SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS

Founded in 1973, Samsung Electro-Mechanics has developed and produced core electronic components, increasing the competitiveness of the Korean electronics industry and growing into a partner of global electronics, IT and automobile companies. Let's look back on what happened in August in the history of Samsung Electro-Mechanics since 1973.
 
1973ㅣEstablishment of Samsung-Sanyo Parts, the predecessor of Samsung Electro-Mechanics

The registration of the establishment of Samsung-Sanyo Parts marked the birth of a specialized parts company that will drive the localization of core parts and the development of the domestic parts industry. According to the Articles of Incorporation at the time, the company was established at 314 Maetan-dong, Suwon, with a site of 67,471 m² and a building of 12,162 m². Samsung-Sanyo Parts became today's Samsung Electro-Mechanics after undergoing three name changes in 1974, 1977, and 1987.

1985ㅣ Completion of an OA factory (currently, Suwon Building A8)

Since its establishment, Samsung Electro-Mechanics has grown rapidly and built a series of factories. Starting with the extension of the color FBT factory in October 1983, a general factory was built in 1984. In 1985, the company newly built an OA factory with a total floor area of about 11,900 m² to produce OA parts such as VTR tech, video heads, printers, and capacitors. The OA factory is currently Building A8 of the Suwon Plant.

1998ㅣOpening ceremony for the new research building at the Suwon Plant (currently, the Central Research Institute at Suwon Building A2)

In 1998, Samsung Electro-Mechanics built a new research building with cleanroom facilities at the level of a semiconductor production line. At that time, the company concentrated its management capacity on technological growth and selected seven technologies as its core capabilities. In an effort to secure core technologies early, Samsung Electro-Mechanics enhanced its research infrastructure by establishing a material research center within the research institute and building a new state-of-the-art research building.

1999ㅣ Development of PC cameras for video communication

The PC camera for video communication developed by Samsung Electro-Mechanics in 1999 had superior performance to rival products. The existing products featured 250,000-270,000 pixels 5 frames per second (fps), while Samsung Electro-Mechanics' product boasted 350,000 pixels and 15 fps. Today, Samsung Electro-Mechanics is producing cutting-edge camera modules, including camera modules capable of 108M high-resolution shooting and folded camera modules with DSLR-level high-definition and high-magnification optical zoom.

2004ㅣ Development of the industry's highest capacity ultra-small MLCC

In 2004, Samsung Electro-Mechanics developed an ultra-small MLCC with the industry's highest capacity. The product was the 2012 size and 22 microfarad (㎌). At that time, 3225-size MLCCs were mostly used to deliver a capacity of 22㎌, but Samsung Electro-Mechanics reduced the size to less than one-sixth, greatly contributing to the miniaturization of electronic products.