Murata Manufacturing
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 Head office of Murata Manufacturing in Nagaokakyo, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan | |
| Company type | Public KK |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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| Revenue |  ¥ 1,210.8 billion (FY 2015) |
| ¥ 203.8 billion (FY 2015) | |
Number of employees | 54,674 (consolidated, as of March 31, 2016) |
| 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]
On July 28, 2016 a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Murata and Sony announcing the intent to sell a portion of the later's battery business ie Sony Energy Devices Corporation[7]
Gallery
![Murata Boy®, a bicycle-riding robot developed by the company[8][9]](/wiki/File:Muratakun001.JPG)
See also
- Murata Machinery, an industrial machines manufacturer that is often confused with Murata Manufacturing
External links
References
- ^ "Corporate Overview". Retrieved July 31, 2014.
- ^ "Company Chronology". Retrieved July 31, 2014.
- ^ "Murata Manufacturing Financial Statements". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
- ^ "Corporate Network". Retrieved July 31, 2014.
- ^ "Murata to buy RF Monolithics". Compound Semiconductor. April 17, 2012. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
- ^ "Murata to Acquire Peregrine Semiconductor for $471 Million". everything RF. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ^ "Sony says to sell battery business to Murata Manufacturing". Reuters. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
- ^ "Murata Boy". Retrieved July 31, 2014.
- ^ "CES 2011: murata boy + murata girl robots". Designboom. January 11, 2011. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
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