Samsung Electronics#Semiconductors

Samsung Electric Industries was established as an industrial part of Samsung Group on 13 January 1969 in Suwon, South Korea.{{Cite web |title=History – Corporate Profile – About Samsung – Samsung |url=http://www.thegadgetbase.com/2014/10/samsung.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180302044719/http://www.thegadgetbase.com/2014/10/samsung.html |archive-date=2 March 2018 |access-date=10 July 2011}} At the time, Samsung Group was known to the South Korean public as a trading company specialized in fertilizers and sweeteners. Despite the lack of technology and resources, falling shorter even than the domestic competitors, Samsung Group improved its footing in the manufacturing industry by cooperating with the Japanese companies, a decision that led to a significant amount of anti-Japanese public outcry and huge backlashes from the competitors fearing the outright subordination of the industry by the Japanese. The strategy was able to take off only after the government and Samsung declared that the company would exclusively focus on exports. Toshio Iue, the founder of Sanyo, played a role as an advisor to Lee Byung-chul, Samsung's founder, who was a novice in the electronics business. In December of the same year, Samsung Electric established a joint venture named Samsung-Sanyo Electric with Sanyo and Sumitomo Corporation. This is the direct predecessor of today's Samsung Electronics.{{Cite web |date=28 April 2008 |script-title=ko:삼성전자의 태동, 외국기술과의 합작 |url=http://www.etnews.com/200804270009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181104130001/http://www.etnews.com/200804270009 |archive-date=4 November 2018 |access-date=4 November 2018}}

The joint venture's early products were electronic and electrical appliances including televisions, calculators, refrigerators, air conditioners, and washing machines. In 1970, Samsung established the joint venture Samsung-NEC with Japan's NEC Corporation and Sumitomo Corporation to manufacture home appliances and audiovisual devices. Samsung-NEC later became Samsung SDI, the group's display and battery business unit. In 1973, Samsung and Sanyo created Samsung-Sanyo Parts, the predecessor of Samsung Electro-Mechanics. By 1981, Samsung Electric had manufactured over 10 million black-and-white televisions.

In 1974, Samsung Group expanded into the semiconductor business by acquiring Korea Semiconductor, which was on the verge of bankruptcy while building one of the first chip-making facilities in the country at the time. Soon after, Korea Telecommunications, an electronic switching system producer and a Samsung Group company, took over the semiconductor business and became Samsung Semiconductor & Communications.{{Cite web |date=6 April 2012 |script-title=ko:삼성 반도체사업 40년, 도전과 창조의 역사 |url=https://www.samsungsemiconstory.com/20 |access-date=10 June 2020 |website=삼성반도체이야기 |language=ko |archive-date=9 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309045427/https://www.samsungsemiconstory.com/20 |url-status=dead }}

In February 1983, Lee, along with the board of the Samsung industry and corporation agreement and help by sponsoring the event, made an announcement later dubbed the "Tokyo declaration", in which he declared that Samsung intended to become a dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) vendor. One year later, Samsung announced that it had successfully developed a 64 kb DRAM, reducing the technological gap between the companies from first-world countries and the young electronics maker from more than a decade to approximately four years. In the process, Samsung used technologies imported from Micron Technology of the U.S. for the development of DRAM and Sharp Corporation of Japan for its SRAM and ROM.{{Cite web |title=The Korean system of innovation and the semiconductor industry:a governance perspective |url=http://www.oecd.org/korea/2098646.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517111730/http://www.oecd.org/korea/2098646.pdf |archive-date=17 May 2018 |access-date=4 November 2018}} In 1988, Samsung Electric Industries merged with Samsung Semiconductor & Communications to form Samsung Electronics,{{Cite web |script-title=ko:연혁 {{!}} 회사소개 {{!}} Samsung 대한민국 |url=http://www.samsung.com/sec/aboutsamsung/company/history/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180422202318/http://www.samsung.com/sec/aboutsamsung/company/history/ |archive-date=22 April 2018 |access-date=22 April 2018 |publisher=Samsung sec |language=ko}} as before that, they had not been one company and had not been a leading corporation together, but they were not rivals, as they had been in talks for a time until they finally merged.

In the 1980s and early 1990s, Samsung sold personal computers under the Leading Technology brand. However, the equipment was manufactured by Samsung, and the FCC filings from this period typically refer to Samsung products.{{Cite web |url=https://fccid.io/A3LCEA455|title=FCC ID A3LCEA455 Monitor. by Samsung Electronics Co Ltd |first=FCC|last=ID|publisher=FCC ID}}

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In 1988, Samsung Electronics launched its first mobile phone in the South Korean market.{{Cite book |last=Michell |first=Tony |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vgZim29J3awC&q=Samsung+Electronics%3A+And+the+Struggle+For+Leadership+of+the+Electronics+Industry+AuthorIty+Michell |title=Samsung Electronics: And the Struggle For Leadership of the Electronics Industry |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |year=2010 |isbn=978-0-470-82266-1 |page=153}} Sales were initially poor, and by 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 poor quality and inferior{{Clarify|reason="inferior" in what way(s)?|date=April 2024}} products until the mid-1990s, and exit from the sector was a frequent topic of discussion within the company.{{Cite news |date=21 July 1995 |title=Koreans Seen Buying More U.S. Concerns |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/07/21/business/international-business-koreans-seen-buying-more-us-concerns.html |url-status=live |access-date=6 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110073729/http://www.nytimes.com/1995/07/21/business/international-business-koreans-seen-buying-more-us-concerns.html |archive-date=10 November 2012}}

Lee Kun-Hee decided that Samsung needed to change its strategy. The company shelved the production of many under-selling product lines and instead pursued a process of designing and manufacturing components and investing in new technologies for other companies. In addition, Samsung outlined a 10-year plan to shrug off its image as a "budget brand" and to challenge Sony as the world's largest consumer electronics manufacturer. It was hoped that, in this way, Samsung would gain an understanding of how products are made and give a technological lead sometime in the future. This patient vertical integration strategy of manufacturing components has borne fruit for Samsung in the late 2000s.{{Cite news |last=Burrows |first=Peter |date=16 November 2009 |title=Moto Droid off to a Good Start. But Is It Good Enough? |work=Bloomberg BusinessWeek |url=http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2009/11/moto_droid_off.html |url-status=dead |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130121202828/http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2009/11/moto_droid_off.html |archive-date=21 January 2013}}

A complementary brand leadership strategy was also initiated by chairman Lee when he declared 1996 to be the "Year of Design Revolution" at Samsung. His objective was to build Samsung design capabilities as a competitive asset and transform the company into a global brand-design leader. However, this effort required major changes in corporate culture, processes, and systems. By integrating a comprehensive design management system and strategy into the corporate culture, Samsung was successful in developing an award-winning product design portfolio by the late 1990s, resulting in significant brand equity growth.Chung, K.; Hardy, T.; So, S. [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/229945575_Strategic_Realization_Building_Fundamental_Design_Values Strategic Realization: Building Fundamental Design Values]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170916054012/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/229945575_Strategic_Realization_Building_Fundamental_Design_Values|date=16 September 2017}}. Design Management Journal. Winter 2000, pp.65–9.Nussbaum, B., "The Hungriest Tiger", Business Week, 2 June 1997, p.99Delaney, M.; Hardy, T.; McFarland, J.; Yoon, G., ″Global Localization″, Innovation, Summer 2002, pp.46–9

As Samsung shifted away from consumer markets, the company devised a plan to sponsor major sporting events. One such sponsorship was for the 1998 Winter Olympics held in Nagano, Japan.{{Cite news |date=24 April 2007 |title=Samsung Extends Sponsorship of Olympic Games until 2016 |publisher=Sportbusiness |url=http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161740/samsung-extends-sponsorship-of-olympic-games-until-2016 |url-status=live |access-date=23 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110917143400/http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161740/samsung-extends-sponsorship-of-olympic-games-until-2016 |archive-date=17 September 2011}}

As a chaebol, Samsung Group wielded wealth that allowed the company to invest and develop new technology rather than build products at a level that would not have a detrimental impact on Samsung's finances.{{Cite news |date=1 October 2011 |title=Samsung: The next big bet |url=http://www.economist.com/node/21530976 |url-status=live |access-date=9 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130519204410/http://www.economist.com/node/21530976 |archive-date=19 May 2013}}

Samsung had a number of technological breakthroughs, particularly in the field of memory which are commonplace in most electrical products today. This includes the world's first 64 MB DRAM in 1992, 256 MB DRAM in 1994, and 1 GB DRAM in 1996.{{Cite web |title=Samsung – Company History – 1992–1996 |url=http://www.samsung.com/us/aboutsamsung/corporateprofile/history02.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703004544/http://www.samsung.com/us/aboutsamsung/corporateprofile/history02.html |archive-date=3 July 2013 |access-date=9 May 2013 |website=Samsung}} In 2004, Samsung developed the world's first 8 GB NAND flash memory chip, and a manufacturing deal was struck with Apple in 2005. A deal to supply Apple with memory chips was sealed in 2005, and Samsung remains a key supplier of Apple components as of October 2013, manufacturing the A7 processors inside the iPhone 5S model.{{Cite web |date=10 February 2013 |title=Apple supplier Samsung's rise is Steve Jobs' worst nightmare come true |url=http://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/news/apple-supplier-samsungs-rise-is-steve-jobs-worst-nightmare-come-true-328947 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130320110812/http://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/news/apple-supplier-samsungs-rise-is-steve-jobs-worst-nightmare-come-true-328947 |archive-date=20 March 2013 |access-date=9 May 2013 |website=gadgets.ndtv.com}}{{Cite news |last1=Jungah Lee |last2=Lulu Yilun Chen |date=4 October 2013 |title=Samsung's Record Pressures Rivals as HTC Posts Loss |publisher=Bloomberg L.P. |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-03/samsung-profit-beats-estimates-on-cheaper-galaxy-smartphones.html |url-status=live |access-date=5 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005090012/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-03/samsung-profit-beats-estimates-on-cheaper-galaxy-smartphones.html |archive-date=5 October 2013}}

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From 2000 to 2003, Samsung maintained a net earnings growth of over 5%, even as 16 of South Korea's 30 largest companies collapsed following a financial crisis.{{Cite news |date=3 October 2010 |title=The Growing Giant: How Samsung Electronics Got Its Appetite |publisher=Knowledge SMU |url=http://knowledge.smu.edu.sg/article.cfm?articleid=1314 |url-status=live |access-date=26 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110819125420/http://knowledge.smu.edu.sg/article.cfm?articleid=1314 |archive-date=19 August 2011}}{{Cite news |date=2 November 2009 |title=From Obscure Company to Electronics Giant |work=The Korea Herald |url=http://www.koreaherald.com/business/Detail.jsp?newsMLId=20091102000090 |access-date=26 November 2010 |archive-date=26 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126060509/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20091102000090 |url-status=dead }} In 2005, Samsung surpassed its Japanese rival, Sony, for the first time, becoming the 20th most popular global consumer brand according to Interbrand rankings.{{Cite news |date=21 July 2005 |title=Samsung Surpasses Sony for the First Time, Taking over the No. 20 Spot |publisher=Interbrand |url=http://www.ourfishbowl.com/images/press_releases/pressrelease_bgb2005.pdf |url-status=dead |access-date=16 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715022056/http://www.ourfishbowl.com/images/press_releases/pressrelease_bgb2005.pdf |archive-date=15 July 2011}} In 2007, Samsung overtook Motorola to become the world's second-largest smartphone manufacturer.{{Cite news |date=26 December 2007 |title=Motorola's Pain Is Samsung's Gain |work=Bloomberg BusinessWeek |url=http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/dec2007/gb20071226_081625.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=16 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100122135706/http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/dec2007/gb20071226_081625.htm |archive-date=22 January 2010}} By 2009, Samsung achieved $117bn in revenue, overtaking Hewlett-Packard to become the world's largest technology company by sales.{{Cite news |date=29 January 2010 |title=The New 'Big Blue' |work=The Korea Times |url=https://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/special/2010/01/133_59924.html |url-status=live |access-date=14 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100201030334/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/special/2010/01/133_59924.html |archive-date=1 February 2010}}

However, Samsung faced legal challenges in 2009 and 2010 when the U.S. and the EU fined the company—along with other memory chip manufacturers—for involvement in a price-fixing scheme that occurred between 1999 and 2002.{{Cite web |title=Samsung Agrees To Plead Guilty and To Pay $300 Million Criminal Fine for Role in Price Fixing Conspiracy |url=http://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2005/212002.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090601032834/http://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2005/212002.htm |archive-date=1 June 2009 |access-date=24 May 2009 |publisher=United States Department of Justice}}{{Cite news |last=Pimentel |first=Benjamin |date=14 October 2005 |title=Samsung Fixed Chip Prices. Korean Manufacturer To Pay $300 Million Fine for Its Role in Scam |work=San Francisco Chronicle |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/10/14/BUGH3F85PU1.DTL |url-status=live |access-date=24 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429201339/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2005%2F10%2F14%2FBUGH3F85PU1.DTL |archive-date=29 April 2011 }}{{Cite web |date=19 May 2010 |title=EU Fines Samsung Elec, Others for Chip Price-Fixing |url=http://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2010-05/16940621-eu-fines-samsung-elec-others-for-chip-price-fixing-020.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121130210914/http://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2010-05/16940621-eu-fines-samsung-elec-others-for-chip-price-fixing-020.htm |archive-date=30 November 2012 |access-date=11 November 2010 |publisher=Finanznachrichten.de}} In 2010, Samsung was granted immunity from prosecution by the EU for acting as an informant during the investigation into the LCD price-fixing cartel, leading to the implication of other companies, including LG Display and HannStar.[http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/10/736&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en "Joaquín Almunia Vice President of the European Commission Responsible for Competition Policy Press Conference on LCD Cartel, Visa and French Chemists' Association Decisions Press Conference Brussels", 8 December 2010] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111111023227/http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH%2F10%2F736&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en |date=11 November 2011 }}.[https://spectrum.ieee.org/lcd-makers-under-fire "LCD Makers Under Fire"]

Despite its continuous growth, Samsung has been portrayed as financially insecure. In 2010, after returning from temporary retirement, chairman Lee Kun-hee expressed concern about the company's future, stating, "Samsung Electronics' future is not guaranteed, as most of our flagship products will be obsolete within ten years."{{Cite news |date=25 March 2010 |title=Lee Kun-hee Returns to Samsung |work=Taipei Times |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/worldbiz/archives/2010/03/25/2003468850 |url-status=live |access-date=23 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100809123020/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/worldbiz/archives/2010/03/25/2003468850 |archive-date=9 August 2010}} Samsung has since set ambitious goals, aiming for $400bn in annual revenue within a decade, with 24 global research and development centers contributing to these efforts.{{Citation needed|date=September 2024}}

In 2011, Samsung sold its hard disk drive (HDD) operations to Seagate Technology for $1.4 billion in cash and stock.{{Cite news |last=Mukherjee |first=Supantha |date=19 April 2011 |title=Seagate buys Samsung hard disk unit |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-samsung-seagate-idUSTRE73I1CG20110419 |url-status=live |access-date=1 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170518123916/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-samsung-seagate-idUSTRE73I1CG20110419 |archive-date=18 May 2017}} In 2012, Kwon Oh-hyun was appointed CEO of Samsung Electronics. He announced his resignation in 2017, citing an "unprecedented crisis." His departure signaled the transition to a leadership structure with three co-CEOs, which lasted until 2021, when Kyung Kye-Hyun and Han Jong-hee were appointed as new CEOs after a company-wide reorganization.{{Cite news |last=Sohn |first=Jiyoung |date=7 December 2021 |title=Samsung Replaces CEOs, Merges Mobile and Consumer Electronics Businesses |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/samsung-merges-mobile-and-consumer-electronics-businesses-11638850514 |access-date=7 December 2021 |work=The Wall Street Journal |language=en-US |issn=0099-9660}}

In 2014, Samsung made headlines by introducing the Samsung Galaxy S4, a new entry in its Galaxy smartphone series, and successfully tested enhanced 5G technology.{{Cite news |script-title=ko:초고화질 영화 1초내 전송…삼성전자 '5G 기술' 첫 개발 |work=The Kookje Daily News |url=http://www.kookje.co.kr/news2011/asp/newsbody.asp?code=0200&key=20130513.22015204103 |url-status=live |access-date=22 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180422202854/http://www.kookje.co.kr/news2011/asp/newsbody.asp?code=0200&key=20130513.22015204103 |archive-date=22 April 2018}} From 2014 onward, Samsung expanded its presence in technology markets. In April 2014, Samsung launched the Galaxy S5, followed by the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge in 2015, both of which featured a significant redesign and introduced the concept of curved screens. The same year, Samsung also entered the rapidly growing Internet of Things (IoT) market by acquiring the smart home company SmartThings.{{Cite web |last=Clark |first=Don |date=14 August 2014 |title=Samsung reaches Deal to Buy Startup SmartThings |url=https://online.wsj.com/articles/samsung-reaches-deal-to-buy-startup-smartthings-1408062020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140817191431/http://online.wsj.com/articles/samsung-reaches-deal-to-buy-startup-smartthings-1408062020 |archive-date=17 August 2014 |access-date=18 August 2014 |website=The Wall Street Journal}}

In 2016, Samsung faced one of its most publicized crises when its Galaxy Note 7 devices began to overheat and catch fire due to defective batteries. This led to a global recall of the product and a temporary halt in production. Despite the setback, Samsung recovered by launching successful products such as the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy Note 8 in 2017, which helped restore consumer confidence. During this time, Samsung continued its push into new markets. In November 2016, it announced its acquisition of Harman International Industries for $8bn, marking a major step into the automotive technology sector, particularly in connected car solutions.{{Cite web |last=Russell |first=Jon |title=Samsung is buying Harman for $8B to further its connected car push |url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/13/samsung-harman/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115062453/https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/13/samsung-harman/ |archive-date=15 November 2016 |access-date=14 November 2016 |website=TechCrunch |date=14 November 2016 }}

In 2017, Samsung reported record profits driven by its semiconductor business, particularly memory chips. By 2018, the company had solidified its position as one of the leading global manufacturers of semiconductors, overtaking Intel as the world's largest semiconductor supplier.{{Cite web |title=Samsung becomes world's largest chipmaker as Intel reports flat growth |url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/1/25/16932340/samsung-intel-revenue-chipmaker-leader |access-date=2018-01-25 |date=25 January 2018 |website=The Verge}} In 2021, Samsung announced plans to invest $17bn to build a new semiconductor manufacturing facility in Taylor, Texas, part of its strategy to expand its chip production capabilities amid the global semiconductor shortage.{{cite news |last=Tracy |first=Phillip |url=https://gizmodo.com/samsung-is-building-a-17-billion-chip-plant-in-texas-t-1848118522 |title=Samsung Is Building a $17 Billion Chip Plant in Texas to Fix This Whole Supply Chain Thing |work=Gizmodo |date=24 November 2021 |accessdate=28 November 2021 }}

At CES 2024, Samsung demonstrated Ballie, an AI-powered home robot designed to assist with daily tasks, monitor pets, and integrate with smart home appliances.{{Cite web|language=en|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/tech/samsung-ai-smart-home-robot-ballie-ces-b1131513.html|title=Samsung shows off AI smart home robot called Ballie|website=The Standard|date=10 January 2024 |access-date=2024-02-07|archive-date=2024-01-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240111023231/https://www.standard.co.uk/news/tech/samsung-ai-smart-home-robot-ballie-ces-b1131513.html}}

Samsung has been working to meet sustainability goals and reduce its environmental impact. In 2023, the company announced a partnership with British Gas to integrate its services into Samsung's SmartThings app, helping users reduce energy consumption through smarter home management. As part of the partnership, British Gas began offering Samsung's energy-efficient heat pumps to support the UK's 2050 net-zero goals.{{Cite web|language=en|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/tech/british-gas-samsung-kelly-british-government-b1134388.html|title=British Gas partners with Samsung on smart home energy saving scheme|website=The Standard|date=29 January 2024 |access-date=2024-02-07|archive-date=2024-01-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240129094149/https://www.standard.co.uk/news/tech/british-gas-samsung-kelly-british-government-b1134388.html}} In 2024, Samsung continues to be a leader in consumer electronics, semiconductors, and AI development, shaping technology through its innovations in smart homes, connected devices, and sustainable energy solutions.

Samsung Electronics has become the largest shareholder of South Korea's Rainbow Robotics in 2025.{{Cite web |last=Bizwire |first=Korea |date=2025-01-01 |title=Samsung Electronics Becomes Largest Shareholder in Rainbow Robotics, Accelerates Robot Development |url=http://koreabizwire.com/samsung-electronics-becomes-largest-shareholder-in-rainbow-robotics-accelerates-robot-development/302282 |access-date=2025-01-01 |website=Be Korea-savvy |language=en-US}}

On 25 March 2025, Samsung Electronics co-CEO Han Jong-hee died from a heart attack at the age of 63.{{Cite web|language=en|url= https://www.wsj.com/tech/samsung-electronics-co-ceo-han-jong-hee-has-died-74631d56|title= Samsung Electronics Co-CEO Dies, Worsening Tech Firm's 'Crisis' Moment|first1=Timothy W.|last1=Martin|first2=Yang|last2=Jie|publisher=Wall Street Journal|date=March 25, 2025|accessdate=March 25, 2025}} This resulted in Jun Young-hyun, who was appointed a CEO just a week before Han Jong-hee's death, becoming the company's sole leader.{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/samsung-electronics-says-co-ceo-han-jong-hee-has-died-cardiac-arrest-2025-03-25/|title=Samsung Electronics co-CEO Han Jong-hee dies, leaving new appointee in charge|first1=Hyunjoo|last1=Jin|first2=Heekyoung|last2=Yang|publisher=Reuters|date=March 25, 2025|accessdate=March 25, 2025}}{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-25/samsung-electronics-co-ceo-dies-of-cardiac-arrest/105094660|title=Samsung Electronics co-CEO dies, leaving new appointee in charge|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=March 25, 2025|accessdate=March 26, 2025}}

On 20 May 2022, President Biden met with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol at the Samsung Electronics' semiconductor complex in Pyeongtaek, South Korea. The two leaders spoke of the importance of the semiconductor industry and on strengthening the technological innovations between the two countries.{{cite news |last1=Groppe |first1=Maureen |last2=Chambers |first2=Francesca |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/05/20/biden-south-korea-asia-china-economic-security-cooperation/9829368002/ |title=Biden tours Samsung plant in South Korea, advocates for legislation to boost chip making |work=USA Today |date=20 May 2022 |accessdate=21 May 2022 }}

As of January 2024

In April 2024, PricewaterhouseCoopers ranked Samsung Electronics 21st on their global top 100 companies by market capitalization.{{cite web |title=Global Top 100 companies - by market capitalisation |url=https://www.pwc.co.uk/audit/assets/pdf/global-100/global-top-100-companies-2024.pdf |date=April 2024 |publisher=PwC |access-date=March 27, 2025 |archive-date=March 27, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250327133604/https://www.pwc.co.uk/audit/assets/pdf/global-100/global-top-100-companies-2024.pdf |url-status=live}}

In January 2025, Samsung Electronics was ranked first in the 'Best Global Brands' by YouGov, a market research firm.{{cite web |title=Samsung Tops YouGov's Best Global Brands 2025 Rankings |url=https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-tops-yougovs-best-global-brands-2025-rankings |date=January 27, 2025 |publisher=Samsung Electronics |access-date=March 27, 2025 |archive-date=March 27, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250327133022/https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-tops-yougovs-best-global-brands-2025-rankings |url-status=live}}

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|File:Samsung Electronics logo (english).svg|Samsung Electronics logo, used from 1 November 1993 until replaced in 2013[http://www.corporatebrandmatrix.com/cases.asp?ca_id=55&case=Samsung%201993 Samsung 1993] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120521172630/http://www.corporatebrandmatrix.com/cases.asp?ca_id=55&case=Samsung%201993 |date=21 May 2012 }}. Corporatebrandmatrix.com (19 May 2007). Retrieved 19 March 2013.

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|File:Samsung wordmark.svg|Samsung Electronics logo, used from 2013 until it stopped using the blue colour in 2020

|File:Samsung Black icon.svg|Samsung Electronics logo, in use since 2020

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The key trends for Samsung Electronics are (as of the financial year ending 31 December):{{Cite web |title=Samsung Electronics Financial Statement |url=https://www.wsj.com/market-data/quotes/KR/005930/financials/annual/income-statement |access-date=23 July 2024 |website=WSJ}}{{Cite web |date=2021-11-27 |title=Samsung Electronics Income Statement (2016-2020) - WSJ |url=https://www.wsj.com/market-data/quotes/KR/005930/financials/annual/income-statement |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127023727/https://www.wsj.com/market-data/quotes/KR/005930/financials/annual/income-statement |url-status=dead |archive-date=2021-11-27 |access-date=2024-07-23 }}{{Cite web |date=2024-07-23 |title=Samsung Electronics Income Statement (2019-2023) - WSJ |url=https://www.wsj.com/market-data/quotes/KR/005930/financials/annual/income-statement |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723131603/https://www.wsj.com/market-data/quotes/KR/005930/financials/annual/income-statement |url-status=dead |archive-date=2024-07-23 |access-date=2024-07-23 }}

File:Samsung in SM Aura, Bonifacio Global City.jpg, Philippines]]

The company focuses on four areas: digital media, semiconductors, telecommunication networks, and LCD digital appliances.{{Cite web |title=Our Businesses – About Samsung |url=http://www.samsung.com/us/aboutsamsung/ourbusinesses/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100211125422/http://www.samsung.com/us/aboutsamsung/ourbusinesses/index.html |archive-date=11 February 2010 |access-date=14 March 2010 |publisher=Samsung}}

The digital-media business area covers computer devices such as laptop computers; digital displays such as televisions and computer monitors; consumer entertainment devices such as DVD players, MP3 players, and digital camcorders; home appliances such as refrigerators, air conditioners, air purifiers, washing machines, microwave ovens, vacuum cleaners and robot vacuum cleaners.{{Cite web |title=Robot Vacuums {{!}} Robot Vacuum Cleaners |url=https://mostbetxl.com/ |access-date=22 July 2023 |website=Samsung uk |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |title=Samsung Electronics Co Ltd – Company Profile and News – Bloomberg Markets |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/005930:KS |publisher=Bloomberg L.P.}}

The semiconductor-business area includes semiconductor chips such as SDRAM, SRAM, NAND flash memory; smart cards; mobile application development, mobile application processors; mobile TV receivers; RF transceivers; CMOS Image sensors, Smart Card IC, MP3 IC, DVD/Blu-ray Disc/HD DVD Player SOC, and multi-chip package (MCP).

The telecommunication-network-business area includes multi-service DSLAMs and fax machines; cellular devices such as mobile phones, PDA phones, and hybrid devices called mobile intelligent terminals (MITs); and satellite receivers.

The LCD business area focuses on producing TFT-LCD and organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panels for laptops, desktop monitors, and televisions.

Samsung Print was established in 2009 as a separate entity to focus on B2B sales and released a broad range of multifunctional devices, printers, and more.{{Cite web |last=Fernandes |first=Louella |date=8 June 2009 |title=Samsung Launches New Channel MPS Tools |url=http://quocirca.com/article/samsung-launches-new-channel-mps-tools |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923165407/http://quocirca.com/article/samsung-launches-new-channel-mps-tools |archive-date=23 September 2016 |access-date=28 April 2016 |publisher=Quocirca}} As of 2018, Samsung sold its printing business to HP.

Samsung Electronics produces LCD and LED panels, mobile phones, memory chips, NAND flash, solid-state drives, televisions, digital cinema screens, laptops and many more products. The company previously produced hard-drives and printers.{{Cite web |title=Samsung Archives |url=https://mobiledorpon.com/brand/samsung/ |access-date=14 October 2022 |website=My Mobile WebSite |language=en-US |archive-date=14 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014100954/https://mobiledorpon.com/brand/samsung/ |url-status=dead }}

Samsung consistently invests in innovation. In 2021, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)'s annual World Intellectual Property Indicators report ranked Samsung's number of patent applications published under the PCT System as 2nd in the world, with 3,093 patent applications being published during 2020.{{Cite web|title=World Intellectual Property Indicators 2021|url=https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo_pub_941_2021.pdf|access-date=30 November 2021|website=WIPO}} This position is up from their previous ranking as 3rd in 2019 with 2,334 applications.{{Cite book|author1=World Intellectual Property Organization|url=https://www.wipo.int/publications/en/details.jsp?id=4526|title=World Intellectual Property Indicators 2020|publisher=World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)|year=2020|isbn=9789280532012|series=World IP Indicators (WIPI)|language=en|doi=10.34667/tind.42184|access-date=26 August 2021}}

{{See also|OLED#Samsung|l1=OLED Display: Samsung applications}}

File:Samsung AMOLED.jpg, which incorporates a Dynamic AMOLED Infinity-O (punch hole for camera) display screen]]

By 2004 Samsung was the world's-largest manufacturer of OLEDs, with a 40 percent market share worldwide{{Cite web |title=Samsung SDI – The World's Largest OLED Display Maker |url=http://www.oled-info.com/market_reports/samsung_sdi_the_worlds_largest_oled_display_maker |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090622171805/http://www.oled-info.com/market_reports/samsung_sdi_the_worlds_largest_oled_display_maker |archive-date=22 June 2009 |access-date=17 August 2009 |publisher=Oled-info.com}} and as of 2018 has a 98% share of the global AMOLED market.{{Cite web |date=17 July 2010 |title=Samsung, LG in Legal Fight over Brain Drain |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2010/07/123_69626.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100721124657/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2010/07/123_69626.html |archive-date=21 July 2010 |access-date=30 July 2010 |website=The Korea Times}} The company generated $100.2 million out of the total $475 million revenues in the global OLED market in 2006.{{Cite news |date=17 July 2008 |title=Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Samsung SDI for Market Leadership in the OLED Display Market |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_July_17/ai_n27929051 |url-status=dead |access-date=17 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090522000822/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_July_17/ai_n27929051/ |archive-date=22 May 2009 |via=Find Articles}} As of 2006, it held more than 600 American patents and more than 2,800 international patents, making it the largest owner of AMOLED technology patents.

Samsung's current AMOLED smartphones use its Super AMOLED trademark, with the Samsung Wave S8500 and Samsung i9000 Galaxy S being launched in June 2010. In January 2011, it announced its Super AMOLED Plus displays{{Cite web |title=Samsung Super AMOLED Plus display announced |url=http://www.oled-info.com/samsung-announces-super-amoled-plus-displays |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110109144825/http://www.oled-info.com/samsung-announces-super-amoled-plus-displays |archive-date=9 January 2011 |access-date=6 January 2011}} – which offer several advances over the older Super AMOLED displays – real stripe matrix (50 percent more sub pixels), thinner form factor, brighter image and an 18 percent reduction in energy consumption.

In October 2007, Samsung introducing a ten-millimeter thick, 40-inch LCD television panel, followed in October 2008 by the world's first 7.9-mm panel.{{Cite news |title=Experts Advise: LED TV Is Not Necessarily Choose the Thinner the Better-LED TV, Samsung Electronics |publisher=ArticleKingPro |url=http://www.articlekingpro.com/Article/Experts-advise--LED-TV-is-not-necessarily-choose-the-thinner-the-better-LED-TV--Samsung-Electronics/595901 |url-status=dead |access-date=16 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101121051400/http://www.articlekingpro.com/Article/Experts-advise--LED-TV-is-not-necessarily-choose-the-thinner-the-better-LED-TV--Samsung-Electronics/595901 |archive-date=21 November 2010}} Samsung developed panels for 24-inch LCD monitors (3.5 mm) and 12.1-inch laptops (1.64 mm).{{Cite news |date=13 October 2009 |title=Samsung Electronics LCD |publisher=IT TIMES |url=http://www.koreaittimes.com/story/5270/samsung-electronics-lcd |url-status=live |access-date=16 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721091750/http://www.koreaittimes.com/story/5270/samsung-electronics-lcd |archive-date=21 July 2011}} In 2009, Samsung succeeded in developing a panel for forty-inch LED televisions, with a thickness of 3.9 millimeters (0.15 inch). Dubbed the "Needle Slim", the panel is as thick (or thin) as two coins put together. This is about a twelfth of the conventional LCD panel whose thickness is approximately 50 millimeters (1.97 inches).

While reducing the thickness substantially, the company maintained the performance of previous models, including Full HD 1080p resolution, 120 Hz refresh rate,{{Cite web |date=2025-01-03 |title=Samsung Unveils Game-Changing Monitors at CES 2025 - DashScroll.com |url=https://dashscroll.com/samsung-game-monitors-at-ces-2025/ |language=en-US}} and 5000:1 contrast ratio.{{Cite news |date=28 October 2009 |title=New Samsung 3.9mm LED TV Panel Is World's Thinnest |publisher=I4U |url=http://www.i4u.com/31326/new-samsung-39mm-led-tv-panel-worlds-thinnest |url-status=live |access-date=16 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110128165354/http://www.i4u.com/31326/new-samsung-39mm-led-tv-panel-worlds-thinnest |archive-date=28 January 2011}} On 6 September 2013, Samsung launched its 55-inch curved OLED TV (model KE55S9C) in the United Kingdom with John Lewis.{{Cite web |last=Lane |first=Alex |date=6 September 2013 |title=John Lewis TV Gallery video: 4K and OLED from Samsung, Sony, LG and Panasonic |url=http://recombu.com/digital/news/john-lewis-tv-gallery-video-4k-and-oled-from-samsung-sony-lg-and-panasonic_M12106.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927170425/http://recombu.com/digital/news/john-lewis-tv-gallery-video-4k-and-oled-from-samsung-sony-lg-and-panasonic_M12106.html |archive-date=27 September 2013 |access-date=26 September 2013 |publisher=Recombu}}

In October 2013, Samsung disseminated a press release for its curved display technology with the Galaxy Round smartphone model. The press release described the product as the "world's first commercialized full HD Super AMOLED flexible display". The manufacturer explains that users can check information such as time and battery life when the home screen is off, and can receive information from the screen by tilting the device.{{Cite web |last=Crook |first=Jordan |date=8 October 2013 |title=That Curved Display Smartphone From Samsung Is Real: Meet The Galaxy Round |url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/10/08/that-curved-display-smartphone-from-samsung-is-real-meet-the-galaxy-round/?ncid=tcdaily |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131011222007/http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/08/that-curved-display-smartphone-from-samsung-is-real-meet-the-galaxy-round/?ncid=tcdaily |archive-date=11 October 2013 |access-date=10 October 2013 |website=TechCrunch |publisher=AOL Inc}}

In 2020, Samsung Display said it was exiting the LCD business.{{Cite web |url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/31/21200859/samsung-display-ending-lcd-panel-production-quantum-dot-oled-south-korea-china-factories |access-date=15 August 2020|title=Samsung Display is getting out of the LCD business|date=31 March 2020}}

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{{see also|Samsung Anycall}}

Samsung's mobile cell business began with a car phone in 1984, while its first handheld mobile phone called the SH-100 was made in 1988.{{Cite web |date=27 January 2019 |title=MP3폰·TV폰·손목시계폰 '세계 최초'...'스마트폰 1등' 삼성의 휴대폰史 |url=https://mobile.newsis.com/view.html?id=NISX20190124_0000540206 |access-date=18 July 2023 |website=Newsis |language=ko}} It expanded to other markets during the 1990s. Its first smartphone was the Samsung SPH-i300 in 2001. During the early 2000s Samsung popularised the clamshell ("flip phone") design,{{Cite news |title=As good as it gets? |newspaper=The Economist |url=https://www.economist.com/special-report/2005/01/13/as-good-as-it-gets |access-date=18 July 2023 |issn=0013-0613}} and the SGH-T100 was the first ever "true color" mobile phone and the firm's first to sell over 10 million handsets.{{Cite web |last= |date=21 May 2020 |script-title=ko:휴대폰의 역사 36년, 가장 뛰어난 디자인의 휴대폰 25선 모음 |url=https://ppss.kr/archives/218530 |access-date=18 July 2023 |website=PPSS |language=ko}} In the mid-2000s the SGH-D500 popularised the slider form factor,{{Cite web |title=Three phones that changed the world, and three phones that didn't – Mobile Gazette – Mobile Phone News |url=https://www.mobilegazette.com/three-phones-08x10x16.htm |access-date=18 July 2023 |website=www.mobilegazette.com}} and later slider products such as the E250 were hits.{{Cite web |script-title=ko:[삼성전자 45년, 제품 혁신의 역사를 돌아보다 1편] 휴대폰 |url=https://news.samsung.com/kr/%ec%82%bc%ec%84%b1%ec%a0%84%ec%9e%90-45%eb%85%84-%ec%a0%9c%ed%92%88-%ed%98%81%ec%8b%a0%ec%9d%98-%ec%97%ad%ec%82%ac%eb%a5%bc-%eb%8f%8c%ec%95%84%eb%b3%b4%eb%8b%a4-1%ed%8e%b8-%ed%9c%b4%eb%8c%80 |access-date=18 July 2023 |website=news.samsung.com |language=ko}} In 2006 Samsung's X820 with a depth of 6.9 mm was the thinnest phone, and for many years its successor U100 would remain the skinniest at just 5.9 mm.{{Cite news |last=Wray |first=Richard |date=13 February 2007 |title=Revealed – world's skinniest phone |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2007/feb/13/news.mobilephones |access-date=18 July 2023 |issn=0261-3077}} In 2007 it launched the slate style touchscreen phone F700 which would precede its increasingly relevant touch phones such as Tocco and Omnia. Samsung overtook declining Motorola to become the world's second largest mobile phone marker during 2007.{{Cite web |last=Week |first=Marketing |date=22 November 2007 |title=Bigger than Sony |url=https://www.marketingweek.com/bigger-than-sony/ |access-date=18 July 2023 |website=Marketing Week |language=en}}

Presently, Samsung's flagship mobile handset line is the Samsung Galaxy S series of smartphones, which many consider a direct competitor of the Apple iPhone.{{Cite news |date=12 August 2010 |title=Top iPhone Alternatives |publisher=CNET Asia |url=http://asia.cnet.com/reviews/mobilephones/0,39050603,62063152,00.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=16 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101112175149/http://asia.cnet.com/reviews/mobilephones/0,39050603,62063152,00.htm |archive-date=12 November 2010}} It was initially launched in Singapore, Malaysia and South Korea in June 2010,{{Cite web |last=Vikas SN |date=28 May 2010 |title=Samsung Galaxy S To Arrive in Singapore First |url=http://www.techknots.com/mobiles/samsung-galaxy-s-to-arrive-in-singapore-first/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110506003524/http://www.techknots.com/mobiles/samsung-galaxy-s-to-arrive-in-singapore-first/ |archive-date=6 May 2011 |access-date=28 November 2010 |website=MobileKnots }}{{Cite web |date=28 June 2011 |title=First Impressions: Samsung Galaxy S |url=http://www.soyacincau.com/2010/06/28/first-impressions-samsung-galaxy-s/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120103184422/http://www.soyacincau.com/2010/06/28/first-impressions-samsung-galaxy-s/ |archive-date=3 January 2012 |access-date=28 November 2011 |website=Soyacincau}}{{Cite web |date=24 June 2010 |script-title=ko:슈퍼 스마트폰 '갤럭시S' 전국 판매 돌입 |trans-title=Super smartphone 'Galaxy S' goes on sale nationwide |url=http://www.bizplace.co.kr/biz_html/content/naver_content_view.php?seq_no=32653&page=1&b_code=%20(Korean) |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722133043/http://www.bizplace.co.kr/biz_html/content/naver_content_view.php?seq_no=32653&page=1&b_code=%20(Korean) |archive-date=22 July 2011 |access-date=28 November 2011 |website=BIZPlace |language=Korean|title=Bizplace.co.kr }} followed by the United States in July. It sold more than one million units within the first 45 days on sale in the United States.{{Cite news |date=29 August 2010 |title=Samsung: 1 Million Galaxy S Smartphones in 45 Days in the US |work=Fortune |url=http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2010/08/29/samsung-galaxy-million/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140131211101/http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2010/08/29/samsung-galaxy-million/ |archive-date=31 January 2014 }}

While many other handset manufacturers focused on one or two operating systems, Samsung for a time used several of them: Symbian, Windows Phone, Linux-based LiMo, and Samsung's proprietary TouchWiz, Bada and Tizen.{{Cite news |last=Woyke |first=Elizabeth |date=25 March 2010 |title=Samsung Playing All Sides to Win |work=Forbes |url=https://blogs.forbes.com/velocity/2010/03/25/samsung-playing-all-sides-to-win/ |url-status=live |access-date=11 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028131632/http://blogs.forbes.com/velocity/2010/03/25/samsung-playing-all-sides-to-win/ |archive-date=28 October 2010}} By 2013 Samsung had dropped all operating systems except Android phone and Windows Phone. That year Samsung released at least 43 Android phones or tablets and two Windows Phones.{{Cite web |title=Phone Finder results |url=http://www.gsmarena.com/results.php3?sName=&idMaker=9&idAvailability=0&YearAnnounced=2013&nPriceLow=0&nPriceHigh=0&idCurrency=0&idFormFactor=0&idSIMType=0&idDualSIM=0&idQwerty=0&HeightMax=0&WidthMax=0&ThicknessMax=0&WeightMax=0&idOS=1&idOSVersion=0&idOSWhen=0&nminCPUMHz=0&nCPUCores=0&nminRAMMB=0&nminInternalStorageMB=0&idExpansionCard=0&idDisplay=0&nminDisplayX=0&nminDisplayY=0&nmaxDisplayX=0&nmaxDisplayY=0&fminDisplaySize=0&fmaxDisplaySize=0&nPixelDensity=0&idDisplayTech=0&idTouchscreen=0&idAccelerometer=0&idGyro=0&idCompass=0&id35mm=0&idCamera=0&idCameraFlash=0&idVideoRecorder=0&idSecondaryCamera=0&idGPS=0&idWLAN=0&idNFC=0&bEDGE=0&bGPRS=0&idBluetooth=0&bIR=0&bEmail=0&bWAP=0&bJava=0&idRadio=0&bMMS=0&idRingtones=0&sColor=&nBatteryCapacity=0&StandBy=0&TalkTime=0&sFreeText= |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205033909/http://www.gsmarena.com/results.php3?sName=&idMaker=9&idAvailability=0&YearAnnounced=2013&nPriceLow=0&nPriceHigh=0&idCurrency=0&idFormFactor=0&idSIMType=0&idDualSIM=0&idQwerty=0&HeightMax=0&WidthMax=0&ThicknessMax=0&WeightMax=0&idOS=1&idOSVersion=0&idOSWhen=0&nminCPUMHz=0&nCPUCores=0&nminRAMMB=0&nminInternalStorageMB=0&idExpansionCard=0&idDisplay=0&nminDisplayX=0&nminDisplayY=0&nmaxDisplayX=0&nmaxDisplayY=0&fminDisplaySize=0&fmaxDisplaySize=0&nPixelDensity=0&idDisplayTech=0&idTouchscreen=0&idAccelerometer=0&idGyro=0&idCompass=0&id35mm=0&idCamera=0&idCameraFlash=0&idVideoRecorder=0&idSecondaryCamera=0&idGPS=0&idWLAN=0&idNFC=0&bEDGE=0&bGPRS=0&idBluetooth=0&bIR=0&bEmail=0&bWAP=0&bJava=0&idRadio=0&bMMS=0&idRingtones=0&sColor=&nBatteryCapacity=0&StandBy=0&TalkTime=0&sFreeText= |archive-date=5 February 2016 |access-date=22 November 2013}}

At the end of the third quarter of 2010, the company had surpassed the 70 million unit mark in shipped phones, giving it a global market share of 22 percent, trailing Nokia by 12 percent.[http://www.applelinks.com/index.php/more/applelinks_ios_news_reader_monday_november_1_2010/ Applelinks iOS News Reader – Monday, 1 November 2010] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101102155249/http://www.applelinks.com/index.php/more/applelinks_ios_news_reader_monday_november_1_2010/ |date=2 November 2010 }}. Applelinks.com (1 November 2010). Retrieved 26 July 2013.{{Cite press release |title=Apple Joins Top Five Mobile Phone Vendors as Worldwide Market Grows Nearly 15% in Third Quarter, According to IDC |date=28 October 2010 |publisher=IDC |url=http://www.idc.com/about/viewpressrelease.jsp?containerId=prUS22550010 |access-date=11 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604015601/http://www.idc.com/about/viewpressrelease.jsp?containerId=prUS22550010 |archive-date=4 June 2013 |url-status=live}} Overall, the company sold 280 million mobile phones in 2010, corresponding to a market share of 20.2 percent.{{Cite web |date=28 January 2011 |title=Nokia, LG Lose While ZTE, Apple Gain Q4 2010 Market Share |url=http://www.mobileburn.com/news.jsp?Id=12703 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714104830/http://www.mobileburn.com/news.jsp?Id=12703 |archive-date=14 July 2011 |access-date=19 February 2011 |publisher=mobileburn.com}} The company overtook Apple in worldwide smartphone sales during the third quarter 2011, with a total market share of 23.8 percent, compared to Apple's 14.6 percent share.Staff (28 October 2011). [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15489523 "Samsung Overtakes Apple in Smartphone Sales"]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180819205707/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15489523|date=19 August 2018}}. BBC News. Samsung became the world's largest smartphone manufacturer in 2012, with the sales of 95 million in the first quarter.{{Cite news |title=Apple's new iPhone to have larger screen: Sources |work=The Times of India |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/news/telecom/Apples-new-iPhone-to-have-larger-screen-Sources/articleshow/13168961.cms |url-status=live |access-date=16 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516195412/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/news/telecom/Apples-new-iPhone-to-have-larger-screen-Sources/articleshow/13168961.cms |archive-date=16 May 2012}}

During the third quarter of 2013, Samsung's smartphone sales improved in emerging markets such as India and the Middle East, where cheaper handsets were most popular. As of October 2013, the company offers 40 smartphone models on its US website.

In 2019, Samsung announced that it has ended production of mobile phones in China, due to lack of Chinese demand. As of 2019 Samsung employs over 200,000 employees in the Hanoi-area of Vietnam to produce Smartphones, while outsourcing some manufacturing to China{{Cite web|url=https://pocketnow.com/more-samsung-and-lg-phones-will-be-made-in-china-in-2020|title=More Samsung and LG phones will be made in China in 2020|date=30 October 2019}} and manufacturing large portions of its phones in India.{{Cite news |date=2 October 2019 |title=Samsung Electronics ends mobile phone production in China |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-samsung-elec-china-idUSKBN1WH0LR |url-status=live |access-date=2 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002145151/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-samsung-elec-china-idUSKBN1WH0LR |archive-date=2 October 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.techspot.com/news/82217-samsung-closes-last-chinese-manufacturing-plant-sales-plummet.html|title=Samsung closes its last Chinese manufacturing plant as sales plummet|website=www.techspot.com|date=6 October 2019 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2019-10-02-samsung-stops-making-phones-in-china.html|title=Samsung is done building smartphones in China|website=Engadget|date=2 October 2019 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/04/tech/samsung-china-smartphone-production/index.html|title=Samsung admits defeat in China's vast smartphone market|website=CNN|date=4 October 2019}}

In May 2022, Samsung Electronics announced the company had expanded the Samsung Knox enterprise mobile security platform with the introduction of Samsung Knox Guard. It allows companies to quickly make phones unusable to potentially deter theft and reduce risk of fraud and data breaches.{{cite web |date=25 May 2022 |title=Samsung Introduces Knox Guard for Enterprises: Another Layer of Device Security |url=https://news.samsung.com/us/samsung-knox-guard-enterprises-device-security/ |access-date=26 May 2022 |website=Samsung Newsroom U.S.}}

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Samsung Electronics has been the world's largest memory chip manufacturer since 1993,{{Cite news |date=19 April 2002 |title=Samsung Electronics Tops the Memory Market for the 9th Straight Year |publisher=Samsung |url=https://www.samsung.com/semiconductor/insights/news-events/samsung-electronics-tops-the-memory-market-for-the-9th-straight-year/ |url-status=live |access-date=17 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190717030524/https://www.samsung.com/semiconductor/insights/news-events/samsung-electronics-tops-the-memory-market-for-the-9th-straight-year/ |archive-date=17 July 2019}} and the largest semiconductor company since 2017.{{Cite news |last=Manners |first=David |date=14 November 2018 |title=Top Ten (+5) Semiconductor Companies 2018 |work=Electronics Weekly |url=https://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/mannerisms/ten-best/top-ten-5-semiconductor-companies-2018-2018-11/ |url-status=live |access-date=15 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190717030526/https://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/mannerisms/ten-best/top-ten-5-semiconductor-companies-2018-2018-11/ |archive-date=17 July 2019}} Samsung Semiconductor division manufactures various semiconductor devices, including semiconductor nodes, MOSFET transistors, integrated circuit chips, and semiconductor memory.

Since the early 1990s, Samsung Electronics has commercially introduced a number of new memory technologies.{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://www.samsung.com/us/aboutsamsung/company/history/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190619091627/https://www.samsung.com/us/aboutsamsung/company/history/ |archive-date=19 June 2019 |access-date=19 June 2019 |website=Samsung Electronics |publisher=Samsung}} They commercially introduced SDRAM (synchronous dynamic random-access memory) in 1992,{{Cite web |date=August 1992 |title=KM48SL2000-7 Datasheet |url=https://www.datasheetarchive.com/KM48SL2000-7-datasheet.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190620131939/https://www.datasheetarchive.com/KM48SL2000-7-datasheet.html |archive-date=20 June 2019 |access-date=19 June 2019 |publisher=Samsung}}{{Cite journal |year=1993 |title=Electronic Design |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QmpJAQAAIAAJ |journal=Electronic Design |publisher=Hayden Publishing Company |volume=41 |issue=15–21 |quote=The first commercial synchronous DRAM, the Samsung 16-Mbit KM48SL2000, employs a single-bank architecture that lets system designers easily transition from asynchronous to synchronous systems.}} and later DDR SDRAM (double data rate SDRAM) and GDDR (graphics DDR) SGRAM (synchronous graphics RAM) in 1998.{{Cite news |date=10 February 1999 |title=Samsung Electronics Develops First 128Mb SDRAM with DDR/SDR Manufacturing Option |work=Samsung Electronics |publisher=Samsung |url=https://www.samsung.com/semiconductor/insights/news-events/samsung-electronics-develops-first-128mb-sdram-with-ddr-sdr-manufacturing-option/ |url-status=live |access-date=23 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190624193356/https://www.samsung.com/semiconductor/insights/news-events/samsung-electronics-develops-first-128mb-sdram-with-ddr-sdr-manufacturing-option/ |archive-date=24 June 2019}}{{Cite news |date=17 September 1998 |title=Samsung Electronics Comes Out with Super-Fast 16M DDR SGRAMs |work=Samsung Electronics |publisher=Samsung |url=https://www.samsung.com/semiconductor/insights/news-events/samsung-electronics-comes-out-with-super-fast-16m-ddr-sgrams/ |url-status=live |access-date=23 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190624193939/https://www.samsung.com/semiconductor/insights/news-events/samsung-electronics-comes-out-with-super-fast-16m-ddr-sgrams/ |archive-date=24 June 2019}} In 2009, Samsung started mass-producing 30 nm-class NAND flash memory,{{Cite news |date=9 January 2010 |title=Samsung Remains Top DRAM Maker Amid Dramatic Market Growth |publisher=Dow Jones |url=http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/memory/display/20100129100308_Samsung_Remains_Top_DRAM_Maker_Amid_Dramatic_Market_Growth.html |url-status=dead |access-date=23 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101121064826/http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/memory/display/20100129100308_Samsung_Remains_Top_DRAM_Maker_Amid_Dramatic_Market_Growth.html |archive-date=21 November 2010}} and in 2010 succeeded in mass-producing 30 nm class DRAM and 20 nm class NAND flash, both of which were for the first time in the world.{{Cite news |date=3 February 2010 |title=Samsung Develops Most Advanced Green DDR3 DRAM |publisher=Semiconductor Packaging News |url=http://www.semiconductorpackagingnews.com/articles/article_22008.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150320044225/http://www.semiconductorpackagingnews.com/articles/article_22008.shtml |archive-date=20 March 2015}} They also commercially introduced TLC (triple-level cell) NAND flash memory in 2010, V-NAND flash in 2013,{{Cite web |title=Samsung Introduces World's First 3D V-NAND Based SSD for Enterprise Applications | Samsung Semiconductor Global Website |url=https://www.samsung.com/semiconductor/insights/news-events/samsung-introduces-worlds-first-3d-v-nand-based-ssd-for-enterprise-applications/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828222218/https://www.samsung.com/semiconductor/insights/news-events/samsung-introduces-worlds-first-3d-v-nand-based-ssd-for-enterprise-applications/ |archive-date=28 August 2019 |access-date=17 July 2019 |website=samsung.com}}{{Cite web |last=Clarke |first=Peter |title=Samsung Confirms 24 Layers in 3D NAND |url=https://www.eetimes.com/author.asp?section_id=36&doc_id=1319167 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402043255/http://www.eetimes.com/author.asp?section_id=36&doc_id=1319167 |archive-date=2 April 2015 |access-date=17 July 2019 |website=EETimes}}{{Cite web |title=Samsung Electronics Starts Mass Production of Industry First 3-bit 3D V-NAND Flash Memory |url=https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-electronics-starts-mass-production-of-industry-first-3-bit-3d-v-nand-flash-memory |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414192037/https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-electronics-starts-mass-production-of-industry-first-3-bit-3d-v-nand-flash-memory |archive-date=14 April 2019 |access-date=17 July 2019 |website=news.samsung.com}}{{Cite web |date=September 2014 |title=Samsung V-NAND technology |url=http://www.samsung.com/us/business/oem-solutions/pdfs/V-NAND_technology_WP.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160327194431/http://www.samsung.com/us/business/oem-solutions/pdfs/V-NAND_technology_WP.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 March 2016 |access-date=27 March 2016 |website=Samsung Electronics}} LPDDR4 SDRAM in 2013, HBM2 in 2016,{{Cite web |title=Samsung Begins Mass Producing World's Fastest DRAM – Based on Newest High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) Interface |url=https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-begins-mass-producing-worlds-fastest-dram-based-on-newest-high-bandwidth-memory-hbm-interface |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190621003013/https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-begins-mass-producing-worlds-fastest-dram-based-on-newest-high-bandwidth-memory-hbm-interface |archive-date=21 June 2019 |access-date=17 July 2019 |website=news.samsung.com}}{{Cite web |date=19 January 2016 |title=Samsung announces mass production of next-generation HBM2 memory – ExtremeTech |url=http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/221473-samsung-announces-mass-production-of-next-generation-hbm2-memory |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714135042/https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/221473-samsung-announces-mass-production-of-next-generation-hbm2-memory |archive-date=14 July 2019 |access-date=17 July 2019}} GDDR6 in January 2018,{{Cite news |date=18 January 2018 |title=Samsung Electronics Starts Producing Industry's First 16-Gigabit GDDR6 for Advanced Graphics Systems |publisher=Samsung |url=https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-electronics-starts-producing-industrys-first-16-gigabit-gddr6-for-advanced-graphics-systems |url-status=live |access-date=15 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190620041950/https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-electronics-starts-producing-industrys-first-16-gigabit-gddr6-for-advanced-graphics-systems |archive-date=20 June 2019}}{{Cite news |last=Killian |first=Zak |date=18 January 2018 |title=Samsung fires up its foundries for mass production of GDDR6 memory |publisher=Tech Report |url=https://techreport.com/news/33129/samsung-fires-up-its-foundries-for-mass-production-of-gddr6-memory |url-status=live |access-date=18 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119030239/https://techreport.com/news/33129/samsung-fires-up-its-foundries-for-mass-production-of-gddr6-memory |archive-date=19 January 2018}}{{Cite news |date=18 January 2018 |title=Samsung Begins Producing The Fastest GDDR6 Memory in the World |work=Wccftech |url=https://wccftech.com/samsung-gddr6-16gb-18gbps-mass-production-official/ |url-status=live |access-date=16 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703163121/https://wccftech.com/samsung-gddr6-16gb-18gbps-mass-production-official/ |archive-date=3 July 2019}} and LPDDR5 in June 2018.{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=Ryan |title=Samsung Announces First LPDDR5 DRAM Chip, Targets 6.4Gbps Data Rates & 30% Reduced Power |url=https://www.anandtech.com/show/13084/samsung-announces-first-lpddr5-64gbps-data-rates |url-status=live |access-date=17 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717021648/https://www.anandtech.com/show/13084/samsung-announces-first-lpddr5-64gbps-data-rates |archive-date=17 July 2018}}

Another area where the company has had significant business in for years is the foundry segment. It had begun investment in the foundry business since 2006, and positioned it as one of the strategic pillars for semiconductor growth.{{Cite news |date=August 2010 |title="We Wouldn't Launch a New Business Unless We Knew We Could Win"---Jeong-ki (Jay) Min |publisher=Samsung日 NE Asia |url=http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/HONSHI/20100727/184604/?P=2 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514030508/http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/HONSHI/20100727/184604/?P=2 |archive-date=14 May 2013}} Since then, Samsung has been a leader in semiconductor device fabrication. Samsung began mass-production of a 20 nm class semiconductor manufacturing process in 2010, followed by a 10 nm class FinFET process in 2013,{{Cite news |date=11 April 2013 |title=Samsung Mass Producing 128Gb 3-bit MLC NAND Flash |work=Tom's Hardware |url=https://www.tomshardware.co.uk/NAND-128Gb-Mass-Production-3-bit-MLC,news-43458.html |url-status=live |access-date=21 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190621175628/https://www.tomshardware.co.uk/NAND-128Gb-Mass-Production-3-bit-MLC,news-43458.html |archive-date=21 June 2019}} and 7 nm FinFET nodes in 2018. They also began production of the first 5 nm nodes in late 2018,{{Cite web |last=Shilov |first=Anton |title=Samsung Completes Development of 5nm EUV Process Technology |url=https://www.anandtech.com/show/14231/samsung-completes-development-of-5-nm-euv-process-technology |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420144452/https://www.anandtech.com/show/14231/samsung-completes-development-of-5-nm-euv-process-technology |archive-date=20 April 2019 |access-date=31 May 2019 |website=anandtech.com}} with plans to introduce 3 nm GAAFET nodes by 2021.{{Citation |last=Armasu |first=Lucian |title=Samsung Plans Mass Production of 3nm GAAFET Chips in 2021 |date=11 January 2019 |url=https://www.tomshardware.com/news/samsung-3nm-gaafet-production-2021,38426.html |work=Tom's Hardware}}

According to market research firm Gartner, during the second quarter of 2010, Samsung Electronics took the top position in the DRAM segment due to brisk sales of the item on the world market. Gartner analysts said in their report, "Samsung cemented its leading position by taking a 35-percent market share. All the other suppliers had minimal change in their shares." The company took the top slot in the ranking, followed by Hynix, Elpida, and Micron, said Gartner.{{Cite news |date=9 August 2010 |title=Samsung Extends Lead in DRAM Rankings |work=EE Times |url=http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4206013/Samsung-extends-lead-in-DRAM-rankings-semiconductor |url-status=live |access-date=23 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100816043727/http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4206013/Samsung-extends-lead-in-DRAM-rankings-semiconductor |archive-date=16 August 2010}}

In 2010, market researcher IC Insights predicted that Samsung would become the world's-biggest semiconductor chip supplier by 2014, surpassing Intel. For the ten-year period from 1999 to 2009, Samsung's compound annual growth rate in semiconductor revenues was 13.5 percent, compared with 3.4 percent for Intel.{{Cite news |date=26 August 2010 |title=Samsung To Overtake Intel as No. 1 Chip Company in 2014 |publisher=Electronics Weekly/EE Times |url=http://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2010/08/26/49337/samsung-to-overtake-intel-as-no.1-chip-company-in-2014.htm |url-status=live |access-date=23 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101111081958/http://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2010/08/26/49337/samsung-to-overtake-intel-as-no.1-chip-company-in-2014.htm |archive-date=11 November 2010}}{{Cite news |date=30 July 2010 |title=Top 20 Semi Manufacturers from IC Insights |publisher=Electronics Weekly/EE Times |url=http://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/30/49185/top-20-semi-manufacturers-from-ic-insghts.htm |url-status=live |access-date=23 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101009132241/http://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/30/49185/top-20-semi-manufacturers-from-ic-insghts.htm |archive-date=9 October 2010}} For 2015, IC Insights and Gartner announced that Samsung was the fourth largest chip manufacturer in the world.By David Steele, Android Headlines. "[http://www.androidheadlines.com/2016/05/samsung-now-fourth-largest-chipset-manufacturer-globally.html Samsung Now Fourth Largest Chipset Manufacturer Globally] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160510104536/http://www.androidheadlines.com/2016/05/samsung-now-fourth-largest-chipset-manufacturer-globally.html |date=10 May 2016 }}." 9 May 2016. 12 May 2016. Samsung eventually surpassed Intel to become the world's largest semiconductor company in 2017.

By the second quarter of 2020 the company had planned to start mass production of 5 nm chips using Extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUV) and aimed to become a leader in EUV process use.{{Cite news |date=2 May 2020 |title=SAMSUNG FIRST QUARTER RESULTS AND FUTURE PLANS |publisher=Relevant Research |url=http://relevantresearch.ch/samsung-first-quarter-results-and-plans-for-the-future/ |access-date=23 November 2010 |archive-date=6 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806224529/http://relevantresearch.ch/samsung-first-quarter-results-and-plans-for-the-future/ |url-status=dead }}

On 30 November 2021, it was announced that the company would be producing new auto chips for Volkswagen vehicles. The logic chips will be used in entertainment systems to provide 5G telecommunications to meet the increased demand for high-definition video while traveling.{{cite news |author=Staff Writer |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/30/samsung-to-supply-new-advanced-auto-chip-to-volkswagen.html |title=Samsung to supply new advanced auto chip to Volkswagen |work=CNBC |publisher=Reuters |date=30 November 2021 |accessdate=1 December 2021 }}

The Xi'an China facility, which has been running since 2014, produces approximately 40 percent of Samsung Electronics NAND flash memory chips.{{cite news |last=Kim |first=Byung-wook |url=https://www.koreaherald.com/article/2749138 |title=Samsung Electronics cuts chip production in Xian due to lockdown |work=The Korea Herald |date=29 December 2021 |accessdate=29 December 2021 }}

In 2016, Samsung also launched to market a 15.36 TB SSD with a price tag of US$10,000 using a SAS interface, using a 2.5-inch form factor but with the thickness of 3.5-inch drives. This was the first time a commercially available SSD had more capacity than the largest currently available HDD.{{Cite web |title=Samsung galaxy price |url=https://mymobilesweb.com/17-2/ |website=Mymobilesweb|date=31 October 2024 }}{{Cite web |title=Samsung 15.36TB MZ-ILS15T0 PM1633a 15TB Enterprise Class SAS 2.5" SSD |url=https://www.scan.co.uk/products/15tb-samsung-pm1633a-enterprise-class-sas-30-12gb-s-ssd-25-3d-v-nand-mlc-145mm-195k-iops |website=scan.co.uk}} In 2018, Samsung introduced to market a 30.72 TB SSD using a SAS interface. Samsung introduced an M.2 NVMe SSD with read speeds of 3500 MB/s and write speeds of 3300 MB/s in the same year.{{Cite web |last=Shilov |first=Anton |title=Samsung 30.72 TB SSDs: Mass Production of PM1643 Begins |url=https://www.anandtech.com/show/12448/samsung-begins-mass-production-of-pm1643-sas-ssds-with-3072-tb-capacity |website=anandtech.com}}{{Cite web |title=Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus | Samsung V-NAND Consumer SSD |url=https://www.samsung.com/semiconductor/minisite/ssd/product/consumer/970evoplus/ |website=Samsung Semiconductor}} In 2019, Samsung introduced SSDs capable of 8 GB/s sequential read and write speeds and 1.5 million IOPS, capable of moving data from damaged chips to undamaged chips, to allow the SSD to continue working normally, albeit at a lower capacity.{{Cite web |last=Robinson |first=Cliff |date=10 August 2019 |title=Samsung PM1733 PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSDs for the PRE |url=https://www.servethehome.com/samsung-pm1733-pcie-gen4-nvme-ssds-for-the-pre/}}{{Cite web |last=Shilov |first=Anton |title=Samsung Preps PM1733 PCIe 4.0 Enterprise SSDs For AMD's "Rome" EPYC Processors |url=https://www.anandtech.com/show/14729/samsung-preps-pm1733-pcie-4-0-ssd-for-amd-rome-processors |website=anandtech.com}}{{Cite web |last=Liu |first=Zhiye |title=Samsung Launches PM1733 PCIe 4.0 SSD: Up To 8 GB/s and 30TB |url=https://www.tomshardware.com/news/samsung-pm1733-pcie-4.0-ssd,40126.html |website=Tom's Hardware|date=9 August 2019 }}{{cite news |title=Enterprise SSD prices to rise over 10% in Q3, Samsung Electronics to gain |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/technology/enterprise-ssd-prices-to-rise-over-10-in-q3-samsung-electronics-to-gain-121060500172_1.html |work=Business Standard India |date=5 June 2021}}

Samsung's consumer SSD lineup currently consists of the 980 PRO, 970 PRO, 970 EVO plus, 970 EVO, 960 PRO, 960 EVO, 950 PRO, 860 QVO, 860 PRO, 860 EVO, 850 PRO, 850 EVO, and the 750 EVO. The SSDs models beginning with a 9 use an NVM Express interface and the rest use a Serial ATA interface.{{Cite web |title=Samsung Solid State Drives |url=https://www.samsung.com/us/computing/memory-storage/solid-state-drives |access-date=15 February 2020 |website=Samsung Electronics America}} Samsung also produces consumer portable SSDs using a USB-C USB 3.1 Gen 2 connector. The drives offer read speeds of 1,050 MB/s and write speeds of 1,000 MB/s and are available as 500 GB, 1 TB and 2 TB models.{{Cite web |title=Samsung Releases Portable SSD T7 Touch – the New Standard in Speed and Security for External Storage Devices |url=https://news.samsung.com/ca/samsung-releases-portable-ssd-t7-touch-the-new-standard-in-speed-and-security-for-external-storage-devices |access-date=16 February 2020 |website=news.samsung.com}}

Like many other SSD producers, Samsung's SSDs use NAND flash memory produced by Samsung Electronics.

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In the area of storage media, in 2009 Samsung achieved a ten percent world market share, driven by the introduction of a new hard disk drive capable of storing 250 Gb per 2.5-inch disk.{{Cite news |date=7 April 2010 |title=Samsung Lets You Store 500 Movies on a Laptop Hard Drive |publisher=VentureBeat |url=https://venturebeat.com/2010/04/07/samsung-lets-you-store-500-movies-on-a-laptop-hard-drive/ |url-status=live |access-date=11 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181115112746/https://venturebeat.com/2010/04/07/samsung-lets-you-store-500-movies-on-a-laptop-hard-drive/ |archive-date=15 November 2018}} In 2010, the company started marketing the 320 Gb-per-disk HDD, the largest in the industry. In addition, it was focusing more on selling external hard disk drives. Following financial losses, the hard disk division was sold to Seagate in 2011 in return for a 9.6% ownership stake in Seagate.{{Cite web |last=Hollister |first=Sean |date=20 December 2011 |title=Seagate now officially owns Samsung's hard drive business |url=https://www.theverge.com/2011/12/20/2648216/seagate-samsung-hdd-deal-complete |access-date=16 February 2020 |website=The Verge}}

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In 2009, Samsung sold around 31 million flat-panel televisions, enabling to it to maintain the world's largest market share for a fourth consecutive year.{{Cite news |date=24 August 2010 |title=KOREA: LG, Samsung Aim Upmarket To Reinforce Their TV Market Lead |work=What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision |url=http://www.whathifi.com/news/KOREA-LG-Samsung-aim-upmarket-to-reinforce-their-TV-market-lead/ |url-status=live |access-date=16 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101024213103/http://www.whathifi.com/News/KOREA-LG-Samsung-aim-upmarket-to-reinforce-their-TV-market-lead/ |archive-date=24 October 2010}}

Samsung launched its first full HD 3D LED television in March 2010. Samsung had showcased the product at the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2010) held in Las Vegas.{{Cite news |date=7 January 2010 |title=CES 2010: Samsung Reveals 0.3-Inch Thin Flagship LED HDTV; As Thick as a Pencil with Touchscreen Remote |publisher=ZDNet |url=https://www.zdnet.com/blog/gadgetreviews/ces-2010-samsung-reveals-03-inch-thin-flagship-led-hdtv-as-thick-as-a-pencil-with-touchscreen-remote/10820 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110311113703/http://www.zdnet.com/blog/gadgetreviews/ces-2010-samsung-reveals-03-inch-thin-flagship-led-hdtv-as-thick-as-a-pencil-with-touchscreen-remote/10820 |archive-date=11 March 2011}}

Samsung sold more than one million 3D televisions within six months of its launch. This is the figure close to what many market researchers forecast for the year's worldwide 3D television sales (1.23 million units).{{Cite news |date=31 August 2010 |title=Samsung 3D TV Sells More Than 1 Million Units |publisher=MK Business News |url=http://news.mk.co.kr/newsRead.php?year=2010&no=470126 |url-status=live |access-date=16 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120121024715/http://news.mk.co.kr/newsRead.php?year=2010&no=470126 |archive-date=21 January 2012}} It also debuted the 3D Home Theater (HT-C6950W) that allows the user to enjoy 3D image and surround sound at the same time. With the launch of 3D Home Theater, Samsung became the first company in the industry to have the full line of 3D offerings, including 3D television, 3D Blu-ray player, 3D content, and 3D glasses.{{Cite news |date=12 May 2010 |title=Samsung Introduce the World's First 3D Home Theater in Korea with the HT-C6950W |publisher=AkihabaraNews |url=http://en.akihabaranews.com/46174/home-entertainment/samsung-introduce-the-world-first-3d-home-theater-in-korea-with-the-ht-c6950w |url-status=dead |access-date=16 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100515120018/http://en.akihabaranews.com/46174/home-entertainment/samsung-introduce-the-world-first-3d-home-theater-in-korea-with-the-ht-c6950w |archive-date=15 May 2010}}

In 2007, Samsung introduced the "Internet TV", enabling the viewer to receive information from the Internet while at the same time watching conventional television programming. Samsung later developed "Smart LED TV" (now renamed to "Samsung Smart TV"),[http://www.samsung.com/us/article/the-wonder-of-samsung-smart-tvs "The Wonder of Samsung Smart TVs"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809111747/http://www.samsung.com/us/article/the-wonder-of-samsung-smart-tvs |date=9 August 2011 }}. which additionally supports downloaded smart television apps. In 2008, the company launched the Power Infolink service, followed in 2009 by a whole new Internet@TV. In 2010, it started marketing the 3D television while unveiling the upgraded Internet@TV 2010, which offers free (or for-fee) download of applications from its Samsung Apps Store, in addition to existing services such as news, weather, stock market, YouTube videos, and movies.{{Cite web |date=7 January 2010 |title=Samsung Unveils First Ever Application Store |url=http://www.samsung.com/us/news/newsRead.do?news_seq=16458&page=1 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120810174621/http://www.samsung.com/us/news/newsRead.do?news_seq=16458&page=1 |archive-date=10 August 2012 |publisher=Samsung}}

Samsung Apps offers for-fee premium services in a few countries including Korea and the United States. The services will be custom-tailored for each region. Samsung plans to offer family-oriented applications such as health care programs and digital picture frames as well as games. Samsung's range of smart TVs include the apps ITV Player and motion controlled games such as Angry Birds.{{Cite news |date=3 September 2012 |script-title=ko:삼성전자, IFA2012서 신규 스마트 TV앱 대거 공개 {{!}} SAMSUNG NEWSROOM |language=ko |work=SAMSUNG NEWSROOM |url=https://news.samsung.com/kr/%EC%82%BC%EC%84%B1%EC%A0%84%EC%9E%90-ifa2012%EC%84%9C-%EC%8B%A0%EA%B7%9C-%EC%8A%A4%EB%A7%88%ED%8A%B8-tv%EC%95%B1-%EB%8C%80%EA%B1%B0-%EA%B3%B5%EA%B0%9C |url-status=live |access-date=22 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423035556/https://news.samsung.com/kr/%ec%82%bc%ec%84%b1%ec%a0%84%ec%9e%90-ifa2012%ec%84%9c-%ec%8b%a0%ea%b7%9c-%ec%8a%a4%eb%a7%88%ed%8a%b8-tv%ec%95%b1-%eb%8c%80%ea%b1%b0-%ea%b3%b5%ea%b0%9c |archive-date=23 April 2018}} Since 2015, Samsung's proprietary FAST streaming service Samsung TV Plus was pre-installed to the smart TVs.{{Cite web |date=31 January 2023 |title=What is Samsung TV Plus? The free streaming platform explained |url=https://www.trustedreviews.com/explainer/what-is-samsung-tv-plus-4298290 |access-date=16 August 2023 |website=Trusted Reviews |language=en}}

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The company started as a budget display monitor brand in the 1980s, producing cathode ray tube (CRT) monitors for computers, from which it then evolved. By the end of the decade, Samsung had become the world's largest monitor manufacturer, selling over {{nowrap|8 million}} monitors by 1989.{{cite magazine |title=InfoWorld |magazine=InfoWorld |date=1989 |volume=11 |issue=45–51 |page=47 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D5c_AQAAIAAJ |publisher=InfoWorld Pub. |quote=All of which have gone a long way toward making Samsung the world's largest monitor maker, with over {{nowrap|8 million}} units sold.}}

During the 1990s to the 2000s, Samsung started producing LCD monitors using TFT technology to which it still emphasizes on the budget market against the competition while at the same time starting to also focus on catering to the middle and upper markets through partnership with brands such as NEC and Sony via a joint venture.{{Cite news |date=6 December 2020 |title=Samsung and NEC set up joint display venture |url=https://www.eetimes.com/samsung-and-nec-set-up-joint-display-venture/# |access-date=7 April 2021}} As it grew and became more advanced, it later on acquired the joint venture corporations to form the current Samsung OLED and S-LCD Corporation respectively from its former joint venture partners.{{cite news | title=Samsung buys Sony's entire stake in LCD joint venture | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16330877 | work=BBC News | date=December 2011 | access-date=26 December 2011}}

As of 2015, Samsung smart televisions and smart monitors run an operating system customized from the open-source Linux-based Tizen OS.{{Cite web |last=Goode |first=Lauren |date=2 January 2015 |title=Samsung Will Put Tizen in Its Televisions. What the Heck Does That Mean? |url=https://www.vox.com/2015/1/2/11557440/samsung-will-put-tizen-in-its-televisions-what-the-heck-does-that-mean |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629052456/https://www.vox.com/2015/1/2/11557440/samsung-will-put-tizen-in-its-televisions-what-the-heck-does-that-mean |archive-date=29 June 2019 |access-date=16 October 2019 |publisher=Vox.com}} [https://www.bananot.net/ Alt URL]{{Cite web |date=25 March 2019 |title=Samsung's Tizen OS dominates global smart TV market |url=https://www.fiercevideo.com/video/samsung-s-tizen-os-dominates-global-smart-tv-market |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190823193245/https://www.fiercevideo.com/video/samsung-s-tizen-os-dominates-global-smart-tv-market |archive-date=23 August 2019 |access-date=16 October 2019 |publisher=FierceVideo}} Given Samsung's high market share in the smart television market, approximately 20% of smart televisions sold worldwide in 2018 run Tizen.

In 2019, Samsung announced that they will be bringing the Apple TV app (formally iTunes Movies and TV Shows app) and AirPlay 2 support to its 2019 and 2018 smart TVs (via firmware update).{{Cite web |date=n.d. |title=Samsung smart TVs to get iTunes Movies and TV Shows app and AirPlay 2 support |url=https://www.hardwarezone.com.sg/tech-news-samsung-smart-tvs-get-itunes-movies-and-tv-shows-app-and-airplay-2-support |access-date=28 March 2020 |website=HardwareZone.com.sg}}

Samsung's Odyssey gaming monitors are designed for professional gamers and gaming enthusiasts. As of 2022, the Odyssey range consists of 4 main series, each with different resolutions, refresh rates and aspect ratios.

At the CES 2022, Samsung showed the Odyssey Neo G8, the world's first 4K monitor with a refresh rate of 240 Hz.{{Cite web |last=K. |first=Balakumar |date=2022-01-03 |title=Samsung shows off new monitors - including world's first 4K 240Hz gaming monitor |url=https://www.techradar.com/news/samsung-shows-off-3-new-monitors-includes-worlds-first-4k-240hz-gaming-monitor |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=TechRadar |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Shaik |first=Asif Iqbal |date=2022-01-03 |title=Samsung's new lineup includes world's first 4K 240Hz gaming monitor |url=https://www.sammobile.com/news/samsung-2022-monitor-lineup-announced/ |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=SamMobile |language=en-US}} It features a 32-inch mini LED 1000R curved display with 1,196 local dimming zones that supports HDR10+ with a peak brightness of up to 2,000 nits, and is G-Sync- and FreeSync-certified.{{Cite web |last=Eberle |first=Christian |date=2022-12-19 |title=Samsung Odyssey Neo G8 Review: A New Level Of Extreme |url=https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/samsung-odyssey-neo-g8-review |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=Tom's Hardware |language=en}} It was released on 6 June 2022, at an MSRP of $1,500.{{Cite web |last=Porter |first=Jon |date=2022-05-23 |title=Samsung's 240Hz 4K Mini LED 32-inch monitor goes on sale for $1,500 |url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/23/23137590/samsung-odyssey-neo-g8-gaming-monitor-price-release-date-specs-preorder |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=The Verge |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2022-05-23 |title=Samsung's First 4K Gaming Monitor With 240Hz Refresh Rate Arrives June 6 |url=https://uk.pcmag.com/monitors/140527/samsungs-4k-240hz-gaming-monitor-arrives-june-6 |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=PCMag UK |language=en-gb}}

In the past, Samsung produced printers for both consumers and business use, including mono-laser printers, color laser printers, multifunction printers, and enterprise-use high-speed digital multi-function printer models. They exited the printer business and sold their printer division to HP in Fall 2017.{{Cite news |date=1 November 2017 |title=HP completes purchase of Samsung printer business |publisher=CNBC |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/01/hp-completes-purchase-samsung-printer-business.html |url-status=live |access-date=3 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403153335/https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/01/hp-completes-purchase-samsung-printer-business.html |archive-date=3 April 2019}} In 2010, the company introduced the world's smallest mono-laser printer ML-1660 and color laser multifunction printer CLX-3185.

{{Main|Harman International}}

In 2017, Samsung acquired Harman International.{{Cite web |title=Samsung Electronics Completes Acquisition of HARMAN |url=https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-electronics-completes-acquisition-of-harman |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312064616/https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-electronics-completes-acquisition-of-harman |archive-date=12 March 2017 |access-date=5 July 2019 |website=news.samsung.com}} Harman makes high fidelity audio products under many brand names such as AKG, AMX, Becker, Crown, Harman Kardon, Infinity, JBL, Lexicon, dbx, DigiTech, Mark Levinson, Martin, Revel, Soundcraft, Studer, Arcam, Bang & Olufsen and BSS Audio.

In May 2025, Harman agreed to the acquirement of Bowers & Wilkins, Marantz, Denon, Polk Audio, Definitive Technology, Classé, HEOS and Boston Acoustics as Masimo sells its consumer audio business.{{Cite web |title=Harman is buying Bowers & Wilkins, Marantz and Denon as Masimo sells its consumer audio business |url=https://www.whathifi.com/hi-fi/harman-is-buying-bowers-and-wilkins-marantz-denon-and-others-as-masimo-sells-its-consumer-audio-business |access-date=2025-05-06 |website=whathifi.com}}{{Cite web |last=Weatherbed |first=Jess |date=2025-05-07 |title=Samsung adds Bowers & Wilkins, Denon, Marantz, and Polk to its audio empire |url=https://www.theverge.com/news/662437/samsung-harman-masimo-aquisition-audio-empire |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=The Verge |language=en-US}}

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Samsung has introduced several models of digital cameras and camcorders including the WB550 camera, the ST550 dual-LCD-mounted camera, and the HMX-H106 (64 GB SSD-mounted full HD camcorder). In 2014, the company took the second place in the mirrorless camera segment.{{cite news |last=Matthew |first=By |url=http://www.businesskorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=6197 |title=Sony, Samsung Dominating Digital Camera Market while Canon, Nikon Struggle |work=BusinessKorea |date=3 September 2014 |accessdate=15 August 2021 }} Since then, the company has focused more on higher-priced items. In 2010, the company launched the NX10, the next-generation interchangeable lens camera.

Samsung entered the MP3 player (digital audio player, DAP) market in 1999 with its Yepp line. In the initial years the company struggled to gain a foothold because of emerging Korean startups iRiver, Cowon and Mpio. However, by 2006, it had gained a significant share in the domestic market as well as Russia and parts of the Middle East, South East Asia and Europe.{{cite web |url=https://mobile-review.com/print.php?filename=/mp3/articles/mp3-global-en.shtml |title=Mobile-review.com MP3-players – Global markets |website=mobile-review.com |access-date=22 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061125191014/https://mobile-review.com/print.php?filename=/mp3/articles/mp3-global-en.shtml |archive-date=25 November 2006 |url-status=dead}} It was also starting to increase penetration in the U.S. (albeit significantly lower than the market leader, Apple).{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB115611491491940550|title = SanDisk Raises Music-Player Stakes|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|date = 21 August 2006|last1 = Wingfield|first1 = Nick}} Samsung launched the world's-smallest DivX MP3 player, the R1, in 2009.{{Cite web |title=2009 Samsung Annual Report |url=http://www.samsung.com/sec/aboutsamsung/file/information/SEC_AR09_E_full.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516130125/http://www.samsung.com/sec/aboutsamsung/file/information/SEC_AR09_E_full.pdf |archive-date=16 May 2011 |access-date=29 November 2010 |publisher=Samsung}}

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In 2014, the company announced that it was exiting the laptop market in Europe.[http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/laptop/3573470/samsung-exits-laptop-market-including-chromebooks/ "Samsung exits laptop market including Chromebooks"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429151441/http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/laptop/3573470/samsung-exits-laptop-market-including-chromebooks/ |date=29 April 2015 }}, PC Advisor, 23 September 2014

In 2015, Samsung announced a proposal for a constellation of 4600 satellites orbiting Earth at {{convert|900|mi|km|order=flip|sp=us}} altitude that could bring 200 gigabytes per month of internet data to "each of the world's 5 billion people".{{Cite news |last=Gershgorn |first=Dave |date=17 August 2015 |title=Samsung Wants To Blanket The Earth in Satellite Internet |work=Popular Science |url=http://www.popsci.com/samsung-wants-launch-thousands-satellites-bring-everyone-earth-internet |url-status=live |access-date=21 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150820193642/http://www.popsci.com/samsung-wants-launch-thousands-satellites-bring-everyone-earth-internet |archive-date=20 August 2015}}{{Cite arXiv |eprint=1508.02383 |class=cs.NI |first=Farooq |last=Khan |title=Mobile Internet from the Heavens |year=2015}} The proposal has not yet advanced to full development. If built, such a constellation would compete with previously announced satellite constellations currently under development by OneWeb and SpaceX.{{update after|2016|10|15}}

On 13 July 2017, an LED screen for digital cinema developed by Samsung Electronics with GDC Technology Limited{{Cite web |title=Does the Future of Digital Cinema Mean the End of Motion Picture Projectors? |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/does-future-digital-cinema-mean-end-motion-picture-projectors-989655 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=29 March 2017 |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Pennington |first=Adrian |year=2017 |title=The next big thing in cinema technology could be LED screens |url=https://www.screendaily.com/features/the-next-big-thing-in-cinema-technology-could-be-led-screens/5119130.article |website=ScreenDaily |language=en}} was publicly demonstrated on one screen at Lotte Cinema World Tower in Seoul.{{Cite web |date=12 July 2017 |title=Samsung Debuts World's First Cinema LED Display – Samsung Newsroom |url=https://news.samsung.com/us/samsung-debuts-worlds-first-cinema-led-display-harman-audio/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803091935/https://news.samsung.com/us/samsung-debuts-worlds-first-cinema-led-display-harman-audio/ |archive-date=3 August 2017 |access-date=15 July 2017}}

{{main|Samsung Experience Store}}

Samsung runs Samsung Experience Store retail locations throughout the world. These locations primarily sell Samsung Galaxy devices, though they can feature other Samsung-owned brands as well.

Samsung has various service stores throughout all of South Korea, which have showcases of various Samsung products available for purchase, and also have repair centers for those items.{{Cite web |last=Woo |first=DoGyeom |script-title=ko:홈페이지 < 삼성전자서비스 |url=https://www.samsungsvc.co.kr/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190705071113/https://www.samsungsvc.co.kr/ |archive-date=5 July 2019 |access-date=5 July 2019 |website=samsungsvc.co.kr |language=ko}} It also has stores dedicated to the installation of large household appliances such as TVs, dishwashers, and refrigerators. It also has stores just for the sale and repair of its memory products, such as the SSDs. These stores do not feature Samsung's own Samsung Experience Store name and

branding.

{{Update section|date=December 2021}}{{Confusing|date=October 2017}}

In December 2010, Samsung switched its management system from a single CEO-system 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 company.{{Cite news |date=7 June 2012 |title=Samsung names Kwon Oh-hyun as new CEO |work=The Times of India |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/news/hardware/Samsung-names-Kwon-Oh-hyun-as-new-CEO/articleshow/13895844.cms}}{{Cite news |date=16 January 2011 |title=Samsung Executives Dyeing Hair Black |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2011/01/123_79783.html |url-status=dead |access-date=21 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403152123/https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2011/01/123_79783.html |archive-date=3 April 2016}} Samsung also reorganized its overseas marketing bases in line with changes in the market, including a combined Britain/Continental Europe regional subsidiary, and a combined China/Taiwan regional subsidiary.

In 2012, Samsung appointed director of mobile products, J. K. Shin, to president/CEO of Samsung Electronics for Mobile Consumer Products.

The company added a new digital imaging business division in 2010, and consists of eight divisions, including the existing display, IT solutions, consumer electronics, wireless, networking, semiconductor, and LCD divisions.

It merged consumer electronics and air conditioners in 2010 under the consumer electronics business division. The set-top boxes business was merged with the Visual Display Business division.

The company's 2023 reorganization was as follows: Among the eight divisions, the network division and the digital imaging division experienced new appointments, while the remaining divisions were maintained in accordance with their results.{{Cite web |date=2023-11-27 |title=Samsung retains top CEOs, launches unit to prepare for future |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/tech/2024/01/419_363990.html |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=The Korea Times |language=en}}

• Executive Chairman: Lee Jae-yong
• Vice chairman and co-CEO of Samsung Electronics' device experience division: Han Jong Hee
• Co-CEO of the device solutions division: Kyung Kye-hyun
• vice chairman and head of the Future Business Planning division: Jun Young-hyun

The following are the names of the board of directors' members:{{Cite web |title=Board of Director │ Governance │ Investor Relations │ Samsung Global |url=https://www.samsung.com/global/ir/governance-csr/board-of-directors/ |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=Samsung global |language=en-GB}}

Around 44% of Samsung Electronics' shares are held by the general public, around 38% are held by institutions, and insiders held around 4% of shares. The largest shareholders in early 2024 were:{{Cite web |title=Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Insider Trading & Ownership Structure |url=https://simplywall.st/stocks/kr/tech/kose-a005930/samsung-electronics-shares/ownership |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=Simply Wall St |language=en}}

• Samsung Life Insurance (7.6%)
• National Pension Service (6.46%)
• BlackRock (4.83%)
• Samsung C&T Corporation (4.4%)
• The Vanguard Group (3.03%)
• Norges Bank (1.76%)
• Hong Ra-hee (1.45%)
• Lee Jae-yong (1.45%)
• Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance (1.31%)
• Fidelity Investments (1.27%)
• JP Morgan Asset Management (1%)
• Samsung Asset Management (0.91%)
• Lee Boo-jin (0.78%)
• Capital Research and Management Company (0.77%)
• Lee Seo-hyun (0.7%)

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{{See also|Smartphone patent wars}}

Despite recent litigation activity, Samsung and Apple have been described as frenemies who share a love-hate relationship.{{Cite news |date=10 February 2013 |title=Insight: Apple and Samsung, frenemies for life |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/net-us-apple-samsung-idUSBRE91901Q20130210 |url-status=live |access-date=9 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130504071907/http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/10/net-us-apple-samsung-idUSBRE91901Q20130210 |archive-date=4 May 2013}} Samsung is a major supplier for Apple – first providing memory for the early iPod devices in 2005, and Apple is a key customer for Samsung – in 2012 its component sales were thought to be worth in the region of $8 billion revenue to Samsung – to the point where Apple CEO Tim Cook originally opposed litigation against Samsung wary of the company's critical component supply chain for Apple.{{Cite web |date=11 February 2013 |title=Apple CEO Tim Cook Never Wanted to Sue Samsung |url=https://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/02/11/apple-ceo-tim-cook-never-wanted-to-sue-samsung |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321214502/https://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/02/11/apple-ceo-tim-cook-never-wanted-to-sue-samsung |archive-date=21 March 2019 |access-date=9 May 2013 |website=IGN}}

In April 2011, Apple Inc. announced that it was suing Samsung over the design of its Galaxy range of mobile phones. The lawsuit was filed on 15 April 2011 and alleges that Samsung infringed on Apple's trademarks and patents of the iPhone and iPad.{{Cite news |date=19 April 2011 |title=Apple sues Samsung for 'copying' iPhones and iPad |publisher=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13124753 |url-status=live |access-date=21 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110419222532/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13124753 |archive-date=19 April 2011}} Samsung issued a counterclaim against Apple of patent infringement.{{Cite news |date=22 April 2011 |title=Samsung Sues Apple After Accusations of 'Copying' |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13167573 |url-status=live |access-date=26 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110426002954/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13167573 |archive-date=26 April 2011}} In August 2011, at The Regional Court of Düsseldorf, Apple was granted a preliminary injunction against the sale and marketing of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 across the whole of Europe excluding the Netherlands.{{Cite news |last=Richmond |first=Shane |date=9 August 2011 |title=Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Blocked in Europe |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/samsung/8691707/Samsung-Galaxy-Tab-10.1-blocked-in-Europe.html |url-status=live |access-date=21 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110821064855/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/samsung/8691707/Samsung-Galaxy-Tab-10.1-blocked-in-Europe.html |archive-date=21 August 2011}} The ban has been temporarily lifted in the European Union, with the exclusion of Germany, while it is investigated whether or not the original injunction was appropriate.{{Cite news |date=16 August 2011 |title=Samsung Galaxy Tab Ban Is on Hold |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14548895 |url-status=live |access-date=21 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181026040017/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14548895 |archive-date=26 October 2018}}

On 31 August 2012, the Tokyo District Court ruled Samsung Electronics' mobile devices did not violate an Apple patent.{{Cite news |date=31 August 2012 |title=Samsung wins over Apple in Japan patent case |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/apple-samsung-japan-idUSL2E8JU0Y420120831 |url-status=live |access-date=31 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120902210448/http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/31/apple-samsung-japan-idUSL2E8JU0Y420120831 |archive-date=2 September 2012}} The case only addressed Apple's patent that allows mobile devices and personal computers to synchronize or share data with each other and is not comparable with the U.S. court case ruled on 24 August. On 18 October 2012, the U.K. High Court ruled that Samsung did not infringe Apple's design patents. Apple was forced to issue a court-ordered apology to Samsung on its official U.K. website.{{Cite web |last=Whittaker |first=Zack |date=8 November 2012 |title=Apple quietly pulls apology-hiding code from U.K. site |url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57546830-37/apple-quietly-pulls-apology-hiding-code-from-u.k-site/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602150106/http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57546830-37/apple-quietly-pulls-apology-hiding-code-from-u.k-site/ |archive-date=2 June 2013 |access-date=11 July 2013 |publisher=CNET}}

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Best Buy and Samsung joined to create the Samsung Experience Shop, a store that allows customers to test the company's products, and get training in mobile products they already own. In summer 2013, more than 1,400 Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile stores have established the Samsung Experience Shop. About 460 square feet of space are dedicated for the SES, with the company's placement at Best Buy's entrance, as well as its sign visible in any part of the store.{{Cite news |last=Palenchar |first=Joseph |title=Analysts See Potential in Samsung, Best Buy Tie-Up |agency=TWICE |issue=28}} The purpose of the Samsung Experience Shop is to make Samsung's products, i.e. the Galaxy, more accessible to customers.

The first Samsung Experience Shops began appearing across Best Buy locations in the United States in May 2013. In May 2014, Best Buy announced its plans to add 500 new Samsung Entertainment Experience Shops. While the previous Samsung Experience locations focused primarily on showcasing and providing support for Samsung's Galaxy smartphones, cameras, and tablets, these new locations will showcase and support the company's home theater products.

Unlike the Samsung Experience Shop, the Samsung Entertainment Experience will be run by Samsung trained Best Buy associates. The new centers are expected to finish being made in the U.S. by January 2015.{{Cite news |last=Belz |first=Adam |date=2 May 2014 |title=Best Buy Signs New Store-within-a-store Deals with Samsung, Sony |work=San Jose Mercury News}}

In the early 1990s, Samsung began considering the importance of physical design in its products. When chairman Lee declared 1996 'The Year of Design Revolution', a comprehensive global design program was initiated with the goal of design being a strategic asset and competitive advantage for the company. Located in the company's high-rise headquarters in Gangnam (south of Seoul) the corporate design center includes more than 900 full-time designers. In 1971 there were only a few designers in the whole company, whose number rose to 1,600 by 2015.{{Cite news|date=1 September 2015|title=How Samsung Became a Design Powerhouse|work=Harvard Business Review|url=https://hbr.org/2015/09/how-samsung-became-a-design-powerhouse|access-date=10 June 2021|issn=0017-8012}} In addition to the corporate design center in Seoul, there are design centers located in Tokyo, San Francisco and London.Dr. K.J. Freeze and Prof. Dr. K.W. Chung (2008): Design Strategy at Samsung Electronics: Becoming a Top-Tier Company, Design Management Institute, Boston, USA (page 6)

The company overhauls its design over a two-year cycle. For the first year, it scrutinizes design trends of the world, followed by product strategies. It then maps out new design plans during the second year.

Since 2006, it has won as many as 210 awards from international design institutions.{{Cite web|date=13 March 2020|title=Samsung – Competitive Analysis – Law Essays|url=https://lawaspect.com/samsung-competitive-analysis/|access-date=10 June 2021|website=LawAspect.com|language=en-US}} It received the iF (International Forum) and IDEA design awards. Working with partners, Samsung was the winner in eight categories in the 2009 IDEA awards, hence receiving the most awards.{{Cite web |last=Nussbaum |first=Bruce |date=1 August 2009 |title=Samsung Beats Apple in the IDEA/BusinessWeek Design Awards |url=http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/NussbaumOnDesign/archives/2009/08/samsung_beats_a.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112075916/http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/NussbaumOnDesign/archives/2009/08/samsung_beats_a.html |archive-date=12 November 2012 |access-date=10 July 2013 |website=Bloomberg BusinessWeek}}

In the 2010 iF Material Awards, the company won the Gold Award for five of its products including the external hard disk drive. The iF Material Awards are given by the International Forum Design GmbH of Hannover, a design award for design materials and process technologies. In 2010, the German company selected a total of 42 products in the areas of home appliance, furniture, and industrial design. Samsung won the awards in five categories including external hard disk, full-touch screen phone, "side-by-side" refrigerator, compact digital camera, and laser printer toner.{{Cite news |date=26 April 2010 |title=Samsung Products Win iF Awards |publisher=Korea JoongAng Daily |url=http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2919659 |url-status=live |access-date=28 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101126071117/http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2919659 |archive-date=26 November 2010}}

All Samsung mobile phones and MP3 players introduced on the market after April 2010 are free from polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and brominated flame retardants (BFRs).{{Cite web |title=Policy on target substances – Chemical Management – Environment – Sustainability – About Samsung |url=http://www.samsung.com/us/aboutsamsung/sustainability/environment/chemicalmanagement/policyontargetsubstances.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100814191147/http://www.samsung.com/us/aboutsamsung/sustainability/environment/chemicalmanagement/policyontargetsubstances.html |archive-date=14 August 2010 |access-date=2 August 2010 |publisher=Samsung Electronics}}

The company is listed in Greenpeace's Guide to Greener Electronics, which rates electronics companies on policies and practices to reduce their impact on the climate, produce greener products, and make their operations more sustainable. In November 2011, Samsung was ranked seventh out of 15 leading electronics manufacturers with a score of 4.1/10.{{Cite web |title=Guide to Greener Electronics – Greenpeace International |url=http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/campaigns/climate-change/cool-it/Guide-to-Greener-Electronics/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111112022636/http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/campaigns/climate-change/cool-it/Guide-to-Greener-Electronics/ |archive-date=12 November 2011 |access-date=16 November 2011}} In the newly re-launched guide, Samsung moved down two places (occupying fifth position in October 2010), but scored maximum points for providing verified data and its greenhouse gas emissions. It also scored well for its Sustainable Operations, with the guide praising its relatively good e-waste take-back programme and information. However, the company was criticized for not setting an ambitious target to increase its use of renewable energy and for belonging to a trade association which has commented against energy efficiency standards.

In June 2004, Samsung was one of the first major electronics companies to publicly commit to eliminate PVC and BFRs from new models of all their products. However, the company failed to meet its deadlines to be PVC- and BFRs-free, and published new phase out dates.{{Cite web |title=Management of target substances – Chemical Management – Environment – Sustainability – About Samsung – Samsung |url=http://www.samsung.com/us/aboutsamsung/sustainability/environment/chemicalmanagement/managementoftargetsubstances.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100424223415/http://www.samsung.com/us/aboutsamsung/sustainability/environment/chemicalmanagement/managementoftargetsubstances.html |archive-date=24 April 2010 |access-date=2 August 2010}} In March 2010, Greenpeace activists protested at the company's Benelux headquarters for what they called Samsung's "broken promises".{{Cite web |title=Calling out Samsung for toxic failure – Greenpeace International |url=http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/news/features/calling-out-samsung-030310/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100727144523/http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/news/features/calling-out-samsung-030310/ |archive-date=27 July 2010 |access-date=2 August 2010}}

The company has been awarded as one of global top-ten companies in the Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index (CDLI). It was the only Asian company among top ten companies. In addition, the company is listed in Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI).{{Cite web |title=Who's Greener, Samsung or LG? |url=http://www.biztechreport.com/story/767-whos-greener-samsung-or-lg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708012550/http://www.biztechreport.com/story/767-whos-greener-samsung-or-lg |archive-date=8 July 2011 |access-date=13 January 2010 |publisher=Business and Technology Report}}

The company's achievement ratio of products approaching the Global Ecolabel level ("Good Eco-Products" within the company) is 11 percentage points above the 2010 goal (80 percent). In the first half of 2010, Samsung earned the Global Ecolabel for its 2,134 models, thereby becoming the world's number-one company in terms of the number of products meeting Global Ecolabel standards.

The company is also improving its effort to recover and recycle electronic wastes.{{Cite web |title=Samsung Sustainability Initiatives: What's Working? |url=http://www.dailyenergyreport.com/2012/03/samsung-sustainability-initiatives-whats-working |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120530024532/http://www.dailyenergyreport.com/2012/03/samsung-sustainability-initiatives-whats-working/ |archive-date=30 May 2012 |access-date=29 May 2012 |website=The Daily Energy Report}} The number of wastes salvaged throughout 60 countries during 2009 was as much as 240,000 tons. The "Samsung Recycling Direct" program, the company's voluntary recycling program under way in the United States, was expanded to Canada.{{Cite web |date=26 July 2010 |title=Samsung Leads in Green Management |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/tech/2010/08/129_69809.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717182731/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/tech/2010/08/129_69809.html |archive-date=17 July 2012 |access-date=26 July 2010 |website=The Korea Times}}

In 2008, the company was praised for its recycling effort by the U.S. advocacy group Electronics Take Back Coalition as the "best eco-friendly recycling program".{{Cite web |title=Enviros Applaud Samsung for New Free National Recycling Program |url=http://www.samsung.com/us/aboutsamsung/sustainability/environment/chemicalmanagement/policyontargetsubstances.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091007003749/http://www.samsung.com/us/aboutsamsung/sustainability/environment/chemicalmanagement/policyontargetsubstances.html |archive-date=7 October 2009 |access-date=8 September 2008 |publisher=Electronics TakeBack Coalition}} In 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded the company its 10th consecutive Sustainable Excellence Award in the manufacturer's category.{{Cite web |last1=SamMobile |last2=Naresh |first2=Sagar |date=29 March 2023 |title=Samsung receives two crowns at the 2023 ENERGY STAR Awards in the US |url=https://www.sammobile.com/news/samsung-receives-two-2023-energy-star-awards-usa/ |access-date=10 July 2023 |website=SamMobile |language=en-US}}

Many employees working in Samsung's semiconductor facilities have developed various forms of cancers.{{citation needed|date=October 2017}} Initially, Samsung denied being responsible for the illnesses. Although Samsung is known to disfavor trade unions,{{Cite web |date=5 December 2013 |title=IndustriALL Executives condemn Samsung for union busting |url=http://www.industriall-union.org/industriall-executives-condemn-samsung-for-union-busting |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606204839/http://www.industriall-union.org/industriall-executives-condemn-samsung-for-union-busting |archive-date=6 June 2014 |access-date=3 June 2014 |publisher=IndustriALL}} these sick workers organized in the group SHARPS (Supporters for the Health And Rights of People in the Semiconductor Industry).{{Cite web |date=10 April 2010 |title=About the victims |url=http://stopsamsung.wordpress.com/about-the-victims/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519031154/http://stopsamsung.wordpress.com/about-the-victims/ |archive-date=19 May 2014 |access-date=3 June 2014 |publisher=SHARPS}}{{Unreliable source?|reason=See reliable sources list on WP:KO/RS|date=March 2025}} The crowdfunded film Another Promise was produced in 2013 to depict the fight for compensation of the victims, as well as the documentary The Empire of Shame. In May 2014, Samsung offered an apology and compensation to workers who became ill.{{Cite web |date=14 May 2014 |title=Samsung offers apology and compensation to workers who got leukemia |url=https://www.theverge.com/2014/5/14/5716064/samsung-offers-apology-and-compensation-to-workers-who-got-leukemia |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180302103828/https://www.theverge.com/2014/5/14/5716064/samsung-offers-apology-and-compensation-to-workers-who-got-leukemia |archive-date=2 March 2018 |access-date=11 September 2017 |publisher=The Verge}}{{Cite web |title=Samsung Finally Apologizes To Workers Who Got Cancer While Making Chips |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/14/samsung-apologizes-to-cancer-stricken-chip-workers_n_5321059.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606195113/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/14/samsung-apologizes-to-cancer-stricken-chip-workers_n_5321059.html |archive-date=6 June 2014 |access-date=3 June 2014 |website=HuffPost}} The company subsequently did not follow all the recommendations of a specially appointed mediation committee, paid several families outside of a scheme to be agreed on and required them to drop all further charges, prompting SHARPS to continue legal and public action.{{Cite web |date=23 October 2015 |title=Samsung Hands Out Hush Money to Occupational Disease Victims |url=https://stopsamsung.wordpress.com/2015/10/23/samsung-hands-out-hush-money-to-occupational-disease-victims/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011103049/https://stopsamsung.wordpress.com/2015/10/23/samsung-hands-out-hush-money-to-occupational-disease-victims/ |archive-date=11 October 2016 |access-date=31 December 2016 |website=Stop Samsung – No More Deaths!}}{{Unreliable source?|reason=See reliable sources list on WP:KO/RS|date=March 2025}} The quarrel was mostly resolved upon a public apology issued by Samsung in November 2018.{{Cite web |title=Samsung admits fault over illnesses and deaths of workers |date=23 November 2018 |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/samsung-electronics-apology-sicknesses-deaths-of-workers-today-2018-11-23/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502172806/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/samsung-electronics-apology-sicknesses-deaths-of-workers-today-2018-11-23/ |archive-date=2 May 2019 |access-date=2 May 2019 |publisher=CBS News}}

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In December 2010, the European Commission fined six LCD panel producers, including Samsung, a total of €648 million for operating as a cartel. The company received a full reduction of the potential fine for being the first firm to assist EU anti-trust authorities.{{Cite web |title=Antitrust: Commission fines six LCD panel producers €648 million for price fixing cartel |url=http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-10-1685_en.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510144611/http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-10-1685_en.htm |archive-date=10 May 2013 |access-date=18 April 2013 |publisher=European Commission}}

On 19 October 2011, Samsung was fined €145.73 million for being part of a price cartel of ten companies for DRAMs, which lasted from 1 July 1998 to 15 June 2002. Like most of the other members of the cartel, the company received a 10% reduction for acknowledging the facts to investigators. Samsung had to pay 90% of their share of the settlement, but Micron avoided payment as a result of having initially revealed the case to investigators. Micron remains the only company that avoided all payments from reduction under the settlement notice.{{Cite web |title=Antitrust: Commission fines DRAM producers € 331 million for price cartel; reaches first settlement in a cartel case |url=http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/10/586 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100707041505/http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP%2F10%2F586 |archive-date=7 July 2010 |access-date=22 April 2012 |publisher=European Commission }}

In Canada, the price fix was investigated in 2002. A recession started to occur that year, and the price fix ended. However, in 2014, the Canadian government reopened the case and investigated silently after the EU's success. Sufficient evidence was found and presented to Samsung and two other manufacturers during a class action lawsuit hearing. The companies agreed upon a $120 million agreement, with $40 million as a fine, and $80 million to be paid back to Canadian citizens who purchased a computer, printer, MP3 player, gaming console or camera between April 1999 and June 2002.{{Cite web |title=Canadian DRAM Class Action |url=http://www.themoneyismine.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915090924/http://themoneyismine.com/ |archive-date=15 September 2015 |access-date=20 September 2019}}

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On 15 April 2011, Apple sued Samsung in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, alleging that several of Samsung's Android phones and tablets, including the Nexus S, Epic 4G, Galaxy S 4G, and Galaxy Tab, infringed on Apple's intellectual property: its patents, trademarks, user interface and style.{{Cite web |last1=Kane |first1=Yukari Iwatani |last2=Sherr |first2=Ian |date=19 April 2011 |title=Apple: Samsung Copied Design |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703916004576271210109389154 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213132355/http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703916004576271210109389154 |archive-date=13 December 2014 |access-date=11 August 2012 |website=The Wall Street Journal}} Apple's complaint included specific federal claims for patent infringement, false designation of origin, unfair competition, and trademark infringement, as well as state-level claims for unfair competition, common law trademark infringement, and unjust enrichment.{{Cite web |title=Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. et al. |url=http://cand.uscourts.gov/lhk/applevsamsung |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120729022822/http://cand.uscourts.gov/lhk/applevsamsung |archive-date=29 July 2012 |access-date=11 August 2012 |publisher=United States District Court, Northern District of California}}{{Cite web |last=Patel |first=Nilay |author-link=Nilay Patel |date=19 April 2011 |title=Apple sues Samsung: a complete lawsuit analysis |url=https://www.theverge.com/2011/04/19/apple-sues-samsung-analysis/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120801214220/http://www.theverge.com/2011/04/19/apple-sues-samsung-analysis/ |archive-date=1 August 2012 |access-date=11 August 2012 |website=The Verge}}

On 24 August 2012, the jury returned a verdict largely favorable to Apple. It found that Samsung had willfully infringed on Apple's design and utility patents, and had also diluted Apple's trade dresses related to the iPhone. The jury awarded Apple $1.049 billion in damages and Samsung zero damages in its countersuit.{{Cite web |last=Lowensohn |first=Josh |date=24 August 2012 |title=Jury awards Apple more than $1B, finds Samsung infringed |url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57500159-37/jury-decides-samsung-infringed-on-apple-patents/ |access-date=24 August 2012 |publisher=CNET}} The jury found that Samsung infringed Apple's patents on iPhone's "Bounce-Back Effect" (US Patent No.7,469,381), "On-screen Navigation" (US Patent No.7,844,915), and "Tap To Zoom" (US Patent No.7,864,163), and design patents that cover iPhone's features such as the "home button, rounded corners and tapered edges" (US$593087) and "On-Screen Icons" (US$604305).Burnett, Ed, [https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-verdict-is-in-samsung-vs-apple/ The verdict is in: Samsung vs. Apple], ZDNet, 25 August 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2012.

Despite their phones' popularity, numerous explosions of them have been reported.[http://www.lematin.ch/faits-divers/Samsung-prend-l-explosion-dun-de-ses-Galaxy-tres-au-serieux/story/26208459 Téléphonie mobile: Samsung prend l'explosion d'un de ses Galaxy "très au sérieux" – Faits Divers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927190319/http://www.lematin.ch/faits-divers/Samsung-prend-l-explosion-dun-de-ses-Galaxy-tres-au-serieux/story/26208459 |date=27 September 2013 }}. lematin.ch. Retrieved 8 December 2013. A Swiss teenager was left with second and third degree burns on her thigh due to her Galaxy S3's explosion,{{Cite web |last=Nair |first=Drishya |date=11 July 2013 |title=Samsung Galaxy S3 Explosion in Swiss Teenager's Pocket Leaves Her Thigh Numb |url=https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/samsung-galaxy-explodes-swiss-teenager-pocket-case-488963 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130715031043/http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/488963/20130711/samsung-galaxy-explodes-swiss-teenager-pocket-case.htm |archive-date=15 July 2013 |access-date=30 December 2018 |website=International Business Times UK}} followed by two more Galaxy S3 explosions in Switzerland{{Cite news |last=Kleinman |first=Alexis |date=10 July 2013 |title=Galaxy S3 Explodes, Injuring Woman: Report |work=HuffPost |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/10/galaxy-s3-explode_n_3567977.html |url-status=live |access-date=23 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130923020028/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/10/galaxy-s3-explode_n_3567977.html |archive-date=23 September 2013}} and Ireland.{{Cite news |date=22 June 2012 |title=Galaxy S3 Reportedly Explodes, Samsung Investigating |work=HuffPost |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/22/galaxy-s3-explodes-samsung_n_1617907.html |url-status=live |access-date=23 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003013253/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/22/galaxy-s3-explodes-samsung_n_1617907.html |archive-date=3 October 2013}} A South Korean student's Galaxy S2 battery exploded in 2012.{{Cite web |title=三星Galaxy手機電池爆炸 南韓學生屁股開花 |date=26 March 2012 |url=http://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E4%B8%89%E6%98%9Fgalaxy%E6%89%8B%E6%A9%9F%E9%9B%BB%E6%B1%A0%E7%88%86%E7%82%B8-%E5%8D%97%E9%9F%93%E5%AD%B8%E7%94%9F%E5%B1%81%E8%82%A1%E9%96%8B%E8%8A%B1-034601225.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321214502/https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E4%B8%89%E6%98%9Fgalaxy%E6%89%8B%E6%A9%9F%E9%9B%BB%E6%B1%A0%E7%88%86%E7%82%B8-%E5%8D%97%E9%9F%93%E5%AD%B8%E7%94%9F%E5%B1%81%E8%82%A1%E9%96%8B%E8%8A%B1-034601225.html |archive-date=21 March 2019 |access-date=20 September 2019}}

Samsung's Galaxy S4 also led to several accidents. A house in Hong Kong was allegedly set on fire by an S4 in July 2013,{{Cite news |last=Drew Guarini |date=29 July 2013 |title=Exploding Samsung Galaxy S4 Allegedly Starts Fire, Destroys House |work=HuffPost |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/29/galaxy-s4-fire-explosion_n_3672346.html |url-status=live |access-date=5 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125191718/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/29/galaxy-s4-fire-explosion_n_3672346.html |archive-date=25 January 2014}} followed by minor S4 burn incidents in Pakistan{{Cite web |last=Axee |date=April 2013 |title=Another Samsung Galaxy S4 found burned at the bottom during charging. |url=http://axeetech.com/2013/08/13/another-samsung-galaxy-s4-found-burned-at-the-bottom-during-charging/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131218203538/http://axeetech.com/2013/08/13/another-samsung-galaxy-s4-found-burned-at-the-bottom-during-charging/ |archive-date=18 December 2013 |access-date=5 January 2014 |publisher=AxeeTech}} and Russia.{{Cite web |date=11 December 2013 |title=ЭКСКЛЮЗИВ. В РОССИИ ЗАФИКСИРОВАН СЛУЧАЙ ВОЗГОРАНИЯ SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 |url=http://hi-tech.mail.ru/news/misc/galaxy-s4-fire-russia.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106031356/http://hi-tech.mail.ru/news/misc/galaxy-s4-fire-russia.html |archive-date=6 January 2014 |access-date=5 January 2014 |publisher=mail.ru |language=Russian, English}} A minor fire was also reported in Newbury, United Kingdom in October 2013.{{Cite news |date=9 October 2013 |title='Exploding phone' sets pram on fire |work=Oxford Mail |url=http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/10725415.___Exploding_phone____sets_pram_on_fire/?ref=mr |url-status=live |access-date=5 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014074708/http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/10725415.___Exploding_phone____sets_pram_on_fire/?ref=mr |archive-date=14 October 2013}}

Some users of the phone have also reported swelling batteries and overheating;{{Cite web |last=P. |first=Daniel |date=16 October 2013 |title=Samsung acknowledges Galaxy S4 swelling battery issue, offers free replacements |url=http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-acknowledges-Galaxy-S4-swelling-battery-issue-offers-free-replacements_id48352 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029234748/http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-acknowledges-Galaxy-S4-swelling-battery-issue-offers-free-replacements_id48352 |archive-date=29 October 2013 |access-date=25 November 2013 |publisher=PhoneArena}} Samsung has offered affected customers new batteries, free of charge.{{Cite web |title=Samsung Launches Galaxy S4 Battery Trade-In Program |url=http://en.kioskea.net/news/24175-samsung-launches-galaxy-s4-battery-trade-in-program |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104202936/http://en.kioskea.net/news/24175-samsung-launches-galaxy-s4-battery-trade-in-program |archive-date=4 January 2014 |access-date=5 January 2014 |website=CCM}} In December 2013, a Canadian uploaded a YouTube video describing his S4 combusting.{{Cite web |last=Wygand |first=Richard |title=samsung galaxy s4 caught fire proof for samsung |website=YouTube |date=2 December 2013 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dc4duKuPrQ0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213074834/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dc4duKuPrQ0 |archive-date=13 December 2013 |access-date=13 December 2013}} Samsung then asked the uploader to sign a legal document requiring him to remove the video, remain silent about the agreement, and surrender any future claims against the company to receive a replacement. No further response from Samsung was received afterwards.{{Cite web |last=Wygand |first=Richard |date=8 December 2013 |title=et tu, samsung? (Legal document received from Samsung) |url=http://pastebin.com/D3G2iKDP |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214014059/http://pastebin.com/D3G2iKDP |archive-date=14 December 2013 |access-date=13 December 2013}}{{Cite web |last=Wygand |first=Richard |title=samsung galaxy s4 catches on fire samsung wants silence |website=YouTube |date=5 December 2013 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_3703862793&feature=iv&src_vid=dc4duKuPrQ0&v=2QHd-_qncEU |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216112158/http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_3703862793&feature=iv&src_vid=dc4duKuPrQ0&v=2QHd-_qncEU |archive-date=16 December 2013 |access-date=13 December 2013}} There were a few more reported Galaxy S4 explosions in India{{Cite web |date=9 November 2013 |title=Samsung S4 is Dangerous to Life |url=https://gadgetskick.com/smart-phones-not-so-smart/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102191833/http://throodalookingglass.com/2013/11/smart-phones-not-so-smart/ |archive-date=2 January 2014}} and the UAE.{{Cite web |date=10 July 2013 |title=Galaxy S4 in the UAE bursts while charging, owner unhurt (thankfully) |url=http://vr-zone.com/articles/galaxy-s4-in-the-uae-bursts-into-flames-owner-unhurt-thankfully/44485.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106032026/http://vr-zone.com/articles/galaxy-s4-in-the-uae-bursts-into-flames-owner-unhurt-thankfully/44485.html |archive-date=6 January 2014 |access-date=5 January 2014 |website=VR-Zone}}

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On 31 August 2016, it was reported that Samsung was delaying shipments of the Galaxy Note 7 in some regions to perform "additional tests being conducted for product quality"; this came alongside user reports of batteries exploding while charging. On 2 September, Samsung suspended sales of the Note 7 and announced a worldwide "product exchange program" in which customers would be able to exchange their Note 7 for another Note 7, a Galaxy S7, or an S7 Edge (the price difference being refunded). They would also receive a gift card from a participating carrier. On 1 September, the company released a statement saying it had received 35 reports of battery failure, which, according to an unnamed Samsung official, "account for less than 0.2 percent of the entire volume sold".[https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/aug/31/samsung-delays-galaxy-note-7-quality-testing Samsung delays shipments of Galaxy Note 7 for quality control testing] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160903074708/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/aug/31/samsung-delays-galaxy-note-7-quality-testing |date=3 September 2016 }}, 31 August 2016. The Guardian. Retrieved 1 September 2016{{Cite web |date=2 September 2016 |title=Samsung recalls Galaxy Note 7 worldwide due to exploding battery fears |url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/9/2/12767670/samsung-galaxy-note-7-recall-fire-risk |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160903223519/http://www.theverge.com/2016/9/2/12767670/samsung-galaxy-note-7-recall-fire-risk |archive-date=3 September 2016 |access-date=2 September 2016 |website=The Verge}}{{Cite web |date=2 September 2016 |title=[Statement] Samsung Will Replace Current Note7 with New One |url=https://news.samsung.com/global/statement-on-galaxy-note7 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916213533/https://news.samsung.com/global/statement-on-galaxy-note7 |archive-date=16 September 2016 |access-date=17 September 2016 |website=Samsung}} Although it has been referred to as a product recall by the media, it was not an official government-issued recall by an organization such as the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), and only a voluntary measure.{{Cite web |date=2 September 2016 |title=Samsung Announces 'Product Exchange Program' For Galaxy Note 7 – But Don't Call It A Recall |url=https://consumerist.com/2016/09/02/samsung-announces-product-exchange-program-for-galaxy-note-7-but-dont-call-it-a-recall/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160903170310/https://consumerist.com/2016/09/02/samsung-announces-product-exchange-program-for-galaxy-note-7-but-dont-call-it-a-recall/ |archive-date=3 September 2016 |access-date=3 September 2016 |website=The Consumerist |publisher=Consumer Reports}}{{Cite web |title=Consumer Reports: Samsung Should Officially Recall the Galaxy Note7 |date=2 September 2016 |url=http://www.consumerreports.org/smartphones/consumer-reports-samsung-should-officially-recall-galaxy-note7/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160904164802/http://www.consumerreports.org/smartphones/consumer-reports-samsung-should-officially-recall-galaxy-note7/ |archive-date=4 September 2016 |access-date=3 September 2016 |publisher=Consumer Reports}} The CPSC did issue an official recall notice on 15 September 2016, and stated that Samsung received at least 92 reports of the batteries overheating in the U.S., including 26 reports of burns and 55 reports of property damage.{{Cite web |date=16 September 2016 |title=Government Issues Official Recall of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/shelbycarpenter/2016/09/16/government-official-recall-samsung-galaxy-note-7/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917142723/http://www.forbes.com/sites/shelbycarpenter/2016/09/16/government-official-recall-samsung-galaxy-note-7/ |archive-date=17 September 2016 |access-date=17 September 2016 |website=Forbes}}

After some replacement Note 7 phones also caught fire,{{Cite news |last=Bart |first=Jansen |date=5 October 2016 |title=Smoking, popping Samsung Galaxy Note 7 prompts Southwest evacuation |work=USA Today |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/10/05/samsung-galaxy-note-7-explodes-while-boarding-southwest-flight/91602698/ |url-status=live |access-date=5 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005174610/http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/10/05/samsung-galaxy-note-7-explodes-while-boarding-southwest-flight/91602698/ |archive-date=5 October 2016}}{{Cite web |last=Golson, Jordan |date=8 October 2016 |title=Another replacement Galaxy Note 7 has reportedly caught fire |url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/10/8/13214272/samsung-galaxy-note-7-fire-replacement-battery-minnesota-again |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009014337/http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/8/13214272/samsung-galaxy-note-7-fire-replacement-battery-minnesota-again |archive-date=9 October 2016 |access-date=9 October 2016 |website=The Verge}} Samsung announced on 11 October 2016 that it would permanently end production of the Note 7 in the interest of customer safety.{{Cite web |last=Vincent, James |date=11 October 2016 |title=The Galaxy Note 7 is dead |url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/10/11/13202608/samsung-galaxy-note-7-discontinued |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011102325/http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/11/13202608/samsung-galaxy-note-7-discontinued |archive-date=11 October 2016 |access-date=11 October 2016 |website=The Verge}}{{Cite web |date=11 October 2016 |title=Samsung permanently stops Galaxy Note 7 production |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37618618 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002131340/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37618618 |archive-date=2 October 2018 |access-date=11 October 2016 |website=BBC News}} However, Samsung was hoping to recover from the lost sales from the Note 7 with the introduction of new colors such as the Blue Coral and Black Pearl color for the Galaxy S7 edge.[https://www.forbes.com/sites/ewanspence/2016/11/23/new-samsung-galaxy-s7-edge-shiny-glossy-black/?sh=2958b1381576 New Galaxy Leaks Reveal Samsung's Shiny Challenge To The iPhone 7]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170508031219/https://www.forbes.com/sites/ewanspence/2016/11/23/new-samsung-galaxy-s7-edge-shiny-glossy-black/|date=8 May 2017}}. Retrieved 24 November 2016.

On 14 October 2016, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and the Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration banned the Note 7 from being taken aboard any airline flight, even if powered off.{{Cite web |last=Golson, Jordan |date=14 October 2016 |title=The Galaxy Note 7 will be banned from all US airline flights |url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/10/14/13288978/samsung-galaxy-note-7-flight-ban-faa-us |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161015170805/http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/14/13288978/samsung-galaxy-note-7-flight-ban-faa-us |archive-date=15 October 2016 |access-date=14 October 2016 |website=The Verge}}{{Cite web |last=Etherington, Darrell |date=14 October 2016 |title=U.S. Department of Transportation bans Galaxy Note 7 from all flights |url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/10/14/u-s-department-of-transportation-bans-galaxy-note-7-from-all-flights/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161015002011/https://techcrunch.com/2016/10/14/u-s-department-of-transportation-bans-galaxy-note-7-from-all-flights/ |archive-date=15 October 2016 |access-date=14 October 2016 |website=TechCrunch}} Qantas, Virgin Australia and Singapore Airlines also banned the carriage of Note 7s on their aircraft with effect from midnight on 15 October.{{Cite news |date=15 October 2016 |title=Samsung Galaxy Note 7: Qantas, Virgin and Singapore Airlines ban phone from flights |publisher=ABC News |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-15/airlines-ban-samsung-galaxy-note-7-on-flights/7936102 |url-status=live |access-date=15 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161015120211/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-15/airlines-ban-samsung-galaxy-note-7-on-flights/7936102 |archive-date=15 October 2016}} Mexico's largest airlines Aeromexico, Interjet, Volaris and VivaAerobus all banned the handset.{{Cite web |title=¿Tienes un Galaxy Note 7? Aerolíneas mexicanas prohíben volar con él |url=http://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/empresas/aerolineas-prohiben-vuelos-con-galaxy.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019004935/http://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/empresas/aerolineas-prohiben-vuelos-con-galaxy.html |archive-date=19 October 2016 |access-date=18 October 2016 |website=elfinanciero.com.mx|date=17 October 2016 }}

On 4 November 2016, Samsung recalled 2.8 million top-load washing machines sold at home appliance stores between 2011 and 2016 because the machine's top could unexpectedly detach from the chassis during use due to excessive vibration.[https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2016/samsung-recalls-top-load-washing-machines Samsung Recalls Top-Load Washing Machines Due to Risk of Impact Injuries] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104205412/https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2016/samsung-recalls-top-load-washing-machines |date=4 November 2016 }} U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4 November 2016

In 2015, users on the website Reddit began reporting that some Samsung Smart TVs would display advertisements for Pepsi products during movies when viewed through the Plex application.{{Cite web |last=Puga |first=Lauren |date=12 February 2015 |title=Pepsi Ads Seen in Personal Videos on Samsung Smart TVs |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2015/02/12/pepsi-ads-seen-in-personal-videos-on-samsung-smart-tvs |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150218232812/http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/02/12/pepsi-ads-seen-in-personal-videos-on-samsung-smart-tvs |archive-date=18 February 2015 |access-date=18 February 2015 |website=IGN}} Plex denied responsibility for the ads and Samsung told blog Gigaom that they were investigating the matter.

In March 2016, soccer star Pelé filed a lawsuit against Samsung in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, seeking $30 million in damages, claiming violations under the Lanham Act for false endorsement and a state law claim for violation of his right of publicity.{{Cite web |title=Pelé IP Ownership LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., No. 16-03354 (N.D. Ill. amended complaint filed May 25, 2016) |url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/314715065/Pele-v-Samsung?secret_password=4BcpgUqYxCymf31zHb0b |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808153946/https://www.scribd.com/doc/314715065/Pele-v-Samsung?secret_password=4BcpgUqYxCymf31zHb0b |archive-date=8 August 2016 |access-date=23 June 2016}} The suit alleged that, at one point, Samsung and Pelé came close to entering into a licensing agreement for Pelé to appear in a Samsung advertising campaign; Samsung abruptly pulled out of the negotiations. The October 2015 Samsung ad in question included a partial face shot of a man who allegedly "very closely resembles" Pelé, and also a superimposed ultra-high-definition television screen next to the image of the man featuring a "modified bicycle or scissors-kick", perfected and famously used by Pelé.{{Cite news |last=Batterman |first=L. Robert |date=23 June 2016 |title=Soccer Legend Pelé Calls for a Yellow Card against Samsung |work=The National Law Review |publisher=Proskauer Rose LLP |url=http://www.natlawreview.com/article/soccer-legend-pel-calls-yellow-card-against-samsung |url-status=live |access-date=23 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160626144205/http://www.natlawreview.com/article/soccer-legend-pel-calls-yellow-card-against-samsung |archive-date=26 June 2016}}

In December 2016, Samsung forced an update to their Smart TV line, which resulted in advertisements being displayed in menus on the updated devices.{{Cite web |date=21 December 2016 |title=Samsung Smart TVs Force Ads Onto Menu Screen |url=http://adage.com/article/digital/samsung-smart-tv-update-forces-ads/307246/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222034746/http://adage.com/article/digital/samsung-smart-tv-update-forces-ads/307246/ |archive-date=22 December 2016 |access-date=21 December 2016}}

On 1 April 2013, several documents were shown on TaiwanSamsungLeaks.org saying that the advertising company OpenTide (Taiwan) and its parent company Samsung were hiring students to attack its competitors by spreading harmful comments and biased opinions/reviews about the products of other phone manufacturers, such as Sony and HTC, in several famous forums and websites in Taiwan to improve its brand image. Hacker "0xb", the uploader of the documents, said that they were intercepted from an email between OpenTide and Samsung.{{Cite web |title=2013/4/1 論壇打手事蹟 ─ 2012 |url=http://taiwansamsungleaks.org/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401044508/http://taiwansamsungleaks.org/ |archive-date=1 April 2013 |access-date=15 September 2013 |publisher=taiwansamsungleaks.org |language=zh}} Four days later, the Taiwan division of Samsung Electronics made an announcement stating it would "stop all online marketing strategies which involves publishing and replying in online forums".{{Cite web|url=https://www.cool3c.com/article/66414|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929053523/http://www.cool3c.com/article/66414|url-status=dead|title=台灣三星動了！對於最近TaiwanSamsungLeaks網站的爆料發出四點回應聲明|date=5 April 2013|archive-date=29 September 2013|website=癮科技 Cool3c}} It was widely reported by the Taiwanese media.{{Cite web|url=https://tw.appledaily.com/headline/20130406/5GFV2IVXZGD6W53EPZXPO2IXVE/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004060813/http://www.appledaily.com.tw/appledaily/article/headline/20130406/34934721/|url-status=dead|title=聘工讀生上網護航 三星挨轟 ｜ 蘋果新聞網 ｜ 蘋果日報|archive-date=4 October 2013|website=蘋果新聞網}}{{Cite web|url=http://iservice.libertytimes.com.tw/liveNews/news.php|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130419015021/http://iservice.libertytimes.com.tw/liveNews/news.php?no=788748|url-status=dead|title=行銷手段挨轟 三星：停止論壇操作 – 自由電子報 即時新聞|access-date=15 September 2013|archive-date=19 April 2013}}{{Cite web |last=ETtoday 新聞雲 |date=6 April 2013 |title=網路行銷惹爭議！ 台灣三星：尊重評論並停止論壇操作 |url=http://www.ettoday.net/news/20130406/188780.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200718/http://www.ettoday.net/news/20130406/188780.htm |archive-date=29 October 2013 |access-date=15 September 2013 |website=ETtoday 東森新聞雲}} Taiwan later fined Samsung Electronics for the smear campaign.{{Cite news |last=zdnet |date=25 October 2013 |title=Samsung fined $340K in Taiwan for smearing rivals |publisher=ZDNet |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/samsung-fined-340k-in-taiwan-for-smearing-rivals/ |url-status=live |access-date=9 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109212551/http://www.zdnet.com/samsung-fined-340k-in-taiwan-for-smearing-rivals-7000022403/ |archive-date=9 November 2013}}

After Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Samsung's response to the Russian market was inconsistent, revealing mixed signals. Initially, the company halted shipments to Russia, seemingly aligning with international pressure. However, Samsung maintained a presence via gray imports through other Customs Union countries like Armenia and Belarus.

{{cite web |url=https://ukranews.com/en/news/871297-sanctions-futile-samsung-continues-to-work-in-rf-media |title=Sanctions futile: Samsung continues to work in RF - media |work=Ukrainian News |date=25 July 2022 |access-date=3 October 2023}}

Despite donating $6 million for humanitarian aid,{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/samsung-elec-says-shipments-russia-suspended-donating-6-mln-aid-2022-03-04/ |title=Samsung Elec says shipments to Russia suspended, donating $6 mln in aid |work=Reuters |date=4 March 2022 |access-date=3 October 2024}} Samsung continued sourcing Russian metals {{cite web | url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/5927860 | title=Не все то золото, что звонит |language=ru | date=13 April 2023 }} and considered leasing its Kaluga factory to local businesses instead of leaving. By 2023, Samsung had resumed marketing activities in Russia, indicating instability and raising doubts about the company's commitment to international sanctions.{{cite web | url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/6561258 | title=Электроника вернулась на экраны |language=ru | date=11 March 2024 }}

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On 5 June 2024, The National Samsung Electronics Union announced their first historic strike of roughly 28,000 workers on June 7.{{Cite web |date=2024-05-31 |title=Samsung Labor Union Initiates Strike Amidst Unsuccessful Labor Talks - WorkforceWise |url=https://workforcewise.org/samsung-labor-union-initiates-strike-amidst-unsuccessful-labor-talks/ |access-date=2024-06-06 |website=workforcewise.org |language=en-US}} Negotiations failed to satisfy workers who are asking for a 6.5% raise.{{Cite web |last=Associates |first=Press |date=2024-06-05 |title=28,000 Samsung Korean workers set strike |url=https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/28000-samsung-korean-workers-set-strike-for-june-7/ |access-date=2024-06-06 |website=People's World |language=en-US}} On 1 July 2024, the union announced that they would launch a 3-day strike from 8–10 July after negotiations fell short, with the majority of the workers striking from manufacturing states and in-production development.{{cite news|last1=Park|first1=Ju-min|last2=Yang|first2=Heekyong|title=Samsung Electronics union in South Korea declares general strike|url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/union-samsung-electronics-south-korea-declares-strike-2024-07-01/|work=Reuters|date=1 July 2024}}{{cite news|last=Yang|first=Heekyong|title=Samsung Electronics workers strike as union voice grows in South Korea|url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/samsung-workers-union-south-korea-kicks-off-three-day-strike-2024-07-08/|work=Reuters|date=8 July 2024}} The strike was converted into an indefinite strike due to lack of response from management.{{Cite news |last1=Young |first1=Jin Yu |last2=Liu |first2=John |date=2024-07-10 |title=Samsung Union Workers Launch Indefinite Strike |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/09/business/samsung-strike.html |access-date=2024-07-10 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} The strike ended on 1 August, under institutional pressure and falling numbers, though the union said it intended to continue fighting for its demands with other tactics.{{Cite news |last1=Yoo |first1=Ji-Han |last2=Lee |first2=Jae-eun |date=2024-08-02 |title=Samsung Electronics union ends 25-day strike, shifts to new tactics |url=https://www.chosun.com/english/industry-en/2024/08/02/MPRAO3HV2BDSTONA3UFOQRTBM4/ |access-date=2024-08-02 |work=The Chosun Daily |language=en-US}}

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