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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$8.6B
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They start on a blank tape everytime! TDK Corporation (NYSE: TDK (ADR)) makes blank audiotapes and CDs and DVD's. It is also a major supplier of such products as ferrite magnets, transformer and inductor cores, and multilayer chip capacitors. Its other products include voltage-controlled oscillators, noise reduction filters, and magnetic recording heads used inside computer disk drives. Founded in 1935, this $6.8 billioncompany is based in Tokyo, Japan and employs about 37,000 people. In July 2005 the company acquired London-headquartered Invensys plc.'s Lambda Power Division, which mainly develops, manufactures and sells power supplies, at a cost of approximately US$235 million (approx. AÑ26.0 billion). In June 2005 the company acquired Amperex Technology Limited, a manufacturing and sales company of Polymer Lithium Batteries, based in Hong Kong and having manufacturing sites in Dongguan, China. In April 2005 Golden Gate Capital acquired TDK Semiconductor Corporation.
Chairman & CEO
Hajime SawabeNumber of Employees 53,923
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing: 339112
Recent Events
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TDK LTO-3 Data Tape Cartridge Is Ideal For Heavy Workloads
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TDK Likely Logged 1st Op Profit In 4 Quarters In July-Sept
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Japan Hot Stocks-Ito En, Fujitsu, TDK, automakers, JAL
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The SDR Forum Announces Eight New Members from Research to Corporations
- 2009-02-24
WASHINGTON -- The SDR Forum (http://www.sdrforum.org), a non-profit international industry association dedicated to promoting the success of next-generation radio technology, today announced the addition of eight new members since September, representing educational institutions as well as corporations and one consulting firm. "The SDR Forum has long been, and continues...
TDK Launches U.DMA 6-Compatible Industrial CompactFlash Cards and High-Reliability Solid State Drives of RA8 Series
- 2008-11-17
Tokyo, Nov 17, 2008 - JCN Newswire - TDK Corporation announced today that it will begin sales in December 2008 of the CFG8A series of U.DMA 6-compatible CompactFlash CF cards and the SDG8A series of Parallel ATA PATA compatible solid state drives SSD for industrial applications with a maximum capacity...
TDK Develops, Begins Mass-Producing Industry's First 1608-Size, High-Attenuation Bandpass Filter
- 2008-09-17
Tokyo, Sept 17, 2008 - JCN Newswire - TDK Corporation announced today that it developed and began mass-producing in September a multilayer bandpass filter for 2.4 GHz wireless LAN and Bluetooth1 use that achieves same low-loss and high-attenuation2 characteristics of earlier products despite its 1608 size and 0.55 mm thickness,...
TDK Develops, Begins Mass Production of Industry's First Low-Profile, Low ESL1 Multilayer Capacitor
- 2008-09-08
Tokyo, Sept 8, 2008 - JCN Newswire - TDK Corporation announced today that it successfully developed and began mass production in August of three low-profile, low ESL multilayer ceramic chip capacitors (0816 size, 1005 size, and 0510 size) that are just 0.3 mm high (0.35 mm max.), about 40% slimmer...
TDK to Construct and Install New Anechoic Chamber
- 2008-08-27
Tokyo, Aug 27, 2008 - JCN Newswire - TDK Corporation announced today that it will construct a large-scale, high-performance anechoic chamber at its Technical Center in Ichikawa City, Chiba Prefecture. The new chamber, which is scheduled for completion in about October 2009, will make possible measurement, evaluation, and analysis of...
TDK Corporation Files 2008 Annual Report on Form 20-F
- 2008-08-27
Tokyo, Aug 27, 2008 - JCN Newswire - TDK Corporation("the Company") filed its Form 20-F (Annual Report for the fiscal period ended March 31, 2008) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission July 29, 2008. A copy of this document is available on "TDK Corporation Investor Relations website" and...
TDK Launches GBDriver RA8 Series U.DMA6-Compatible NAND Flash Memory Controller LSI
- 2008-08-05
Tokyo, Aug 5, 2008 - JCN Newswire - TDK Corporation announced today development of the GBDriver RA8 series of NAND Flash memory controller LSI. Sales are scheduled to begin in September. The GBDriver RA8 series are U.DMA6 high-speed NAND controller ICs that are compatible with 2 KByte/page and 4...
Japan's TDK to bid 1.2 bln euros for Germany's Epcos
- 2008-07-31
TOKYO AFP — Japan's TDK Corp. said Thursday it aims to buy German electronics maker Epcos in a friendly takeover worth 1.2 billion euros (1.87 billion dollars) to boost its global competitiveness. TDK has signed an agreement with Epcos to launch a tender offer for the firm, whose management...
TDK Launches Industry's First Thin-film Common Mode Filter for DisplayPort
- 2008-07-15
Tokyo, July 15, 2008 - JCN Newswire - TDK Corporation announced today that it has developed a wide-band thin-film common mode filter for EMI suppression on DisplayPort* interfaces, an industry first.* The new product which carries the designation TCM1210U-500-2P will be available from this month. The new filter measures...
TDK Launches HS1 Series of High-Capacity 1.8-inch microSATA Solid State Drives; Available in 16 GB, 32 GB, and 64 GB Capacities, New Drives Boast 100 MB/s Burst Read and 50 MB/s Burst Write Performance
- 2008-05-30
Tokyo, May 30, 2008 - JCN Newswire - TDK Corporation announced today that it has completed development of the GBDriver HS1 solid state drive SSD controller for SSDs used in laptop PCs and industrial system hardware that employs PC platforms and completed commercialization and began shipments of the HS1 series...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Francis J. Sweeney | President, Daily Operations, USA |
| Takehiro Kamigama | President & COO |
| Seiji Enami | CFO |
| Jiro Iwasaki | Executive Vice President |
| Kiyoshi Ito | Senior Executive Vice President |
| Hirokazu Nakanishi | Senior Vice President |
| Michinori Katayama | Senior Vice President |
| Minoru Takahashi | Senior Vice President |
| Shinji Yoko | Senior Vice President |
| Takaya Ishigaki | Senior Vice President |
| Takeshi Nomura | Senior Vice President |
| Joichiro Ezaki | Senior Vice President & General Manager |
| Katsuhiro Fujino | General Manager, Ferrite & Magnet Prods Business Group |
| Kenryo Namba | General Manager |
| Kunihiro Fukushima | General Manager-Osaka Deputy General Manager-Electronic Components Sales & Marketing |
| Masatoshi Shikanai | General Manager |
| Raymond Leung | General Manager |
| Shinichi Araya | General Manager |
| Shiro Nomi | General Manager |
| Shunji Itakura | General Manager |
| Takeshi Ohwada | General Manager, SCM Group |
| Yukio Harada | General Manager, Power Systems Business Group |
| Yukio Hirokawa | General Manager |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Hajime Sawabe | Chairman & CEO |
| Yasuhiro Hagihara | Board of Directors |
Representative Director, Chairman and CEO – since June 2006 - Director of TDK since June 1996 - Appointed Representative Director, President and CEO in June 1998
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| TDK Corporation | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| TDK Dalian Corporation | President | Former |
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| TDK Corporation | President, Daily Operations, USA | Current |
| TDK Electronics Corporation | Co-President | Former |
"Representative Director, President and COO – since June 2006 - Appointed General Manager of Data Storage Components Business Group in October 2001 - Corporate Officer of TDK since June 2002 - Appointed Senior Vice President of TDK in June 2003 - Appointed General Manager of Data Storage and Thin Film Technology Components Business Group in June 2003 - Appointed Director, Executive Vice President in June 2004 "
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| TDK Corporation | President & COO | Current |
| TDK Corporation | Executive Vice President | Current |
| TDK Corporation | Executive Vice President | Former |
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| TDK Corporation | CFO | Current |
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| TDK Corporation | Senior Vice President | Current |
| TDK Corporation | General Manager | Former |
"Director, Senior Vice President – since June 2007 In charge of General Manager of TDK Technology Group, General Manager of Materials & Process Development Center and Technology, Intellectual Properties - Appointed General Manager of TDK Sensors and Actuators Business Division, General Manager of Business Promotions Department in April 2002 - Corporate Officer of TDK since June 2003 - Appointed General Manager of TDK Sensors and Actuators Business Group in October 2003 - Appointed General Manager of TDK Technology Group, General Manager of Devices Development Center and Technology, Intellectual Properties in April 2005 - Senior Vice President of TDK since June 2006 - General Manager of TDK Technology Group, General Manager of Materials & Process Development Center and Technology, Intellectual Properties since April 2007 "
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| TDK Corporation | Senior Vice President | Current |
"Director, Senior Vice President – since June 2002 In charge of TDK General Manager of Electronic Components Sales and Marketing Group - Director of TDK since June 1998 - Appointed Deputy General Manager of Electronic Components Business Group, General Manager of High Frequency Devices Division in April 2000 - General Manager of Electronic Components Sales and Marketing Group since June 2002 "
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| TDK Corporation | Senior Vice President | Current |
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| TDK Corporation | Senior Vice President & General Manager | Current |
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| TDK Corporation | General Manager, Ferrite & Magnet Prods Business Group | Current |
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| TDK Corporation | General Manager | Current |
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| TDK Corporation | General Manager-Osaka Deputy General Manager-Electronic Components Sales & Marketing | Current |
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| TDK Corporation | General Manager | Current |
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| TDK Corporation | General Manager, SCM Group | Current |
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| TDK Corporation | General Manager, Power Systems Business Group | Current |
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| TDK Corporation | General Manager | Current |
"Director* – since June 2002 - Registered as lawyer in Washington D.C., U.S.A. in April 1971 - Elected Partner of Graham & James L.L.P. in January 1979 - Partner of Squire Sanders Gaikokuhou Kyodo Jigyo Horitsu Jimusho since July 2000 - Squire Sanders Gaikokuhou Kyodo Jigyo Horitsu Jimusho Gaikokuho Jimu Bengoshi since August 2001 - Keio University, Department of Law adjunct professor since April 2002 "
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| TDK Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
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