Murata Manufacturing
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| Type | Public (TYO: 6981, SGX: M20) |
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| Industry | Electronic components |
| Founded | December 23, 1950 (established in October, 1944) |
| Headquarters | Nagaokakyo, Kyoto Worldwide Murata Address |
| Key people | Akira Murata: Honorary Chairman (Deceased) Yasutaka Murata: Chairman Tsuneo Murata: President |
| Products | Monolithic Ceramic capacitors, SAW filters, Ceramic resonators, Piezoelectric sensors, Ceramic filters, Piezoelectric Buzzers, Short-range wireless, Communication modules (including Bluetooth®) modules, Multilayer ceramic devices, Connectors, Isolators, Power supplies, Circuit modules, EMI Suppression filters, Inductor (coils), Sensors and others |
| Revenue |  US$ 5,6 Billion (2010) |
| Net income | US$ 264,9 Million (2010) |
| Employees | 34,300 |
| Website | www.murata.com |
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (株式会社村田製作所 Kabushiki-gaisha Murata Seisakusho) (TYO: 6981) is a Japanese manufacturer of electronic components, based in Nagaokakyo, Kyoto.
Honorary Chairman Akira Murata (村田 昭) 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, 2007 Murata Manufacturing has 23 subsidiaries in Japan and 31 overseas in the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, France, Italy, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Hungary, Finland, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Hong Kong, Korea and China.
On April 13, 2012, Murata announced a deal to acquire RF Monolithics for $1.78 per share.[1]
A different Murata [edit]
Murata Machinery is often confused with Murata Manufacturing. Murata Machinery has its headquarters in nearby Fushimi-ku, Kyoto.
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