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History
| 1950 | Mar. Sep. |
Hikohachi Sato establishes TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD. in Suginami-ku, Tokyo. Commercializes barium titanate tubular ceramic capasitors and begins sales under the brand name Rutilcon. |
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| 1954 | Sep. | Begins producing small ferrite cores. |
| 1956 | May | Establishes Takasaki Plant (Currently Egi Plant, Takasaki Global Center) in Takasaki-shi, Gunma. |
| 1958 | Oct. | Establishes Haruna Plant in Haruna-machi, Gunma-gun, Gunma (Currently in Takasaki-shi). |
| 1964 | Sep. | Establishes technical research laboratory in Haruna-machi, Gunma-gun, Gunma (Currently in Takasaki-shi). |
| 1965 | Markets inductors (H Series) employing a uniquely developed ferrite core. | |
| 1967 | May | Establishes the first overseas subsidiary, TAIWAN TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD. |
| 1969 | Dec. | Establishes Nakanojo Plant in Nakanojo-machi,Agatsuma-gun, Gunma. |
| 1970 | Mar. | Stock listed on Second Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| 1973 | Jan. | Stock listed on First Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| 1976 | Jul. | Develops world's first axial leaded ceramic capacitor. |
| 1977 | Apr. Sep. Oct. |
Commercializes axial leaded inductors. Establishes Tamamura Plant in Tamamura-machi, Sawa-gun, Gunma. Develops world's first tubular chip type ceramic capacitor. |
| 1984 | Jul. | Commercializes the world's first nickel electrode high-capacitance multilayer ceramic capacitor. |
| 1986 | Jun. Oct. |
Establishes EMC Center. Establishes Yawatabara Plant in Takasaki-shi, Gunma. |
| 1988 | Sep. | Announces release of the world's first recordable CD-R compact disks. |
| 1991 | Jun. | Commercializes LK Series multilayer chip inductors. |
| 1998 | Jun. Oct. Nov. |
Commercializes LB Series wire-wound chip inductors for power circuits. Creates technology to commercialize a 4.7GB DVD-R. Establishes R&D center in Haruna-machi, Gunma-gun, Gunma (Currently in Takasaki-shi). |
| 2001 | Apr. | Attains the world's first Bluetooth® standard version 1.1 qualification for Bluetooth® full modules. |
| 2003 | Apr. | Establishes Anechoic Chamber Test Facility. |
| 2007 | Jan. Feb. |
Establishes NIIGATA TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD. in Joetsu-shi, Niigata. TAIYO YUDEN ENERGY DEVICE CO., LTD. makes into a consolidated subsidiary. |
| 2008 | Feb. Oct. |
Launches world's first recordable Blu-ray Disc using an organic dye recording layer. Victor Advanced Media Co., Ltd. makes into a consolidated subsidiary. |
| 2010 | Mar. | TAIYO YUDEN Mobile Technology Co., Ltd. makes into a consolidated subsidiary. |
| 2012 | May | Commercializes Metal Power Inductors (MCOILTM) Series. |
