TDK presents DigiKey with “Global Best Performance Award 2025”

• TDK presents DigiKey with the “Global Best Performance Award” 2025
• Award recognizes strong business performance and long-standing collaboration
• Signs of a recovery in the distribution business

May 21, 2026

TDK Corporation (TSE:6762) has honored the globally active high-service distributor DigiKey with this year’s “Global Best Performance Award,” thereby recognizing its outstanding business performance and the successful collaboration over the past year. DigiKey impressed in particular with its strong international orientation and its ability to reliably serve customers worldwide. Of particular importance was the fact that DigiKey is firmly established in the Chinese and U.S. markets. In addition, the company has the capability to supply developers, design houses, as well as medium-sized enterprises with small quantities, thereby enabling production ramp-ups.

“DigiKey is extremely honored to receive the 2025 Global Best Performance award from TDK,” said Jason Simoneau, Vice President, Passives and Multimarket Semiconductor at DigiKey. “Our long-standing partnership with TDK has provided customers around the globe with exceptional technologies to create innovative products that accelerate progress. We look forward to continued collaboration and growth centered on TDK’s comprehensive, innovation-driven portfolio of cutting-edge electronics.”

“I am very pleased with the outstanding performance of DigiKey as one of our long-standing partners with whom we collaborate strategically,” says Dietmar Jäger, General Manager Distribution & EMS Sales Division. “This shows that even in a challenging market environment, success is possible with a strong team,” adds Dietmar Jäger.

Electronics distribution is currently showing clear signs of a recovery. “The delivery of small quantities to small customers can be an early indicator of a broader market recovery,” says Dietmar Jäger. “We are well positioned with our products for the markets we serve through distribution, particularly AI applications in China and industrial applications in the U.S.” China remains the most important market, followed by the U.S. and Europe.