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History. 1969–1987: early years. Samsung Electric Industries was established as an industrial part of Samsung Group on 13 January 1969 in Suwon, South Korea. [29] . At the time, Samsung Group was known to the South Korean public as a trading company specialized in fertilizers and sweeteners.
Apr 18, 2012 · For over 40 years Samsung has been a pioneer in the electronics industry in Korea, and now the world. Let’s learn more about the roots of Samsung Electronics. The birth of Samsung Electronics On December 30th, 1968, 7 promoters, including founding Chairman ByungChull Lee, were gathered.
3 days ago · Electronics. Samsung first entered the electronics industry in 1969 with several electronics-focused divisions. Their first products were black-and-white televisions. During the 1970s the company began to export home electronics products overseas.
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's Beginnings
- 1960 to 1980
- 1980 to 2000
- 2000 to Present
With only 30,000 won (about US$27), Lee Byung-chul started Samsung as a trading company based in a city called Taegu in 1938. With 40 employees, Samsung began as a grocery store, trading and exporting goods produced in and around the city. It sold dried Korean fish and vegetables, as well as its own noodles. The company grew and expanded to Seoul i...
In the 1960s, Samsung entered the electronics industry with the formation of several electronics-focused divisions: 1. Samsung Electronics Devices 2. Samsung Electro-Mechanics 3. Samsung Corning 4. Samsung Semiconductor & Telecommunications During this period, Samsung acquired DongBang Life Insurance and established Joong-Ang Development (now known...
In 1980, Samsung entered the telecommunications hardware industry with the purchase of Hanguk Jeonja Tongsin. Initially building telephone switchboards, Samsung expanded into telephone and fax systems, which eventually shifted to mobile phone manufacturing. In the early 1980s, Samsung expanded to Germany, Portugal, and New York. In 1982, Samsung Pr...
Samsung entered the phone market with the SPH-1300, an early touch-screen prototype released in 2001. The company also developed the first speech-recognitionphone in 2005. In the late 2000s and early 2010s, Samsung acquired companies that developed technologies for electronic devices. In 2011, Samsung released the GalaxyS II, followed in 2012 by th...
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In 1988, Samsung Electronics established itself on the world stage following its merger with Samsung Semiconductor & Telecommunications. Led by the mantra "Quality First," the company produced competitive products for a demanding market and became a household name around the world as an official partner of the Olympic Games.
Learn how Samsung evolved from a black-and-white TV manufacturer to a global leader in electronics and technology since 1969. Explore the history of Samsung's logo, brand color and vision through the decades.
