Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. develops, manufactures, and sells ceramic-based passive electronic components and solutions in Japan and internationally. It operates through three segments: Components, Devices & Modules, and Other. The company offers capacitors; inductors; high frequency device and communication modules, including surface acoustic wave filters, RF modules, multilayer resin substrates, and connectivity modules; lithium-ion secondary batteries; and sensors; antennas and related products; baluns; and batteries. It also offers Femtet, a CAE software; capacitors; cell fractionation filters; connectivity modules; connectors; couplers; digital panel meters; filters; front-end modules; inductors; ionizers; micro mechatronics; watch batteries; noise suppression products; and optical devices. In addition, the company provides phase shifters, power products, printed circuit products, resistors, RF switches, RFID products, sensors, sound components, thermistors, timing devices, and transformers. It offers its products for use in communications equipment, mobility, data center and enterprise computing, industrial, wellness, personal electronics, and environment/energy applications. The company was founded in 1944 and is headquartered in Nagaokakyo, Japan.
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