Murata Manufacturing

{{Short description|Japanese electronic components manufacturer}}

{{redirect|Murata Electronics|the Finnish subsidiary|Murata Electronics (Finland)}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
株式会社村田製作所

| type = Public KK

| traded_as = {{ubl|{{TYO|6981}}|{{SGX|M20}}|TOPIX Core 30 Component|Nikkei 225 Component}}

| logo = Murata Manufacturing logo.svg

| image = Murata-Manufacturing-hq-01.jpg

| image_size = 250px

| image_caption = Head office of Murata Manufacturing in Nagaokakyo, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

| foundation = Kyoto, Japan ({{start date and age|1944|10}})

| founder = Akira Murata

| location = 10-1, Higashikotari 1-chome, Nagaokakyo-shi, Kyoto Prefecture 617-8555, Japan

| key_people = Tsuneo Murata, Chairman of the Board,

Norio Nakajima, President

| num_employees = 77,581 (March 31, 2022)

| industry = Electronic components

| products = {{ubl|Monolithic ceramic capacitors|SAW filters|Ceramic resonators|Piezoelectric sensors|Ceramic filters|Piezoelectric buzzers|Short-range wireless modules|Communication modules (including Bluetooth® modules)|Multilayer ceramic devices|Connectors|Isolators|Power supplies|Circuit modules|EMI Suppression filters|Inductor (coils)|Sensors}}

| revenue = {{profit}} {{JPY|1.81 trillion|link=yes}} (2022)

| operating_income = {{profit}} ¥424 billion (2022)

| net_income = {{profit}} ¥314 billion (2022)

| assets = {{profit}} ¥2.81 trillion (2022)

| equity = {{profit}} ¥2.26 trillion (2022)

| homepage = {{URL|https://www.murata.com/}}

| footnotes = {{cite web |url=http://www.murata.com/corporate/overview/index.html |title=Corporate Overview |access-date=July 31, 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://www.murata.com/corporate/history/history-j.html |title=Company Chronology |access-date=July 31, 2014}}{{cite magazine |url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/financials/financials.asp?ticker=6981:JP |title=Murata Manufacturing Financial Statements |magazine=Bloomberg Businessweek |access-date=July 31, 2014 }}{{dead link|date=April 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{cite web |url=https://corporate.murata.com/-/media/corporate/about/newsroom/news/irnews/irnews/2022/0428/21q4-e-fls.ashx?la=ja-jp&cvid=20220428025102000000 |title=Consolidated Financial Flash Report (March 31, 2022) |date=April 28, 2022 |publisher=Murata Manufacturing Ltd.}}

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{{nihongo|Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.|株式会社村田製作所|Kabushiki-gaisha Murata Seisakusho}} is a Japanese manufacturer of electronic components, based in Nagaokakyo, Kyoto. It produces ceramic passive electronic components, primarily capacitors, and has a majority marketshare worldwide in ceramic filters, high-frequency parts, and sensors. As of March 31, 2013 Murata Manufacturing has 24 subsidiaries in Japan and 52 overseas in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, France, Italy, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Spain, Hungary, Finland, China, Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Hong Kong, Vietnam and India.{{cite web |url=http://www.murata.com/corporate/network/index.html |title=Corporate Network |access-date=July 31, 2014}}

History

Akira Murata founded Murata Manufacturing as a personal venture in October, 1944. In December 1950, the company was reorganized into Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., with paid-in capital of ¥1 million.

On April 13, 2012, Murata announced a deal to acquire RF Monolithics for $1.78 per share.{{cite web |url=http://www.compoundsemiconductor.net/csc/news-details.php?cat=news&id=19734890 |title=Murata to buy RF Monolithics |publisher=Compound Semiconductor |date=April 17, 2012 |access-date=July 31, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714215838/http://www.compoundsemiconductor.net/csc/news-details.php?cat=news&id=19734890 |archive-date=July 14, 2014 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }} On August 23, 2014, Murata announced the acquisition of Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation.{{cite web |url=http://www.everythingrf.com/News/details/1104-murata-to-acquire-peregrine-semiconductor-for-471-million |title=Murata to Acquire Peregrine Semiconductor for $471 Million |publisher=everything RF | access-date=August 25, 2014}} On July 28, 2016, a memorandum of understanding was signed between Murata and Sony announcing the intent to sell a portion of the latter's battery business (Sony Energy Devices Corporation).{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sony-murata-mfg-idUSKCN1080HC?il=0 |title=Sony says to sell battery business to Murata Manufacturing |work=Reuters | access-date=July 28, 2016}}

In October 2017, Murata announced sponsorship of an exhibit in the Epcot theme park at Florida's Walt Disney World.{{cite web |url=https://www.murata.com/en-us/about/newsroom/news/event/americas/2017/1026 |title=Murata presents The SpectacuLAB at Innoventions® in Epcot |publisher=Murata | access-date=October 18, 2018}} Entitled The SpectacuLAB, the science oriented presentation emphasizes STEM themes in support of children's education. Murata also bought Sony's battery business.{{Cite web|url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Murata-to-pour-450m-into-Sony-battery-ops-after-purchase|title=Murata to pour $450m into Sony battery ops after purchase|website=Nikkei Asian Review}}

On December 15, 2020, Murata announced the opening of a new research and development center dedicated to automotive applications in Minatomirai, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture.{{Cite web|url=https://corporate.murata.com/en-eu/about/newsroom/news/company/general/2020/1215|title=Murata opens Minato MIRAI innovation center|website=Murata}} On March 28, 2022, Murata announced the acquisition of Resonant Inc for $4.50 a share.{{Cite web |title=Murata Completes Acquisition of Resonant Inc. |url=https://corporate.murata.com/en-us/newsroom/news/company/general/2022/0329 |access-date=2022-03-30 |website=Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. |language=en-US}}

Products

Murata has a variety of electronic products ranging from communication and wireless modules to power supplies. The company manufactures integrated components and RF filters based on different processing technologies like thin-film, thick-film, and LTCC (Low Temperature Co-fired Ceramics). This includes monolithic ceramic capacitors, multilayer ceramic devices, chip inductors, SAW filters, crystal filters, LC filters, ceramic resonators, and others.

Murata conducts research on new technology related to RF components, which has led it to acquire many patents.{{cite web|url=http://patents.justia.com/assignee/murata-manufacturing-co-ltd|title=Patents Assigned to Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. |publisher=Justia Patents Search|website=patents.justia.com}}{{cite web|url=https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=WO2008143071&recNum=50&docAn=DE2014100299&queryString=&maxRec=2801215|title=Stacked Bandpass Filter|website=patentscope.wipo.int}}{{Cite web|url=https://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?CC=EP&NR=2148438&KC=&locale=en_EP&FT=E|title=Espacenet - Bibliographic data|website=worldwide.espacenet.com}}{{cite journal|url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US7907034|title=Laminated band-pass filter having an even number of LC parallel resonators|date=27 October 2009|via=google.com}} Murata holds several patents and patent applications for technology related to ceramic capacitors.{{cite web |url=https://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?FT=D&locale=en_EP&CC=CN&NR=100419923C&KC=C# |title=Espacenet - Bibliographic data |website=worldwide.espacenet.com |access-date=29 May 2021}}

In December 2021, Murata co-developed with Michelin a RFID module that is embedded into the tire that keeps track of inventory, allows for aftermarket maintenance, and assists with the recycling of the tire at the end of the product life cycle. The tags require no external power supply and will operate over high mileages.{{cite news |last=Slovick |first=Murray |url=https://www.electronicdesign.com/markets/automotive/article/21212577/electronic-design-rfid-module-improves-tire-performance-and-management |title=RFID Module Improves Tire Performance and Management |work=Electronic Design |date=2021-12-22 |accessdate=2021-12-22 }}

Gallery

{{Gallery|width=180|File:IPhone 6s - motherboard - Murata 240-7542.jpg|Murata-circuit in an IPhone 6s|

File:Muratakun001.JPG|Murata Boy, a 50 cm (20") high bicycle-riding robot developed by the company since 1991{{cite web |url=http://www.murata.com/corporate/boy_girl/boy/index.html |title=Murata Boy |access-date=July 31, 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://www.designboom.com/technology/ces-2011-murata-boy-murata-girl-robots/ |title=CES 2011: murata boy + murata girl robots |date=January 11, 2011 |publisher=Designboom |access-date=July 31, 2014}}{{cite web|url=https://corporate.murata.com/en-eu/more_murata/robots|title=Murata Robots |work=Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. |access-date=May 17, 2021}}

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