TDK moves toward an unusual collaboration with Taiyo Yuden. Against the backdrop of AI-driven demand, the two will jointly develop next-generation MLCCs and inductors in an electronic components industry where companies still favor in-house development.
TDK signed a basic agreement in September toward collaboration with Taiyo Yuden. It has indicated plans to develop next-generation products centered on multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) and inductors for AI servers.
This article reports that concern over missing out on the AI-driven demand boom is behind the two companies’ rapprochement. In an electronic components industry committed to in-house development, moves toward cooperation that transcends differences in scale are attracting attention.
The specific focus of the collaboration is the joint development of next-generation MLCCs and inductors. It is being positioned as an unusual alliance even within an industry culture in which companies develop everything from materials to manufacturing equipment in-house.