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In 2007, Samsung Electronics established a solid foundation from which to grow into
a top-tier global company. We achieved record-breaking business performance
and continued to introduce new products built with the most advanced technology available.
With strong customer recognition of our products and technologies,
we are within reach of our vision to become a premier global company.
AT-A-GLANCE
JANUARY
• Developed the world’s first truly double-sided LCD
• Launched a home air conditioner that uses system
air conditioning technology
• Demonstrated mobile WiMAX technology with
Sprint-Nextel
• Exported Mobile WiMAX equipment to Middle
Eastern countries
• Ranked No. 2 in 2006 for the number of U.S.
patents registered
• Achieved No. 1 market share for the sale of
mobile phones in France for the second year in a row
• Attained No. 1 worldwide market share position
for LCD for the sixth year in a row
FEBRUARY
• Developed the first thermally-enhanced chip-on-film
(TECOF) package for the display driver IC (DDI), used
in high-resolution LCD TVs
• Introduced the Ultra Smart F700, the next model of
multimedia phones
• Demonstrated Mobile WiMAX Wave 2, the next
generation of Mobile WiMAX technology
• Ultra Edition 12.9 won the Best GSM Mobile
Handset Award at 2007 3GSM
• Produced 100 million OneNAND Flash fusion
memory units to date
MARCH
• First in the world to begin mass producing DRAM
using 60nm-class technology
• Mass produced a power-saving 256-channel
display driver for Plasma screens
• Exported 3G CDMA system to Indonesia
• Launched the innovative Cullinan refrigerator
• Developed super-high-capacity 8GB MobiNAND
memory chip
• Launched piano-finish black-panel Full HD LCD TV
• First printer certified as Blue Angel (EU Eco-label)
• Developed the world’s first 3G fusion memory:
Flex-OneNAND
• Launched three Mobile WiMAX devices
• BlackJack bestowed the Best Smart Phone award
at CTIA in the U.S.
APRIL
• Attained No. 1 market share position for
mobile phones in Russia for third year in a row
• Sold a cumulative 1 million HSDPA music phones
in the U.S.
• Began IP Network business in Europe
• Launched the first Ultra Edition II mobile phone
• Launched the Q1 Ultra, a second-generation UMPC
• Developed the world’s first all-DRAM stacked memory
package using “Through Silicon Via” (TSV) technology
• Mass produced the world’s first 50nm-class
16Gb NAND Flash memory
• Began LCD plant construction in Slovakia
MAY
• Selected as the most favored mobile phone brand
in the U.S. for sixth year in a row
• Developed the world’s first 65nm-class digital TV
receiver chip
• Largest number of DDR3 memory components and
modules validated to work with Intel’s DDR3 chipsets
• Launched the super-small, all-in-one, color laser printer,
nicknamed Lay
• Developed the world’s largest-capacity memory card
for mobile phones
• Partnered with IBM to co-develop 32nm node process
• Launched home appliances designed by Jasper
Morrison in Europe
• Introduced the world’s first 2.5-inch 250GB HDD
JUNE
• Launched mobile phone designed by
Jasper Morrison
• Printer rose to No. 2 position in the world market
• Began TV plant construction in Russia
• Launched the world’s largest (70-inch) Full HD LCD TV
• Opened the largest 300mm NAND flash memory
wafer plant in Austin, Texas
• Launched our innovative Vibration Reduction
Technology-enabled drum washing machine
• Mass produced 1.8-inch, 64GB, MLC Solid
State Drive (SSD)
• Developed the multi-standard, multiband mobile
TV chipset
• Graphics DDR4 memory selected by AMD for its
next-generation graphic cards
No. 1 in the World, Six Years in a Row
Our LCD panel business posted record-breaking revenue of
US$17.06 billion in 2007, a 23% increase from the previous
year. We have continued our first-mover status in global
market share since we first achieved the world-leading sales
revenue mark in 2002.
The Best Smartphone of CTIA 2007
Sams u ng’s Blac k J ac k I I w a s h on o red a s th e “ Be st
Smartphone of the Year” in terms of design, menu, connec-
tivity, multimedia features and voice quality at CTIA 2007.