Technology Outlook

Murata innovation moves the world

What is Murata currently contemplating, and where is the company headed? Director of the Corporate Technology & Business Development Unit, Takaki Murata, discusses how Murata innovation continues to create new forms of value through a deepening of its technology platform and “co-creation” with universities and startups.

Technical capabilities to meet the diverse needs of society

Technical capabilities to meet social needs

The diverse products created by Murata technologies range from core components at the heart of electronic devices to advanced modules and solutions.

Our component products as represented by ceramic capacitors, inductors, and EMI suppression filters as well as connectivity modules, high-frequency filters, sensors, power modules, batteries, and other device and module products are utilized in a wide range of markets including smartphones, automobiles, computers, household appliances, industrial equipment, and medical instruments.

These products do not simply increase performance but also miniaturize designs, save energy, and increase environmental resistance to further enhance the competitiveness of customers’ products.

Furthermore, our technologies also indirectly play a significant role in growth areas such as 5G communication, the electrification and autonomous driving of automobiles, and data centers.

Co-creation unlocks new possibilities

Director of the Corporate Technology & Business Development Unit Takaki Murata Director of the Corporate Technology & Business Development Unit Takaki Murata

* The published contents and positions are current as of March, 2026.

Murata is not only deepening its existing technologies but also focusing its efforts on the exploration of new technology areas.

The company is incorporating next-generation communications, robotics, bioelectronics, quantum, environmental, energy, and other innovative technologies and developing them into future businesses.

External cooperation is an important pillar of this initiative, and we aim to integrate technologies and accelerate development through co-creation with foreign and domestic universities, research institutions, and startup companies while actively acquiring necessary technologies and further refining them into our own strengths.

Such initiatives are critical for swiftly adapting to a rapidly changing market environment and maintaining sustained competitiveness.

Exploratory activities through global investment
WONDERSTONE Ventures

WONDERSTONE Ventures

WONDERSTONE Ventures, Murata’s CVC (Corporate Venture Capital) office, aims to pave the way to a new future through investments in cutting-edge technologies. By discovering promising startups around the world and driving innovation in partnership with them, WONDERSTONE Ventures will realize a future society that is filled with hope.

Co-creation project to devise new forms of value
KUMIHIMO Tech Camp with Murata

KUMIHIMO Tech Camp with Murata

KUMIHIMO Tech Camp with Murata is a co-creation project hosted by Murata. The goal of this project is to solicit freethinking ideas from companies and universities to foster cultural development regardless of the field, offer support up to practical application and commercialization by providing high-quality hardware and technical support, and jointly create new businesses that address social challenges.

A prosperous society envisioned through electronics

Based on its founding spirit, Murata will continue to produce technologies and products that contribute to the realization of a prosperous society and the development of culture and industry.

With an unwavering determination and strong conviction to use the power of electronics to change society for the better, we reaffirm our commitment to forge a path to the future under the slogan of “Innovator in Electronics.”

A society made possible by Murata's technical capabilities

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