Crystal UnitsOne-stop service system and reasons why customers choose Murata's crystal units

Providing value to customers

Providing new forms of value to customers because we offer a one-stop service from crystal stone production to sales

We have an integrated system, from crystal stone production, design, and manufacturing with our own original equipment to a worldwide sales network. Introducing this system to our own manufacturing leads us to open up new fields and provide new value to customers.

Materials

Carrying out production that is integrated with the growing of man-made crystals enables us to achieve high precision and highly stable product characteristics.

Design

Adopting a unique package structure achieves high quality, a stable supply, and a reduction in material cost.

Production

We develop and manufacture using our own original equipment. Production lines and equipment that match the product concept increases Murata's competitiveness.

Sales

Murata provides close customer support through our worldwide sales and supply system.

Worldwide sales system

Murata's crystal units are active in various applications

These products have been adopted more as HDD / SSD / USB and other storage devices started to use small crystal units due to the increased need for speed and capacity. Later, Murata's crystal units began to be adopted for use in NFCs with smart phone's features of personal authentication / electronic money payment sophisticated. The adoption of small crystal units is still increasing due to the growing demand for small devices in AV /PC / automotive equipment and Wi-Fi communications equipment as well as the market growth of wearable and smart phone peripheral devices equipped with BT / BLE communication features that connect to smart phones.
The number of crystal units installed per vehicle is increasing due to reasons such as the increasing functionality of sets for automative equipment as well. Accordingly, Murata's crystal units, which realize high reliability and stable supply, are being increasingly adopted in vehicles.

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