Murata capacitors are used in hybrid vehicles and electric vehicles—by the leaders of the coming generation—as well as in spacecraft instruments where high reliability is demanded. Furthermore, Murata capacitors support high-performance mobile phones, smart phones, familiar home appliances such as energy saving LED lighting, and each and every product in society. Murata's technology and reliability continue to be highly praised.
Murata ceramic capacitors have earned a good reputation and are now adopted in fields requiring a high level of reliability, artificial satellites and submarine optical cable relay stations among them, in recognition of Murata's design technologies, mass production technologies and evaluation/analysis technologies, which it has developed over many years Murata is the only domestic monolithic ceramic capacitors company approved by JAXA and have been widely adopted in the well-known asteroid probe, Hayabusa, the weather and communication satellite, Himawari, the robotic cargo spaceship (HTV) Konotori, which supplies the International Space Station, and in other areas of international communications.
* Asteroid Probe "Hayabusa"
The Hayabusa was launched on May 9, 2003 to bring surface material from the asteriod "Itokawa" back to earth, and returned on June 13, 2010. This probe was launched with a plan to establish sample return technology for the first time in history.
Artist's Image of the Hayabusa in Space
Murata established a "Basic Quality Control Policy" that collectively controls all phases from design, selection of material, procurement, production, and sales to service.
Based on the point of view of "good equipment systems are created from good parts and good designs, and good parts are created from good materials and good processes," Murata continuously develops unique products to open up new fields.
Murata offers the No. 1 most abundant lineup in the industry, responding to all possible needs, and proposing ideal solutions.
Murata does business with every electronics maker in the world, from home appliances used in daily life to automobiles.
The total number of monolithic ceramic capacitors sold by Murata overall has already exceeded four trillion, and continues to grow! When four trillion capacitors of the 1608 size are lined up, they will circle the earth about 160 times.
The applications where the Murata capacitors can be successful utliized are increasingly expanding.
Around 1970 in Japan, chip type capacitors of the 3216 size were used in phenolic boards of compact and thin portable radios, and extensive adoption began for consumer use. In recent years, with environment-friendly vehicles becoming the mainstream, electronic control of automobiles has continued to progress and the demand for capacitors has been growing rapidly. Along with the appearance of smart phones, further development can be expected in the communication device market.
Murata will continue to support miniaturization and stable quality, accompanying high functionalization into the future.
Fukui Murata Manufacturing is the largest business base with the longest history in the group, and produces ceramic capacitors, the main products of Murata. This plant is also positioned as a "development base" of new products and new technology.
1,13-go, Okamotocho, Echizen-shi, Fukui 915-8601 Japan
Izumo Murata Manufacturing was established in 1983, and provides advanced technologies to the world from the mythical country of Izumo. This plant is positioned as the mother factory of ceramic capacitor production.
2308, Kaminaoe, Hikawa-cho, Izumo-shi, Shimane 699-0696 Japan
Okayama Murata Manufacturing is the newest plant established in 1992. This multi-product facilityproduces three product groups, such as ceramic raw materials, general purpose parts represented by ceramic capacitors, and multi-layer devices with high customization and complexity.
77, Fukumoto, Oku-cho, Setouchi-shi, Okayama 701-4241, Japan
Wuxi Murata Electronics is the largest production base in China. The structure of the plant is being reorganized in order to respond to the expanding demands for ceramic capacitors in China, which became the major production base of every electronics manufacturer.
No.6, Xingchuang 1st Road, Wuxi Export Processing Zone B Zone, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214028, China
Murata Electronics Singapore was established in 1972, and the structure of the plant is being reorganized in order to respond to the demands of Southeast Asia.
200 Yishun Avenue 7, Singapore 768927
The thin layer technology of the dielectric layer is an important point in the compactness and large capacity Murata strives for in our capacitors. We have established a processing technology to control the size and shape of the grains of the ceramic powder at high accuracy, and to distribute it equally at high density.
We have always considered all matters from the viewpoint of customers and respond to their expectations to produce products of various configurations, such as low ESL for high-speed IC, bonding technology for compact/thin shapes, technology to reduce failures by baord deflection/heat cycle, etc.
We will continue to solve problems with customers and challenge new fields so that demands can be met in the creation of the product.
The foundation of Murata's development is based on the discovery of a ceramic material called barium titanate. Since then, we have consistently paid attention to materials, and repeated the research and development based on integrating production from materials to products.
Murata has accumulated a unique know-how in regards to materials, such as the development of metallic materials for the main materials, additives, mixing solvents, and electrodes, the processing of materials and a powder processing technology that controls the grain size of these materials. New products can also be developed by integrating the materials, processing technology, design and production technology.
When tackling new technology, integrated production allows for the establishment of the most efficient measures, and the accumulated know-how is an asset of Murata's research and development.
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