You could argue that one or two smaller entities within the Samsung group had outperformed the huge Electronics flagship.

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Since that, in turn, owns stakes in many other Samsung affiliates, including Samsung Electronics, the family's grip on the entire group would be weakened.

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Samsung, a big South Korean electronics firm, is also expected to appoint a single group.

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The Opto-electronics group at the national Physics Lab (FIAN), part of the Academy, and Samsung, recently devised a new method for a 3D display that adapts itself to each user.

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