Samsung Public Company Parent: Samsung Group

Part of the South Korean multinational conglomerate Samsung Group, Samsung Electronics is the world's second-largest information technology company by revenue, with assembly plants and sales networks in 80 countries. Before it became the top mobile phone and tablet brand, Samsung was a manufacturer of electronic components such as lithium-ion batteries, semiconductors, chips, flash memory and hard drive devices for clients such as Apple, Sony, HTC and Nokia. Today, it is the world's largest manufacturer of mobile phones and smartphones, as well as a major vendor of tablet computers. Also, the company has been the world's largest television manufacturer since 2006, and the world's largest memory chips manufacturer.