10 facts you didn't know about samsung!!!!!

Samsung a brand name doesn’t need any introduction. First thing comes to mind when we hear Samsung is galaxy S7 edge. But Samsung is more than that. Can you guys believe Samsung operates about 80 different business around the world. These business operate in different markets from electronics to life insurance. Some of its most popular subsidiaries include Samsung Electronics, Samsung Engineering, Samsung Heavy Industries, Samsung C & T, Samsung Medical Centre, Samsung Financial Services Samsung Telecommunication, Samsung Military Equipment and the list goes on and on.

Samsung Group was founded in South Korea by Lee Byung-Chul in March 1, 1938.In its initial days Samsung group was trading company which mainly focused on selling groceries. Next three decades,they expanded the group into food ,processing and textiles. They entered the electronics industry in the late 1960s and shipbuilding industries in the mid-1970s. These areas would drive its subsequent growth. In late 1990s the company rigorously expanded its world dominance by learning the trade of various business and industries. Today, Samsung’s revenue was equal to 17% of South Korea's GDP!!!

Now Inking difference team gives you fascinating, awesome facts about Samsung and get ready to be surprised.

1) The company name means “three stars” in Korean hanja characters— which means “big, numerous, and powerful” and stars meaning “eternity.”

2) Samsung became a leading manufacturer of memory chips since 1993.Most of the branded electronic device have Samsung in it. Even IPhone runs on chips made by Samsung. Shocked ! The two biggest smartphone competitors working together. Yes this is what Samsung is.

3) Samsung know its business very well. In order to remain world tech industry, it continue to keep updating it technology.In the year 2014 alone Samsung invested about 14 billion dollars in research and development alone

4) A 12-inch, black-and-white TV set was first product released by Samsung electronics in 1970.

5) The company has its own shipyard in the Geoje city which spread around 400million square foot!!The Geoje Shipyard Boasts the World's Greatest Dock Turnover Rate. The First Shipyard Certified by the World's Three Most Recognized International Standards as well as ISO50001.

                                                                    Geoje shipyard

6) Hanwha Techwin founded as Samsung Techwin, is a surveillance, aeronautics, optoelectronics, automations and weapons technology company.some of the products are robot and control, security  solution,energy and defense.They also make full fledge army tank(k9 tank),jet engines and many more!!

                               

K9 Tank

7) Samsung headquarters is so big they call the place as Samsung digital city.It is the place where Galaxy series are developed and tested, the first designs for Samsung’s Curved UHD TVs were sketched, and many other cool gadgets are still yet to be conceptualized..

Samsung Digital city

8) Samsung C&T was a mastermind behind the construction of world tallest tower ,Burj khalifa which is located in Dubai. Some of its most notable projects include the Petronas Towers in Malaysia, Cleveland Clinic in Abu Dhabi and Korea’s Incheon International Airport.

Eagle view of Korea Incheon international airport

9) Samsung Electronics is the owner of over 100,000 patents worldwide. Samsung Electronics global presence is massive with the company operating in over 60 countries. Samsung Electronics alone employs more than 370,000 workers worldwide which is more than Apple  and Microsoft  combined.

10) Last but not least, Samsung donates about 100 million dollars every year to its non profit medical center every year.

Don’t think the list ends here the achievements made by Samsung are humongous, we have to write a P.H.D about the company. Samsung is a company which wants to explore each and every possible field available in the planet. They not only explore but they also become market leaders of every field by vigorously updating their knowledge. They are not trying to give the best, since they are the best!!!!!  

    

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Source:

1) website: Complexpopculture, Samsung Newsgroup, Hanwha Techwin.

2)coldfusion(YT channel)