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Samsung’s India research & development (R&D) arm is the company’s most influential engineering team outside of its global headquarters in South Korea and alongside the US, a top company executive told Mint on Tuesday.According to Jong Bum Park, president and chief executive of Samsung Southwest Asia, Samsung’s India engineering operations account for the core development process of its second-largest revenue generator—smartphones. In fiscal year 2024 (FY24), Samsung generated $219 billion in revenue globally—of which 38% came from smartphones.The company’s semiconductor division, largely based out of the US and Korea, is its highest revenue generator.“The entire camera unit and its software for our flagship smartphones were developed and engineered entirely in India,” said Park in an interview.
“All of our Galaxy A series smartphones were also developed by our Bengaluru R&D hub. As we delve deeper into AI, a lot of our engineering for our three global AI platforms is being done in India, including our work on developing on-device AI features.”The India team now wants to delve deeper by manufacturing components for its products in India, starting with displays.
Currently, the components are imported from places like Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam and Malaysia, even though some small components are sourced from within India. Notably, the company is marking 30 years of its presence in the country this month.Samsung India earned ₹1.14 trillion ($12.7 billion) from its India operations in FY25, data from market intelligence firm Tofler showed.
The company’s India business accounted for 6% of its global revenue that year, nearly double that of what the India teams of most tech firms contribute to global revenue. The company
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