Industry trends see the company moving into new forms of media; in 2004 TDK was the first media-manufacturer to join the companies developing BD post-DVD technology.
Operations in the USA began in 1965 with a New York office, and European operations began in 1970 with an office in Frankfurt, West Germany.
In the 90's TDK's Mass Storage Division included brushless DC spindle motors, MR heads and thin-film heads.
TDK operated a semiconductor division in California for about a decade, but divested it in 2005.
The company operates a museum dedicated to the technologies with which it is involved, at its Hirasawa plant in Japan.
Since June 2006, Takehiro Kamigama has been president, having been nominated by his predecessor, Hajime Sawabe, who currently serves as chairman.
In late 2007, Imation bought TDK's recording business. The deal, which covers media properties such as flash media, optical media, magnetic tape, and accessories, was for $300 million. TDK remains in existence as a separate company, with its research and development, manufacturing and OEM portions.
In 2002, the company's consumer electronics division was the presenting sponsor of the Third Annual Jammy Awards, with the TDK Live Performance of the Year award honoring the best live performance that was legally available on the Web as a free download. The award was given to the band moe. for their performance at the Bonnaroo Music Festival.
TDK's own football club, based in Nikaho, Akita, recently split from the corporation to become independent football club Blaublitz Akita, with aim for the professional leagues.
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