Samsung is a South Korean company that manufactures a variety of consumer and industrial electronics, including appliances, digital media devices, semiconductors, memory chips, and integrated systems. Samsung is one of the world's largest manufacturers of televisions, smartphones, and semiconductor chips. They also supply electronic products to other companies, such as Apple, Sony, and Nokia. Samsung's name comes from the Korean word Samsung (三星), which means ""three stars"". The founder, Lee Byung-chull, chose the name to reflect his vision for the company to be large, strong, and eternally shining, like stars in the sky. The word ""three"" represents strength, size, and abundance, while ""star"" represents brightness, loftiness, and eternal shining.