Samsung and its story

Early History

In 1938 the Samsung's founder Byung-Chull Lee set up a trade export company in Korea, selling fish, vegetables, and fruit to China. Within a decade Samusng had flour mills and confectionary machines and became a co-operation in 1951. Humble beginnings.

From 1958 to 1970's Samsung began other industries such as media, chemicals ,ship building and financial.

From 1969 to 1990’s Samsung Electronics was established producing Televisions, Mobile Phones, Radio's, Computer components and other electronics devices.

1987 founder and chairman, Byung-Chull Lee passed away .

and Samsung Group was separated into four business groups – Samsung Group, Hansol Group , CJ Group and Shinsegae Group.

In the 1990 to 1997’s Samsung began to expand globally building factories in the US, Britain, Germany, Thailand, Maxico, Spain and China.

Samsung became the the world's second-largest chipmaker after Intel 1992.

Details

In 2000-

-Samsung Launches PDA phone

- Develops Unique All-in-one DVD Player.
- Developed world's first 512Mb DRAM.
- Samsung Olympic Games Phone selected as the official mobile phone of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.


In 2001-

- Ranked No. 1 of world's Top 100 IT Companies by BusinessWeek
- Unveils Industry's First Ultra-Slim Handset
- Develops World's first 40 inch TFT-LCD


In 2002-

-Development of the 54"TFT-LCD, the largest digital TV monitor in the world
-Launches PDP-TV, the slimmest in the world
Launch of colour mobile phones in which the new concept UFB-LCD is introduced


In 2003-

-Ranked 5th on the "Most Admired Electronics Company" list released by the Fortune Magazine
-Released the first HD DVD combo


In 2004-

- Produced the first wrinkle-free steam washer
- Developed the world's first 60-nano 8GB NAND Flash memory chip
- Developed a 3rd Generation Optical Blu-Ray Disc Recorder
- Developed cellular phone chip for satellite DMB system
- Released 46" LCD TV for the first time in the world


In 2005-

-Ranked 27th in "the World's Most Admired Company" of Fortune
-Became the official sponsor of Chelsea, the renowned English soccer club
Released the world's first 7 mega pixel camera phone
-Developed the first-ever speech recognition phone


In 2006-

-Developed the world's first real double-sided LCD
Developed the worlds' first 50nm 1G DRAM
-Launched the worlds' first Blu-Ray Disc Player
-Developed 1.72"Super-Reflective LCD Screen


In 2007-

-No.1 worldwide market share position for TVs achieved for the seventh quarter in a row
-Attained No.1 worldwide market share position for LCD for the sixth year in a row

Samsung logo

The current Samsung logo design is intended to emphasize flexibility and simplicity while conveying a dynamic and innovative image through the ellipse, the symbol of the universe and the world stage. The openings on both ends of the ellipse where the letters "S" and "G" are located are intended to illustrate the company's open-mindedness and the desire to communicate with the world. The English rendering is a visual expression of its core corporate vision, excellence in customer service through technology.



The basic color in the logo is blue, the color that the company has used in its logos for years. The blue color symbolizes stability and reliability, which are precisely what the company wishes to accomplish with its customers. It also stands for social responsibility as a corporate citizen, a company official explained.