Sunday, December 15, 2013

From Fish Trader to Smartphone Maker

<p>The Founding Lee Byung-chull founds Samsung Sanghoe. The firm exports fruit, vegetables and fish. Becoming Samsung Electronics Samsung-Sanyo Electronics, which later becomes Samsung Electronics, is established. The Move Into TVs</p><p>The first Samsung Electronics-branded TV is released in Korea in 1972.</p><p>Once known for fuzzy black-and-white sets that were thrown in free with magazine subscriptions, Samsung began making TVs that took pride of place in living rooms around the world. Putting in Personal Wealth</p><p>Mr. Lee buys a 50 percent stake in a company called Hankook Semiconductor.</p><p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/12/15/technology/samsung-timeline.html">Keep reading...</a></p>

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