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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2005 parent company sales of US$56.7 billion and net income of US$7.5 billion. Employing approximately 128,000 people in over 120 offices in 57 countries, the company consists of five main business units: Digital Appliance Business, Digital Media Business, LCD Business, Semiconductor Business and Telecommunication Network Business. Recognized as one of the fastest growing global brands, Samsung Electronics is a leading producer of digital TVs, memory chips, mobile phones, and TFT-LCDs. Samsung was founded in 1938, is headquartered in Seoul, Korea and trades on Korea Stock Exchange with the symbol 006400 and NQB with the symbol SSNGY.

Digital Media Business(24%)

• Flat Panrl TVs
• DVD, DVDR, MP3 Players
• Notebook PCs

Telecommunication Network (28%)

• Mobile phones
• Telecommunications infrastructure

Semiconductor Business (28%)

• Memory and LSIs
• Disk drives