Samsung Electro-Mechanics (SEM,
Korean: 삼성전기) is a
multinational electronic component
An electronic component is any basic discrete device or physical entity in an electronic system used to affect electrons or their associated fields. Electronic components are mostly industrial products, available in a singular form and are no ...
company headquartered in
Suwon
Suwon (, ) is the capital and largest city of Gyeonggi-do, South Korea's most populous province which surrounds Seoul, the national capital. Suwon lies about south of Seoul. It is traditionally known as "The City of Filial Piety". With a popul ...
,
Gyeonggi-do
Gyeonggi-do (, ) is the most populous Administrative divisions of South Korea, province in South Korea. Its name, ''Gyeonggi'', means "京 (the capital) and 畿 (the surrounding area)". Thus, ''Gyeonggi-do'' can be translated as "Seoul and the s ...
, South Korea. It is a subsidiary of the
Samsung Group. The company produces chip parts such as MLCCs, printed circuit boards, camera modules, network modules, and semiconductor substrates.
Established in 1973 as Samsung Sanyo Parts, the name was changed to Samsung Electric Parts the following year.
The name was again changed to Samsung Electronics Parts in 1977, and then to Samsung Electro-Mechanics in 1987.
The company is headquartered in Suwon, South Korea, with additional manufacturing facilities in Sejong and Busan.
Products
* MLCC (Multi-Layer Ceramic Capacitor)
* Camera Modules
* Rigid-Flex PCBs
* Organic Semiconductor Substrate
Governance
As of January 2020, Samsung Electro-Mechanics’ Board of Directors is composed of 3 internal directors and 4 outside directors, and there are 5 sub committees within the Board of Director. These committees are the Compensation Committee, Management Committee, Audit Committee, Outside Director Nomination Committee, and the Internal Trading Committee. Currently, an outside director is serving as Chairman of the Board for Samsung Electro-Mechanics.
Environment management
Greenhouse gas
In the results of the evaluation of CDP (
Carbon Disclosure Project
The CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project) is an international non-profit organisation based in the United Kingdom, Japan, India, China, Germany and the United States of America that helps companies and cities disclose their environmental i ...
) Korea Committee in 2016, Samsung Electro-Mechanics has been selected in CDP Korea Hall of Fame for three consecutive years in 2014.
Energy
In the 34th Energy-Saving Promotion conference awarding a prize to person who contributed to the improvement of energy efficiency and overcoming the power supply crisis, Chi-joon Choi, CEO of Samsung Electro-Mechanics was awarded the Silver Tower Industry medal with best honor
In 2005, Samsung Electro-Mechanics started to provide free artificial joint surgery for low income families as part of the company's medical support policy, and as of 2016, 514 beneficiaries from Gyeonggi-do, Chungcheong-do and Gangwon-do regions underwent the procedure.
Since 2006, a badminton tournament for disabled is regularly held annually, and about 3,000 people including the players, supporters and volunteer service teams participate from 16 cities around the country.
Since 2008, the national music competition for handicapped students, in which individuals or groups of students with developmental disabilities, visual impairment or physical disabilities can participate and compete, is being hosted along with TJB Daejeon TV.
In 2013, Samsung Electro-Mechanics founded an orchestra, hello!SEMCO, composed of 35 children and teenage members with disabilities. They recently held their first regular concert.
References
External links
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Official Blog
Samsung Electro-mechanics's Badminton Club
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Companies based in Suwon
Companies listed on the Korea Exchange
Computer memory companies
Computer storage companies
Display technology companies
Electronics companies of South Korea
Electronics companies established in 1973
Foundry semiconductor companies
Electro-Mechanics
Semiconductor companies of South Korea
South Korean companies established in 1973
Technology companies of South Korea
1970s initial public offerings