Briefly about Samsung: history, achievements, Samsung manufacturing country

Everyone uses mobile devices,TVs, various household appliances: microwave ovens, refrigerators, washing machines. And if you ask who is the best in this sector, many will respond - the Samsung manufacturer.

Yes this is true. Samsung is a well-known global brand, under the guidance of which almost any technique is produced, which is used daily in everyday life. You can hear about this company in advertising. About it you can read interesting facts on various sites. It can be seen in any thematic rankings, where it takes far from the last place. But few know how it all began, and even about which country is the manufacturer of Samsung.

The beginning of history

Country of origin of Samsung is Korea, sinceit was here in 1938, in Daegu, the company was founded. Its founder was Byung-Chull Lee (Korean businessman), whose financial condition was only 30 thousand won (2 thousand dollars at that time).

At the time of its founding, the company was namedSamsung (in Korean "three stars"), in honor of the three sons of Biong. But there is also other information about Samsung and the origin of its name. Which of them is true is unknown.

Although now Samsung is considered the world leaderon the production of various equipment and electronics, for the time of foundation, the employees of the firm were engaged in quite different matters, namely, the production of rice flour. Only in 1969 the company made a breakthrough in the technical field.

Manufacture of machinery

At the very beginning, the company together with Sanyo (Japanese electronics manufacturer) began to produce semiconductors. Later, a workshop was opened, where they assembled black and white TV sets.

Since 1973, production has gradually shifted tolarge-scale manufacturing of household appliances. And the cooperation of the two opposite companies has turned into a whole corporation called Samsung Electronics.

In the same year, Samsung Electronics moved fromDaegu in Suwon (a city in South Korea), where in early December a domestic appliance plant was erected. A year later, Semiconductor Co. joined the corporation. (Korean company). This was the beginning of a large-scale production of refrigerators and washing machines.

Since 1979, the company has started manufacturingVCRs. And since 1983 - the PC. In the same year, the country-producer Samsung - is no longer only South Korea, but also the United States. The fact is that the production moved here with the goal of opening a factory for manufacturing microwave ovens.

In 1998, the production of digital TVs and DVD players was launched. And in 1999 the company created the first mobile phone.

Samsung today

Today it is difficult to say whichthe country-manufacturer of Samsung, after all the factories of the company are located all over the world. The corporation has given jobs to more than half a million citizens in 60 countries. And in the future plans to expand more.

Under this brand almost everything is produced: from stereos and televisions to refrigerators and washing machines. Even such specific household appliances as sandwiches or waffle makers are mass produced at Samsung Group factories. That is why now almost in every sphere of life one can encounter the Samsung brand, which is constantly developing, introducing innovations to conquer new heights of the electronic industry.