Samsung Electronics is building new R&D centers and
complexes in Umyeon-dong, Suwon, and Hwaseong with
the aim of expanding its foundation for the development
of future growth engines. R5 Research Building in Suwon
opened in June 2013 and Samsung Electronic Material Research
Complex is set to open at the end of 2103. Because
of the centers’ proximity to one another and the variety
of research taking place, each new technological development
will be tempered by the expertise and counsel of
the neighboring facility.
Samsung has also started construction on a large research
center for electronic materials in Hwaseong, which the
company plans to complete by the end of 2013. The R&D
center will work to develop key electronic materials such
as graphene, materials for next-generation batteries for
sunlight generation and electric cars; and OLEDs that will
enable Samsung to incorporate a greater proportion of
domestic components in its own electronic devices.
By 2015, Samsung Electronics will complete construction
on the new Umyeon-dong R&D Center, which is set to become
the hub for the company’s design and software research
programs. Upon opening the Umyeon-dong center,
Samsung will have completed a large R&D network
in the Seoul Metropolitan Area. The network is home to
multiple R&D facilities located in Seoul and such cities
as Suwon, Hwaseong, and Pyeongtaek in the Gyeonggi
Province. These interconnected facilities will serve as critical
incubators for Samsung’s new technologies.