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Samsung Electronics is the headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea. It is the flagship subsidiary of the Samsung Group. With assembly plants and sales networks in 65 countries across the world, Samsung has as many as 200,000 employees. In 2009, the company took the position of the world’s biggest IT maker by surpassing the previous leader Hewlett-Packard. Its sales revenue in the areas of LCD and LED displays and computer chips is number one in the world. Some of the most popular items produced by Samsung include LED-backlit LCD TVs and Galaxy S mobile phones. In the TV segment, Samsung’s market position is dominant. For the four years since 2006, the company has been in the top spot in terms of the number of TVs sold, which is expected to continue in 2010 and beyond. In the global LCD panel market, the company has kept the leading position for eight years in a row. Samsung Electronics was founded in 1969 in Diego , South Korea as Samsung Electric Industries, originally manufacturing electronic appliances such as TV’s,LCD’s
