Samsung Electronics and two South Carolina universities formed Palmetto consortium, five-year R&D partnership to establish U.S. hub for home appliances

Briefing

Samsung Electronics and two South Carolina universities formed Palmetto consortium, five-year R&D partnership to establish U.S. hub for home appliances

December 16, 2017

Briefing

  • Palmetto Consortium – Five-year research and development (R&D) partnership between Samsung Electronics, Clemson University and the University of South Carolina, to establish U.S. hub for home appliances
  • Consumer Electronics Research – Enables world-class research on new consumer electronics, energy efficient technology, advanced manufacturing technology, sensor technology, and more
  • Technical and Technological Competencies – Universities involved largest in South Carolina and classified as R1 Research Universities by Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, with Samsung Electronics building manufacturing and customer care footprint in South Carolina
  • South Carolina Investments – Samsung’s second major investment in South Carolina since announcement of US$380 million manufacturing facility in Newberry

Market Disruption

Business Model and Practices

Business Model
and Practices

Sector

Consumer Durables, Information Technology

Organization

Clemson University, Samsung, University of South Carolina

Source

Original Publication Date

December 8, 2017

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