Founded in 1935 with the aim of becoming the world's first commercial manufacturer of the magnetic material ferrite, TDK since then has continued ceaselessly to turn out a variety of products and services making use of its materials technology, centring on ferrite and ceramics, and processing technology, which draws out the properties of materials to the maximum degree. The founding spirit of TDK, "contribute to culture and industry through creativity," continues to this day to pulsate throughout the company.

TDK Recording Media Europe was established in 1989 and its nerve centre - the European Head Office in Luxembourg - opened in 1991. But TDK's own beginnings go back nearly 70 years when Yogoro Kato made a technological breakthrough by inventing ferrite, a ceramic material with excellent electro-magnetic properties. TDK was founded shortly after, in 1935, becoming the first company to produce and market ferrite commercially.

TDK's innovative power is based on three core technologies: materials technology driving product development, process technology comprising the mass production of components and circuit design which unifies circuitry into final products.