Automobiles
The switchover to next-generation eco cars is accelerating worldwide!
infographic : Projected market for the next generation of environment-conscious cars (Unit: 10,000 cars)
Source: "Future Projection Report—The Automobile Industry 2011-2025" (by Sakae Tanaka, (Nikkei BP Consulting, December 2010)
Pursuing safe, comfortable rides that consume less power TDK supports the electronic functions of cars through a wide range of products.
TDK supplies a wide range of automotive electronic components that can withstand severe conditions of use, including vibration or shock, or engine room heat. Also, TDK's ferrite and other material technologies show their true worth by improving fuel efficiency in HEVs.
Drive motors : High-performance neodymium magnets
Speakers : High-performance neodymium magnets
ECUs (engine control units), car navigation and car audio systems, lamps : Multilayer ceramic chip capacitors, film capacitors, inductors
In-vehicle LAN (noise suppression) : Common mode filters
Environmental measures : In-vehicle sensors (current sensors, temperature sensors, pressure sensors, gear tooth sensors)
Power windows, power mirrors : Ferrite magnets and bond magnets for small motors
Power steering : Combined steering angle/steering torque sensors