Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. is a Japanese company founded in 1950, a manufacturer of a wide range of electronic components. In 1988, the company introduced the world's first optical media CD-R. The company's product range includes: inductors, ceramic capacitors, ferrite electromagnetic interference suppressors, piezoelectric elements, thermistors, varistors, ceramic antenna chips, CD-ROMs.
Taiyo Yuden has production offices in Japan, Singapore, South Korea, China, the Philippines, Taiwan, Malaysia and Thailand.