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Corporate Milestones
2004
●Launched the world’s first TV refrigerator,
a refrigerator combined with TV function
●Developed 5 th generation digital TV
broadcasting receipt chip
●Began construction of PDP A3 factory
●Signed a contract with Hutchison
to supply 3 million 3G mobile handsets
●Commercialized the world’s first Single
Scan technology applied to the XGA model
●Next generation digital TV broadcasting
transmission technology called EVSB
was adopted as the U.S. ATSC standard
●Developed the world’s first terrestrial
DMB handset
2003
●Developed world’s first dual CDMA
/ W-CDMA IMT-2000 mobile handset
●Developed world’s first digital tuner
equipped 50” PDP TV
●Vice-chairman, S. S. Kim, appointed as CEO
●Developed world’s largest 76” PDP
2002
●Demerger(LGE & LGEI)
●First to commercialize home network system
●Ranked sixth in the global mobile handset
industry
2001
●Established world’s second PDP mass
production line (Gumi)
●Launched LG.Philips Displays, the CRT
joint venture
2000
●Introduced world’s first Internet
refrigerator
●Successfully commercialized WCDMA
IMT-2000 core network system
●Merged with LGIC
1999
●Developed first digital TV suited for
Korean market
●First to introduce 40” PDP in Korea
●LG LCD acquired $1.6 billion foreign
capital : Launched LG.Philips LCD
●Proclaimed ‘Digital-LG’ Vision
1997
●Promotion of TL2005
●Developed world’s first IC set for DTV
1996
●Declaration of LEAP 2005-2nd
Establishment Anniversary
1995
●Renamed the Company, ‘LG Electronics’
●Acquired Zenith
1991
●Strategic alliance with Zenith
●First to export $2 billion in home
appliances in Korea
1989
●Established the vision for the 21st century
1984
●Established Pyeongtaek factory
●Broke 1 trillion won in sales
1983
●Established research center for design
1981
●Established Korea’s first overseas
production line in US(LGEAI)
1979
●Established Gimhae factory
1978
●Established a sales subsidiary in US(LGEUS)
●First to achieve $100 million export in
Korean Electronics Industry
1977
●Accomplished Å 100 billion in sales
1976
●Established Changwon factory
1975
●Established Gumi factory
1968
●First to produce air conditioner in Korea
1966
●First to produce black and white TV in Korea
1965
●First to produce refrigerator in Korea
1962
●First to export radio(U.S.A) in Korea
●First to produce telephone in Korea
1959
●First to produce tube transistor radio
(A-501)in Korea(Pioneer in Korean
Electronics Industry)
1958
●Founded as GoldStar