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EPCOS (TDK Electronics AG)

CAGE Codes:

006BK                                1ZEC0                                C4751                                D1180

D4837                                FAQ75                               R4937                                U0X02

Operating Segments: Electronic Systems

HQ: Munich, Germany

About Epcos

EPCOS, now known as TDK Electronics AG, is a German manufacturer of electronic components, modules, and systems. The company was founded in 1999 through Siemens Matsushita Components, a 1989 joint venture between Siemens and Matsushita. Stock opened in 1999 in Frankfurt and New York City, with Siemens and Matsushita both holding 12.5% interests. In 2006, Siemens and Matsushita both sold their shares. The company was purchased by TDK Corporation in mid-2008 and renamed TDK-EPC in 2009. The company is now known as TDK Electronics AG. Their portfolio comprises capacitors, ceramic components, EMC filters, inductors, non-linear resistors, RF modules, surface acoustic wave components, surge arresters, ferrites, and more.

Products, Services, and Platforms

Products

• Capacitors: TDK Electronics AG manufactures numerous capacitors from a variety of materials for several different purposes. Offerings include aluminum electrolytic capacitors, ceramic capacitors, power capacitors, and film capacitors used in industries like rail, automotive, wind power converters, solar inverters, power supplies, medical applications, and more.
• Inductors: This division includes inductors, which are passive two-terminal components that store energy in a magnetic field when an electric current flows through it. TDK Electronics inductors are used throughout automotive, commercial, and industrial applications.
• RF Components and Modules: The company’s offerings for RF components and modules includes filters, diplexers, triplexers, baluns, directional couplers, antennas isolators and circulators, and more.

Subsidiaries/Partners

TDK Electronics’ primary partner is TDK Corporation, a Japanese multinational company who purchased EPCOS in 2008. The company’s subsidiaries include TDK-Lambda, InvenSense, Amperex Technology Limited, TDK-Micronas, SAE Magnetics, and others.

Competitors

The primary competitors of TDK Electronics include AVX Corporation, Aerovox Corp, Nichicon Corporation, Murata Manufacturing Co, Pulse Electronics, RDK, Innovo Concepts, Vishay Intertechnology, Inc, and other leading manufacturers of electronic components.