Samsung Electro-Mechanics
Samsung Electro-Mechanics is a multinational electronic component company headquartered in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It is a subsidiary of the Samsung Group. The company produces chip parts such as Multi-Layer Ceramic Capacitors,, camera modules, network modules and printed circuit boards.
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 and overseas in Calamba, Laguna, Philippines and Thailand. It also once had such facility in Tianjin, China.
Products
- Organic Semiconductor Substrate
- MLCC
- Chip Resistor
- Chip Inductor
- Camera Modules
- Rigid-Flex PCBs
Governance
As of January 2026, Samsung Electro-Mechanics’ Board of Directors is composed of 3 inside directors and 4 independent directors, with 6 board committees. These committees are the Compensation Committee, Management Committee, Audit Committee, Independent Directors Candidate Recommendation Committee, and the Internal Transaction Committee, and the ESG Committee. An independent director serves as chairman of the board.Environmental management
Greenhouse gases
In the results of the evaluation of CDP 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.Outreach
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.