According to Nikko Industries, Japan's MLCC Major Factory, Murata, is planning to build a new factory in Okayama Prefecture at 10 billion yen ($89 million) after investing 40 billion yen to build a new plant in Shimane Prefecture late last month. The factory will be responsible for the production of ceramic materials for laminated ceramic capacitors, and Okayama and Shimane adjacent counties, may be set up for the raw materials of the Shimane plant.

Today (March 2), Murata issued a circular stating that it will reduce the production capacity of old product groups with miniaturized alternatives to 50% by 2017 and will continue to reduce the production capacity in the...

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Murata") has worked for many years in the field of communication modules. A few years ago the rapid development of the Internet era, Murata 2.4G Hz communication module has been playing a decisive role in all walks of life, from the phone's Wi-Fi module to the Bluetooth module used in the car, and then to the smart home Involved ZigBee module, Murata rely on a wide range of products and excellent reputation of quality again and again won the trust of customers. By 2017, at a critical period of explosive growth of this Internet of Things technology, Murata is also closely following the tide of the market and has taken the lead in the field of LPWAN (Low Power Wide Area Networks).