THE CAPACITY TO DELIVER Epcos is part of the giant TDK Group of Japan and is a global leader in the development and manufacture of high-tech capacitors and inductors. Philip Yorke takes a closer look some of the company’s latest innovative products and how it is shaping the future of technology in the communications and automotive electronics sectors.
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pcos AG is based in Munich, German, and develops and produces electronic components, modules and systems focused on fast-growing, leading edge technology sectors. These include advanced products for information and communications technology applications and for automotive electronics, as well as for industrial and consumer electronics. Epcos capacitors are used throughout the electrical and
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engineering industries and are used to store electrical charges, or to regulate current and voltage in electronic circuitry. The company’s product portfolio includes aluminium, electrolytic capacitors, film capacitors and power capacitors, as well as solutions for power factor correction. Epcos inductors fulfil two basic electrical functions at the same time: they filter electrical current and store electromagnetic energy.
Among other things, the company’s inductors are used in switch-mode power supplies for applications in information and communications technology. In addition, Epcos ceramic components are indispensable when used in automotive electronics and household appliances, as well as in telecommunications and entertainment electronics. Today Epcos operates a global network of manufacturing plants and R&D centres and
