In the field of electronic components, Murata well-known products, from flake capacitors, filters, oscillation of the sensor to the current Bluetooth module, in the world market have great influence. But many people do not know, over 50 years ago, but Murata Manufacturing of Kyoto, Japan, is only an ordinary ceramic workshop. After long-term and unremitting innovation, and the ordinary ceramic Murata developed into electronic ceramics, has now become the world's leading electronic components manufacturers.


In the course of development, adhere to focus on Murata ceramic materials product development. Murata has been a top priority original business philosophy. As early as 1956 on the establishment of the Murata Institute of Technology, developed Murata most basic capacitor products.


From raw materials to equipment "through-train"


Murata's unique content can be reflected from its R & D, R & D Murata include three aspects: materials, production equipment research, production technology research. It is not only the development of electronic ceramic products, including the development of raw materials, production equipment, the development of Starting capacitor production processes, raw materials and finished products to the device is "one-stop" product line. Most of its production facilities are in the production and development.


Murata in its philosophy mentioned the need to focus on management and Origin of the Origin and Development of action began. They summarized as bent on the pursuit of their own manufactured products. Its core view is that their raw materials from the initial start production and management. Also on the technical side, with their own technology, which links a problem, which can be targeted in areas found and solve problems. Origin of technology and raw materials from the management, is the idea of its origins began.


The development of unique ideas and R & D System


Murata Manufacturing R & D Center for Sakabe line-hung. Said Murata product development philosophy: that the new electronic machines to the new electronic components to a new electronic Starting capacitor components and raw materials used to the new production.


Research and development of its innovative approach embodied in the following four aspects, the first is to use original materials technology, advanced technology and innovative product design, strong support for the development of the existing second is the high-tech challenges, and create a new cause; Third, the pursuit of the ultimate performance is not only the fourth in the commodity area, in science and technology, we should also strive for the world to contribute.


Murata research and development centers are 65 management staff, 450 technical personnel, technical support staff of 160 people. Mainly technical officer, 20 people have doctoral qualifications. 2007 R & D budget of 13.2 billion yen, is the subject of 300. R & D in the field of electronic materials, the size of a few other companies Starting capacitor can be reached.


Murata implementation of research and development activities of the organizational structure, can be summed up in the following three aspects: the subject of short-term 1-2 years, mainly by the development of the cause of this Part public relations department to issue a medium-term 3-5 years of the project's technological development specific responsibility for the Ministry of Development Center; long-term 5-20 years of research topics, based in Kyoto era of the super-technology Institute. Sakabe-trip, he said, will not only in Japan, will also consider setting up research institutions abroad.