2016-11-01
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
President/Statutory Representative Director:
Tsuneo Murata
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (“Murata”) and Primatec Inc. (“Primatec”) announced today that Murata has acquired all the shares of Primatec and that following this transaction, Primatec has become a wholly owned subsidiary of Murata as of November 1, 2016.
Primatec is dedicated to developing, manufacturing, and selling various products founded upon highly functional polymer products such as LCP (liquid crystal polymer) electronic materials. Primatec’s materials have been well received for use in high-performance circuit boards in the energy and display sectors, and demand for their products is estimated to further increase in the electronics and electronic component sectors in which miniaturized and thin products are increasingly in demand.
Murata will utilize the materials technology of Primatec to expand sales of a multilayered resin substrate used in smartphones, etc., and additionally develop new advanced products that lead the global market in new applications for IoT devices and data centers. This acquisition is part of Murata’s strategy to continue to strengthen and expand its businesses in all Electronic markets.
About Primatec Inc.
| Company name: |
Primatec Inc. |
| Location: |
3F, Setagaya Business Square Tower, 10-1, Yoga 4-chome, Setagaya,
Tokyo 158-0097 |
| Business description: |
Development, manufacture and sales of LCP electronic materials |
| Capital: |
3,500 million yen (as of March 31, 2016) |
| Date of establishment: |
February 1, 2010 |
| Number of employees: |
48 (as of March 31, 2016) |
Corporate overview of Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
| Company name: |
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. |
| Location: |
10-1, Higashikotari 1-chome, Nagaokakyo-shi, Kyoto 617-8555 |
| Business description: |
Manufacture and sale of ceramic-based passive electronic components and solutions,
communication modules, power supply modules, and other. |
| Capital: |
69,377 million yen (as of March 31, 2016) |
| Date of establishment: |
December 23, 1950 (established in October 1944) |
| Number of employees: |
54,674 (consolidated, as of March 31, 2016)
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About a multilayered resin substrate
A multilayered resin substrate is conceived by combining Murata’s multilayered laminating and design technologies, with Primatec’s unique LCP film, allowing for outstanding high-frequency properties, as well as thin and flexible circuit designs.
무라타에 대해서
주식 회사 무라타 제작소는 기능성 세라믹을 기반으로 전자 디바이스의 연구 개발 • 생산 • 판매를 행하고 있으며, 재료부터 제품까지 일관 생산 체제를 구축하고 있습니다. 또한, 무라타 제품의 90%이상은 해외에서 판매되고 있으며, 국내외로 글로벌 회사를 전개하고 있습니다.