What TDK makes for data centers
public · HQ Japan
TDK is a publicly listed company and based in Japan. It appears on 2 parts of the AI data center — Passives and Rare earths & permanent magnets — in the role of manufacturer. Those parts sit in Layer 4 — Servers, racks & integration and Layer 10 — Materials & upstream inputs. Its shares trade on Tokyo Stock Exchange as 6762.T.
Parts, by layer
Layer 4 — Servers, racks & integration
| Part | Role | Confidence | Competitors | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passivestight | manufacturer | inferred | Chilisin, Fenghua, Kyocera (AVX), Murata, Panasonic, Samsung Electro-Mechanics |
Layer 10 — Materials & upstream inputs
| Part | Role | Confidence | Competitors | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rare earths & permanent magnets | manufacturer | inferred | Arafura, Energy Fuels, Iluka, JL Mag, Lynas, MP Materials |
Where TDK sits in the stack
TDK's placements in this catalog cover 2 parts, from layer 4 (servers, racks & integration) to layer 10 (materials & upstream inputs). None of them currently carries a sourced supply constraint tag. Across these parts it overlaps with other companies most often on the lines below.
What these parts are
- Rare earths & permanent magnets — Rare-earth elements and the permanent magnets made from them, used in motors and fans throughout the facility, from server and cooling fans to generator and turbine components.
- Passivestight — The multilayer ceramic capacitors, inductors and other passive components that filter and stabilize power everywhere on a board, populated in far greater numbers on AI boards than on standard servers.
Closest peers in this catalog
Seen in real machines
TDK is named in 1 of the rack teardowns and supercomputer breakdowns on this site. Each line below is a piece of that machine.
- Nvidia GB300 NVL72 · rack teardown
- MLCCs and inductors
Questions about TDK
- What does TDK make for AI data centers?
- This catalog places TDK on 2 parts: Passives (manufacturer) and Rare earths & permanent magnets (manufacturer).
- Is TDK publicly traded?
- Yes — TDK is listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange under 6762.T. Prices shown on this page are a nightly snapshot, not real-time, and nothing here is investment advice.
- Where is TDK based?
- Japan, per the company record in this catalog.
- Who else makes passives for AI data centers?
- Chilisin, Fenghua, Kyocera (AVX), Murata, Panasonic and Samsung Electro-Mechanics are also placed on Passives in this catalog.
- How well sourced are these placements?
- Every part→company placement carries a confidence tag. For TDK the mix is 2 inferred. "disclosed" means the company or a filing says so; "reported" comes from trade press or a reference-design list; "inferred" is a lead from the taxonomy with no citation yet. Treat reported and inferred as leads, not facts.
Answers are generated from this catalog's own rows — see sources & method.