TDK Corporation announces that its subsidiary, EPCOS Brazil, was presented with Siemens’ Diamond Prize in the category ”Industry Sector,” the company’s highest supplier award. The prize honours EPCOS’ outstanding performance in terms of product quality, value for money, logistics, punctual and on-time delivery and customer service.

TDK has developed the YNA15 series of noise absorbers in case size 1005 to suppress voltage ringing that can be caused by switch-mode power supplies. The new TDK noise absorbers have a rated voltage of 25 V and a rated capacitance of 0.1 µF. Depending on the type, the YNA15 series features ESR values of between 50 mΩ and 1 Ω. When the new component is used on the input side of the SMPS, for example, EMI noise caused by voltage ringing ...

TDK Corporation has developed the CJA series of TDK SRCT capacitors in case size 0603 (EIA 0201). Compared to existing multilayer ceramic capacitors of the same case size, the mounting footprint has been reduced by 50 percent. In this TDK-developed design with bottom terminals, a solder resist prevents wetting of the face and side areas of the MLCCs with solder.

TDK Corporation offers two new 105 °C snap-in series of EPCOS aluminium electrolytic capacitors with a very high ripple current capability and a longer useful life. The latter is 5000 h for the B43545 series. These capacitors are available with rated voltages of 400 V DC and 450 V DC as well as capacitances of 82 µF to 820 µF.

TDK Corporation presents the new highly integrated EPCOS D5058 front-end module for smartphones. In addition to the conventional GSM bands at 850, 900, 1800 and 1900 MHz, it also covers WCDMA bands 1, 2, 4 and 5, as well as LTE bands 2, 4, 5 and 17.

TDK Corporation presents the new EPCOS C914 MEMS microphone. It offers a particularly high signal-to-noise ratio of 65 dB(A) in the frequency range from 20 Hz to 20 kHz. It is thus particularly suitable for demanding audio applications in smartphones.

TDK Corporation presents the two new EPCOS C920 and C923 MEMS microphones. With footprints of only 2.75 x 1.85 mm² each and an insertion height of 0.9 mm, they are among the smallest top-port microphones worldwide.

TDK Corporation presents the EPCOS CeraLink, an innovative DC link capacitor for frequency converters. CeraLink is based on a PLZT ceramic material and covers a capacitance range from 1 µF to 100 µF at a rated voltage of 400 V DC. Another type has a rated voltage of 800 V DC and a capacitance of 5 µF.

TDK Corporation has extended the range of EPCOS aluminum electrolytic capacitors by types with higher rated voltages. For the screw terminal types in the new B43700* and B43720* series, the previous rated voltage of 550 V DC has been raised to 600 V DC. These capacitors cover a capacitance range from 1200 µF to 6800 µF and are designed for temperatures up to 85 °C.

TDK has developed the GBDriver RS4 series of NAND type flash memory controllers with support for 3 Gbps serial ATA. Sales will begin in January 2013. With an effective access speed of 180 MB/sec, the GBDriver RS4 is an advanced high-speed SATA controller chip.

TDK Corporation presents a new MLCC in size 0402 (IEC) with the highest rated capacitance of 0.22 µF*. The TDK C0402 is designed for decoupling applications in compact mobile devices such as smartphones. With its rated voltage of 6.3 V, the capacitor is suitable for any voltage present in such applications.

Welcome to TDK at electronica 2012 in Munich! we will be showing our innovative and comprehensive range of EPCOS and TDK products for the entire spectrum of electronics applications.

TDK Corporation has extended its product range of EPCOS multilayer varistors with the new E series, which is designed to assure protection from current surge pulses in automotive electronics. Thanks to their innovative glass passivation, the SMD protection components that are qualified to AEC-Q200 with an extended stress test are even more rugged and reliable than before.

TDK has developed four new series of miniature, low-profile thin-film metal power inductors featuring up to twice the rated current and half the DC resistance of comparable ferrite inductors. The new TDK TFM family is available in four form factors, including IEC 1608, which at 1.6 x 0.8 x 1.0 mm3 is the world’s smallest metal power inductor.

TDK Corporation has expanded the NTCGP series of TDK NTC temperature sensors with types featuring lug terminals for the precise measurement of surface temperatures from -40 °C to +150 °C. With their metal lug terminals the compact and highly-reliable epoxy-dipped NTC thermistors can be screwed directly to circuit boards and mounted components. Mass production will begin in September 2012.

TDK Corporation announces that the TDK-Lambda Alpha 1000 Series (CA) modular AC-DC power supplies is now approved to IEC/EN 60601-1, ANSI/AAMI ES60601-1 and CAN/CSA-C22.2 No 60601-1-08 3rd Edition medical safety standards

TDK Corporation has developed the mSATA type SSD (Solid-State Drive) SMG3B series with support for 3 Gbps serial ATA. The products will be available from July 2012. The SMG3B series drives with mSATA interface measure only about 30 mm x 50 mm and offer storage capacities up to 64 GB. High-speed mSATA implementation achieves actual read access speed of 170 MB per second.

TDK Corporation announces that it will showcase an extensive array of new and innovative TDK-Lambda products at this year's National Electronics Week. A full line-up of standard and configurable power AC-DC power supplies, DC-DC converters and programmable power supplies will be on display at the TDK-Lambda stand (Hall 2, Stand 134).

TDK Corporation has developed the eSSD series, a single chip 3Gbps SSD with serial ATA interface that uses multi-chip technology to integrate the TDK SSD controller GBDriver RS3 with NAND type flash memory in a single package. Sales are scheduled to begin in April.

TDK Corporation announces the new TDK-Lambda GWS500 series of ‘green’ power supplies. Complying with the energy saving requirements of the ErP (Energy-related Products) Directive, the GWS500 AC-DC power supply uses innovative design techniques to combine high efficiency, high power density and low standby power with the confidence of a five-year warranty. The GWS500 is well -suited to a broad range of industrial applications, including ATE, a...