Samsung

History

Year	Detail
1979-1969
1969	Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. established.
1970	Started production of black and white TV.
1971	Began exporting of black and white TV to global market.
1974	Samsung-Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. was renamed as Samsung Electric Co., Ltd.
1975	The company has launched its third quick start system TV worldwide.
1977	Samsung Electric Co., Ltd. merged with Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
1978	Korea Semiconductor Co. renamed as Samsung Semiconductor Co.
1979	The company has developed VHS-based VCRs (model: SC-7700).
1987-1980
1980	Samsung Semiconductor Co., Ltd. merged with the business unit of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
	The company opened its first R&D center in South Korea.
1982	The company founded its first sales office in Germany.
	The company started with the production of personal computers (model: SPC-1000).
1984	The company has changed its name to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
1986	The company developed its first digital TV across the globe.
1987	The company has opened Samsung Advanced Instritute of Technology (SAIT) to strengthen its R&D capabilities.
1997-1988
1988	Samsung Electronics has been formed with the merger between Samsung Semiconductors & Telecommunications Co., Ltd. and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
1991	The company has developed a semiconductor post processing plant in Korea.
1992	The company developed mobile phone system.
1994	The company founded Samsung Design America in San Fancisco, U.S.
1996	The company developed its first 64-bit alpha architecture processor globally.
2007-1998
1998	Samsung Austin Semiconductor began its production.
1999	The company built multicomplex plant in Manaus, Brazil.
	The company launched the 1st MP3 mobile phone, mobile TV phone, and wireless internet phone.
2001	The company has established a corporate design center.
	Began its first 200mm wafer processing line 11 in Korea.
2002	Started with the production of 1Gb NAND flash memory.
2005	Started operating S line, a 300mm line dedicated to system LSI, in Gihueng, Korea.
	The company has established a design studio in Milano, Italy.
2006	The company launched a Blue-ray player (model: BD_P1000).
	Became No. 1 in global TV market share (by sales).
2017-2008
2008	Established manufacturing and assembling plant (SEV).
2009	Developed its first 40nm DRAM.
2010	The company unveiled its Samsung Apps for TVs.
	The company acquired Medison, a medical equipment company.
2011	Launched its first Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet.
	Launched Galaxy Note.
2012	The company merged with Samsung LED Co., Ltd.
	Established Samsung Display Co., Ltd. with the merger of LCD business unit, Samsung Mobile Display Co., and S-LCD.
2013	Established a new mobile manufacturing factory in Bac Ninh, Vietnam.
	Began with the mass production of the industry's first 3D V-NAND flash memory.
2014	Opened new semiconductor plant in Xi'an, China.
	Acquired SmartThings, a U.S.-based IoT platform developer.
2015	The company acquired YESCO, a LED display manufacturer in the U.S.
	The company acquired LoopPay, a mobile payment company in the U.S.
	The company has launched its Samsung Pay mobile payment services.
2016	The company has unveiled its first lifestyle TV, The Serif.
	The company has acquired Dacor, a kitchen appliances provider, Joyent, a cloud service provider, and Viv Labs, an AI platform developer.
2017	Established a foundry business unit separate from the System LSI division.
	Expanded Bixby voice capabilities to more than 200 countries.
	Samsung Research was formed with the merger of Software R&D Center and Digital Media & Communications (DMC) R&D Center.
	The company has started with the mass production of 2nd-gen 10nm FinFET process technology.
Present-2018
2018	Released new cubed-shaped air purifiers featuring new WindFree technology.
	Established seven Global AI Centers in Korea, the U.S., the UK, Canada, and Russia.
2019	Released the Galaxy Fold, creating a whole new mobile category.
	Released 5G smartphone, the Galaxy S10 5G.
2020	Introduced the Galaxy Z Flip and Galaxy Z Fold2.
	The company partnered with UNDP to develop Generation17 program.
2021	Unveiled AI-powered robotic vaccume cleaner and Neo QLED TVs.
	Introduced it's first 5nm processor powering the advanced wearable devices.
2022	The company has started the production of its first 3nm process node applying GAA transistor architecture globally.
	The company has came up with the industry's first 12nm-class DDR5 DRAM.
	The company has launched Samsung Gaming Hub service on Samsung Smart TVs and Smart Monitors.

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