TDK Corporation (President: Noboru Saito) would like to announce that our Neuromorphic Device utilizing the Spin Memory Sta has won the "Innovation Award" at CEATEC AWARD 2024.

CEATEC AWARD 2024, celebrating its 14th year this year, evaluates and selects exhibits and projects submitted by exhibitors in advance, from among the technologies, products, services, etc., exhibited at CEATEC 2024, with high academic, technical, market, and innovative value, for commendation by the CEATEC AWARD 2024 Panel.

Our Spin Memory Sta, which won the award this time, is a ultra-low power consumption Neuromorphic device utilizing Spintronics technology. We have demonstrated with the cooperation of the French Atomic Energy and Alternative Energies Commission (Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives: CEA) (hereinafter referred to as CEA) that the Spin Memory Sta functions as a basic element of Neuromorphic devices, and in the future, we will collaborate with the International Research and Development Center for Integrated Electronics at Tohoku University (hereinafter referred to as Tohoku University) towards practical application.

In this award, the expectation and market development potential for future technological advancements, such as achieving high energy efficiency through low power consumption, high-speed operation, utilization of AI in edge environments for learning, were highly evaluated.

Our company aims to contribute to the transformation of society by promoting the long-term vision of "TDK Transformation." In the future, we will accelerate the evolution of technology and social change by developing neuromorphic devices that can reduce AI power consumption to 1/100 through international collaboration in academia, industry, and government with CEA and Tohoku University, contributing to the realization of a sustainable future.

Regarding the winning project and its details

• Winning project: AI device power consumption reduced to 1/100 using spintronics technology
• Winning content: Innovation Department Award

About TDK Corporation

TDK Corporation (Headquarters: Tokyo) aims to be a leading company in electronic device solutions in the smart society. With its unique magnetic material technology as its DNA, TDK will attract the future with cutting-edge technological innovation and contribute to the transformation of society.
Our company was founded in 1935 with the purpose of commercializing the electronic material "ferrite" that is widely used in various electronic equipment. Our main products include various passive components such as multilayer ceramic capacitors, aluminum electrolytic capacitors, film capacitors, inductors, ferrite cores, high-frequency components, piezo and protection components, as well as sensors and sensor systems such as temperature, pressure, magnetism, and MEMS sensors. We also have products such as magnetic heads, power supplies, and secondary batteries. Our product brands include TDK, EPCOS, InvenSense, Micronas, Tronics, and TDK-Lambda.
We have a network of design, manufacturing, and sales in Asia, Europe, North America, and South America, and we conduct business in a wide range of fields, including automobiles, industrial electronics, consumer products, and information and communication equipment. The sales for the fiscal year ending March 2024 were approximately 2 trillion and 103 billion yen, and the total number of employees worldwide is about 101,000.

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