Samsung International Expansion Timeline By HoeHuzoor 1969 Samsung Electronics was founded in South Korea 1992 Established its 1st overseas subsidiary in the US 2001 Samsung Electronics Europe was established 2006 Established a manufacturing facility in Brazil 2007 Opened a production plant in China 2008 Opened a manufacturing plant in Vietnam 2010 Expansion in India included manufacturing and R&D centers 2013 Launched a research center in Silicon Valley, United States 2014 Opened its 1st customer care center in South Africa 2018 Announced plans to open an AI research center in Canada