Samsung Electronics is the South Korean company that makes Galaxy phones and memory chips and ranks among Asia's largest companies by market capitalization.
Samsung Electronics was established in 1969 as part of the Samsung Group. It grew from a consumer-electronics manufacturer into a diversified technology company whose businesses include smartphones, televisions, home appliances, semiconductors, and display panels.
The Galaxy brand covers smartphones, tablets, watches, and other devices. Samsung is also a major producer of dynamic random-access memory and NAND flash memory, components used in computers, phones, servers, and other electronics.
Samsung Electronics is often confused with Samsung Group, the wider South Korean conglomerate. Samsung Electronics is the separately listed company and the group’s best-known technology subsidiary. Its market capitalization reflects investor expectations about several industries rather than only smartphone sales.