Murata Manufacturing

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

Head office of Murata Manufacturing in Nagaokakyo, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Type	Public KK
Traded as	TYO: 6981 SGX: M20
Industry	Electronic components
Founded	Kyoto, Japan (October 1944)
Founder	Akira Murata
Headquarters	10-1, Higashikotari 1-chome, Nagaokakyo-shi, Kyoto Prefecture 617-8555, Japan
Key people	Tsuneo Murata, (CEO and President)
Products	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	$ 8.23 billion (FY 2013) (¥ 846.7 billion) (FY 2013)
Net income	$ 905.8 million (FY 2013) (¥ 93.2 billion) (FY 2013)
Number of employees	48,288 (consolidated, as of March 31, 2014)
Slogan	Innovator in Electronics
Website	Official website
Footnotes / references [1][2][3]

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.

Honorary Chairman Akira Murata started Murata Manufacturing as a personal venture in October, 1944. On December 1950 reorganized the company into Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. with paid-in Capital ¥1 million.

Murata Manufacturing is a leading company primarily involved in the manufacturing of ceramic passive electronic components, primarily capacitors, and it has an overwhelming share 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.^[4]

On April 13, 2012, Murata announced a deal to acquire RF Monolithics for $1.78 per share.^[5]

On August 23, 2014, Murata announced the acquisition of Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation.^[6]

Gallery

Murata Boy®, a bicycle-riding robot developed by the company[7][8]

See also

• Murata Machinery, an industrial machines manufacturer that is often confused with Murata Manufacturing

External links

• Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

References

1. "Corporate Overview". Retrieved July 31, 2014.
2. "Company Chronology". Retrieved July 31, 2014.
3. "Murata Manufacturing Financial Statements". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
4. "Corporate Network". Retrieved July 31, 2014.
5. "Murata to buy RF Monolithics". Compound Semiconductor. April 17, 2012. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
6. "Murata to Acquire Peregrine Semiconductor for $471 Million". everything RF. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
7. "Murata Boy". Retrieved July 31, 2014.
8. "CES 2011: murata boy + murata girl robots". Designboom. January 11, 2011. Retrieved July 31, 2014.