From 1950s to 1960s, Samsung began to set foot in other businesses, including life insurance and textiles.
3. Samsung Electronics was founded in 1969. This company originally produced TV sets. Samsung's first black-and-white TV set 1970 went on sale.
Samsung entered more fields in 1970s, including petrochemical products. In addition, Samsung also began to produce washing machines, refrigerators and microwave ovens.
Samsung began to pay more attention to the electronic industry in 1980s. The company began to produce color TV sets, personal computers, cameras and tape recorders. At the same time, Samsung began to export more goods to the North American market.
6. 1989, Samsung and BP cooperated to establish Samsung BP chemistry. This company sells chemical products in Korea.
7. In the early to mid-1990s, Samsung began to produce memory and hard disks for personal computers. At present, this is still an important business of Samsung.
8, 1995, Samsung launched its first mobile phone, but it didn't work properly. According to reports, Lee Kin-hee, chairman of Samsung, went to the factory that produced the mobile phone and burned all the products.
After the initial failure, Samsung began to take the mobile phone business more seriously in the late 1990s. 1999, Samsung released the first mobile phone supporting Internet connection. Mobile phones eventually became Samsung's most profitable business.
10, in the late 1990s, Samsung made more progress in the field of TV. 1998, Samsung invented the world's first digital TV that can be mass-produced. 1999, Samsung launched a complete digital TV product line.
1 1, Samsung began to produce high-definition TV sets in the early 20th century. The company then began to produce Blu-ray players and other home theater equipment. At present, Samsung has the best HDTV products on the market.
12. At the 20 10 Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Samsung launched the first flagship Android smartphone Galaxy S, which has developed to the third generation and is considered as one of the best smartphones.
13, Samsung launched the Galaxy Tab in the autumn of 20 10. This 7-inch product is the first mainstream Android tablet.
14. At the 20 13 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Samsung demonstrated the future development of TV sets. The company's brand-new smart TV can analyze the program information provided by cable TV or satellite TV companies and recommend TV dramas and movies to users.