Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

The world's leading maker of multilayer ceramic capacitors, components found in almost every smartphone and electric vehicle.

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. headquarters

Business Description

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. produces electronic components built on its own ceramic materials technology. Multilayer ceramic capacitors, or MLCCs, are the core product and the company holds the largest global share; the range also covers inductors, EMI filters, communication modules, surface acoustic wave filters, sensors and lithium-ion batteries.

Smartphones remain the biggest end market — a single high-end handset contains around a thousand MLCCs — with automotive electronics the main growth driver, since electric and driver-assist systems multiply the component count per vehicle. Founded in Kyoto in 1944 and incorporated in 1950, Murata earns the overwhelming majority of revenue outside Japan.

Corporate Data

Ticker6981
ExchangeTokyo Stock Exchange
Market SegmentPrime Market
SectorElectric Appliances
Head Office1-10-1 Higashikotari, Nagaokakyo, Kyoto 617-8555, Japan
FoundedDecember 23, 1950
Fiscal Year EndMarch 31
WebsiteOfficial website

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