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Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co Ltd.

A maker of electronic components that quietly power everyday gadgets, Samsung Electro-Mechanics supplies multilayer ceramic capacitors (nicknamed "the rice of the electronics industry" because they appear in nearly every device), camera modules, and circuit boards to smartphone, automotive, and server makers worldwide. Founded in 1973 as a joint venture between Samsung and Japan's Sanyo Electric under the name Samsung-Sanyo Parts, it began by producing audio and video components and later grew into one of the world's largest component suppliers. A single high-end car can contain tens of thousands of its tiny capacitors.