Taiyo Yuden manufactures passive electronic components, including ceramic capacitors, inductors, and ferrite beads. The company's other products include recordable optical media (CD-R and DVD-R); linear, specialty, and switching power supplies; and high-frequency wireless products (Bluetooth modules, chip antennas, and chip filters). Taiyo Yuden operates from sales offices and manufacturing plants throughout Japan and in Asia, Europe, and the US. The company was established in 1950. Taiyo Yuden gets about two-thirds of its sales outside Japan.