The evolution of sensing technology and communication network contribute to the realization of Autonomous driving society and its growth. In association with full-scale expansion of the "5G service" next-generation wireless communication standard, great attention is being placed on wireless technology intended for "vehicle-to-vehicle and infrastructure-to-vehicle communication" (V2X) to communicate data between automobiles and their surroundings. While the TDK Group can offer a lineup of various electronic components for V2X, this article introduces a selection of IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit) and high-frequency products for Telematics Control Units (TCUs).

Ob Smartphone, Fahrzeug-Cockpit, Industrie-Steuerung, Haushaltsgerät oder Spielekonsole – piezobasierte Lösungen mit haptischem Feedback gehört die Zukunft. TDK bietet ein einzigartiges Produktportfolio, das sich für alle erdenklichen haptischen Applikationen eignet.

Um Kunststoffteile sicher zu verkleben, ist eine Oberflächenbehandlung unerlässlich. Eine gleichermaßen einfache wie elegante Lösung ist dabei die Aktivierung mit kaltem Plasma. Relyon Plasma, ein Tochterunternehmen von TDK Electronics, bietet mit dem piezobrush® PZ2 dafür eine handliche Plasmaquelle, die auf dem TDK CeraPlas™ Piezo-Plasmagenerator basiert.

As electronic devices become more advanced, the power supply voltage of LSIs used in them is lowered, so their power consumption can be reduced and their speed increased. However, a decrease in the power supply voltage also causes the requirements regarding voltage fluctuations to become more severe, creating a need for high-performance DC-DC converters to fulfill these characteristic requirements, and power inductors are important components that greatly affect their performance. TDK has a widely varied lineup of power inductor products, and this article describes and explains effective methods for using power inductors, and key points for selecting them, according to the required characteristics of DC-DC converters.

Class-D amplifiers, which are used in devices such as smartphones and audio equipment, have the advantages of being compact and highly efficient, but crucially require countermeasures against noise generated by their high-speed switching. TDK has an extensive lineup of products which can provide effective noise countermeasures while ensuring high sound quality and without affecting signals. This article describes the applications and effectiveness of these products in speaker lines for various devices which use Class-D amplifiers.

Ob einfache Gadgets oder komplexe industrielle IoT-Geräte – eine platzsparende, zuverlässige wie auch äußerst sichere Stromversorgung benötigen sie alle. CeraCharge™, der weltweit erste Solid-State-Akkumulator in SMD-Technologie erfüllt alle diese Ansprüche.

Leistungsstarke Lasten sind beim Einschalten für Sicherungen und Bauelemente ein großer Stressfaktor, da hierbei sehr hohe Ströme fließen. Um diese zu vermeiden, bietet TDK keramische EPCOS Einschaltstrom-Begrenzer auf der Basis von NTC- und PTC-Thermistoren, die auch kombiniert eingesetzt werden können.

Here are S-parameters where products in the ALT series and common mode filters/chokes are combined in the recommended ways for use with 1000BASE-T.

TDK has an extensive lineup of inrush current limiting NTC thermistors available. This article describes various example applications of these products, used for ICL (inrush current limiting) purposes to easily and effectively suppress inrush current.

Varistors can be used as suppressors to protect devices and circuits from transient abnormal voltages including an ESD (electrostatic discharge) and a lightning surge. For protection from a relatively large surge current (100A to 25kA), leaded disk varistors and SMD disk varistors are suitable. For protection from a larger surge current (approximately 25kA or more), block varistors, and strap varistors are suitable.