TDK Electronics AG is a German manufacturer of electronic components, modules and systems. It is a subsidiary of Japan-based

TDK Corporation is a Japanese multinational electronics corporation that manufactures electronic components and recording and data-storage media. Its motto is "Contribute to culture and industry through creativity". "TDK" is an initialism of the original Ja ...

Company history

The company was created as EPCOS AG in 1999 from Siemens Matsushita Components, which was a

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of Siemens and Matsushita in 1989. The stock opened on 15 October 1999 at the same time in

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and

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, with Siemens and Matsushita holding interests of 12.5% each. In 2006 Siemens sold its shares of EPCOS. In October 2006 Matsushita also sold its holdings.

agreed to acquire a controlling stake in the company on 31 July 2008. After complete acquisition of EPCOS by TDK on October 1, 2009, the TDK-EPC cooperation, with about 36,000 employees worldwide, was founded in Japan.

Products

TDK Electronics' portfolio includes capacitors, ceramic components, EMC filters,

inductors An inductor, also called a coil, choke, or reactor, is a passive two-terminal electrical component that stores energy in a magnetic field when electric current flows through it. An inductor typically consists of an insulated wire wound into a c ...

, non-linear resistors, surge arresters and ferrites.

Locations

In Germany TDK Electronics has production locations in Heidenheim an der Brenz (inductors and capacitors) and

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(sensors). Worldwide TDK Electronics operates production facilities in Brazil ( Gravatai), Spain ( Málaga), India (

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, Kalyani), Hungary (

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), Austria (

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), United States (

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), Czech Republic (

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and China.

References

External links

Official website
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