Samsung Finance Corporation (26.75%), Hyundai Motor (10%) and Doosan (10%). MEMC's joint venture with Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd. In 1990, MEMC entered into a joint venture agreement to construct a silicon plant in Korea. Samsung buys 10% stake in rival phone maker Pantech. Samsung currently owns 4.19% of Rambus Incorporated. Samsung currently owns 19.9% of the automobile manufacturer Renault Samsung Motors. Samsung currently owns 9.6% of Seagate Technology, making it the second-largest shareholder. Under a shareholder agreement, Samsung has the right to nominate an executive to Seagate's Board of Directors. Samsung owns 3% of Sharp Corporation, a rival company. Samsung Engineering
Samsung they are not part of or connected to the Samsung Group. One Hansol Group representative said, "Only people ignorant of the laws governing the business world could believe something so absurd", adding, "When Hansol separated from the Samsung Group in 1991, it severed all payment guarantees and share-holding ties with Samsung affiliates." One Hansol Group source asserted, "Hansol, Shinsegae, and CJ have been under independent management since their respective separations from the Samsung Group". One Shinsegae department store executive director said, "Shinsegae has no payment guarantees associated with the Samsung Group". In 1980s, Samsung Electronics began to invest heavily in