Common Technology Software Technology

Murata's software technology is “intelligence that works with components,” designed to deeply understand hardware characteristics and maximize their potential.
This technology processes information in real time within the product. It supports the product's value in invisible ways, such as ensuring secure communication with external devices while providing users with comfortable operability.

Murata covers the following software technology fields.

• Embedded Software: We develop firmware that controls electronic components such as sensors and connectivity modules. Considering component responsiveness and power consumption, it achieves millisecond-level high-speed processing and energy-saving operation.

• Application Software: Responsible for the user-facing interface, it provides data visualization and intuitive operation. It plays a role in enhancing product usability and experiential value.

• Cloud Systems: We securely and efficiently manage and analyze data collected from IoT devices. This foundational technology supports integration with external services and product scalability.

• Algorithms: We analyze sensor data in real time, extracting only the necessary information. Leveraging AI technology, we enable advanced processing such as prediction and pattern recognition.

These technologies do not function in isolation but are closely integrated with Murata's accumulated expertise in electronic components. As a result, they support the performance and reliability of products and systems as a whole, creating new user experiences.

Murata's software technology excels in high performance and reliability due to its high affinity with our own hardware, as well as in features that enhance the user experience.

This strength is supported by cross-functional collaboration among multiple specialized teams, including design, evaluation, and quality assurance. We develop software in-house from the early stages of product development, gaining detailed understanding of component characteristics and user environments. This information is shared and coordinated with relevant internal departments to achieve optimal control. Through these efforts, the software functions as an integrated “intelligence” with the components, enhancing product performance and reliability.

In recent years, this technology has been horizontally deployed across multiple fields. Even in different markets such as automotive equipment, medical devices, and IoT devices, Murata achieves its unique high reliability and optimal control, strengthening product competitiveness.

Murata's software technology continues to evolve under the philosophy of “creating new value through the integration of hardware and software.”

About 20 years ago, we began our journey with the development of connectivity modules. Initially, the focus was on basic control software to operate the hardware, with limited functionality. However, over the past 20 years, the technology has steadily evolved and has now grown into a crucial element that enhances product value by integrating with the hardware.

In recent years, to handle the increasing volume of sensor data, we have actively introduced AI (artificial intelligence) and edge computing. This enables us to build mechanisms that process necessary information quickly and efficiently. Furthermore, the role of software has significantly expanded to include centralized data management through cloud integration, enhanced security, and flexible interoperability with third-party devices through standardization.

Moving forward, further evolution will be achieved by incorporating AI-based predictive control, advanced model-based development, and hybrid cloud-edge processing. Despite its relatively short history, this technology is already being utilized across diverse product fields. It will continue to provide new value to society while maintaining and strengthening its core strengths.

This technology is applied to Murata's products and their production processes, from research and development through mass production.