Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Korean: ????; Hanja: ???? (Literally "tristar electronics")) is an electronics company South Korean multinational headquartered in Suwon, South Korea. Through a highly elaborate ownership structure with circular ownership, it is Samsung Group's flagship company, accounting for 70% of group revenue in 2012. Samsung Electronics has an assembly plant and sales network in 80 countries and employs approximately 308,745 people. It is the world's largest information technology company, electronics maker and chip maker by revenue. As of October 2017, Samsung Electronics market capitalization reached US $ 372.0 billion.
Samsung has long been a major producer of electronic components such as lithium-ion batteries, semiconductors, chips, flash memory and hard drive devices for clients such as Apple, Sony, HTC and Nokia. It is the world's largest mobile phone and smart phone manufacturer, starting with the original Samsung Solstice and then sparked by the popularity of its Samsung Galaxy lineup. The company is also a major vendor of tablet computers, especially the Samsung Galaxy Tab collection that Android supports, and is generally regarded as a pioneer of the phablet market through the family of Samsung Galaxy Note devices. Samsung has been the world's largest television producer since 2006, and the world's largest mobile phone manufacturer since 2011. It is also the world's largest memory chip maker. In July 2017, Samsung Electronics took over Intel's position as the world's largest maker of semiconductor chips.
Samsung, like many other South Korean-run chaebol, has been criticized for low dividend payouts and other governance practices that support controlling shareholders at the expense of ordinary investors.
In 2012, Kwon Oh-hyun was appointed CEO of the company but announced in October 2017 that he would resign in March 2018, citing "an unprecedented crisis".
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History
1969-1987: Initial years
Samsung Electric Industries was established as a Samsung Group industry in 1969 in Suwon, South Korea. The initial products are electronic and electrical appliances including televisions, calculators, refrigerators, air conditioners and washing machines. In 1970, Samsung Group established another subsidiary, Samsung-NEC, together with NEC Corporation Japan to produce home appliances and audiovisual devices. In 1974, the group expanded its semiconductor business by acquiring Korea Semiconductor, one of the first chip-making facilities in the country at the time. The acquisition of Korea Telecommunications, the manufacturer of electronic switching systems, was completed at the beginning of the next decade in 1980.
In 1981, Samsung Electric Industries has produced more than 10 million black and white televisions. In February 1983, Samsung founder Lee Byung-chull, along with the samsung industry council and corporate agreement and assistance by sponsoring the event, made the announcement subsequently dubbed the "Tokyo declaration", where he stated that Samsung intended to be a DRAM (dynamic random-access memory). One year later, Samsung became the third company in the world to develop 64 kb DRAM. In 1988, Samsung Electric Industries merged with Samsung Semiconductor & amp; Communication to form Samsung Electronics, as before, they are not a company and not a leading company together, but they are not rivals, because they have been negotiating for a while, until they finally join.
1988-1995: Consumer struggle
Samsung Electronics launched its first mobile phone in 1988, in the South Korean market. Sales were initially poor and in the early 1990s, Motorola held a market share of over 60 percent in the country's mobile phone market compared to just 10 percent for Samsung. Samsung's mobile phone division also struggled with low-quality and poor products until the mid-1990s and out of this sector is often a topic of discussion within the company.
1995-2008: Making components
Lee Kun-Hee decides that Samsung needs to change its strategy. The company suspended the production of many bestselling product lines and instead pursued the process of designing and manufacturing components and investing in new technologies for other companies. In addition, Samsung outlined a 10-year plan to eliminate its image as a "budget brand" and to challenge Sony as the world's largest consumer electronics manufacturer. It is expected that in this way Samsung will gain an understanding of how products are created and deliver future technological advantages. This patient vertical integration strategy of the manufacturing component has paid off for Samsung in the late 2000s.
As Samsung shifts away from the consumer market, the company devises plans to sponsor major sporting events. One such sponsor is for the 1998 Winter Olympics held in Nagano, Japan.
As a chaebol, Samsung Group uses a wealth that allows companies to invest and develop new technologies rather than build products at a level that will not adversely affect Samsung's finances.
Samsung has a number of technological breakthroughs, particularly in the area of ​​memory that is common in most of today's electrical products. This included the world's first 64Mb DRAM in 1992, 256 MB of DRAM in 1994, 1Gb of DRAM in 1996. In 2004, Samsung developed the world's first 8Gb NAND flash memory chip and a manufacturing deal struck with Apple in 2005. The deal supplying Apple with sealed memory chips in 2005 and, in October 2013, Samsung remains a major supplier of Apple components, manufacturing the A7 processor in the iPhone 5S model.
2008 to present: Consumer products
For four consecutive years, from 2000 to 2003, Samsung posted net income higher than five percent; this occurred as 16 of the 30 South Korean companies stopped operating after an unprecedented crisis.
In 2005, Samsung Electronics surpassed its Japanese rival, Sony, for the first time becoming the second largest and most popular consumer brand in the world, as measured by Interbrand.
In 2007, Samsung Electronics became the second-largest mobile phone maker in the world, surpassing Motorola for the first time. In 2009, Samsung achieved a total revenue of US $ 117.4 billion, beating Hewlett-Packard to become the world's largest technology company measured by sales.
In 2009 and 2010, the US and EU fined the company, along with eight other memory chip makers, for its part in a pricing scheme that took place between 1999 and 2002. Other fined companies include Infineon Technologies, Elpida Memory and Micron Technology. In December 2010, the EU granted Samsung Electronics immunity to act as an informant during the investigation (LG Display, AU Optronics, Chimei InnoLux, Chunghwa Picture Tubes and HannStar Display were involved as a result of corporate intelligence).
Despite its consistent expansion, Samsung, along with chairman Lee Kun-hee, has developed a reputation for insecurity regarding financial stability and the potential for future crises to emerge. After returning from a temporary retirement in March 2010, Kun-hee stated that "the future of Samsung Electronics is not guaranteed because most of our flagship products will be outdated in 10 years from now."
The company has set ambitious goals to reach $ 400 billion in annual revenue in ten years. The company has 24 research and development centers around the world, and since the early 2000s and in Vision 2020, Samsung has been emphasizing technical research and development. However, many online complaints indicate that the company is weak in listening to customer feedback regarding the design of the technology and its software.
In April 2011, Samsung Electronics sold its commercial HDD operation to Seagate Technology for approximately US $ 1.4 billion. The payout consists of 45.2 million shares of Seagate (9.6 percent of shares), worth US $ 687.5 million, and the amount of cash for the rest.
In May 2013, Samsung announced that it finally succeeded in testing the fifth generation of improved technology (5G) successfully.
In April 2013, the entry of new Samsung Electronics into the series of Galaxy S smartphone, Galaxy S4 made available for retail. Released as an upgrade of the bestselling Galaxy S III, the S4 is sold in several international markets with Exynos processors of the company.
In July 2013, Samsung Electronics forecast weaker-than-expected earnings for the April to June quarter. While analysts expect around 10.1 trillion won, Samsung Electronics expects operating profit of 9.5 trillion ($ 8.3 billion). During the same month, Samsung acquired the streaming media streaming device manufacturer Boxee for $ 30 million.
Samsung's mobile business head Shin Jong-kyun told the Korea Times on September 11 that Samsung Electronics will further expand its presence in China to strengthen its market position in relation to Apple. The Samsung Executive also confirmed that the 64-bit smartphone handset will be released to match ARM-based A7 processors from the Apple iPhone 5s model released in September 2013.
Since smartphone sales - especially lower-priced handset sales in markets such as India and China - Samsung achieved record revenue in the third quarter of 2013. Operating profit for this period rose to around 10.1 trillion won ($ 9.4 billion), the figure driven by sales of memory chips to customers such as Apple, Inc. On October 14, 2013, Samsung Electronics publicly apologizes for using upgraded components from cheaper desktop computers to fix more expensive products, after unethical business practices were exposed the day before by today's MBC TV magazine, > 2580.
Samsung sponsors the 86th Academy Awards ceremony (held March 2, 2014) and, due to the use of Samsung Galaxy Note smartphone products hosted by Ellen DeGeneres in a selfie group photo of the online viral phenomenon, the company donated US $ 3 million to two charitable organizations selected by DeGeneres. Samsung's official statement explains: "... we want to donate to Ellen's charity of choice: St Jude and Humane Society." Samsung will donate 1.5 million dollars to each charity. "
On April 17, 2014, Samsung announced it was discontinuing its effective ebook store July 1, 2014 and has partnered with Amazon to introduce the Kindle app for Samsung, which will allow Galaxy device users to use Android 4.0 and higher to buy and read content from catalog Amazon from magazines and ebooks, and free book services, Samsung Book Deals, which will allow co-branded app users to choose one free ebook every month from the options provided by Amazon.
In February 2014, Barnes & amp; Noble announced the new Nook color tablet will be released in 2014. In June 2014, Barnes & amp; Noble announced it will work with Samsung - one of the leaders in Android-based tablets - to develop co-branded color tablets titled Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook; the device will feature Samsung hardware, including a 7 inch screen, and customized Nook software from Barnes & amp; Noble. The first Galaxy Tab 4 Nook will go on sale in the US in August 2014, with Nook focusing on software and content, and Samsung focusing on hardware. The product specifications posted by Samsung show that, in contrast to the enhanced premium quality launched in 2012 (HD NOOK and HD, which "has a screen and CPU comparable to the best mid-level and premium tablets), more and more feature budget from Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook will be designed for lower market level (Android 4.4.2 KitKat on 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon CPU with 1.5GB RAM, Wifi and Bluetooth, in addition to 1.2MP front-facing camera and 3MP rear camera, 1280 x display resolution 800, and the retail price of $ 199, about $ 80 more than similar tablets that do not carry the Samsung brand). "
In reporting Barnes & amp; Noble's announcement on June 5, 2014 that booksellers will work with Samsung to develop Nook tablets, the Associated Press notes:
- "Barnes & Noble says it will continue to create and sell the $ 99 Nook Glowlight [sic] e-readers and provide customer support."
- "The company also said that they moved Nook employees out of Palo Alto, Calif., the office to save money.The employees are expected to move to a smaller space near Santa Clara, Calif., in July."/dd>
In Q1 2015, Samsung's profit fell 39% to USD4.35 billion due to the heavier smartphone competition of Apple iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, as well as many of its Android competitors.
In May 2015, Samsung announced a partnership with IKEA, in accordance with the Wireless Power Consortium, to jointly develop furniture that will enable Qi inductive charging at Mobile World Congress. In June, Samsung established a dedicated LFD business, Samsung display solution, serving SMART SMART range of companies. SMART SMART's display range includes Signage, Hotel Display, TV, LED, Cloud View, and Accessories. The company provides the following all-in-one customer software solutions: MagicInfo, MagicIWB, LYNK SINC, LYNK HMS, and LYNK REACH. The company serves the following industries: Retail, Corporate, Corporate, Hospitality, and Transportation.
On June 16, 2016, Samsung Electronics announced that it has agreed to acquire the cloud-computing company Joyent. This will enable it to develop cloud-based services for smartphones and devices connected to the Internet.
On November 14, 2016, Samsung Electronics announced an agreement to purchase American automobile equipment manufacturer Harman for US $ 8 billion. On March 10, 2017, the acquisition was completed. On April 6, 2017, Samsung Electronics reported that its finances rose for the company in the quarter. The previous year, "Flexible memory and display chips accounted for about 68 percent of Samsung's operating profit in the last quarter of 2016, a change from previous years when smartphone business was a major contributor."
On May 2, 2017, Samsung has been granted permission from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of Korea to begin testing the self-driving car technology. According to the Korea Herald, the company will use Hyundai cars that are tailored for the test.
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Operation
The company focuses on four areas: digital media, semiconductor, telecommunication network and LCD digital equipment.
The digital-media business area includes computer devices such as laptop computers and laser printers; digital displays such as televisions and computer monitors; and consumer entertainment devices such as DVD players, MP3 players, and digital camcorders; and home appliances such as refrigerators, air conditioners, air purifiers, washing machines, microwave ovens, and vacuum cleaners.
Semiconductor-business areas include semiconductor chips like SDRAM, SRAM, NAND flash memory; smart card; mobile app processor; mobile TV receivers; RF transceiver; CMOS Image sensors, Smart Card IC, MP3 IC, DVD/Blu-ray Disc/HD SOC DVD Player and multi-chip package (MCP).
Telecommunication-business networking areas include multi-service DSLAM and fax machines; mobile devices such as cell phones, PDA phones, and hybrid devices called smart mobile terminals (MIT); and satellite receiver.
The LCD business area focuses on the production of TFT-LCD panels and organic light-emitting diode (OLED) for laptops, desktop monitors, and televisions.
Samsung Print was founded in 2009 as a separate entity to focus on B2B sales and has released multifunctional devices and printers and more. In 2018 Samsung does not make the printer anymore. They sell part of their business to HP.
Products
LCD and LED panel
In 2004 Samsung is the world's largest OLED manufacturer, with 40 percent market share worldwide, and by 2018 has a 98% share of the global AMOLED market. The company generated $ 100.2 million from a total of $ 475 million in revenue in the global OLED market in 2006. In 2006, the company held more than 600 US patents and more than 2,800 international patents, making it the largest owner of AMOLED technology patents.
Samsung AMOLED Smartphone currently uses its Super AMOLED trademark, with Samsung Wave S8500 and Samsung i9000 Galaxy S which was launched in June 2010. In January 2011, it announced the Super AMOLED Plus screen - which offers some advancements on the Super AMOLED screen older stripe matrix (50 percent more sub-pixels), thinner form factor, brighter picture and 18 percent reduction in energy consumption.
In October 2007, Samsung introduced a ten-millimeter-thick 40-inch LCD television panel, followed in October 2008 by the world's first 7.9 mm panel. Samsung developed panels for 24 inch (3.5 mm) LCD monitors and 12.1-inch (1.64 mm) laptops. In 2009, Samsung successfully developed a panel for LED television forty inches, with a thickness of 3.9 millimeters (0.15 inches). Nicknamed "Slim Needles", this panel is as thick (or thin) as two coins are put together. This is about twelve of conventional LCD panels that are approximately 50 millimeters (1.97 inches) thick.
While reducing the thickness substantially, the company maintained its previous model performance, including Full HD 1080p resolution, 120 Hz refresh rate, and 5000: 1 contrast ratio. On September 6, 2013, Samsung launched a 55-inch curved OLED TV (KE55S9C model) in the UK with John Lewis.
In October 2013, Samsung deployed a press release for a curved screen technology with the Galaxy Round smartphone model. The press release describes this product as "the world's first fully commercialized full HD Super AMOLED screen". The manufacturer explains that the user can check information such as the time and battery life when the home screen is off, and can receive information from the screen by tilting the device.
Mobile
The line of Samsung's flagship mobile phone is the Samsung Galaxy S, which is widely regarded as a direct competitor of the Apple iPhone. Originally launched in Singapore, Malaysia and South Korea in June 2010, followed by the United States in July. It sold over a million units in the first 45 days sold in the United States.
While many other handset makers focus on one or two operating systems, Samsung is temporarily using some of them: Symbian, Windows Phone, Linux-based LiMo, and Samsung's Bada.
In 2013 Samsung has dropped all operating systems except Android and Windows Phone. That year Samsung released at least 43 Android phones or tablets and two Windows Phone.
By the end of the third quarter of 2010, the company had surpassed the figure of 70 million units on shipped phones, giving it a global market share of 22 percent, following Nokia by 12 percent. Overall, the company sold 280 million phones in 2010, in line with a 20.2 percent market share. The company followed Apple in smartphone sales worldwide during the third quarter of 2011, with a total market share of 23.8 percent, compared with Apple's share of 14.6 percent. Samsung became the world's largest mobile phone maker in 2012, with sales of 95 million smartphones in the first quarter.
During the third quarter of 2013, Samsung smart phone sales increased in emerging markets such as India and the Middle East, where cheaper handsets are very popular. As of October 2013, the company offers 40 smart phone models on its US website.
Semiconductor
Samsung Electronics has been the world's largest memory chip maker since 1993. In 2009, Samsung Electronics produced a large 30-NAND flash memory. It succeeded in 2010 in producing mass-class 30-nm DRAM and N NAS flash 20 Nm, both of which are the first in the world.
According to market research firm Gartner, during the second quarter of 2010 Samsung Electronics took the top spot in DRAM segment due to the fast sale of the goods in the world market. Analyst Gartner said in their report, "Samsung is cementing its leading position by taking 35 percent market share.All other suppliers have minimal changes in their shares." The company took the top slot in the rankings, followed by Hynix, Elpida, and Micron, Gartner said.
Another area where the company has significant business in a few years is the foundry segment. It has started investing in foundry business since 2006 and now position it as one of the strategic pillars for semiconductor growth.
In 2010, market researcher IC Insight estimates that Samsung will become the largest semiconductor chip supplier in the world by 2014, surpassing Intel. For a ten-year period from 1999 to 2009, Samsung's combined annual growth rate in semiconductor revenue was 13.5 percent, compared with 3.4 percent for Intel.
For the year 2015, IC Insights and Gartner announced that Samsung is the world's fourth largest chipmaker.
Television
In 2009, Samsung sold about 31 million flat-screen televisions, enabling it to maintain the largest market share in the world for four consecutive years.
Samsung launched its first full HD 3D LED TV in March 2010. Samsung has exhibited the product at the International Consumer Electronics Show 2010 (CES 2010) held in Las Vegas.
Samsung sold more than a million 3D televisions within six months of its launch. This is a number that approximates market researcher estimates for worldwide 3D television sales this year (1.23 million units). It also debuted 3D Home Theater (HT-C6950W) which allows users to enjoy 3D images and surround sound at the same time. With the launch of 3D Home Theater, Samsung became the first company in the industry to have a complete line of 3D offerings, including 3D television, 3D Blu-ray players, 3D content, and 3D glasses.
In 2007, Samsung introduced Internet TV, allowing viewers to receive information from the Internet while at the same time watching conventional television programs. Samsung then developed "Smart LED TV" (now renamed "Samsung Smart TV"), which also supports downloaded apps. In 2008, the company launched Power Infolink service, followed in 2009 by the new Internet @ TV. In 2010, she began marketing 3D television while introducing enhanced Internet @ TV 2010, which offers free (or free) app downloads from its Samsung App store app, in addition to existing services such as news, weather, stock market, Video YouTube, and movies.
Samsung Apps offers premium services at a cost in several countries including Korea and the United States. The service will be customized for each region. Samsung plans to offer family-oriented apps such as health care programs and digital photo frames as well as games. Samsung's various smart TVs include the ITV Player application and motion controlled Angry Birds.
Digital cinema
On July 13, 2017, the LED screen for digital cinema developed by Samsung Electronics was demonstrated openly on a screen at the Lotte Cinema World Tower in Seoul.
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In the past, Samsung produced printers for consumers and business use, including mono-laser printers, color laser printers, multifunction printers, and high-speed, multi-functional digital printer models used by companies. They get out of the printer business and sell their printer division to HP.
In 2010, the company introduced several more energy-efficient products, including the R580 laptop, the N210 netbook, the world's smallest mono-laser ML-1660 printer and the CLX-3185 color laser multifunction printer.
Samsung has introduced several models of digital cameras and camcorders including WB550 cameras, ST550 dual-LCD-mounted cameras, and HMX-H106 (full HD 64D SSD-mounted camcorders). In 2009, the company took third place in the compact camera segment. Since then, the company has focused more on expensive items. In 2010, the company unveiled the NX10, the next generation interchangeable lens camera.
In the field of storage media, in 2009 Samsung grabbed a world market share of ten percent, driven by the introduction of a new hard disk capable of storing 250GB per 2.5 inch disk. In 2010, the company began marketing 320GB HDD per-disk, the largest in the industry. In addition, it focuses more on the sale of external hard disk drives. After a financial loss, the hard disk division was sold to Seagate in 2011.
In the MP3 player segment, Samsung has launched products including MP3 M1 player, and the smallest RX DivX MP3 player in the world.
In 2014, the company announced that it was out of the laptop market in Europe.
In 2015, Samsung announced a proposal for a constellation of 4600 satellites orbiting the Earth at an altitude of 1,400 kilometers (900 mi) that can carry 200 gigabytes per month of internet data to "5 billion people worldwide". The proposal has not advanced to full development. If built, such a constellation would compete with the previously announced satellite constellation currently being developed by OneWeb and SpaceX.
Samsung Experience Store
Samsung has started to open specialty stores to showcase their goods.
Canada
Located in Toronto at the Toronto Eaton Center, the newly opened Samsung Store has two levels.
On the first floor there are phones, tablets, smart watches, electronics and other accessories on display. There is also a Virtual Reality section where you can play VR games and sit in a chair to watch videos in the VR, such as a roller coaster ride.
On the second floor, there is a household appliance section where Samsung's refrigerator, stove, appliances are shown. TV sections show off their wide-screen TVs where you can see for yourself. There is also a section for warranty and repair.
Other locations:
- Metrotown
- Richmond Center
- Sherway Gardens
- West Edmonton Mall
- Yorkdale Shopping Center
Management and Board of Directors
In December 2010, Samsung changed its management system from a single CEO under Choi Gee-Sung to a two-person management team with Choi Gee-Sung, CEO and vice chairman, and Lee Jae-Yong, chief operating officer and president. In June 2012, Samsung appointed Kwon Oh-hyun as CEO of the new company. The team is credited as being younger in both age and outlook, and some executives paint their hair black. Samsung also reorganized its overseas marketing base in line with changes in the market, including a joint UK/Continental subsidiary, and a regional Chinese/Taiwanese subsidiary association.
In 2012, Samsung appointed the director of mobile products, JK Shin, to the president/CEO of Samsung Electronics for Cellular Consumer Products.
The company added a new digital imaging business division in 2010, and now consists of eight divisions, including existing display, IT solutions, consumer electronics, wireless, networking, semiconductors, and LCD divisions.
It also reorganized its business organization to strengthen business synergies, incorporating the Digital Air Solutions Team and Samsung Electronics Gwangju (consumer electronics and air conditioning, merged in 2010) under the consumer electronics business division. The business set-top box is merged with the Visual Display Business division.
The reorganization of the company in December 2010 was as follows: Among the eight divisions, the network division and digital imaging division experienced a new appointment, while the remaining divisions were retained according to their results.
- Chief executive officer, Vice chairman: Choi Gee-Sung
- Chief financial officer: President Yoon Ju-hwa
- Chief Operating Officer, President: Lee Jae-Yong
- Chief executive officer, President: JK Shin.
The following are the names of the members of the board of directors:
Primary client
Relationship with Apple Inc.
Despite recent litigation activities, Samsung and Apple have been portrayed as frenemies that share a love-hate relationship. Samsung is the main supplier for Apple - first providing memory for iPod devices early in 2005, and Apple is a major customer for Samsung - by 2012 its component sales are considered valuable in the region of revenue of $ 8 billion for Samsung - to the point where Apple CEO Tim Cook initially opposed litigation against Samsung who was wary of the company's key supply chain components for Apple.
In April 2011, Apple Inc. announced that it sued Samsung over the design of its Galaxy phone lineup. The lawsuit was filed on April 15, 2011 and alleges that Samsung infringed Apple's trademark and patent from iPhone and iPad. Samsung issued a lawsuit against Apple for patent infringement. In August 2011, at The Regional Court of DÃÆ'¼sseldorf, Apple was given an initial order of sales and marketing of Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 throughout Europe except the Netherlands. The ban has been temporarily withdrawn in the EU, with the exception of Germany, whilst under investigation whether or not it complies with the original order.
On August 31, 2012, the Tokyo District Court ruled that Samsung Electronics' mobile device did not infringe on Apple patents. This case only discusses Apple patents that allow mobile devices and personal computers to sync or share data with each other and is not comparable to US court cases deciding on 24 August. On October 18, 2012, the UK High Court ruled that Samsung did not infringe on Apple's design patents. Apple was forced to issue an apology in court to Samsung on the official UN website.
Relationships with Best Buy Co., Inc.
Best Buy and Samsung join together to create Samsung Experience Shop, a shop-in-store-that enables customers to test the company's latest products, and get training in their existing cellular products. In the summer of 2013, more than 1,400 Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile Shops have established Samsung Experience Shop. About 460 sq ft of space is dedicated to SES, with firm placement at the entrance of Best Buy, as well as a visible sign in any part of the store. The Samsung Experience Shop's goal is to make Samsung products, the Galaxy, more accessible to customers.
The first Samsung Experience Store started launching at all Best Buy locations in the United States in May 2013. In May 2014, Best Buy announced plans to add 500 new Samsung Entertainment Store. While Samsung Experience's previous location focuses primarily on displaying and providing support for Samsung Galaxy smartphones, cameras and tablets, this new location will showcase and support the company's home theater products.
Unlike Samsung Experience Shop, Samsung Entertainment Experience will be run by Samsung's best trained Samsung partners. The new centers are expected to finish rolling throughout Best Buys in the US in January 2015.
Design
In the early 1990s, Samsung began to consider the importance of physical design in its products. Located at the corporate headquarters in Gangnam (south of Seoul), the company's design center includes over 900 full-time designers. In 1971 there were only two designers in the entire company, whose number increased to 510 in 2005.
The company overhauled its designs over a two-year cycle. For the first year, he examines world design trends, followed by product strategy. Then map out a new design plan during the second year.
Since 2006, it has won as many as 210 awards from international design institutes. It received the iF (International Forum) design award and IDEA. Working with partners, Samsung is the winner in eight categories in the 2009 IDEA award, earning the most awards.
At iF Material Awards 2010, the company won a Gold Award for its five products including an external hard disk. The IF Material Awards are awarded by the International Forum Design GmbH Hannover, a design award for materials design and process technology. In 2010, the German company selected a total of 42 products in the field of household appliances, furniture, and industrial design. Samsung won the award in five categories including external hard disk, full touch screen phone, "side-by-side" refrigerator, compact digital camera, and laser printer toner.
Environmental recordings
All Samsung phones and MP3 players introduced on the market after April 2010 are free of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and brominated flame retardants (BFRs).
The company is listed in Greenpeace's Guide to Greener Electronics, which assesses electronics companies on policies and practices to reduce their impact on climate, produce greener products, and make their operations more sustainable. In November 2011 Samsung was ranked 7th out of 15 leading electronics manufacturers with a score of 4.1/10. In the newly re-launched guide, Samsung moved to two places (5th in October 2010) but got maximum points to provide verified data and greenhouse gas emissions and also got good value for Sustainable Operations with a guide that praised e its pretty good. garbage collection program and information. However, the company was criticized for not setting ambitious targets for increasing the use of renewable energy and for becoming a member of trade associations who have commented on energy efficiency standards.
In June 2004, Samsung was one of the first major electronics companies to openly commit to eliminate PVC and BFR from new models of all their products. But the company failed to meet the deadline to become PVC-free and BFR, and has issued a new phase-termination date. Greenpeace activists protested at the company's Benelux headquarters in March 2010 for what Greenpeace calls broken Samsung's promises.
The Company has been awarded as one of ten global companies in the Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index (CDLI). It is the only Asian company among the top ten companies. In addition, the company is listed in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI).
The company's achievement ratio of products approaching the Global Ecolabel level ("Eco Products" within the company) is 11 percentage points above the 2010 target (80 percent). In the first half of 2010, Samsung achieved Global Ecolabel for its 2,134 models, making it the number one company in the world in terms of the number of products that meet the Global Ecolabel standard.
The Company is also increasing its efforts to recover and recycle electronic waste. The amount of waste that was saved in 60 countries during 2009 was 240,000 tons. The "Samsung Recycling Direct" program, the company's voluntary recycling program that took place in the United States, expanded to Canada.
In 2008, the company was praised for its recycling efforts by the US Take Back Coalition advocacy group as "the best environmentally friendly recycling program".
Litigation and security issues
Worker safety
At the semiconductor factory Gi-Heung and On-Yang Samsung, at least 26 employees were diagnosed with blood cancer, a total of 193 people fell ill with cancer or terminal disease are scarce. Samsung initially denied responsibility for the disease. Although Samsung is known to dislike unions, these sick workers are organized into SHARPS groups (Supporters for Health and Rights in the Semiconductor Industry). The much-funded movie Another Promise was produced in 2013 to describe the victim compensation struggle, as well as a documentary film called The Empire of Shame. In May 2014, Samsung offered apologies and compensation to workers who fell ill. The company then does not follow all the recommendations of specially-appointed mediation committees, paying several families outside the scheme to be agreed upon and requiring them to drop all costs further, encouraging SHARPS to continue legal and public action. The dispute is still ongoing, as the number of sick and dead employees is still rising.
DRAM pricing
In December 2010, the European Commission fined six LCD panel manufacturers, including Samsung, totaling EUR648.925 million to operate as a cartel. The Company received a full reduction of potential fines for being the first company to assist EU anti-trust authorities.
On October 19, 2011, Samsung was fined EUR145.73 million for being part of a ten-company price cartel for DRAM that runs from July 1, 1998 to June 15, 2002. The company accepts, like most other cartel members, a 10% reduction to acknowledge the facts to the investigator. Samsung had to pay 90% of their share of the settlement, but Micron avoided payment as a result of initially disclosing the case to the researchers. Micron remains the only company that avoids all payments from deductions under notification of settlement.
In Canada, price fixes were investigated in 2002. The recession began in that year, and price fixing ended, but by 2014, the Canadian government reopened the case and investigated quietly after the EU's success. Sufficient evidence was found and presented to Samsung and two other manufacturers during a class action lawsuit trial. The companies approved a $ 120 million deal, with $ 40 million in fines, and $ 80 million to be paid back to Canadians who bought computers, printers, MP3 players, game consoles or cameras from April 1999 through June 2002.
Apple Suit
Apple sued Samsung on April 15, 2011 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California that some of Samsung's Android phones and tablets, including Nexus S, Epic 4G, Galaxy S 4G, and Samsung Galaxy Tab, were infringed on Apple intellectuals. properties: patents, trademarks, user interfaces, and styles. Apple complaints include federal specific claims for patent infringement, false origin designation, unfair competition, and trademark infringement, as well as country-level claims for unhealthy competition, common law trademark infringement, and unfair enrichment.
On August 24, 2012 the jury returned a verdict that largely benefited Apple. It was found that Samsung had deliberately violated Apple design patents and utilities and also diluted Apple's trade dress associated with the iPhone. The jury gave Apple $ 1,049 billion for damages and Samsung zero damage in its turning suit. The jury found Samsung infringing Apple's patents on iPhone's "Bounce-Back Effects" (US Patent No.7,469,381), "Navigation on the Screen" (US Patent No.7.844.915), and "Tap To Zoom in" (US Patent No.7.864.163), and a patent design that includes iPhone features like "home buttons, rounded corners, and pointed sides" (US D593087) and "On-Screen Icons" (US D604305).
Product security
Despite the popularity of their phones, many explosions of them have been reported. A Swiss teenager was left with second and third burns on his thighs due to his Galaxy S3 explosion followed by two more Galaxy S3 blasts in Switzerland and Ireland. The Galaxy S2 battery from South Korea exploded in 2012.
Samsung Galaxy S4 also caused several accidents. A house in Hong Kong allegedly burned by the S4 in July 2013, followed by a small incident S4 burn in Pakistan and Russia. Small fires were also reported in Newbury, England in October 2013.
Some phone users also report swollen and overheated batteries; Samsung has offered customers new batteries exposed for free. In December 2013, a Canadian uploaded a YouTube video depicting his S4 burning. Samsung then requests the uploader to sign a legal document requiring him to remove the video, remain silent about the agreement, and submit a future claim against the company to receive a replacement. No further response from Samsung received afterwards. There have been several Galaxy S4 explosions reported in India and UAE.
Galaxy Note 7
On August 31, 2016, it was reported that Samsung suspended the delivery of Galaxy Note 7 in some areas to conduct "additional tests conducted for product quality"; this comes along with user reports about the battery being exploded while charging. On September 2nd, 2016 Samsung discontinues the sale of Note 7 and announces a "product exchange program" around the world, where customers will be able to exchange their Note 7 for other Note 7, Galaxy S7, or S7 Edge (price difference returned). They will also receive gift cards from participating operators. On September 1, 2016, the company released a statement saying they had received 35 reports of battery failure, which, according to Samsung's unnamed official account "is less than 0.1 percent of the total volume sold". Although it has been referred to as a product withdrawal by the media, it is not an official withdrawal issued by the government by organizations such as the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), and only voluntary action. The CPSC did not issue an official withdrawal notice on September 15, 2016, and stated that Samsung has received at least 92 reports of overheated batteries in the US, including 26 reports of burns and 55 reports of property damage.
After several replacements of Note 7 the phone also burned, on October 11, 2016 Samsung announced that it will permanently terminate the production of Note 7 for the benefit of its customers. However, Samsung hopes to recover from the lost sales of Note 7 with the introduction of Edge 7.
On October 14, 2016, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and the Administration of Channels and Administration of Dangerous Materials of the Department of Transport forbids Note 7 from taking any airline flights, even if they are turned off. Following the FAA ban on the Qantas aircraft carrier, Virgin Australia and Singapore Airlines also banned the transport of Note 7 on their aircraft with effects from midnight on October 15th. In Mexico, the biggest airlines Aeromexico, Interjet, Volaris, and VivaAerobus have all banned the handset.
Washing Machine
On November 4, 2016, Samsung withdrew 2.8 million top-load washers sold in home appliance stores from 2011 to 2016 because the top of the machine was unexpectedly detached from the chassis when in use which could be caused by excessive vibration.
Ads on smart television
By 2015, users on the Reddit website begin reporting that some Samsung smart TVs will show ads for Pepsi products during the movie when viewed through the Plex app. Plex refused to take responsibility for the advertisement and Samsung told Gigaom's blog that they were investigating the matter.
In March 2016, football star PelÃÆ' Â © filed a lawsuit against Samsung in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois seeking $ 30 million in damages claiming infringement under the Lanham Act for false support and state law claims for rights violations. publicity. The lawsuit alleges, that at one point Samsung and PelÃÆ' Â © approached to enter into a license agreement for PelÃÆ'Â © to appear in a Samsung advertising campaign. Samsung suddenly withdraws from negotiations. The October 2015 Samsung ads are meant, including facial photos of some men suspected of "very similar to" PelÃÆ' Â © and also superimposed ultra-high-definition television screens next to male images featuring "modified bikes or scissors-kicks", refined and famously used by PelÃÆ'Â ©.
In December 2016, Samsung forced updates to their smart TV channels that resulted in ads being displayed in the menus on updated devices.
Viral marketing
On April 1, 2013, several documents appeared on TaiwanSamsungLeaks.org that the advertising company OpenTide (Taiwan) and its parent company Samsung hire students to attack its competitors by spreading malicious words and unbiased opinions/reviews about other phone manufacturers products such as Sony and HTC in some famous forums and websites in Taiwan to enhance its brand image. The document uploader, the "0xb" hacker said that the document was intercepted from an email between OpenTide and Samsung. Taiwan Samsung Electronics announced 4 days later, guaranteeing the company will "stop all online marketing strategies that involve publishing and replying in online forums". It is widely reported by the Taiwanese media. Taiwan then fined Samsung Electronics for a dirty campaign.
Samsung app
- S Voice
- Samsung Health
- Calendar S
- Story Album
- Samsung Gear
- Samsung Link
- Samsung Jurus
- Samsung Level
- Samsung Smart Home
- Samsung Gear Fit Manager
- Samsung Smart Switch
- Photo Mode
- My Knox
- Galaxy View Remote
- Samsung Tectiles
- Collection of the Chef
- Experience Galaxy S5
- Galaxy Note Experience
- Galaxy S6 | S6 edge experience
- Galaxy S6 edge Experience
- Experience Galaxy Note 5
- Dental Experience S2
- S Translator
- Video Editor
- Nombreux filtres
- SideSync
- Game Tuner
- Optical Readers
- Samsung ChatON
- Charm by Samsung
- Samsung Power Sleep
- Samsung Internet
- Family Square
- iWork Converter
- Organize
- Bixby
Sports club
- Samsung Electronics Athletic Club
- Samsung Electronics Equestrian Club
- Samsung Galaxy (electronic sports)
Slogan
- Samsung For Today and Tomorrow (1993-2002)
- Samsung, Imagine (2002-2007)
- Samsung, Next Is What? (2007-2010)
- Samsung, Activate Tomorrow (2010-2013)
- Samsung, Next is Now
- Samsung, The Next Big Thing is Here (2013-2017)
- Do larger things
- Samsung, Do What You Can not (2017-Now)
See also
- Samsung
- List of Korean related topics
References
External links
- Official website
- Samsung Electronics Global Official Blog
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