Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

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Samsung s Innovation Further Demonstrates Its Commitment to the Environment [Press Release]
Business Wire | 10 hours 30 minutes ago
Samsung Electronics America, Inc., a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, today announced a number of award-winning products and technologies that are designed to contribute to the growth of ‘greener’ consumer electronics and appliances industries. Samsung’s new products include innovations that reduce the impact upon our natural resources, and help consumers lessen their environmental footprint while enjoying the best available digital entertainment and home lif...


Samsung Launches Super-Thin LED Monitor as Part of Its Touch of Color Family for Optimal Viewing [Press Release]
Business Wire | 9 hours 40 minutes ago
Samsung Electronics America Inc., a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Corporation, the number one monitor brand in the world, announced today the addition of a super-thin LED monitor to its “Touch of Color” (ToC™) family – the P2370L. This new high-end, model has a Light Emitting Diode Back Light Unit (LED BLU), instead of the cold cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFL) found in standard LCD displays, and reproduces more vibrant color and higher contrast ratios than other monitors. With its sophist...


Samsung Ushers in New Era for Flat-Panel Television with New Category Line-Up of LED LCD HDTVs [Press Release]
Business Wire | 10 hours 30 minutes ago
Samsung Electronics America, Inc., a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, raises the bar for flat-panel TVs everywhere with the launch of an entirely new line-up of advanced LED HDTVs. Samsung’s latest HDTVs will be on display at Booth #11033 during the International Consumer Electronics Show, which will be held at the Las Vegas Convention Center, January 8 -11, 2009.


Samsung Delivers World's First Blu-ray Home Theater Sound Bar [Press Release]
Business Wire | 10 hours 30 minutes ago
Samsung Electronics America, Inc., a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, today debuts its new line of award-winning home theater offerings, including the HT-BD8200 Blu-ray Home Theater Sound Bar, HT-BD7200 Blu-ray 2.1 channel Home Theater System, and the HT-BD1250 5.1 channel Blu-ray Home Theater System. The HT-BD8200 and HT-BD7200 are 2009 CES “Best of Innovations” Award winners, while the HT-BD1250 Blu-ray Home Theater System is a CES 2009 Innovations Design a...


4th UPDATE:Asia Consumer Electronics Cos Shrug Off Intel News
Wall Street Journal, The | 8 hours 27 minutes ago
(ADDS comments from Panasonic executives in 8th paragraph) LAS VEGAS (Dow Jones)--Asian consumer electronics makers expressed confidence Wednesday about their prospects this year, despite souring economic conditions and a sales warning from Intel Corp. (INTC), the world's largest chip maker and a major supplier for these companies.


Samsung Electronics to Release DivX Certified Digital Televisions to Global Market [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 13 hours 30 minutes ago
...media company, and Samsung Electronics Co, Ltd, a market leader...innovator in consumer electronics, today announced...first DivX Certified Samsung flat-panel HD television...they choose." Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader...


Samsung s Latest Award-Winning Blu-ray Players Open up a New Multimedia Experience Portal [Press Release]
Business Wire | 10 hours 30 minutes ago
Samsung Electronics America, Inc., a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, today unveiled the world’s first wall-mountable Blu-ray player, the BD-P4600, as well as the new standard for Blu-ray performance and versatility, the BD-P3600. A 2009 CES “Best of Innovations” Award Winner, the BD-P4600 unites a plethora of multimedia features in a svelte, first-in-class package. The enthusiasts’ choice, the BD-P3600 promises top-notch video playback, comprehensive audio d...


Samsung Launches High Performance Plasma HDTVs at CES 2009 [Press Release]
Business Wire | 10 hours 30 minutes ago
Samsung Electronics America, Inc., a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, today unveiled two series of advanced plasma HDTVs. Delivering full HD 1080p resolution, increased energy efficiency, breath-taking design and deeper levels of black performance, Samsung’s latest plasma line sets a new standard of excellence in the Plasma HDTV category.


Samsung s 1080p LCD HDTVs Couple Energy-Efficiency with Advanced Picture Quality [Press Release]
Business Wire | 10 hours 30 minutes ago
Samsung Electronics America, Inc., a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, today unveiled its next-generation LCD HDTV lineup with CCFL backlighting. The LCD HDTV line-up is led by the Series 7, which is the company’s first CCFL-backlit LCD TV with a 240Hz refresh rate. Samsung’s line of LCD HDTVs will be on display at Booth #11033 during the International Consumer Electronics Show, which will be held at the Las Vegas Convention Center, January 8 -11, 2009.


Samsung Unveils True Haptic Feedback and Music Hot Touch Key in Award-Winning MP3 Player [Press Release]
Business Wire | 10 hours 30 minutes ago
Samsung Electronics America, Inc., a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, today unveiled its award-winning widescreen portable multimedia player, the P3. Recognized for its evolutionary EmoTure™ interface with true haptic feedback and forward-thinking design, the P3 was selected as a CES Innovations 2009 Design and Engineering Award honoree. Samsung’s new P3 will be on display at Booth #11033 during the International Consumer Electronics Show, which will be held ...


Samsung Takes "Seamless Experience" Beyond Convergence, Forging New Ground in Interactivity and Eco-Management at CES 2009 [Press Release]
Business Wire | 10 hours 30 minutes ago
The next evolution of the seamless user experience – one of greater interactivity, more intuitive user interfaces, and fresh eco-friendly technology – debuts today at the 2009 International CES as Samsung Electronics unveils an exciting array of new products and features at the company’s annual press conference.


Samsung Telecommunications America Receives 15 CES Innovations Design and Engineering Awards [Press Release]
Business Wire | 9 hours 30 minutes ago
Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile) has been honored with 15 International CES Innovations Design and Engineering Awards. Among wireless distributors, Samsung has won the most innovation honoree awards at the 2009 International CES.


Samsung Introducing High-Speed, High-Capacity Green SSD for Enterprise Market [Press Release]
Business Wire | 1 day 14 hours 30 minutes ago
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, announced today at the Storage Visions 2009 Conference here that it has developed a 100 gigabyte (GB) solid state drive for use in servers for applications such as video on demand, streaming media content delivery, internet data centers, virtualization and on-line transaction processing.


Samsung and Yahoo! Bring the Best of the Web to Television [Press Release]
Business Wire | 2 days 15 hours 59 minutes ago
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, and Yahoo! Inc., a leading global Internet company, today announced a new Internet-based service to Samsung televisions available in the spring of 2009. Select models in Samsung’s 2009 flat-panel HDTV line-up will be powered by the Yahoo! Widget Engine, a fifth-generation applications platform that enables TV watchers to interact with and enjoy a rich set of “TV Widgets.” TV Widgets make it eas...


Samsung MBP200 Pico Projector Enhances Mobile Experience [Press Release]
Business Wire | 15 hours 59 minutes ago
Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile) today announced a new mobile phone accessory, the award-winning* MBP200 Pico Projector. The Samsung MBP200 is the ultimate wireless accessory, offering advanced features designed to enhance the mobile experience.





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Company Overview


Company: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Industry: Memory Chips & Modules
Website: http://www.samsung.com

Samsung Electronics is an electronics Samson. One of the world's largest semiconductor manufacturers, Samsung Electronics is also South Korea's top electronics company. It makes many kinds of consumer devices, including DVD players, big-screen TV sets, and digital still cameras; computers, color monitors, LCD panels, and printers; semiconductors such as DRAMs, static RAMs, and flash memory; and communications devices ranging from wireless phones to networking switches. The company, which is the flagship member of Samsung Group, also makes microwave ovens, refrigerators, air conditioners, and washing machines.


Key Numbers

Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) 105,206.398 (2007)
One-year % Growth in Sales 15.2 (2007)
Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) 8,461.7 (2007)
One-year % Growth in Net Income -2.9 (2007)
Number of Employees 254,000 (2007)
One-year % Growth in Number of Employees 10.9 (2007)
Fiscal Year-End December