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Hirose Electric: The Tiny Connectors With Giant Margins
A Japanese specialist in the fine-pitch connectors inside phones and devices — and one of the highest-margin component makers anywhere
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A Japanese specialist in the fine-pitch connectors inside phones and devices — and one of the highest-margin component makers anywhere
A top global maker of the multilayer ceramic capacitors that fill every smartphone and car by the hundreds and thousands
From the windows of skyscrapers to display substrates and semiconductor photomask glass — inside the world's biggest glass company
From advanced ceramics to chip packages, capacitors, tools, and solar — the sprawling 2 trillion yen technology group founded by a management legend
From the controllers running the world's factories to satellites in orbit — inside one of Japan's broadest industrial groups
The Japanese materials maker that wins by dominating dozens of specialised niches — from display films to water-treatment membranes
Through its ATL subsidiary, TDK makes the lithium-ion battery inside a huge share of the world's smartphones — and is a top-three maker of ceramic capacitors