Public company Korean: 삼성전기 |
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Industry | Telecommunication Semiconductor Electronic Component |
Genre | Electronics |
Founded | August 1973 |
Headquarters | Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea |
Area served
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Worldwide |
Key people
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CEO: Lee Yun Tae |
Products | MLCC, Printed circuit board (PCB), Network module, Camera module |
Revenue | US$ 4,992 million (2016) |
US$ 20 million (2016) | |
Profit | US$ 19 million (2016) |
Total assets | US$ 6,340 million (2016) |
Number of employees
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30,469(2016) |
Parent | Samsung Group |
Website | www |
Samsung Electro-Mechanics (SEM, Korean: 삼성전기) is a multinational electronic component company headquartered in Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. It is the flagship subsidiary of the Samsung Group.
Samsung Electro-Mechanics, established in 1973 as a manufacturer of key electronic components, has become the leading electronic parts maker in Korea and a major global player, with US$6.12 billion in revenue (2011).
Samsung Electro-Mechanics consists of four divisions. The LCR (Inductance Capacitance Resistance) division includes multilayer ceramic chip capacitors and tantalum capacitors; the ACI (Advanced Circuit Interconnection) division includes high density interconnections and IC (integrated circuit) substrates; the CDS (circuit drive solution) division includes digital tuners, network modules, power modules, and ubiquitous modules; and the OMS (Opto and Mechatronics Solution) division includes image sensor modules and precision motors.
1973 Mar. Samsung-Sanyo Parts Co., Ltd. established (with Sanyo Electric)
1979 Feb. Listed on Korea Stock Exchange 1983 Mar. Withdrew Sanyo Electric's interest 1987 Feb. Corporate name changed to Samsung Electro-Mechanics
1993 Jun. Production commenced in Bangpakong Thailand (tuners, deflection yokes, flyback transformers and oil capacitors) 1994 May Production commenced in Tianjin China (tuners, VTRs heads, drums, drum motors)
1995 Nov. Awarded a US$1B Export Tower from the Korean government 1996 Oct. Completed the 2nd factory in Dongguan, China 1998 Mar. Acquired ISO14001 certification at Dongguan, China plant
1999 Oct. Production commenced in Busan, Korea (MLBs, MLCCs) 2000 Feb. Production commenced in Calamba, the Philippines
2001 May Production commenced in Gaoxin (Tianjin), China 2002 May Busan plant awarded prize for environmental protection
2003 Jul. Awarded a price for exemplary corporate governance (3rd straight year)
2004 May Thailand plant awarded the best enterprise prize 2006 Sep. Awarded the grand prize for providing employment to the disabled (True company grand prize)
2007 Apr. Received PQS Award from Intel Corporation 2008 Aug. Members of SEM badminton team won god and silver medals at Beijing Olympics
2009 Apr. Completed world's first 0603 1μF MLCC
2010 Apr. Completed world's smallest ultra-slim tuner
Samsung Electro-Mechanics manufactures products in a number of categories: