Samsung Electronics

Despite the fierce competition, Samsung is still the largest smartphone vendor in the world by a substantial margin. Though the company was able to retain the top spot, growth has mostly stagnated, particularly in the developing markets of Asia. The slowdown seems to be affecting the ambitious goals Samsung has set for itself. According to a […]

Samsung Electronics has secured the seventh rank in the ‘World’s Most Valuable Brands 2018’ list released by Forbes magazine. It’s three spots higher than what Samsung scored last year. Samsung’s arch-rival, Apple, topped the list once again. According to the Forbes’ study, Samsung registered a brand value of $47.6 billion, up 25 percent from last […]

It was reported yesterday that Samsung was thinking about establishing a new semiconductor chip production line at its Pyeongtaek plant due to rising demand for semiconductors. According to reports, Samsung has now approved a preliminary investment plan to set up the second production line at the Pyeongtaek facility. The plan was endorsed by Samsung Electronics’ […]

We’ve heard reports about a significant capacity increase at Samsung’s Pyeongtaek fab since last year as the company was believed to have allocated $14 billion for that purpose. According to a new report out of South Korea, Samsung is now thinking about setting up a second semiconductor chip production line near Seoul as it anticipates […]

Samsung earned $14.13 billion in operating profit in the fourth quarter of last year but this stellar performance can’t really be attributed to the company’s mobile division. Samsung’s mobile business has been under pressure for quite a while now due to several factors such as increasing competition from Chinese rivals in key markets. The company […]

According to a piece in the WSJ, Samsung spent a total of $44 billion last year to emerge as the biggest spender of all public limited companies last year. It is extremely improbable that any privately held company spent more than that sum, which makes Samsung probably the biggest spender of all companies last year. […]

Samsung has had a pretty good year despite the legal troubles of its leader. The company posted record profits in the second and third quarters of this year. It’s actually on track for a record full-year profit. However, market analysts are now predicting lower profits for Samsung in the fourth quarter of this year. Two […]

Samsung has promoted a total of 221 executives—118 vice presidents, 60 senior vice presidents, 27 executive vice presidents, 15 masters and one fellow—with 99 of them coming from its lucrative chip business, revealed The Korea Herald on Thursday, November 16. “The promotion of 99 executives reaffirmed the firm’s personnel principles thoroughly based on performance,” said […]