TDK Electronics in Deutschlandsberg

In piezo technology, the site is working on product solutions based on piezoelectric materials in 3 technologies (monolithic, multilayer and thin-film technology). The application portfolio is very broad and ranges from simple to complex actuators and sensors, acoustic beepers and loudspeakers, haptic feedback elements and ultrasonic applications for level and distance determination to special high-performance capacitors and plasma generators.

The PowerHap™ product family includes piezo actuators based on multilayer piezo components for use in touchscreens and multifunctional user interfaces in cars, smartphones and tablets, household appliances, industrial control systems and medical devices. The component features unrivaled performance values and provides outstanding haptic feedback. PowerHap™ was awarded with the innovation prize of an international trade publisher in China.

The piezo-based CeraPlas® cold plasma generator is also very multifunctional. It can be used to activate, print, label and bond plastic surfaces, or to decontaminate surfaces or volumes. Inactivation of the corona virus is also possible with this technology.

Thermistors are ceramic components whose electrical resistance increases or decreases rapidly when a certain temperature is exceeded. This characteristic makes them ideal for use in many applications of modern electrical engineering and electronics, for example as safety devices against current overload or short-circuit protection in motors as well as self-regulating heating elements or temperature sensors in heating plates and hot glue guns or in cars for auxiliary heating and interior heating.

The Corporate Research and Development department is responsible for basic development for all materials, products and processes. In an agile innovation process, digital design tools and state-of-the-art analysis and measurement methods are used to synthesize new materials and develop and test prototypes and demonstrators. The solutions developed here are used to develop new products and open up new fields of application. Cooperation with national and international universities and other research institutions is an integral part of this innovation process.

As one of several TDK research centers worldwide, the R&D Center Europe at the Deutschlandsberg site focuses on application and system development for automotive and industrial electronics. The Process Innovation Center works to build and coordinate know-how and expertise for key technologies such as robotics, 3D printing and Industry 4.0.