Modern television sets do more than entertain by showing enjoyable programs. Thanks to increases in screen size and image quality, linkage to peripherals, and integration with communication services, they are now becoming the most accessible information terminals available. Murata electronic components not only enable the wireless transmission of high-definition TV signals, but also reduce power consumption.

People around the world now use mobile phones. The launch of new higher-speed, higher-capacity communication services is accelerating the trend for more diversified and smarter products. On the other hand, demand for simple low-end phones is also growing. Microwave products, sensors, and functional modules contribute to the advancement and diffusion of innovative communication technology.

Easy to carry and connect to networks, highly mobile PCs are drawing enthusiastic attention with the spread of Internet connections and cloud computing services. Murata downsizes its electronic components, permits them to accommodate higher-frequency signals, reduces loss to make them friendlier to the battery, and develops sensors that confer high reliability and operating comfort, thereby providing support for new-age computing.

The automotive industry is increasingly computerizing and electrifying their vehicles to improve their environmental compatibility as part of their responsibility for people and our planet. Murata's highly reliable electronic components based on the heat resistance of ceramics prove their mettle under punishing driving conditions. Power devices that accommodate high power accelerate advancements in hybrid and electric drive technology.

Even more energy savings and environmental compatibility are required for the home electric appliances we use in our everyday lives, such as lighting and air-conditioning. Murata offers low-loss and long-life ceramic capacitors, transformation-efficient power supply modules, and sensors/communication modules that control equipment by monitoring its operation to provide support for smart home electronics.