KEMET Branches Out to Inductor Market


Expansion Part of Successful Alliance with TAIYO YUDEN

GREENVILLE, S.C., Dec. 1 -- KEMET Corporation (NYSE:KEM) announces its entrance into the surface-mount inductor market through our Strategic Alliance partner, TAIYO YUDEN Co., Ltd.

KEMET plans to offer ferrite products, including a complete line of surface-mount multilayer and wire-wound inductors for a full range of applications, including EMI suppression, filtering, frequency matching and switching regulation. KEMET's goal is to offer electronics designers and manufacturers more complete passive component solutions.

"We are excited about expanding our product line-up to include leading- edge, high-quality inductors," says Chuck Meeks, Vice President of KEMET's Ceramic Business Unit. "KEMET has always been about serving our customers, and our partnership with TAIYO YUDEN combines their unsurpassed inductor technology with our market-leading service model. Our KEMET sales team is energized about this new venture, and we are looking forward to extending KEMET's reach in the marketplace."

KEMET is already a global leader in the capacitance market, and the launch of these inductors is a natural progression of the Strategic Alliance with TAIYO YUDEN. The two companies have been engaged as business and technical partners at various levels since 1997, and formed a strategic alliance in 2005.

"A key provision of the alliance allows each partner to market and sell the other's product lines, thus mutually expanding both product portfolios for current and future customers," states Mr. Kazuya Umezawa, Senior Operating Officer of TAIYO YUDEN. "KEMET's inductor launch is a testimony to the continuation of our alliance."

"Inductors are a critical part of the passive components market, and this expansion really complements our Forest Electric (FELCO) custom magnetics business," says Scott Carson, Product Line Manager, KEMET. "We pride ourselves on being a solutions provider for our customers, and this is another example of that commitment in action."

All new inductor products will be available in environmentally-friendly RoHS-compliant versions. The full-line catalog can be found online at www.kemet.com.

About KEMET:

KEMET Corporation provides industry-leading, high-performance capacitance solutions, including the world's most complete line of surface-mount capacitor technologies across tantalum, ceramic and solid aluminum dielectrics-along with the world's best quality, delivery and service. KEMET's common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol KEM. KEMET is an ISO 9001:2000 and ISO/TS 16949:2002 registered company.

About TAIYO YUDEN:

With headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, TAIYO YUDEN Co., Ltd. is the world's third-largest manufacturer of ceramic capacitors and an innovation leader. Its range of passive electronic components also includes inductors, filters, antenna and varistors. In addition, TAIYO YUDEN manufactures Bluetooth modules, power electronics modules and recordable optical media (CD-R, DVD-R) and is the leader with approximately 50 percent of the worldwide market in high-frequency multilayer chip inductors used in cell phones. For further information, visit: www.t-yuden.com.

Source: KEMET Corporation

CONTACT:
Dean W. Dimke,
Director of Corporate and Marketing Communication,
+1-864-228-4448,
deandimke@kemet.com

R. Scott Carson,
Product Line Manager,
+1-864-228-4065,
scottcarson@kemet.com

Web site: www.kemet.com/
http://www.t-yuden.com/

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