Murata Manufacturing

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Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
株式会社村田製作所
Public KK
Traded as TYO: 6981
SGX: M20
Industry Electronic components
Founded Kyoto, Japan (October 1944 (1944-10))
Founder Akira Murata
Headquarters 10-1, Higashikotari 1-chome, Nagaokakyo-shi, Kyoto Prefecture 617-8555, Japan
Key people
Tsuneo Murata, (CEO and President)
Products
Revenue Increase $ 8.23 billion (FY 2013) (¥ 846.7 billion) (FY 2013)
Increase $ 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
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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

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