The world's largest memory chip maker and second largest semi-conductor manufacturer, Samsung is also a leading producer of flat-screen televisions and display panels.

It has also climbed rapidly up the league table of mobile phone makers, overtaking such brands as Sony Ericsson to sit third behind Nokia and Motorola.

"We hope to become one of the top three electronics companies in the global market by the end of 2010 and to double the revenue we posted last year," said chief executive Yuan Jong-Yong.

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