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Lee Joong-koo sworn in as company President.
Information System Department won the Y2K certification.
Signed a contract with the government to supply gas turbine engines for Korean-type naval destroyers.
Established SERMATECH Korea, a joint venture with SERATECH of the U.S. specializing in the special process of engine.
Transferred assets and business rights related to an airplane project to Korea Aerospace Industries, Ltd.
Introduced the Digimax800K, a miniature pocket-size digital camera, onto the market.
Exported first chip mounter to the U.S.
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Became the first Korean business to make lead frames, a core semiconductor component.
Set a record of 20,000 accident-free flying hours, the first such record set by a domestic non-regular air transportation business.
Attracted $200 million of foreign investment to improve the company’s financial structure.
Started selling advanced trainer aircraft together with Lockheed Martin.
Developed a self-propelled gun and introduced it onto the market.
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Became the first Korean business to introduce a digital camera onto the market.
Shipped the first domestically-made KFP gas turbine engine.
Relocated Head Office and Aerospace & Defense Sector.
Established the Power System Institute.
Shipped the first domestically-made KFP engine from Changwon 2nd Plant.
Signed an agreement with AIR of Europe for the joint development of mid-sized aircraft.
Changed the name of the Samsung Aircraft Technology Edu-center to the Technology Edu-center.
Changwon 3rd Plant started mass production of Korean amphibious assault vehicles (KAAV).
GX-1, the nation’s first high-precision camera, was introduced onto the market.
Joined the ranks of the world’s Top 30 aeronautics businesses.
Samsung opto-electronic incorporated company opened a new factory in Tianjin, China.
Signed a contract with Lockheed Martin for joint development of an advanced trainer aircraft.
Digital still camera SSC-410N won the Chang Yeong-sil Award.
Machine tool department moved from Changwon 3rd Plant to Changwon 1st Plant.
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Precision Instrument R&D center moved to Seongnam.
Entered the machine tool business.
Samsung Camera changed its name to Samsung Kenox Camera.
Introduced the world’s first microscope-cum-actual web camera onto the market.
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Formed the Samsung Camera Club.
Took over Rollei Camera of Germany.
Opened Samsung Photo Space.
Korea’s first domestically-manufactured fighter, the F-16, made its first test flight.
Samsung Precision took over Union Co. of Japan.
Supplied the first Korean-made KFP to the Air Force of the ROK.
Samsung’s camera factory in Mexico produced its first product.
Developed a digital surveillance camera.
Samsung Camera awarded the A/S Certification.
Started production of turbo compressors.
Semiconductor Material Department became the world’s third ranked ultra-precision, 240-fin stamping lead frame business.
Produced the first Korean-made fighter, the F-16.
Manufactured our ten millionth camera.
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Took over Changwon 3rd Plant and registered it as a factory.
Made an agreement on the basic principles concerning the joint development of a 100-seater aircraft with China.
Developed the world’s first 4x zoom camera.
Established a local corporation, TSOE, in China.
Commenced the development of industrial gas turbine engines.
Shipped the first Korean-made engine for the F-16 fighter from Changwon 2nd Plant.
Completed the construction of the Institute of Aircraft Maintenance Technology.
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Became the first Korean business to be awarded the ISO 9002 certification.
Built a camera assembly factory in Tianjin, China.
Won the ISO 9002 certification for lead frames.
Completed the construction of our aircraft factory in Sacheon
Camera Department awarded the ISO 9001 certification.
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Launched the KFP Business Division.
Changwon 3rd Plant’s defense program was transferred from Samsung Heavy Industries to Samsung Aeronautics.
Began construction of an aircraft assembly factory in Sacheon.
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The F-16 designated as the nation’s next-generation fighter.
Made an agreement for the license-based production of KFP.
Signed the final agreement with the Ministry of Defense for the next-generation fighter project.
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Won an order for F404 engines from GE.
Produced our three millionth camera, and shipped out the first photocom.
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