EPCOS

Name

EPCOS

Legal name

TDK Electronics AG

Website

https://epcos.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Passive Electronic Components

NAICS

Capacitor, Resistor, Coil, Transformer, and Other Inductor Manufacturing (334416), Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing (3359), Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (335)

SIC

Electronic Components & Accessories (3670), Electronic Coils, Transformers & Other Inductors (3677), Electronic Components, Nec (3679)

akta.pro primary industry

Passive Components (Resistors, Capacitors, Inductors, Ferrites) (IMAGAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Inductors & Coils (Power/RF/Chokes) (HDAHANAC), Industrial PCB & Substrate Components (Bare PCBs, rigid-flex, ceramic substrates, thick-film) (IMAGAJAM), Charging Infrastructure Components (connectors, cables, dispensers, payment/controls) (IMAGAHAH), EV/Industrial Charging Power Electronics (Chargers, rectifiers, power stages) (IMAGADAF)

Keywords

• Passive electronic components
• Aluminum electrolytic capacitors
• Electromagnetic compatibility filters
• Ferrite cores magnets
• Wireless power transfer

Headquarters

HQ city

Munich

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Electronic Components Sales: TDK Electronics generates revenue through the manufacture and sale of electronic components including capacitors, sensors, inductors, transformers, EMC components, ferrites, magnets, and piezo components to industrial and automotive customers.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

TDK Electronics (formerly EPCOS) manufactures and sells passive electronic components including aluminum electrolytic capacitors, ceramic capacitors, film capacitors, power capacitors, sensors, inductors, transformers, EMC components, ferrites, magnets, piezo components, wireless power transfer systems, and cold plasma technology. The components serve power conversion, energy storage, signal processing, electromagnetic compatibility, sensing, and power factor correction functions for automotive, industrial automation, renewable energy, and home appliance customers.

Product overview

TDK Electronics (operating under the EPCOS brand) offers a comprehensive portfolio of passive electronic components and sensors organized into distinct product families. The core portfolio spans capacitors (aluminum electrolytic, ceramic, and film types), power factor correction and harmonic filtering solutions, RF components, sensors and sensor systems, protection devices, switching/heating/piezo components, inductors, transformers, EMC components, ferrites, and magnets. Specialized offerings include wireless power transfer solutions, substrates for high-power semiconductors, cold plasma technology, and CeraCharge rechargeable solid-state ceramic batteries. The company also provides design support tools including sample kits, design simulation software, and reference designs for various applications including automotive, industrial automation, renewable energy, and home appliances. The portfolio operates as a multi-module component ecosystem where products are designed to work together across power electronics, RF, sensing, and wireless charging applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors Electrolytic capacitors featuring high volumetric capacitance from special etching processes on the aluminum anode foil, outstanding ripple current capabilities, and long-term reliability. Used in frequency converters, wind power converters, solar inverters, professional power supplies, UPS, medical applications, photoflash units, and automotive applications.
• Ceramic Capacitors Multilayer ceramic chip capacitors (MLCC), ultra high voltage ceramic capacitors, and CeraLink capacitors for electronic applications including high-frequency power conversion.
• Film Capacitors Film capacitors for PCB and busbar mounting used for EMI filtering, energy storage, smoothing, and coupling. Includes EMI suppression capacitors, snubber capacitors, DC link capacitors, and motor run/start capacitors.
• Components for PFC and Harmonic Filtering Power factor correction and harmonic filtering solutions including PhaseCap Energy Plus capacitors, DeltaCap capacitors, PhiCap capacitors, PoleCap capacitors, vacuum contactors, PF controllers, and grid analysis tools.
• Power Capacitors High-power MKP and MKD capacitors in cylindrical and rectangular form factors for AC filtering and DC link/DC filtering applications.
• RF Components and Modules Radio frequency components including filters, diplexers, triplexers, baluns, directional couplers, antennas, and isolators/circulators for wireless communication applications.
• Sensors and Sensor Systems Sensor portfolio including NTC temperature sensors, pressure sensors, level sensors, ultrasonic sensors, current sensors, humidity sensors, angle sensors, and MEMS-based gyros and accelerometers.
• Protection Devices Electronic protection components including voltage protection, current protection, and temperature protection devices for circuit safety.
• Switching, Heating, Piezo Components, Contactors, Buzzers, Microphones PTC thermistors for motor start and switching, high-voltage contactors, multilayer piezo actuator stacks, PowerHap piezoelectric actuators, buzzers, microphones, and ultrasonic nebulizer units.
• Inductors (Coils) Inductor products including SMT inductors, SMT power inductors, high current flat wire inductors, transponder coils, and choke coils for PFC applications.
• Transformers Transformers for DC/DC converters, IGBT/FET applications, automotive ultrasonic sensors, pulse transformers, SMT current sense transformers, and BMS transformers.
• EMC Components Electromagnetic compatibility components including data/signal line chokes, common-mode filters, power line chokes, power EMC filters, automotive filters (CarXield), leakage current filters (LeaXield), LCL filters, and feedthrough filters.
• Ferrites and Accessories Ferrite cores with distributed air gaps, E/ELP cores, EFD/EV cores, ER/ETD/EQ cores, PQ cores, RM cores, ring cores, and ferrite materials for magnetic design applications.
• Magnets Permanent magnets including ferrite magnets and neodymium magnets for various industrial applications.
• Wireless Power Transfer Wireless charging solutions including Tx coil units/modules, Rx coil units/modules, NFC antenna combo receivers, and low loss shielding sheets.
• Substrates High-power substrates using aluminum nitride technology and micro modules (SESUB) with built-in ICs for power electronics applications.
• Cold Plasma Technology Cold plasma systems including MediPlas medical plasma devices and industrial cold plasma surface treatment solutions.
• CeraCharge The world's first rechargeable multilayer ceramic chip - a compact, reliable, and safe solid-state battery technology for IoT and portable electronic devices.
• Further TDK Products Additional product lines including noise suppressing sheets, transparent conductive film, foils for aluminum electrolytic capacitors, anechoic chambers, radio wave absorbers, FA systems, flash storages, solar cells, and power supplies.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Digi-KeycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDigi-Key serves as a distribution partner for TDK Electronics, offering TDK and EPCOS branded sample kits including film capacitors, inductors, circuit protection, and thermal management components. Products are available through Digi-Key's online platform.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Taiyo Yuden: Japanese manufacturer specializing in inductors, ferrite devices, multilayer ceramic capacitors, and RF components. Directly comparable to TDK Electronics' inductor and ferrite product lines, particularly for automotive and industrial power electronics customers.
• Vishay Intertechnology: U.S.-headquartered manufacturer of discrete semiconductors and passive components including capacitors, inductors, resistors, and magnetics. Vishay competes with TDK Electronics across aluminum electrolytic capacitors, inductors, and power capacitors for industrial and automotive customers.
• Samsung Electro-Mechanics: Major MLCC and passive component manufacturer with strong positions in automotive and smartphone applications. Competes directly with TDK Electronics in ceramic capacitors, inductors, and EMC components, particularly for high-end automotive electronics.
• Murata Manufacturing: World's largest MLCC manufacturer and a dominant supplier of inductors, EMI filters, and RF components. Murata competes head-to-head with TDK Electronics across virtually every passive component family and is the primary share benchmark in the capacitor and inductor markets.
• Yageo Corporation: Taiwan-based passive component leader (now including KEMET) with strong MLCC and resistor positions. Yageo is a key competitor to TDK Electronics in ceramic capacitors and has expanded aggressively in automotive-grade components through the KEMET acquisition.

Broad incumbents

• TDK Corporation: Japanese parent conglomerate with diversified operations in passive components, sensors, magnetic materials, energy devices, and electronic materials. Operates as a broader incumbent whose TDK Electronics AG subsidiary competes against standalone pure-plays; investor consideration of EPCOS is partly an indirect play on the TDK group.
• Panasonic Industry: Division of Panasonic Corporation producing capacitors, resistors, inductors, and electromechanical components. Overlaps with TDK Electronics in aluminum electrolytic capacitors, film capacitors, and inductors for automotive and industrial applications.

Emerging players

• Würth Elektronik: German passive component manufacturer within the Würth Group, focusing on capacitors, inductors, transformers, and EMC components. Comparable European-headquartered competitor with overlap in inductors and EMC filters, though smaller scale than TDK Electronics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/epcos

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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