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Samsung
South Korea's largest conglomerate, an electronics giant.
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- Founded
- 1938
- Founder
- Lee Byung-chul
- Headquarters
- Seoul / Suwon, South Korea
- Sectors
- Electronics, semiconductors
Samsung is a South Korean conglomerate (chaebol) founded in 1938 by Lee Byung-chul, initially in trading, before diversifying heavily. Its subsidiary Samsung Electronics has become one of the world's leading makers of smartphones, televisions and semiconductor chips.
Samsung holds a central place in the South Korean economy and ranks among the best-known technology brands in the world.
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