Samsung Annual Report
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS
ANNUAL REPORT 2006
Contents
2006 Financial Highlights Performance Summary by Business Creation Message from the Board Message from the CEO Product Highlights 2006 Product Highlight
01 02
04 06 10 18
Innovation
Business Overview Digital Media Telecommunication Networks Digital Appliances Semiconductors LCDs 22 23 26 29 32 35
Premium Brand
Design Marketing Research and Development 40 42 46
Communication
Corporate Citizenship Co-prosperity Green Management 50 53 55
Growth
Future Financial Statements Board of Directors Investor Information Global Network 60 61 136 138 139
Please Read the Following Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-looking Statements: This annual report includes “forward-looking statements” which relate to future events, and can be generally identified by phrases containing words such as “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “foresees,” “forecasts,” “estimates,” or other words or phrases of similar meaning. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may affect Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd (SEC)’s actual results, performance, achievements or financial position, making them materially different from the actual future results, performance, achievements or financial position expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Likewise, statements relating to behavior of financial and consumer electronics markets, fluctuations in interest and exchange rates, commercial and consumer credit environment, changes in regulation and regulatory and legal actions, future integration or acquisition of businesses are forward looking statements. Therefore, you should treat all future statements containing such aforementioned information as forward-looking statements.
Please understand that although SEC has made careful efforts regarding the accuracy of the contents contained in this annual report,
ANNUAL REPORT 2006
Contents
2006 Financial Highlights Performance Summary by Business Creation Message from the Board Message from the CEO Product Highlights 2006 Product Highlight
01 02
04 06 10 18
Innovation
Business Overview Digital Media Telecommunication Networks Digital Appliances Semiconductors LCDs 22 23 26 29 32 35
Premium Brand
Design Marketing Research and Development 40 42 46
Communication
Corporate Citizenship Co-prosperity Green Management 50 53 55
Growth
Future Financial Statements Board of Directors Investor Information Global Network 60 61 136 138 139
Please Read the Following Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-looking Statements: This annual report includes “forward-looking statements” which relate to future events, and can be generally identified by phrases containing words such as “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “foresees,” “forecasts,” “estimates,” or other words or phrases of similar meaning. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may affect Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd (SEC)’s actual results, performance, achievements or financial position, making them materially different from the actual future results, performance, achievements or financial position expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Likewise, statements relating to behavior of financial and consumer electronics markets, fluctuations in interest and exchange rates, commercial and consumer credit environment, changes in regulation and regulatory and legal actions, future integration or acquisition of businesses are forward looking statements. Therefore, you should treat all future statements containing such aforementioned information as forward-looking statements.
Please understand that although SEC has made careful efforts regarding the accuracy of the contents contained in this annual report,