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:''This article is about a Japanese electronics & chemicals company. For other meanings of TDK, see TDK (disambiguation).''
, formerly {{Nihongo|TDK Electronics Co., Ltd|東京電気化学工業株式会社|extra=, , , is a Japanese company which manufactures electronic materials, electronic components, and recording and data-storage media, and markets them globally. Their motto is "Contribute to culture and industry through creativity".[2]
TDK was founded in Japan on 7 December 1935 to manufacture iron-based magnetic material ferrite, which had been recently invented by Yogoro Kato and Takeshi Takei[3]. In 1952 they began production of magnetic tapes, with compact cassette tapes following in 1966; it is for these that the company is most widely noted. TDK also manufactures an extensive portfolio of magnetic and optical media, including several formats of videotape and blank CD-R and recordable DVD discs. TDK has also recently started manufacturing USB flash drives.
Industry trends see the company moving into new forms of media; in 2004 TDK was the first media-manufacturer to join the companies developing BD post-DVD technology.[4]
Operations in the USA began in 1965 with a New York office[4], and European operations began in 1970 with an office in Frankfurt, West Germany[6].
TDK operated a semiconductor division in California for about a decade, but divested it in 2005.
The company operates a museum dedicated to the technologies with which it is involved, at its Hirasawa plant in Japan.
It sponsors activities and events such as those at The Cross nightclub in Central London, or Crystal Palace Football Club, which it sponsored between 1994 and 1999.
Since June 1998, Hajime Sawabe has been president, having been nominated by his predecessor, Hiroshi Sato, who retired.
1. http://www.google.com/finance?q=TYO%3A6762
2. TDK Japan site: motto and principles.
3. TDK Hong Kong site
4. TDK Japan site: corporate history
5. TDK Japan site: corporate history
6. TDK Europe site: corporate history
★ Official website
★ Global website (in English, with links to other language editions)
★ The TDK history museum
★ The Blank Tape Gallery's TDK page
:''This article is about a Japanese electronics & chemicals company. For other meanings of TDK, see TDK (disambiguation).''
, formerly {{Nihongo|TDK Electronics Co., Ltd|東京電気化学工業株式会社|extra=, , , is a Japanese company which manufactures electronic materials, electronic components, and recording and data-storage media, and markets them globally. Their motto is "Contribute to culture and industry through creativity".[2]
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| History |
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History
Early 1980s era TDK "D" compact cassette
TDK "SA" compact cassette
TDK 8x DVD-R
TDK was founded in Japan on 7 December 1935 to manufacture iron-based magnetic material ferrite, which had been recently invented by Yogoro Kato and Takeshi Takei[3]. In 1952 they began production of magnetic tapes, with compact cassette tapes following in 1966; it is for these that the company is most widely noted. TDK also manufactures an extensive portfolio of magnetic and optical media, including several formats of videotape and blank CD-R and recordable DVD discs. TDK has also recently started manufacturing USB flash drives.
Industry trends see the company moving into new forms of media; in 2004 TDK was the first media-manufacturer to join the companies developing BD post-DVD technology.[4]
Operations in the USA began in 1965 with a New York office[4], and European operations began in 1970 with an office in Frankfurt, West Germany[6].
TDK operated a semiconductor division in California for about a decade, but divested it in 2005.
The company operates a museum dedicated to the technologies with which it is involved, at its Hirasawa plant in Japan.
It sponsors activities and events such as those at The Cross nightclub in Central London, or Crystal Palace Football Club, which it sponsored between 1994 and 1999.
Since June 1998, Hajime Sawabe has been president, having been nominated by his predecessor, Hiroshi Sato, who retired.
References and notes
1. http://www.google.com/finance?q=TYO%3A6762
2. TDK Japan site: motto and principles.
3. TDK Hong Kong site
4. TDK Japan site: corporate history
5. TDK Japan site: corporate history
6. TDK Europe site: corporate history
External links
★ Official website
★ Global website (in English, with links to other language editions)
★ The TDK history museum
★ The Blank Tape Gallery's TDK page
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