Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. held a media meeting in Tokyo on November 29, and announced the combined sales target for 2021, which is 2 trillion yen. The reason for setting the target at 2 trillion yen is that Murata believes that the next-generation communication standard “SG” will be put into operation in 2020 and auto-driving…

According to Murata News, Murata is developing a new high-voltage electrostatic discharge inductive component that can be used in ADAS, powertrain and other automotive electronics. Murata is developing the highest level of inductive components for high-voltage electrostatic discharge (ESD) for automotive power supplies, and samples will be shipped in sequence. This product not only has the same…

Last two months ago, Murata to invest a new MLCC factory as iPhones drive parts demand. Accroding to the latest report, Murata plans to invest 14 billion yen to build a new MLCC plant near an existing plant in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China. The new plant is expected to be completed in December 2019, this…

TDK announced yesterday that it will raise its consolidated revenue target from 1.34 trillion yen to 1.42 trillion yen this year, mainly due to the upgrade of smartphone and vehicle electronization improves the sales of high end MLCC. From the last quarter’s financial report released by TDK, the demand for automotive MLCC was extremely strong,…

Driven by automotive demand, Japan’s six major electronic component manufacturers Murata, TDK, Kyocera, Nidec, Alps Electric and Nitto Denko continue to grow, in the past three months Sales increased by 7% to approximately 1.69 trillion yen compared with the same period of last year. This is the eighth consecutive quarter of continuous growth. Sales exceeded…

At the end of last month, Murata to invest $354m in new plant as iPhones drive parts demand. The global supply of the capacitors is tightening, due in part to increased usage in electric vehicles and the release of new iPhones. Observers say the rising demand may squeeze electronics manufacturers. Overall demand for electronics components is expected…

We have discussed MLCC shortage for a long time, We always talk about Murata and Yageo, but it still will be shortage for a long time. Kyocera and Murata both reportedly plan to expand their MLCC production capacities in Japan. Kyocera is evaluating its plan to build a new facility to expand MLCC production capacity…

In the past, high value-added products with technological leadership in the MLCC industry will achieve higher profits. Japanese manufacturers are technological pioneers, constantly pursuing higher capacitance, smaller size and more dielectric. For example, Murata, in order to expand its competitive advantage, has successively bought Rohm and Panasonic’s MLCC business unit. Strive to achieve the same…