT Grain Co., in Chicago, with three other South Korean companies, Korea Agro-Fisheries owns 55 percent of aT Grain, while Samsung C&T Corp, Hanjin Transportation Co. and STX Corporation each hold 15 percent.[110]

Brooks Automation Asia Co., Ltd. is a joint venture between Brooks Automation (70%) and Samsung (30%) which was established in 1999. The venture locally manufactures and configure vacuum wafer handling platforms and 300mm Front-Opening Unified Pod (FOUP) load port modules, and designs, manufactures and configures atmospheric loading systems for flat panel displays.[111]

Company POSS – SLPC s.r.o. was founded in 2007 as a subsidiary of Samsung C & T Corporation, Samsung C & T Deutschland and the company POSCO.[112]

Samsung BP Chemicals, based in Ulsan, is a 49:51 joint venture between Samsung and the UK-based BP, which was established in 1989 to produce and supply high-value-added chemical products. Its products are used in rechargeable batteries and liquid crystal displays.[113][114][115]

Samsung Corning Precision Glass is a joint venture between Samsung and Corning, which was established in 1973 to manufacture and market cathode ray tube glass for black and white televisions. The company's first LCD glass substrate manufacturing facility opened in Gumi, South Korea, in 1996.

Samsung Sumitomo LED Materials is a Korea-based joint venture between Samsung LED Co., Ltd., an LED maker based in Suwon, Korea-based and the Japan-based Sumitomo Chemical. The JV will carry out research and development, manufacturing and sales of sapphire substrates for LEDs.[116]

SD Flex Co., Ltd. was founded in October 2004 as a joint venture corporation by Samsung and DuPont, one of the world's largest chemical companies.[117]

Sermatech Korea owns 51% of its stock, while Samsung owns the remaining 49%. The U.S. firm Sermatech International, for a business specializing in aircraft construction processes such as special welding and brazing.[118]

Siltronic Samsung Wafer Pte. Ltd, the joint venture by Samsung and wholly owned Wacker Chemie subsidiary Siltronic, was officially opened in Singapore in June 2008.[119]

SMP Ltd. is a joint venture between Samsung Fine Chemicals and MEMC. In 2011, MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. and an affiliate of Korean conglomerate Samsung formed a joint venture to build a polysilicon plant.[120]

Stemco is a joint venture established between Samsung Electro-Mechanics and Toray Industries in 1995.[121]

SB LiMotive is a 50:50 joint company of Robert Bosch GmbH (commonly known as Bosch) and Samsung SDI founded in June 2008. The joint venture develops and manufactures lithium-ion batteries for use in hybrid-, plug-in hybrid vehicles and electric vehicles.

Partially owned companies

Samsung Heavy Industries owns 10% of the Brazilian shipbuilder Atlântico Sul, whose Atlântico Sul Shipyard is the largest shipyard in South America. The Joao Candido, Brazil's largest ship, was built by Atlântico Sul with technology licensed by Samsung Heavy Industries.[122] The companies have a technical assistance agreement through which industrial design, vessel engineering and other know-how is being transferred to Atlântico Sul.[123]

Samsung Life Insurance currently holds a 7.4% stake in the South Korean banking company DGB Financial Group, making it the largest shareholder.[124] DGB Financial Group is a Korea-based company that specialises in banking. The company is divided into six segments of operation and each segment's primary source of funds come from general public deposits.[125]

Samsung[who?] acquired 7.4% of Gorilla Glass maker Corning, signing a long-term supply deal.[126] Corning is an American company that is experienced in glass chemistry, ceramics science, and optical physics, as well as its manufacturing and engineering, to create goods that support industries and improve living standards. Corning is committed to long-term research and development.

Samsung Heavy Industries currently holds a 14.1% stake in Doosan Engine, making it the second-largest shareholder.[127] Doosan Group is a South Korean company found in 1896 by Park Seung-jik. The company specializes in heavy industries and construction such as power plants and desalination plants.[128]

Samsung Techwin currently holds a 10% stake in Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI). Other major shareholders include the state-owned Korea Finance Corporation (26.75%), Hyundai Motor (10%) and Doosan (10%).[129] Korea Aerospace Industries is a South Korean defense and aerospace company found in 1999. Korea Aerospace Industries specializes in developing aerospace products, satellites, and aircraft. On April 31, 2021, Korea Aerospace Industries announced that it was going to invest $880 million, 1 trillion won, over five consecutive years to expand the space business industry.[130]

MEMC's joint venture with Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd. In 1990, MEMC entered into a joint venture agreement to construct a silicon plant in Korea.[131] MEMC Korea Company is a Korean manufacturer and distributor of electronic components, ingots, silicon wafers, and other products.

Samsung[who?] buys 10% stake in rival phone maker Pantech.[132] Pantech is a South Korean company found in 1991. Pantech manufactures mobile phones and tablets. Pantech serves in many countries, including South Korea, United States, Japan, Europe, Vietnam, and China.

Samsung[who?] currently owns 4.19% of Rambus Incorporated.[133] Rambus Incorporated is an American technology company found in 1990. The company specializes in producing electronic components such as licenses chip interface technologies and architectures used in digital electronic products.

Samsung[who?] currently owns 19.9% of the automobile manufacturer Renault Samsung Motors. Renault Samsung Motors is a South Korean automotive company found in 1994. The company made car related transactions starting in 1998 and since have expanded into a range of cars and electric car models.

Samsung[who?] currently owns 9.6% of Seagate Technology, making it the second-largest shareholder. Under a shareholder agreement, Samsung has the right to nominate an executive to Seagate's board of directors.[134] Seagate Technology is an American company that works in the computer storage industry. Seagate Technology was found in 1979. The company is a major supplier of microcomputers and hard disks.

Samsung[who?] owns 3% of Sharp Corporation, a rival company to Samsung.[135] Sharp Corporation is a Japanese company found in 1912. The company specializes in designing and manufacturing electronic products, such as phones, microwave ovens, and air conditioners.

Samsung Engineering holds a 10% stake in Sungjin Geotec, an offshore oil drilling company that is a subsidiary of POSCO.[136] SungJin Geotec is a South Korean company found in 1989. The company specializes in manufacturing and developing offshore facilities, oil sand modules, petrochemical plant components, and desalination plants.[137]

Taylor Energy is an independent American oil company that drills in the Gulf of Mexico based in New Orleans, Louisiana.[138] Samsung Oil & Gas USA Corp., subsidiaries of Samsung[who?] , currently owns 20% of Taylor Energy. Taylor Energy is an American oil and gas company found in 1979. The company works mainly in the oil drilling industry and drills in the Gulf of Mexico.

Acquisitions and attempted acquisitions

Samsung[who?] has made the following acquisitions and attempted acquisitions:

Samsung Techwin acquired the German camera manufacturer Rollei in 1995. Samsung (Rollei) used its optic expertise on the crystals of a new line of 100% Swiss-made watches. But on 11 March 1995, the Cologne District court prohibited the advertising and sale of Rollei watches on German territory.[139][140] In 1999, Rollei management bought out the company.[141]

Samsung[who?] lost a chance to revive its failed bid to take over Dutch aircraft maker Fokker when other airplane makers rejected its offer to form a consortium. The three proposed partners—Hyundai, Hanjin and Daewoo—notified the South Korean government that they would not join Samsung Aerospace Industries.[142]

Samsung[who?] bought a 40% stake in AST Research in 1995, in a failed attempt to break into the North American computer market. Samsung was forced to close the California-based computer maker following mass resignations of research staff and a string of losses.[143][144]

In 1995, Samsung's textile department[who?] invested in FUBU, an American hip hop apparel company, after the founder placed an advertisement asking for funding in The New York Times newspaper.[145][146]

Samsung Securities Co., Ltd. and City of London-based N M Rothschild & Sons (more commonly known simply as Rothschild) have agreed to form a strategic alliance in investment banking business. Two parties will jointly work on cross border mergers and acquisition deals.[147]

In December 2010, Samsung Electronics bought MEDISON Co., a South Korean medical-equipment company, the first step in a long-discussed plan to diversify from consumer electronics.[148] Grandis Inc. – memory developer in July 2011, Samsung announced that it had acquired spin-transfer torque random access memory (MRAM) vendor Grandis Inc.[149] Grandis will become a part of Samsung's R&D operations and will focus on the development of next-generation random-access memory.[150]

On 26 December 2011 the board of Samsung Electronics approved a plan to buy Sony's entire stake in their 2004 joint liquid crystal display (LCD) venture for 1.08 trillion won ($938.97 million).[151]

On 9 May 2012, mSpot announced that it had been acquired by Samsung Electronics with the intention of a cloud-based music service.[152] The succeeding service was Samsung Music Hub.

In December 2012, Samsung[who?] announced that it had acquired the privately held storage software vendor NVELO, Inc., based in Santa Clara, California.[153] NVELO will become part of Samsung's R&D operations, and will focus on software for intelligently managing and optimizing next-generation Samsung SSD storage subsystems for consumer and enterprise computing platforms.

In January 2013, Samsung[who?] announced that it has acquired medical imaging company NeuroLogica, part of the multinational conglomerate's plans to build a leading medical technology business. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.[154]

On 14 August 2014, Samsung[who?] acquired SmartThings, a fast-growing home automation startup. The company did not release the acquisition price, but TechCrunch reported a $200 million price tag when it first caught word of the deal in July 2014.[155]

On 19 August 2014, Samsung[who?] said it had acquired U.S. air conditioner distributor Quietside LLC as part of its push to strengthen its "smart home" business. A Samsung Electronics spokesman said the South Korean company acquired 100 percent of Quietside.[156]

3 November 2014, Samsung[who?] announced it had acquired Proximal Data, Inc., a San Diego, California-based pioneer of server-side caching software with I/O intelligence that work within virtualized systems.[157]

On 18 February 2015, Samsung[who?] acquired U.S.-based mobile payments firm LoopPay – This allows Samsung in smartphone transactions.[158]

On 5 March 2015, Samsung[who?] acquired small U.S.-based manufacturer of light-emitting diode displays, YESCO Electronics, which focuses on making digital billboards and message signs.[159]

On 5 October 2016, Samsung[who?] announced it had acquired Viv, a company working on artificial intelligence.[160]

On 15 November 2016, Samsung Canada announced it has acquired Rich Communications Services, a company working on a new technology for text messaging.[161]

Major clients

The world's largest oil and gas project, Sakhalin II- Lunskoye platform under construction. The topside facilities of the LUN-A (Lunskoye) and PA-B (Piltun Astokhskoye) platforms are being built at the Samsung Heavy Industry shipyard in South Korea.[162]

Major clients of Samsung include:

Royal Dutch Shell
Samsung Heavy Industries will be the sole provider of liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage facilities worth up to US$50 billion to Royal Dutch Shell for the next 15 years.[163][164]
Shell unveiled plans to build the world's first floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) platform. In October 2012[165] at Samsung Heavy Industries' shipyard on Geoje Island in South Korea work started on a "ship" that, when finished and fully loaded, will weigh 600,000 tonnes, the world's biggest "ship". That is six times larger than the largest U.S. aircraft carrier.[166]

United Arab Emirates government

A consortium of South Korean firms, including Samsung, Korea Electric Power Corporation and Hyundai, won a deal worth $40 billion to build nuclear power plants in the United Arab Emirates.[167]

Ontario government

The government of the Canadian province of Ontario signed off one of the world's largest renewable energy projects, signing a deal worth $6.6 billion for an additional 2,500 MW of new wind and solar energy. Under the agreement, a consortium led by Samsung and the Korea Electric Power Corporation will manage the development of 2,000 MW-worth of new wind farms and 500 MW of solar capacity, while also building a manufacturing supply chain in the province.[168]

Corporate image

The basic color in the logo is blue, which Samsung has employed for years, supposedly symbolizing stability, reliability and corporate social responsibility.[169]

Samsung has an audio logo, which consists of the notes E♭, A♭, D♭, E♭; after the initial E♭ tone it is up a perfect fourth to A♭, down a perfect fifth to D♭, then up a major second to return to the initial E♭ tone. The audio logo was produced by Musikvergnuegen and written by Walter Werzowa.[170][171] This audio logo is discontinued as of 2015.

Font

In 2014, Samsung unveiled its Samsung Sharp Sans font.[172]

In July 2016, Samsung unveiled its SamsungOne font, a typeface that hopes to give a consistent and universal visual identity to the wide range of Samsung products. SamsungOne was designed to be used across Samsung's diverse device portfolio, with a focus on legibility for everything from smaller devices like smartphones to larger connected TVs or refrigerators, as well as Samsung marketing and advertisements. The font family supports 400 different languages through over 25,000 characters.[173]

Sponsorships

A Samsung display in Salt Lake City during the 2002 Winter Olympics

Samsung Electronics spent an estimated $14 billion (U.S.) on advertising and marketing in 2013. At 5.4% of annual revenue, this is a larger proportion than any of the world's top-20 companies by sales (Apple spent 0.6% and General Motors spent 3.5%). Samsung became the world's biggest advertiser in 2012, spending $4.3 billion, compared to Apple's $1 billion. Samsung's global brand value of $39.6 billion is less than half that of Apple.[174]

Controversy

Labor abuses

Samsung was the subject of several complaints about child labor in its supply chain from 2012 to 2015.

In July 2014, Samsung cut its contract with Shinyang Electronics after it received a complaint about the company violating child labor laws.[175] Samsung says that its investigation turned up evidence of Shinyang using underage workers and that it severed relations immediately per its "zero tolerance" policy for child labor violations.

One of Samsung's Chinese supplier factories, HEG, was criticized for using underage workers by China Labor Watch (CLW) in July 2014. HEG denied the charges and has sued China Labor Watch.[176][177] CLW issued a statement in August 2014 claiming that HEG employed over ten children under the age of 16 at a factory in Huizhou, Guangdong. The group said the youngest child identified was 14 years old. Samsung said that it conducted an onsite investigation of the production line that included one-on-one interviews but found no evidence of child labor being used. CLW responded that HEG had already dismissed the workers described in its statement before Samsung's investigators arrived.[175]

CLW also claimed that HEG violated overtime rules for adult workers. CLW said a female college student was only paid her standard wage despite working four hours of overtime per day even though Chinese law requires overtime pay at 1.5 to 2.0 times standard wages.[175]

Union busting activity

Samsung has a no-union policy and has been engaged in union-busting activities around the world.[178][179] Samsung has also been sued by union for stealing the corpse of dead worker.[180] On 6 May 2020, Samsung vice chairman Lee Jae-yong apologized for the union-busting scandals.[181]

2007 Slush Fund scandal

Kim Yong-chul, the former head of the legal department at Samsung's Restructuring Office, and Catholic Priests Association for Justice uncovered Lee Kun-hee's slush fund on 29 October 2007. He presented a list of 30 artworks that the family of Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee purchased with some of the slush funds, which were to be found in Samsung's warehouse in south of Seoul, along with documents about bribes to prosecutors, judges and lawmakers, tax collectors with thousands of borrowed-named bank account.[182][183]

The court sentenced Lee Kun-hee to 3 years imprisonment, 5 years probation imprisonment, and fined him 11 billion won. But on 29 December 2009, the South Korean president Lee Myung-bak specially pardoned Lee, stating that the intent of the pardon was to allow Lee to remain on the International Olympic Committee. It is the only independent amnesty to have occurred in South Korean history.[184]

Kim Yong-chul published a book 'Thinking about Samsung' in 2010. He wrote detailed accounts of Samsung's behavior and how the company lobbied governmental authorities including the court officials, prosecutors and national tax service officials for transferring Samsung's management rights to Lee Jae-yong.[185]

Lee Kun-hee's prostitution scandal

In July 2016, the investigative journal KCIJ-Newstapa released a video of Samsung chairman Lee Kun-hee's prostitution and alleged years long employment of female sex workers.[186] On 12 April 2018, Supreme Court of South Korea sentenced the former general manager of CJ CheilJedang, who filmed the prostitution video, to four years and six months in prison for blackmail and intimidation.[187]

Price fixing

On 19 October 2011, Samsung companies were fined €145,727,000 for being part of a price cartel of ten companies for DRAMs which lasted from 1 July 1998 to 15 June 2002. The companies received, like most of the other members of the cartel, a 10% reduction for acknowledging the facts to investigators. Samsung had to pay 90% of their share of the settlement, but Micron avoided payment as a result of having initially revealed the case to investigators.[188]

In Canada, during 1999, some DRAM microchip manufacturers conspired to price fix, among the accused included Samsung. The price fix was investigated in 2002. A recession started to occur that year, and the price fix ended; however, in 2014, the Canadian government reopened the case and investigated silently. Sufficient evidence was found and presented to Samsung and two other manufacturers during a class action lawsuit hearing. The companies agreed upon a $120 million agreement, with $40 million as a fine, and $80 million to be paid back to Canadians who purchased a computer, printer, MP3 player, gaming console or camera from April 1999 to June 2002.[189]

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Samsung Group
Native name
삼성 (三星)
samseong (samseong)
IndustryConglomerate
Founded1 March 1938; 88 years ago (1938-03-01) in Daegu, Japanese Korea
Founder(s)Lee Byung-chul
Headquarters40th floor Samsung Electronics Building, 11, Seocho-daero 74-gil, ,
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Lee Jae-yong
(Chairman)
ProductsClothing, automotive, chemicals, consumer electronics, electronic components, medical equipment, semiconductors, solid state drives, DRAM, flash memory, ships, telecommunications equipment, home appliances[2]
ServicesAdvertising, construction, entertainment, financial services, hospitality, information and communications technology, medical and health care services, retail, shipbuilding, semiconductor foundry
SubsidiariesSamsung Electronics
Samsung Engineering
Samsung C&T Corporation
Samsung Heavy Industries
Samsung SDS
Samsung Life Insurance
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance
Cheil Worldwide
Samsung Biologics
Websitesamsung.com

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The Samsung Group[3] (Template:Lang-ko) is a South Korean multinational conglomerate headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul.[1] It comprises numerous affiliated businesses,[1] most of them united under the Samsung brand, and is the largest South Korean chaebol (business conglomerate). As of 2020, Samsung has the 8th highest global brand value.[4]

Samsung was founded by Lee Byung-chul in 1938 as a trading company. Over the next three decades, the group diversified into areas including food processing, textiles, insurance, securities, and retail. Samsung entered the electronics industry in the late 1960s and the construction and shipbuilding industries in the mid-1970s; these areas would drive its subsequent growth. Following Lee's death in 1987, Samsung was separated into five business groups – Samsung Group, Shinsegae Group, CJ Group and Hansol Group, and Joongang Group.

Notable Samsung industrial affiliates include Samsung Electronics (the world's largest information technology company, consumer electronics maker and chipmaker measured by 2017 revenues),[5][6] Samsung Heavy Industries (the world's 2nd largest shipbuilder measured by 2010 revenues),[7] and Samsung Engineering and Samsung C&T Corporation (respectively the world's 13th and 36th largest construction companies).[8] Other notable subsidiaries include Samsung Life Insurance (the world's 14th largest life insurance company),[9] Samsung Everland (operator of Everland Resort, the oldest theme park in South Korea)[10] and Cheil Worldwide (the world's 15th largest advertising agency, as measured by 2012 revenues).[11][12]

Etymology

According to Samsung's founder, the meaning of the Korean hanja word Samsung () is "three stars". The word "three" represents something "big, numerous and powerful",[13] while "stars" means everlasting or eternal, like stars in the sky.[14][15]

History

1938–1970

Lee Byung-chul, founder of Samsung

In 1938, during Japanese-ruled Korea, Lee Byung-chul (1910–1987) of a large landowning family in the Uiryeong county moved to nearby Daegu city and founded Mitsuboshi Trading Company (株式会社三星商会 (Kabushiki gaisha Mitsuboshi Shōkai)), or Samsung Sanghoe (주식회사 삼성상회). Samsung started out as a small trading company with forty employees located in Su-dong (now Ingyo-dong).[16] It dealt in dried-fish,[16] locally-grown groceries and noodles. The company prospered and Lee moved its head office to Seoul in 1947. When the Korean War broke out, he was forced to leave Seoul. He started a sugar refinery in Busan named Cheil Jedang. In 1954, Lee founded Cheil Mojik and built the plant in Chimsan-dong, Daegu. It was the largest woollen mill ever in the country.[citation needed]

Samsung diversified into many different areas. Lee sought to establish Samsung as a leader in a wide range of industries. Samsung moved into lines of business such as insurance, securities, and retail.

In 1947, Cho Hong-jai, the Hyosung group's founder, jointly invested in a new company called Samsung Mulsan Gongsa, or the Samsung Trading Corporation, with the Samsung's founder Lee Byung-chull. The trading firm grew to become the present-day Samsung C&T Corporation. After a few years, Cho and Lee separated due to differences in management style. Cho wanted a 30 equity share. Samsung Group was separated into Samsung Group and Hyosung Group, Hankook Tire and other businesses.[17][18]

In the late 1960s, Samsung Group entered the electronics industry. It formed several electronics-related divisions, such as Samsung Electronics Devices, Samsung Electro-Mechanics, Samsung Corning and Samsung Semiconductor & Telecommunications, and made the facility in Suwon. Its first product was a black-and-white television set.[citation needed]

1970–1990

The SPC-1000, introduced in 1982, was Samsung's first personal computer (sold in the Korean market only) and used an audio cassette tape to load and save data – the floppy drive was optional.[19]

In 1980, Samsung acquired the Gumi-based Hanguk Jeonja Tongsin and entered telecommunications hardware. Its early products were switchboards. The facility was developed into the telephone and fax manufacturing systems and became the center of Samsung's mobile phone manufacturing. They have produced over 800 million mobile phones to date.[20] The company grouped them together under Samsung Electronics in the 1980s.

After Lee, the founder's death in 1987, Samsung Group was separated into five business groups—Samsung Group, Shinsegae Group, CJ Group, Hansol Group and the JoongAng Group.[21] Shinsegae (discount store, department store) was originally part of Samsung Group, separated in the 1990s from the Samsung Group along with CJ Group (Food/Chemicals/Entertainment/logistics), Hansol Group (Paper/Telecom), and the JoongAng Group (Media). Today these separated groups are independent and they are not part of or connected to the Samsung Group.[22] One Hansol Group representative said, "Only people ignorant of the laws governing the business world could believe something so absurd", adding, "When Hansol separated from the Samsung Group in 1991, it severed all payment guarantees and share-holding ties with Samsung affiliates." One Hansol Group source asserted, "Hansol, Shinsegae, and CJ have been under independent management since their respective separations from the Samsung Group". One Shinsegae department store executive director said, "Shinsegae has no payment guarantees associated with the Samsung Group".[22]

In the 1980s, Samsung Electronics began to invest heavily in research and development, investments that were pivotal in pushing the company to the forefront of the global electronics industry. In 1982, it built a television assembly plant in Portugal; in 1984, a plant in New York; in 1985, a plant in Tokyo; in 1987, a facility in England; and another facility in Austin, Texas, in 1996. As of 2012, Samsung has invested more than US$13,000,000,000 in the Austin facility, which operates under the name Samsung Austin Semiconductor. This makes the Austin location the largest foreign investment in Texas and one of the largest single foreign investments in the United States.[23][24]

In 1987, United States International Trade Commission order that the Samsung Group of South Korea unlawfully sold computer chips in the United States without licenses from the chip inventor, Texas Instruments Inc. The order requires Samsung to pay a penalty to Texas Instruments within the coming weeks. Otherwise, sales of all dynamic random access memory chips made by Samsung and all products using the chips would be banned in the United States. The ban includes circuit boards and equipment called single-in-line packages made by other companies that use D-RAM's made by Samsung with 64,000 or 256,000 characters of memory. It also covers computers, facsimile machines and certain telecommunications equipment and printers bearing either of the Samsung chips.[25]

1990–2000

Since 1990, Samsung has increasingly globalised its activities and electronics; in particular, its mobile phones and semiconductors have become its most important source of income. It was in this period that Samsung started to rise as an international corporation in the 1990s. Samsung's construction branch was awarded contracts to build one of the two Petronas Towers in Malaysia, Taipei 101 in Taiwan and the Burj Khalifa in United Arab Emirates.[26] In 1993, Lee Kun-hee sold off ten of Samsung Group's subsidiaries, downsized the company, and merged other operations to concentrate on three industries: electronics, engineering and chemicals. In 1996, the Samsung Group reacquired the Sungkyunkwan University foundation.

Samsung became the world's largest producer of memory chips in 1992 and is the world's second-largest chipmaker after Intel (see Worldwide Top 20 Semiconductor Market Share Ranking Year by Year).[27] In 1995, it created its first liquid-crystal display screen. Ten years later, Samsung grew to be the world's largest manufacturer of liquid-crystal display panels. Sony, which had not invested in large-size TFT-LCDs, contacted Samsung to cooperate, and, in 2006, S-LCD was established as a joint venture between Samsung and Sony in order to provide a stable supply of LCD panels for both manufacturers. S-LCD was owned by Samsung (50% plus one share) and Sony (50% minus one share) and operates its factories and facilities in Tanjung, South Korea. As of 26 December 2011, it was announced that Samsung had acquired the stake of Sony in this joint venture.[28]

Compared to other major Korean companies, Samsung survived the 1997 Asian financial crisis relatively unharmed. However, Samsung Motor was sold to Renault at a significant loss. As of 2010, Renault Samsung is 80.1 percent owned by Renault and 19.9 percent owned by Samsung. Additionally, Samsung manufactured a range of aircraft from the 1980s to the 1990s. The company was founded in 1999 as Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), the result of a merger between then three domestic major aerospace divisions of Samsung Aerospace, Daewoo Heavy Industries and Hyundai Space and Aircraft Company. However, Samsung still manufactures aircraft engines and gas turbines.[29]

2000–present

The prominent Samsung sign in Times Square, New York City

In 2000, Samsung opened a development center in Warsaw, Poland. Its work began with set-top-box technology before moving into digital TV and smartphones. The smartphone platform was developed with partners, officially launched with the original Samsung Solstice[30] line of devices and other derivatives in 2008, which was later developed into Samsung Galaxy line of devices including Notes, Edge and other products.

The Samsung Group's chairman, Lee Kun-hee (left), with South Korean President Park Geun-hye, 2013

In 2007, former Samsung chief lawyer Kim Yong Chul claimed that he was involved in bribing and fabricating evidence on behalf of the group's chairman, Lee Kun-hee, and the company. Kim said that Samsung lawyers trained executives to serve as scapegoats in a "fabricated scenario" to protect Lee, even though those executives were not involved. Kim also told the media that he was "sidelined" by Samsung after he refused to pay a $3.3 million bribe to the U.S. Federal District Court judge presiding over a case where two of their executives were found guilty on charges related to memory chip price-fixing. Kim revealed that the company had raised a large number of secret funds through bank accounts illegally opened under the names of up to 1,000 Samsung executives—under his own name, four accounts were opened to manage 5 billion won.[31]

In 2010, Samsung announced a ten-year growth strategy centered around five businesses.[32] One of these businesses was to be focused on biopharmaceuticals, to which has committed 2,100,000,000,000.[33]

In first quarter of 2012, Samsung Electronics became the world's largest mobile phone maker by unit sales, overtaking Nokia, which had been the market leader since 1998.[34][35]

On 24 August 2012, nine American jurors ruled that Samsung Electronics had to pay Apple $1.05 billion in damages for violating six of its patents on smartphone technology. The award was still less than the $2.5 billion requested by Apple. The decision also ruled that Apple did not violate five Samsung patents cited in the case.[36] Samsung decried the decision saying that the move could harm innovation in the sector.[37] It also followed a South Korean ruling stating that both companies were guilty of infringing on each other's intellectual property.[38] In first trading after the ruling, Samsung shares on the Kospi index fell 7.7%, the largest fall since 24 October 2008, to 1,177,000 Korean won.[39] Apple then sought to ban the sales of eight Samsung phones (Galaxy S 4G, Galaxy S2 AT&T, Galaxy S2 Skyrocket, Galaxy S2 T-Mobile, Galaxy S2 Epic 4G, Galaxy S Showcase, Droid Charge and Galaxy Prevail) in the United States[40] which has been denied by the court.[41]

As of 2013, the Fair Trade Commission of Taiwan is investigating Samsung and its local Taiwanese advertising agency for false advertising. The case was commenced after the commission received complaints stating that the agency hired students to attack competitors of Samsung Electronics in online forums.[42] Samsung Taiwan made an announcement on its Facebook page in which it stated that it had not interfered with any evaluation report and had stopped online marketing campaigns that constituted posting or responding to content in online forums.[43]

In 2015, Samsung has been granted more U.S. patents than any other company – including IBM, Google, Sony, Microsoft and Apple. The company received 7,679 utility patents through 11 December.[44]

The Galaxy Note 7 smartphone went on sale on 19 August 2016.[45] However, in early September 2016, Samsung suspended sales of the phone and announced an informal recall. This occurred after some units of the phones had batteries with a defect that caused them to produce excessive heat, leading to fires and explosions. Samsung replaced the recalled units of the phones with a new version; however, it was later discovered that the new version of the Galaxy Note 7 also had the battery defect. Samsung recalled all Galaxy Note 7 smartphones worldwide on 10 October 2016, and permanently ended production of the phone the following day.[46][47][48]

In 2018, Samsung launched the world's largest mobile manufacturing facility in Noida, India, with guest of honour including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.[49]

Influence

Samsung has a powerful influence on South Korea's economic development, politics, media and culture and has been a major driving force behind the "Miracle on the Han River".[50][51] Its affiliate companies produce around a fifth of South Korea's total exports.[52] Samsung's revenue was equal to 17% of South Korea's $1,082 billion GDP in 2013.[53]

"You can even say the Samsung chairman is more powerful than the President of South Korea. [South] Korean people have come to think of Samsung as invincible and above the law", said Woo Suk-hoon, host of a popular economics podcast in a Washington Post article headlined "In South Korea, the Republic of Samsung", published on 9 December 2012. Critics claimed that Samsung knocked out smaller businesses, limiting choices for South Korean consumers and sometimes colluded with fellow giants to fix prices while bullying those who investigate. Lee Jung-hee, a South Korean presidential candidate, said in a debate, "Samsung has the government in its hands. Samsung manages the legal world, the press, the academics and bureaucracy".[54]

Operations

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance HQ

Samsung comprises around 80 companies.[55] Its activities include construction, consumer electronics, financial services, shipbuilding and medical services.[55]

As of April 2011, the Samsung Group comprised 59 unlisted companies and 19 listed companies, all of which had their primary listing on the Korea Exchange.[56]

In FY 2009, Samsung reported consolidated revenues of 220 trillion KRW ($172.5 billion). In FY 2010, Samsung reported consolidated revenues of 280 trillion KRW ($258 billion), and profits of 30 trillion KRW ($27.6 billion) based upon a KRW-USD exchange rate of 1,084.5 KRW per USD, the spot rate as of 19 August 2011.[57] These amounts do not include the revenues from Samsung's subsidiaries based outside South Korea.[58]

Leadership

  1. Lee Byung-chul (1938–1966, 1968–1987)
  2. Lee Maeng-hee (1966–1968), Lee Byung-chul's first son
  3. Lee Kun-hee (1987–2008, 2010–2020), Lee Byung-chul's third son
  4. Lee Soo-bin (2008–2010)

Affiliates

Samsung's Silicon Valley headquarters in San Jose, California.

Samsung Electronics is a multinational electronics and information technology company headquartered in Suwon and the flagship company of the Samsung Group.[59] Its products include air conditioners, computers, digital televisions, active-matrix organic light-emitting diodes (AMOLEDs), mobile phones, monitors, printers, refrigerators, semiconductors and telecommunications networking equipment.[60]

It was the world's largest mobile phone maker by unit sales in the first quarter of 2012, with a global market share of 25.4%.[61] It was also the world's second-largest semiconductor maker by 2011 revenues (after Intel).[62]

Steco is the joint venture established between Samsung Electronics and Japan's Toray Industries in 1995.[63] Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology Corporation (TSST) is a joint venture between Samsung Electronics and Toshiba of Japan which specialises in optical disc drive manufacturing. TSST was formed in 2004, and Toshiba owns 51 percent of its stock, while Samsung owns the remaining 49 percent. Samsung Electronics is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 005930).

Samsung Biologics is a biopharmaceutical division of Samsung, founded in 2011. It has contract development and manufacturing (CDMO) services including drug substance and product manufacturing and bioanalytical testing services. The company is headquartered in Incheon, South Korea and its existing three plants comprises the largest biologic contract manufacturing complex. It expanded its contract development service lab to San Francisco, U.S. Samsung Biologics is listed on the Korean Exchange stock market (number 207940).[64] Samsung Bioepis is a biosimilar medicine producer and joint venture between Samsung Biologics (50 percent plus one share) and the U.S.-based Biogen Idec (50 percent).[65][66] In 2014, Biogen Idec agreed to commercialize future anti-TNF biosimilar products in Europe through Samsung Bioepis.[67]

Samsung Engineering is a multinational construction company headquartered in Seoul. It was founded in January 1969. Its principal activity is the construction of oil refining plants; upstream oil and gas facilities; petrochemical plants and gas plants; steel making plants; power plants; water treatment facilities; and other infrastructure.[68] It achieved total revenues of 9,298.2 billion won (US$8.06 billion) in 2011.[69] Samsung Engineering is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 02803450).

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance is a multinational general insurance company headquartered in Seoul.[70] It was founded in January 1952 as Korea Anbo Fire and Marine Insurance and was renamed Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance in December 1993.[71] Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance offers services including accident insurance, automobile insurance, casualty insurance, fire insurance, liability insurance, marine insurance, personal pensions and loans.[72] As of March 2011 it had operations in 10 countries and 6.5 million customers. Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance had a total premium income of $11.7 billion in 2011 and total assets of $28.81 billion on 31 March 2011. It is the largest provider of general insurance in South Korea. Samsung Fire has been listed on the Korea Exchange stock market since 1975 (number 000810).[72]

Samsung Heavy Industries is a shipbuilding and engineering company headquartered in Seoul. It was founded in August 1974. Its principal products are bulk carriers, container vessels, crude oil tankers, cruisers, passenger ferries, material handling equipment steel and bridge structures.[73] It achieved total revenues of 13,358.6 billion won in 2011 and is the world's second-largest shipbuilder by revenues (after Hyundai Heavy Industries).[74][75] Samsung Heavy Industries is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 010140).

Samsung Life Insurance is a multinational life insurance company headquartered in Seoul. It was founded in March 1957 as Dongbang Life Insurance and became an affiliate of the Samsung Group in July 1963.[76] Samsung Life's principal activity is the provision of individual life insurance and annuity products and services.[77] As of December 2011 it had operations in seven countries, 8.08 million customers and 5,975 employees.[76] Samsung Life had total sales of 22,717 billion won in 2011 and total assets of 161,072 billion won at 31 December 2011.[76] It is the largest provider of life insurance in South Korea. Samsung Air China Life Insurance is a 50:50 joint venture between Samsung Life Insurance and China National Aviation Holding. It was established in Beijing in July 2005.[78] Siam Samsung Life Insurance: Samsung Life Insurance holds a 37 percent stake while the Saha Group also has a 37.5 percent stake in the joint venture, with the remaining 25 percent owned by Thanachart Bank.[79] Samsung Life Insurance is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 032830).

Samsung SDI is listed on the Korea Exchange stock-exchange (number 006400). On 5 December 2012, the European Union's antitrust regulator fined Samsung SDI and several other major companies for fixing prices of TV cathode-ray tubes in two cartels lasting nearly a decade.[80] SDI also builds lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles such as the BMW i3, and acquired Magna Steyr's battery plant near Graz in 2015.[81] SDI began using the "21700" cell format in August 2015.[82] Samsung plans to convert its factory in Göd, Hungary to supply 50,000 cars per year.[83] Samsung SDI also produced CRTs and VFD displays until 2012.[84][85][86][87] Samsung SDI uses lithium-ion technology for its phone and portable computer batteries.[88]

Samsung SDS is a multinational IT Service company headquartered in Seoul. It was founded in March 1985. Its principal activity is the providing IT system (ERP, IT Infrastructure, IT Consulting, IT Outsourcing, Data Center). Samsung SDS is Korea's largest IT service company. It achieved total revenues of 6,105.9 billion won (US$5.71 billion) in 2012. Samsung C&T Corporation is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (000830). Samsung Electro-Mechanics, established in 1973 as a manufacturer of key electronic components, is headquartered in Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. It is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 009150).[89] Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT), established in 1987, is headquartered in Suwon and operates research labs around the world.[90]

Ace Digitech is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 036550). Cheil Industries is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 001300).[91] Cheil Worldwide is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 030000). Credu is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 067280). Imarket Korea is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 122900). Samsung Card is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 029780).

Hotel Shilla (also known as "The Shilla") opened in March 1979, following the intention of the late Lee Byung-chul, the founder of the Samsung Group. Shilla Hotels and Resorts is listed on the Korea Exchange stock market (number 008770).[92]

Samsung Everland covers the three main sectors of Environment & Asset, Food Culture and Resort.

The Samsung Medical Center was founded on 9 November 1994, under the philosophy of "contributing to improving the nation's health through the best medical service, advanced medical research and development of outstanding medical personnel". The Samsung Medical Center consists of a hospital and a cancer center, which is the largest in Asia.[93] The hospital is located in an intelligent building with floor space of more than 200,000 square meters and 20 floors above ground and 5 floors underground, housing 40 departments, 10 specialist centers, 120 special clinics and 1,306 beds. The 655-bed Cancer Center has 11 floors above ground and 8 floors underground, with floor space of over 100,000 square meters. SMC is a tertiary hospital manned by approximately 7,400 staff including over 1,200 doctors and 2,300 nurses. Since its foundation in the 1990s, the Samsung Medical Center has successfully incorporated and developed an advanced model with the motto of becoming a "patient-centered hospital", a new concept in Korea.[94] Samsung donates around US$100 million per annum to the Samsung Medical Center.[95] It incorporates Samsung Seoul Hospital, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Samsung Cancer Center and Samsung Life Sciences Research Center. In 2010, the Samsung Medical Center and pharmaceutical multinational Pfizer agreed to collaborate on research to identify the genomic mechanisms responsible for clinical outcomes in hepatocellular carcinoma.[96][97]

Divested

Samsung Techwin was listed on the Korea Exchange stock-exchange (number 012450), with its principal activities being the development and manufacture of surveillance (including security cameras), aeronautics, optoelectronics, automations and weapons technology. It was announced to be sold to Hanwha Group in December 2014[98] and the take-over completed in June 2015.[99] It was later renamed Hanwha Techwin.

Samsung Thales Co., Ltd. (until 2001 known as Samsung Thomson-CSF Co., Ltd.) was a joint venture between Samsung Techwin and the France-based aerospace and defence company Thales. It was established in 1978 and is based in Seoul.[100] Samsung's involvement was passed on to Hanwha Group as part of the Techwin transaction.[99]

Samsung General Chemicals was sold to Hanwha. Another chemical division was sold to Lotte Corporation in 2016.[101][102]

Samsung Total was a 50/50 joint venture between Samsung and the France-based oil group Total S.A. (more specifically, Samsung General Chemicals and Total Petrochemicals). Samsung's stake was inherited by Hanwha Group in its acquisition of Samsung General Chemicals.[99]

Defunct

In 1998, Samsung created a U.S. joint venture with Compaq, called Alpha Processor Inc. (API), to help it enter the high-end processor market. The venture was also aimed at expanding Samsung's non-memory chip business by fabricating Alpha processors. At the time, Samsung and Compaq invested $500 million in Alpha Processor.[103]

GE Samsung Lighting was a joint venture between Samsung and the GE Lighting subsidiary of General Electric. The venture was established in 1998 and was broken up in 2009.[104]

Global Steel Exchange was a joint venture formed in 2000 between Samsung, the U.S.-based Cargill, the Switzerland-based Duferco Group, and the Luxembourg-based Tradearbed (now part of the ArcelorMittal), to handle their online buying and selling of steel.[105]

Samtron was a subsidiary of Samsung until 1999 when it became independent. After that, it continued to make computer monitors and plasma displays until 2003, Samtron became Samsung when Samtron was a brand. In 2003 the website redirected to Samsung.[citation needed]

S-LCD Corporation was a joint venture between Samsung Electronics (50% plus one share) and the Japan-based Sony Corporation (50% minus one share) which was established in April 2004. On 26 December 2011, Samsung Electronics announced that it would acquire all of Sony's shares in the venture.

Joint ventures

Samsung Fine Chemicals is listed on the Korea Exchange stock-exchange (number 004000).

Samsung Machine Tools of America is a national distributor of machines in the United States. Samsung GM Machine Tools is the head office of China, It is an SMEC Legal incorporated company.[106]

Samsung Securities is listed on the Korea Exchange stock-exchange (number 016360).[107]

S-1 was founded as Korea's first specialized security business in 1997 and has maintained its position at the top of industry with the consistent willingness to take on challenges. S1 Corporation is listed on the Korea Exchange stock-exchange (number 012750.KS).[108][109]

State-run Korea Agro-Fisheries Trade Corp. set up the venture, aT Grain Co., in Chicago, with three other South Korean companies, Korea Agro-Fisheries owns 55 percent of aT Grain, while Samsung C&T Corp, Hanjin Transportation Co. and STX Corporation each hold 15 percent.[110]

Brooks Automation Asia Co., Ltd. is a joint venture between Brooks Automation (70%) and Samsung (30%) which was established in 1999. The venture locally manufactures and configure vacuum wafer handling platforms and 300mm Front-Opening Unified Pod (FOUP) load port modules, and designs, manufactures and configures atmospheric loading systems for flat panel displays.[111]

Company POSS – SLPC s.r.o. was founded in 2007 as a subsidiary of Samsung C & T Corporation, Samsung C & T Deutschland and the company POSCO.[112]

Samsung BP Chemicals, based in Ulsan, is a 49:51 joint venture between Samsung and the UK-based BP, which was established in 1989 to produce and supply high-value-added chemical products. Its products are used in rechargeable batteries and liquid crystal displays.[113][114][115]

Samsung Corning Precision Glass is a joint venture between Samsung and Corning, which was established in 1973 to manufacture and market cathode ray tube glass for black and white televisions. The company's first LCD glass substrate manufacturing facility opened in Gumi, South Korea, in 1996.

Samsung Sumitomo LED Materials is a Korea-based joint venture between Samsung LED Co., Ltd., an LED maker based in Suwon, Korea-based and the Japan-based Sumitomo Chemical. The JV will carry out research and development, manufacturing and sales of sapphire substrates for LEDs.[116]

SD Flex Co., Ltd. was founded in October 2004 as a joint venture corporation by Samsung and DuPont, one of the world's largest chemical companies.[117]

Sermatech Korea owns 51% of its stock, while Samsung owns the remaining 49%. The U.S. firm Sermatech International, for a business specializing in aircraft construction processes such as special welding and brazing.[118]

Siltronic Samsung Wafer Pte. Ltd, the joint venture by Samsung and wholly owned Wacker Chemie subsidiary Siltronic, was officially opened in Singapore in June 2008.[119]

SMP Ltd. is a joint venture between Samsung Fine Chemicals and MEMC. In 2011, MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. and an affiliate of Korean conglomerate Samsung formed a joint venture to build a polysilicon plant.[120]

Stemco is a joint venture established between Samsung Electro-Mechanics and Toray Industries in 1995.[121]

SB LiMotive is a 50:50 joint company of Robert Bosch GmbH (commonly known as Bosch) and Samsung SDI founded in June 2008. The joint venture develops and manufactures lithium-ion batteries for use in hybrid-, plug-in hybrid vehicles and electric vehicles.

Partially owned companies

Samsung Heavy Industries owns 10% of the Brazilian shipbuilder Atlântico Sul, whose Atlântico Sul Shipyard is the largest shipyard in South America. The Joao Candido, Brazil's largest ship, was built by Atlântico Sul with technology licensed by Samsung Heavy Industries.[122] The companies have a technical assistance agreement through which industrial design, vessel engineering and other know-how is being transferred to Atlântico Sul.[123]

Samsung Life Insurance currently holds a 7.4% stake in the South Korean banking company DGB Financial Group, making it the largest shareholder.[124] DGB Financial Group is a Korea-based company that specialises in banking. The company is divided into six segments of operation and each segment's primary source of funds come from general public deposits.[125]

Samsung[who?] acquired 7.4% of Gorilla Glass maker Corning, signing a long-term supply deal.[126] Corning is an American company that is experienced in glass chemistry, ceramics science, and optical physics, as well as its manufacturing and engineering, to create goods that support industries and improve living standards. Corning is committed to long-term research and development.

Samsung Heavy Industries currently holds a 14.1% stake in Doosan Engine, making it the second-largest shareholder.[127] Doosan Group is a South Korean company found in 1896 by Park Seung-jik. The company specializes in heavy industries and construction such as power plants and desalination plants.[128]

Samsung Techwin currently holds a 10% stake in Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI). Other major shareholders include the state-owned Korea Finance Corporation (26.75%), Hyundai Motor (10%) and Doosan (10%).[129] Korea Aerospace Industries is a South Korean defense and aerospace company found in 1999. Korea Aerospace Industries specializes in developing aerospace products, satellites, and aircraft. On April 31, 2021, Korea Aerospace Industries announced that it was going to invest $880 million, 1 trillion won, over five consecutive years to expand the space business industry.[130]

MEMC's joint venture with Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd. In 1990, MEMC entered into a joint venture agreement to construct a silicon plant in Korea.[131] MEMC Korea Company is a Korean manufacturer and distributor of electronic components, ingots, silicon wafers, and other products.

Samsung[who?] buys 10% stake in rival phone maker Pantech.[132] Pantech is a South Korean company found in 1991. Pantech manufactures mobile phones and tablets. Pantech serves in many countries, including South Korea, United States, Japan, Europe, Vietnam, and China.

Samsung[who?] currently owns 4.19% of Rambus Incorporated.[133] Rambus Incorporated is an American technology company found in 1990. The company specializes in producing electronic components such as licenses chip interface technologies and architectures used in digital electronic products.

Samsung[who?] currently owns 19.9% of the automobile manufacturer Renault Samsung Motors. Renault Samsung Motors is a South Korean automotive company found in 1994. The company made car related transactions starting in 1998 and since have expanded into a range of cars and electric car models.

Samsung[who?] currently owns 9.6% of Seagate Technology, making it the second-largest shareholder. Under a shareholder agreement, Samsung has the right to nominate an executive to Seagate's board of directors.[134] Seagate Technology is an American company that works in the computer storage industry. Seagate Technology was found in 1979. The company is a major supplier of microcomputers and hard disks.

Samsung[who?] owns 3% of Sharp Corporation, a rival company to Samsung.[135] Sharp Corporation is a Japanese company found in 1912. The company specializes in designing and manufacturing electronic products, such as phones, microwave ovens, and air conditioners.

Samsung Engineering holds a 10% stake in Sungjin Geotec, an offshore oil drilling company that is a subsidiary of POSCO.[136] SungJin Geotec is a South Korean company found in 1989. The company specializes in manufacturing and developing offshore facilities, oil sand modules, petrochemical plant components, and desalination plants.[137]

Taylor Energy is an independent American oil company that drills in the Gulf of Mexico based in New Orleans, Louisiana.[138] Samsung Oil & Gas USA Corp., subsidiaries of Samsung[who?] , currently owns 20% of Taylor Energy. Taylor Energy is an American oil and gas company found in 1979. The company works mainly in the oil drilling industry and drills in the Gulf of Mexico.

Acquisitions and attempted acquisitions

Samsung[who?] has made the following acquisitions and attempted acquisitions:

Samsung Techwin acquired the German camera manufacturer Rollei in 1995. Samsung (Rollei) used its optic expertise on the crystals of a new line of 100% Swiss-made watches. But on 11 March 1995, the Cologne District court prohibited the advertising and sale of Rollei watches on German territory.[139][140] In 1999, Rollei management bought out the company.[141]

Samsung[who?] lost a chance to revive its failed bid to take over Dutch aircraft maker Fokker when other airplane makers rejected its offer to form a consortium. The three proposed partners—Hyundai, Hanjin and Daewoo—notified the South Korean government that they would not join Samsung Aerospace Industries.[142]

Samsung[who?] bought a 40% stake in AST Research in 1995, in a failed attempt to break into the North American computer market. Samsung was forced to close the California-based computer maker following mass resignations of research staff and a string of losses.[143][144]

In 1995, Samsung's textile department[who?] invested in FUBU, an American hip hop apparel company, after the founder placed an advertisement asking for funding in The New York Times newspaper.[145][146]

Samsung Securities Co., Ltd. and City of London-based N M Rothschild & Sons (more commonly known simply as Rothschild) have agreed to form a strategic alliance in investment banking business. Two parties will jointly work on cross border mergers and acquisition deals.[147]

In December 2010, Samsung Electronics bought MEDISON Co., a South Korean medical-equipment company, the first step in a long-discussed plan to diversify from consumer electronics.[148] Grandis Inc. – memory developer in July 2011, Samsung announced that it had acquired spin-transfer torque random access memory (MRAM) vendor Grandis Inc.[149] Grandis will become a part of Samsung's R&D operations and will focus on the development of next-generation random-access memory.[150]

On 26 December 2011 the board of Samsung Electronics approved a plan to buy Sony's entire stake in their 2004 joint liquid crystal display (LCD) venture for 1.08 trillion won ($938.97 million).[151]

On 9 May 2012, mSpot announced that it had been acquired by Samsung Electronics with the intention of a cloud-based music service.[152] The succeeding service was Samsung Music Hub.

In December 2012, Samsung[who?] announced that it had acquired the privately held storage software vendor NVELO, Inc., based in Santa Clara, California.[153] NVELO will become part of Samsung's R&D operations, and will focus on software for intelligently managing and optimizing next-generation Samsung SSD storage subsystems for consumer and enterprise computing platforms.

In January 2013, Samsung[who?] announced that it has acquired medical imaging company NeuroLogica, part of the multinational conglomerate's plans to build a leading medical technology business. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.[154]

On 14 August 2014, Samsung[who?] acquired SmartThings, a fast-growing home automation startup. The company did not release the acquisition price, but TechCrunch reported a $200 million price tag when it first caught word of the deal in July 2014.[155]

On 19 August 2014, Samsung[who?] said it had acquired U.S. air conditioner distributor Quietside LLC as part of its push to strengthen its "smart home" business. A Samsung Electronics spokesman said the South Korean company acquired 100 percent of Quietside.[156]

3 November 2014, Samsung[who?] announced it had acquired Proximal Data, Inc., a San Diego, California-based pioneer of server-side caching software with I/O intelligence that work within virtualized systems.[157]

On 18 February 2015, Samsung[who?] acquired U.S.-based mobile payments firm LoopPay – This allows Samsung in smartphone transactions.[158]

On 5 March 2015, Samsung[who?] acquired small U.S.-based manufacturer of light-emitting diode displays, YESCO Electronics, which focuses on making digital billboards and message signs.[159]

On 5 October 2016, Samsung[who?] announced it had acquired Viv, a company working on artificial intelligence.[160]

On 15 November 2016, Samsung Canada announced it has acquired Rich Communications Services, a company working on a new technology for text messaging.[161]

Major clients

The world's largest oil and gas project, Sakhalin II- Lunskoye platform under construction. The topside facilities of the LUN-A (Lunskoye) and PA-B (Piltun Astokhskoye) platforms are being built at the Samsung Heavy Industry shipyard in South Korea.[162]

Major clients of Samsung include:

Royal Dutch Shell
Samsung Heavy Industries will be the sole provider of liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage facilities worth up to US$50 billion to Royal Dutch Shell for the next 15 years.[163][164]
Shell unveiled plans to build the world's first floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) platform. In October 2012[165] at Samsung Heavy Industries' shipyard on Geoje Island in South Korea work started on a "ship" that, when finished and fully loaded, will weigh 600,000 tonnes, the world's biggest "ship". That is six times larger than the largest U.S. aircraft carrier.[166]

United Arab Emirates government

A consortium of South Korean firms, including Samsung, Korea Electric Power Corporation and Hyundai, won a deal worth $40 billion to build nuclear power plants in the United Arab Emirates.[167]

Ontario government

The government of the Canadian province of Ontario signed off one of the world's largest renewable energy projects, signing a deal worth $6.6 billion for an additional 2,500 MW of new wind and solar energy. Under the agreement, a consortium led by Samsung and the Korea Electric Power Corporation will manage the development of 2,000 MW-worth of new wind farms and 500 MW of solar capacity, while also building a manufacturing supply chain in the province.[168]

Corporate image

The basic color in the logo is blue, which Samsung has employed for years, supposedly symbolizing stability, reliability and corporate social responsibility.[169]

Audio logo

Samsung has an audio logo, which consists of the notes E♭, A♭, D♭, E♭; after the initial E♭ tone it is up a perfect fourth to A♭, down a perfect fifth to D♭, then up a major second to return to the initial E♭ tone. The audio logo was produced by Musikvergnuegen and written by Walter Werzowa.[170][171] This audio logo is discontinued as of 2015.

Font

In 2014, Samsung unveiled its Samsung Sharp Sans font.[172]

In July 2016, Samsung unveiled its SamsungOne font, a typeface that hopes to give a consistent and universal visual identity to the wide range of Samsung products. SamsungOne was designed to be used across Samsung's diverse device portfolio, with a focus on legibility for everything from smaller devices like smartphones to larger connected TVs or refrigerators, as well as Samsung marketing and advertisements. The font family supports 400 different languages through over 25,000 characters.[173]

Sponsorships

A Samsung display in Salt Lake City during the 2002 Winter Olympics

Samsung Electronics spent an estimated $14 billion (U.S.) on advertising and marketing in 2013. At 5.4% of annual revenue, this is a larger proportion than any of the world's top-20 companies by sales (Apple spent 0.6% and General Motors spent 3.5%). Samsung became the world's biggest advertiser in 2012, spending $4.3 billion, compared to Apple's $1 billion. Samsung's global brand value of $39.6 billion is less than half that of Apple.[174]

Controversy

Labor abuses

Samsung was the subject of several complaints about child labor in its supply chain from 2012 to 2015.

In July 2014, Samsung cut its contract with Shinyang Electronics after it received a complaint about the company violating child labor laws.[175] Samsung says that its investigation turned up evidence of Shinyang using underage workers and that it severed relations immediately per its "zero tolerance" policy for child labor violations.

One of Samsung's Chinese supplier factories, HEG, was criticized for using underage workers by China Labor Watch (CLW) in July 2014. HEG denied the charges and has sued China Labor Watch.[176][177] CLW issued a statement in August 2014 claiming that HEG employed over ten children under the age of 16 at a factory in Huizhou, Guangdong. The group said the youngest child identified was 14 years old. Samsung said that it conducted an onsite investigation of the production line that included one-on-one interviews but found no evidence of child labor being used. CLW responded that HEG had already dismissed the workers described in its statement before Samsung's investigators arrived.[175]

CLW also claimed that HEG violated overtime rules for adult workers. CLW said a female college student was only paid her standard wage despite working four hours of overtime per day even though Chinese law requires overtime pay at 1.5 to 2.0 times standard wages.[175]

Union busting activity

Samsung has a no-union policy and has been engaged in union-busting activities around the world.[178][179] Samsung has also been sued by union for stealing the corpse of dead worker.[180] On 6 May 2020, Samsung vice chairman Lee Jae-yong apologized for the union-busting scandals.[181]

2007 Slush Fund scandal

Kim Yong-chul, the former head of the legal department at Samsung's Restructuring Office, and Catholic Priests Association for Justice uncovered Lee Kun-hee's slush fund on 29 October 2007. He presented a list of 30 artworks that the family of Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee purchased with some of the slush funds, which were to be found in Samsung's warehouse in south of Seoul, along with documents about bribes to prosecutors, judges and lawmakers, tax collectors with thousands of borrowed-named bank account.[182][183]

The court sentenced Lee Kun-hee to 3 years imprisonment, 5 years probation imprisonment, and fined him 11 billion won. But on 29 December 2009, the South Korean president Lee Myung-bak specially pardoned Lee, stating that the intent of the pardon was to allow Lee to remain on the International Olympic Committee. It is the only independent amnesty to have occurred in South Korean history.[184]

Kim Yong-chul published a book 'Thinking about Samsung' in 2010. He wrote detailed accounts of Samsung's behavior and how the company lobbied governmental authorities including the court officials, prosecutors and national tax service officials for transferring Samsung's management rights to Lee Jae-yong.[185]

Lee Kun-hee's prostitution scandal

In July 2016, the investigative journal KCIJ-Newstapa released a video of Samsung chairman Lee Kun-hee's prostitution and alleged years long employment of female sex workers.[186] On 12 April 2018, Supreme Court of South Korea sentenced the former general manager of CJ CheilJedang, who filmed the prostitution video, to four years and six months in prison for blackmail and intimidation.[187]

Price fixing

On 19 October 2011, Samsung companies were fined €145,727,000 for being part of a price cartel of ten companies for DRAMs which lasted from 1 July 1998 to 15 June 2002. The companies received, like most of the other members of the cartel, a 10% reduction for acknowledging the facts to investigators. Samsung had to pay 90% of their share of the settlement, but Micron avoided payment as a result of having initially revealed the case to investigators.[188]

In Canada, during 1999, some DRAM microchip manufacturers conspired to price fix, among the accused included Samsung. The price fix was investigated in 2002. A recession started to occur that year, and the price fix ended; however, in 2014, the Canadian government reopened the case and investigated silently. Sufficient evidence was found and presented to Samsung and two other manufacturers during a class action lawsuit hearing. The companies agreed upon a $120 million agreement, with $40 million as a fine, and $80 million to be paid back to Canadians who purchased a computer, printer, MP3 player, gaming console or camera from April 1999 to June 2002.[189]

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