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Expenditures on R&D (billions of US$) 1 Volkswagen Group Germany: Automotive 13.5 2 Samsung South Korea: Computing and Electronics 13.4 3 Intel United States: Computing and Electronics 10.6 4 Microsoft United States: Software and Internet 10.4 5 Roche Holding Switzerland: Health Care 10.0 6 Novartis Switzerland: Health Care 9.9 7 Toyota Japan ...
Samsung Thales Co., Ltd. (until 2001 known as Samsung Thomson-CSF Co., Ltd.) was a joint venture between Samsung-Techwin and the France-based aerospace and defense company Thales. It was established in 1978 and is based in Seoul. [111] Samsung's involvement was passed on to the Hanwha Group as part of the Techwin transaction. [110]
Samsung is known most notably for its Samsung Galaxy brand consisting of phones such as its flagship Galaxy S series and very popular Galaxy A series of smartphones. It has been the largest television manufacturer since 2006, [9] [10] both of which include related software and services like Samsung Pay and TV Plus.
After 2 years of R&D Samsung developed its first mobile phone (or "hand phone" in Korea), the SH-100 in 1988. It was the first mobile phone to be designed and manufactured in Korea. But the perception of mobile devices was very low and although Samsung introduced new models every year, each model sold only one or two thousand units.
Promotional vehicle at Geneva International Motor Show 2019. In the 1960s, Harman Kardon acquired other audio companies such as JBL. [8] In the 1970s, Harman accepted an appointment in the Carter administration as United States Deputy Secretary of Commerce and sold his company to conglomerate Beatrice Foods to avoid a conflict of interest.
On 15 November 2011, facing tough competition from Samsung and LG; Sony, Toshiba, and Hitachi signed a deal to merge their LCD businesses, creating a new company called Japan Display by spring 2012. [15] As of 2013, most Japanese companies no longer enjoy the same reputation they did about one to two decades ago.
In February 1987, the company changed its name to Samsung Aerospace Co., Ltd. and established the Aerospace R&D Institute to begin developing helicopters. In the same year, it went public on the Korea Stock Exchange. In 1988, the company began its aviation transportation business and exported Samsung cameras to the United States for the first time.
Samsung Strategy and Innovation Center (SSIC) is a division of Samsung Electronics. It works with entrepreneurs and corporate partners to invest in disruptive technologies , such as artificial intelligence, digital health , mobility, the Internet of Things, and other consumer-facing applications of data-driven technology.