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Research & Development >> Nearly a quarter of our 64,000-member global family works at one of 14 R&D centers around
the world to bring our vision of leading the digital convergence revolution closer to reality every day. In 2001, we backed them
in their efforts with a financial investment equivalent to about 7.5% of total sales. And in return, they earned 1,450 U.S.
patents—No. 5 overall—as they delivered another remarkable year of world-class products, technologies, and designs.
They thought big with the world’s first 63-inch plasma and 40-inch TFT-LCD TVs. They thought small with the world’s first
0.10-micron 4Gb DRAM. They thought product convergence with combo DVD/VCRs, the SPH-I300 PDA phone, and the break-
through NEXiO S150 wireless handheld PC. They thought service convergence with CDMA2000 1X and WCDMA 3G network
equipment and system development. They thought creatively with modular TV, compact mobile phone, and digital camera con-
cepts that won bronze at the Industrial Design Excellence Awards in the U.S. They thought practically with real-world prod-
ucts that won 11 iF Product Design Awards in Germany, 12 Good Design Marks in Japan, and tens of dozens of other awards
and citations around the globe. And they are committed to doing it all even better in 2002.
Innovating to lead the
digital convergence revolution
Nov 23 Thai Samsung Electronics is first subsidiary to launch a global trade automation system Nov 23 Industry’s first 0.15-micron 1.8-volt
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