Samsung Electronics Cuts Ribbon on New Device Solutions R&D Headquarters in San Jose

Samsung Electronics formally opened its new Device Solutions America headquarters in San Jose Thursday. Jaesoo Han, president of Device Solutions America operations, called the research and development operation the “most strategically important Samsung facility in the U.S. and also our biggest investment in Silicon Valley.” The building is on the same corner where Samsung’s original San Jose campus was built 30 years ago and represents both Samsung’s “long heritage in Silicon Valley” and its focus on innovation and growth, the company said. As part of the opening, Samsung established a $1 million STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) scholarship fund for deserving students enrolled in STEM-focused programs at a California State or University of California school. The fund will launch with a $50,000 gift to San Jose State University this year, and each scholarship will cover tuition and living expenses for one year, Samsung said.