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 S2 T-Mobile, Galaxy S2 Epic 4G, Galaxy S Showcase, Droid Charge and Galaxy Prevail) in the United States which has been denied by the court. In 2015, Samsung has been granted more U.S. patents than any other company - including IBM, Google, Sony, Microsoft and Apple. The company received 7,679 utility patents through 11 December. On 2 August 2016, Samsung Electronics unveiled the Galaxy Note7 smartphone, which went on sale on 19 August 2016. However, in early September 2016, Samsung suspended sales of the phone and announced an informal recall. This occurred after some units of the phones had batteries