The Company was incorporated under the laws of Japan in 1950 to carry on the
business founded in 1944 by Akira Murata. Murata has also expanded outside
Japan and now maintains manufacturing and sales subsidiaries in the USA and in
Singapore, a sales subsidiary in Hong Kong and a representative office in
Germany.
The Company and its operating subsidiaries are engaged in the manufacture and
sale of a variety of electronic and electrical components which are primarily
used in television receivers, radios, audio equipment, household electrical
appliances and industrial equipment. The Company is also a manufacturer of
ceramic capacitors and ceramic filters. The company's products cater to the
mobile communications, automotive electronics, computers and digital home
electronics industries.
The Company’s ordinary shares have been listed on the Osaka and Kyoto Stock
Exchanges since March 1963, on the Tokyo Stock Exchange since December 1969 and
on SGX, in the form of Singapore Depository Receipts, since August 1976.
The Company is listed on the following stock exchanges: Tokyo, Osaka, Singapore
(SDRs).
SGX source · Source update: 12/08/2025 08:45:28 AM (timezone not specified). Source text may be historical.