Murata - Innovator in Electronics Articles

Static Electricity Troubles, Measures Against ESD and Unexpected Ways of Utilizing Static Electricity: Power Generation Utilizing Static Electricity

Winter is a time when there are concerns about troubles due to static electricity in industrial products such as electronic equipment. We explain here the adhesion of dust and dirt caused by electrification and failures and malfunctions due to electrostatic discharge (ESD). We also introduce research on energy harvesting utilizing static electricity generated during snowfall. In addition, we explain measures against static electricity at manufacturing sites and methods to protect electronic equipment from ESD damage.

  • Static Electricity
  • ESD Protection Devices
  • Energy Harvesting

Electronic Technology Supporting the Evolution of “Next Tech”

“Retailtech” That Discerns Needs and Creates Moving Customer Experiences

Explains retailtech, which utilizes leading-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), IoT, augmented reality (AR), RFID, etc. to achieve an increase in retail industry sales. Retailtech is an information technology movement that realizes high-quality customer experiences without missing a customer.

  • RFID products
  • Solution
  • AI
  • IoT
  • VR/AR

Smart Factories: Giving Form to Digital Transformation in the Manufacturing Industry

The Inseparable Relationship Between Digital Transformation and Decarbonization and Technologies Essential for a Sustainable Manufacturing Industry

We explain here trends in the use of the latest technologies for decarbonization, which is one of the mega-trends surrounding the manufacturing industry. Digital transformation in the manufacturing industry, which is being tackled in smart factories, and decarbonization efforts are two sides of the same coin. It will be important to introduce and utilize advanced information processing technologies such as IoT, AI, and digital twins as a means of realizing RE100-compliant factories.

  • Smart Factory
  • Decarbonization
  • Carbon neutrality
  • DX
  • IoT
  • AI

Choosing Solutions You Can Use Now for Making a Small Start and Scaling Up the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)

It has been a while since the expression Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) started spreading and eventually became established, and more and more sophisticated and diverse solutions and use cases have emerged. Nevertheless, for a variety of reasons, there are still factories that have not yet begun to implement IIoT or have deployed it only partially for certain processes. In this article, we discuss some of the problems or bottlenecks commonly encountered when deploying IIoT, explain how to choose solutions you can use now for making a small start or scaling up operations, and provide some related hints.

  • IIoT
  • Small Start
  • Smart Factory
  • Solution

Open Innovation × PKSHA

Accelerating the Evolution of AI Technologies and the Social Implementation of Applications With Open Innovation Based on Collaboration Between Different Fields

For this project, we spoke with Katsuya Uenoyama, the Representative Director of PKSHA Technology, a company with a proven track record in blazing a trail of AI application. In Part 2, we spoke with Uenoyama about the aims of the open innovation that PKSHA is pursuing and the AI evolution that can be expected as a result.

  • AI
  • Co-Creation
  • Researcher Interview
  • DX

Open Innovation × PKSHA

Expanding the Impact of AI Utilization to More Fields Through the "Co-evolution" of Research and Development and Social Implementation

With services utilizing AI steadily increasing, PKSHA Technology is a company with a proven track record in blazing a trail of AI application. In this article, we spoke with PKSHA Representative Director Katsuya Uenoyama about the key points of blazing a trail of AI application in various fields.

  • AI
  • Co-Creation
  • Researcher Interview
  • DX

Electronic Technology Supporting the Evolution of “Next Tech”

“Edu Tech” Encourages Individuality and Bridges the Unequal Opportunity Gap

Educating the next generation is essential to the task of making society and business more sustainable. This page explains Edu Tech, which aims to bring about innovation in the educational field. Edu Tech is a movement that makes use of technology such as ICT, sensing, and VR to expand educational opportunities and realize individualized education, expanding human individuality and possibilities through the development of technology.

  • Education
  • SDGs
  • AI
  • Robot

Potential for Sensing Technologies to Contribute to Smart Agriculture (Measures Against Salt Damage by Breeding a Rice Strain): Development of a Resistant Rice Strain to Salt Damage in Preparation for Climate Change

Tohoku University and the National Agriculture and Food Research Organization have developed a rice plant resistant to salt damage. Tohoku University and Murata Manufacturing are jointly conducting the Demonstration Experiment to Analyze the Factors Behind Salt Damage Resistance in the Surface Rooting Rice Plant Strain using soil sensors from June 2022 to March 2023. The aim of this experiment is to analyze the factors behind the salt damage resistance in that rice plant. How can sensing technologies contribute to the selective breeding of agricultural produce? We spoke with Eiko Hanzawa, a technical expert at Tohoku University involved in research, about an overview of rice plants with salt damage resistance and the utilization of sensing technologies.

  • Agriculture
  • Researcher Interview
  • DX
  • Sensors
  • Soil sensor

Electronic Technology Supporting the Evolution of “Next Tech”

“Home Tech” Creates Comfortable and Sustainable Living Spaces Based on Data

This page explains Home Tech, which involves the use of technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and IoT to enable a sustainable and affluent lifestyle. This movement aims to leverage home management and control technology to enable more effective and waste-free utilization of household equipment and consumer electronics products.

  • Smart Home
  • AI
  • IoT

Electrification of Aircraft Engines and the Latest Autopilot System Technologies

Aircraft engines have strict safety standards. Therefore, electrifying them has been considered unfeasible on both a technical and commercial basis. However, it is becoming increasingly likely that it will be possible to electrify aircraft engines due to the development of lightweight materials and the progress of electronics technologies. How far have aircraft engine electrification and autopilot systems progressed now? We explain here the current state and future of electric aircraft engines and autopilot systems as well as the latest information on realizing them, with a focus on electronics technologies.

  • Carbon neutrality
  • Power electronics
  • Automated Driving
  • Logistics

How Will Murata’s Soil Sensors Change Agriculture? Smarter Watering Management for Greenhouse Horticulture, Fruit Growing, and Outdoor Cultivation

Isn’t one of the ideals of agriculture to maintain sustainability with a good balance between cultural development, the environment, the economy, living things, and communities? Murata Manufacturing has started the mass production of high-performance soil sensors that contribute to the realization of that ideal.

  • Agriculture
  • Researcher Interview
  • DX
  • Sensors
  • Soil sensor

A Brief Introduction to PMbus®

Power system developers increasingly deploy power management capability to optimize performance, uptime, and end-user experience for the complete range of any system powered by FEP PSU’s e.g.data, server, storage, industrial, and medical applications. Systems consist of a wide variety of devices, i.e., “targets”. Being able to control, configure, and monitor each device over a digital communication bus is required to achieve these objectives.

  • Data-driven
  • Edge computing
  • Local Networks
  • Connectivity
  • Solution

Achieving a Prosperous and Continuous Society Through a Fusion of the Real and the Virtual – How Murata is Supporting the Realization of the Vision of the Future

Digital transformation and the solving of social issues are the key to creating a prosperous and more sustainable future. We spoke to Murata's president, Norio Nakajima, and asked him about the shape of the future society that Murata envisions, the significance of Murata's business reform, and the direction of technological developments that the company is working on in order to realize this vision.

  • IoT
  • 5G
  • Digital twin
  • VR/AR
  • CASE

How does “soft robotics” make strengths of flexibility and ambiguity?

This article presents the methodology and technology behind “soft robotics” and also introduces some example applications. Soft robotics turns flexibility and ambiguity into strengths, in contrast to solid and powerful conventional robots that are designed to carry out tasks precisely, exactly as programmed. The article also describes “flexible electronics,” which has an affinity with soft robotics.

  • Material
  • Robot
  • Flexible electronics

What is the “Fifth Industrial Revolution,” Which Will Deepen the Integration Between People and Technology?

The Fifth Industrial Revolution incorporates concepts such as “sustainability,” “human-centeredness,” and “concern for the environment” in addition to the transformation of the industrial structure that was debated in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Here, we introduce the issues of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the initiatives of each country as well as the latest trends in the Fifth Industrial Revolution centered on the key technologies, etc., that are required within the latter.

  • Robot
  • Gyro Sensors
  • Accelerometers

Smart Factories: Giving Form to Digital Transformation in the Manufacturing Industry

From automation to autonomy and collaboration, manufacturing robots are advancing to become smarter

Robots used in plants are becoming smarter and more advanced. They are not simply automating routine tasks but independently performing situation-specific tasks, and moving in a coordinated manner with the movements of people. This article introduces scenarios in which cutting-edge robots are used and the roles that they play using automobile and semiconductor plants as examples.

  • Smart Factory
  • Robot
  • DX
  • IoT
  • AI
  • Sensors

Fundamental Knowledge of High-Frequency Characteristics in Inductors and Capacitors – Impedance and Resonance (1)

・Aims and content of this fundamental knowledge series
・Direct current/alternating current, resistance/inductors/capacitors, voltage/current/electric power, relation to Ohm's Law
・Voltage and current of a direct current circuit connected to an ideal resistance/inductor/capacitor

  • High frequency
  • RF Inductor
  • Inductor for Power Lines
  • Inductors
  • Capacitor
  • Ceramic Capacitor
  • Resistors

Potential for Sensing Technologies to Contribute to Smart Agriculture (Restoration of Agricultural Land in Tohoku): Power of Soil Sensors to Facilitate the Acquisition of Big Data in Agriculture

The tsunami resulting from the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011 caused extensive damage to agricultural land in Japan. There were concerns about salt damage to crops due to seawater intrusion. Therefore, desalination work on the affected agricultural land was carried out over a wide area as part of the project to recover from the disaster. A demonstration test was also conducted to observe the salinity utilizing soil sensors on agricultural land after desalination. What is the potential for sensing technologies to contribute to agriculture? We spoke with Hitoshi Kanno, a former associate professor at the Graduate School of Tohoku University, about an overview of the desalination work and the utilization of sensing technologies in smart agriculture.

  • Agriculture
  • Researcher Interview
  • DX
  • Sensors
  • Soil sensor

Building IIoT Systems to Serve as the Foundations of DX and GX with Beyond 5G/6G and More Advanced IoT Devices (Part 2)

Professor Nakao of the University of Tokyo and Murata Manufacturing discuss here the state of IIoT systems indispensable for implementing digital transformation (DX), which promotes the digitalization of operations and green transformation (GX) that aims for decarbonization. They also talk about the present and future of the technologies sought for that. We explain the technologies sought on the edge side in IIoT systems and the direction of the evolution of that.

  • IIoT
  • Developer Interview

Building IIoT Systems to Serve as the Foundations of DX and GX with Beyond 5G/6G and More Advanced IoT Devices (Part 1)

Professor Nakao of the University of Tokyo and Murata Manufacturing discuss here the state of IIoT systems indispensable for implementing for digital transformation (DX), which promotes the digitalization of operations and green transformation (GX) that aims for decarbonization. They also talk about the present and future of the technologies sought for that. We explain the technologies sought on the edge side (on-site) and the direction of the evolution of that focusing on the communications infrastructure indispensable for advanced data transmission in IIoT systems.

  • IIoT
  • Developer Interview

Energy-Saving Technology and Carbon Neutrality on High-Speed Railways

Railways are more energy-efficient than other modes of passenger transportation, with CO2 emissions per ton-kilometer roughly one-seventh those of passenger cars. This is due to the energy-saving effects of power electronics, the electronics technology garnering the most attention amid calls to reduce CO2 emissions in order to achieve carbon neutrality. This article explains the evolution and principles of power electronics for drive motors in rolling stock (electric trains).

  • Carbon neutrality
  • Power electronics

3D City Models Accelerate the Creation of Smart Cities and Digital Twins, Data-Driven Efforts in Electronics

Sophisticated 3D city models are indispensable for creating smart cities and digital twins. Many countries are developing and establishing open data compatible with the international standard CityGML. This article presents various applications of sophisticated 3D city models—including city planning, disaster prevention planning, and simulating the installation and operation of electronic equipment—using Plateau, Japan’s CityGML-compatible 3D city model considered to be the most extensive in the world.

  • Smart City
  • Digital twin
  • DX
  • Sensors
  • Data-driven
  • VR/AR

Murata Is Seeking Partners to begin discussions for a New Transparent and Bendable Conductive Film along with the Application of New Ideas to Open up the IoT Era (Technical Explanation)

Murata Manufacturing is now developing a new material with unprecedented strong points. This new material combines transparency, flexibility, conductivity, and safety. Furthermore, it realizes high workability to be able to easily draw circuit patterns and other elements with diverse methods. Murata is seeking partners to discuss with us the application of new ideas using this new material regardless of your business or industry.

  • Material
  • Developer Interview

Murata Is Seeking Partners to begin discussions for a New Transparent and Bendable Conductive Film along with the Application of New Ideas to Open up the IoT Era (Application Image)

Transparent and Bendable Conductive Film (tentative name) currently being developed by Murata Manufacturing combines transparency, flexibility, conductivity, and safety. It is also a material with excellent workability. This means it has great hidden potential to be applied. Unlocking those strong points makes it possible to produce innovative devices that have a high affinity with situations in life and society as sought in the IoT era.

  • Material
  • Developer Interview

Digital Technologies That Realize the Diversification of Primary Industries

The diversification of primary industries refers to the aim to have producers (primary industries) also perform processing (secondary industries) and distribution and sales (tertiary industries) in order to diversify their management. The purpose of this is to curb price fluctuations with the wholesale of produce to increase added value and to improve the income of producers while revitalizing regions at the same time.

  • Agriculture
  • IoT
  • Sensors

Smart Factory Case Study

How to Fill the Gap in the Proficiency of Workers? Iwate Murata Manufacturing Edition (Part 1)

We introduce here the process when promoting the conversion of a regular factory into a smart factory and the keys to promoting that. We do that based on the example of Iwate Murata Manufacturing, which has eliminated the gap in the proficiency of workers to achieve task standardization and productivity improvement through conversion into a smart factory.

  • Smart Factory
  • DX
  • IoT
  • Solution

Smart Factory Case Study

What Is the First Step to Converting a Regular Factory into a Smart Factory? Komoro Murata Manufacturing (Part 2)

In Part 2 of this article, we introduce initiatives on predictive maintenance and visualization of the equipment operating situation derived from realizations obtained in the EMS. We also look at the clues to cultivating an awareness to make improvements in the manufacturing site that forms the key to converting a regular factory into a smart factory.

  • Smart Factory
  • DX
  • IoT
  • Solution

Considering Air Quality to Reduce the Risk of COVID Infection (Part 1)—Measuring CO2 Concentration to Visualize Air Quality and Ensure Proper Ventilation

For society to recover and progress in this post-pandemic era, we need to reduce the risk of infection at schools, offices, and other places where people gather. To achieve this, we must avoid the three Cs: closed spaces, crowded places, and close-contact settings. Toward that end, ventilation is especially important for preventing airborne infections. A new method of discerning and announcing the proper timing for ventilation is gaining attention: using CO2 sensors to visualize air quality.

  • CO2 sensors
  • Developer Interview
  • COVID-19
  • Sensors
  • Solution

Smart Factories: Giving Form to Digital Transformation in the Manufacturing Industry

Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV) Have Evolved into Smart Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR) and Are Improving the Efficiency of Operations in Factories

We give an explanation here about new transportation methods that have evolved with the progress of AI and IoT that are being utilized in smart factories. In addition to the work time of each process, the transportation of works in progress between processes and the replenishment of parts and materials have a major impact on improving productivity overall in lines that perform variable-mix variable-lot production. The use of smart AMRs has expanded in place of AGVs and other conventional transportation means.

  • Smart Factory
  • DX
  • Robot
  • AI
  • IoT
  • Automated Driving

Noise suppression technologies/case study introduction (Consumer)

Noise suppression measures for differential interface--intrasystem EMC (electromagnetic compatibility)-- (2)

The second half of this article presents an evaluation of the noise picked up by a Wi-Fi antenna and the investigation into intrasystem EMC with an actual device. The evaluation and investigation show that the position to install a CMCC plays an important role in noise suppression measures for the intrasystem EMC.

  • Common mode choke coils/common mode noise filters

Noise suppression technologies/case study introduction (Consumer)

Noise suppression measures for differential interface--intrasystem EMC (electromagnetic compatibility)-- (1)

In this article, we introduce suppression methods and their effects for noise issues due to the popularization of differential interfaces and of wireless communication modules. The first half of this article presents an evaluation of the noise picked up by a Wi-Fi antenna with a simple board.

  • Common mode choke coils/common mode noise filters

Smart Factories: Giving Form to Digital Transformation in the Manufacturing Industry

From Field Networks to TSN: The Evolution of Telecommunications Infrastructure in Factories

We give an explanation here about the industrial networks used to exchange a variety of data in smart factories while clarifying their differences with consumer network technology. We also touch on their evolution to meet new demands such as coordinating with corporate systems in addition to simply linking up systems and control devices.

  • Smart Factory
  • DX

Smart Factories: Giving Form to Digital Transformation in the Manufacturing Industry

A Closer Look at Digital Twins, Virtual Factory Models that Expand the Potential of Their Real Counterpart

This article explores digital twins – models that reproduce the functionality, performance, conditions, and behavior of real-world equipment, production lines, and factories. Digital twins offer a glimpse of realistic future scenarios and can simulate an array of operating conditions so that optimal solutions can be found, enabling efficient, highly value-added factory operation.

  • Smart Factory
  • DX
  • AI
  • IoT

Smart Factories: Giving Form to Digital Transformation in the Manufacturing Industry

Business Model of the Manufacturing Industry: Changed by Mass Customization

We give an explanation here about mass customization – a production structure in which products with specifications needed by individual consumers are individually made one by one efficiently. Products are made individually by automating and optimizing the series of processes from grasping demand to product design, production preparations, production, and shipping using information technology (IT) and operation technology (OT). The utilization of 3D printers and other technologies is also boosting this evolution.

  • Smart Factory
  • DX

Smart Factories: Giving Form to Digital Transformation in the Manufacturing Industry

What Is the Ideal Cell Production System Line that Responds Flexibly and Promptly to Variable-mix Variable-lot Production?

We give an explanation here about the optimization of variable-mix variable-lot production – a production structure that responds in a timely manner to the consumer market where diversification is progressing and trends are changing drastically. The application of IoT and smart robots is spreading to enhance the productivity of cell production system lines. Furthermore, expectations are also building for the utilization of AI and other technologies that predict the market environment and factory operating conditions.

  • Smart Factory
  • DX
  • IoT
  • AI
  • Robot

Smart Factories: Giving Form to Digital Transformation in the Manufacturing Industry

A Major Revolution in Maintenance: AI/IoT-Guided Predictive Maintenance that Prevents Downtime

As explored in this article, maintenance operations are a gateway to building smart factories. Predictive maintenance is taking off. By detecting symptoms of imminent equipment failure on production lines from slight vibration or other changes, manufacturers can take action before it's too late. This thinking can now be extended to proactive yield and quality management.

  • Smart Factory
  • DX
  • IoT
  • AI
  • Maintenance

Inside Story behind the Development of RFID Modules Embedded into Tires: Supporting the Creation of Innovation in the Tire Business through Close Cooperation with a Tire Manufacturer

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. has codeveloped a tough and small RFID module that can be embedded into tires through close cooperation with Michelin. This module will bring about innovation in the tire business by managing the usage situation over the entire life cycle of tires – from their production to their disposal.

  • RFID products
  • Automotive
  • CASE
  • IoT
  • Developer Interview

Smart Factories: Giving Form to Digital Transformation in the Manufacturing Industry

CPS: A Key Technology for Realizing Autonomous Smart Factories

A cyber-physical system (CPS), which is the core information system of future factories aiming to be smart factories, is built by concentrating together IoT, AI, big data analysis, industrial networks, and other advanced information technologies. It is an information system occupying the core in the implementation of digital transformation (DX) in the manufacturing industry that draws a clear distinction with mere process automation by conventional factory automation (FA).

  • Smart Factory
  • DX
  • IoT
  • AI
  • Solution

Smart Factories: Giving Form to Digital Transformation in the Manufacturing Industry

From the Automation of Processes to Digital Transformation in the Manufacturing Industry

We give an explanation here about digital transformation (DX) in the manufacturing industry – business reform that utilizes digital technology in the manufacturing industry. The approach to business reform is gradually becoming more sophisticated with visualization, optimization, automation, and autonomy in DX in the manufacturing industry. The scope of the application of that is also expanding to systems, factories, companies, and supply chains.

  • Smart Factory
  • DX
  • IoT
  • Solution

Electronic Technology Supporting the Evolution of “Next Tech”

“Agri-Tech” Brings Out the Potential of Land and Crops

This article explains Agri-Tech, which enables the addressing of problems faced by agriculture and the creation of agricultural businesses with new value by utilizing IoT, AI, robotics, biotechnology, etc. This is a movement that will transform agriculture, where experience and skills influence results, into a rational data-driven industry.

  • Agriculture
  • AI
  • IoT
  • Robot

The lithium-ion batteries changing our lives

Part 4: What are solid-state batteries? An expert explains the basics, how they differ from conventional batteries, and the possibility of practical application.

Solid-state batteries have similar characteristics to lithium-ion batteries and are said to be the “next-generation batteries.” This article examines their characteristics, assumed applications, and challenges to practical application.

  • Li-ion batteries
  • All-solid-state batteries

A Look at the Current State of the Digital Healthcare Market, which is Expanding due to the COVID-19 Pandemic

The travel restrictions and quarantine measures put in place by governments around the world in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic have resulted in the expansion of the digital healthcare industry. At the same time, this has led to people becoming more aware of preventing the spread of infection, boosting their immune systems, and general health promotion, which means more attention is being paid to the digital healthcare solutions that have been made possible by the advances in DX and IoT.

  • Healthcare
  • Health Tech
  • Medical
  • IoT

Supporting the Realization of a Super-Smart Society: Murata Continues to Respond to the Demands of the Times

The super-smart society that has been the aim of Society 5.0 is coming. A super-smart society that materializes mega trends such as digital transformation (DX) and decarbonization will use greater quantities of more advanced electronic components than ever before to make full use of the latest communication and information processing technologies such as IoT, AI, and 5G. Norio Nakajima, President of Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., which has a responsibility to supply electronic components required by the times, talks about the company’s future role and the ways in which Murata will contribute to the creation of a sustainable society.

  • Smart City
  • DX
  • AI
  • IoT
  • 5G
  • SDGs
  • Co-Creation

Air Modification through Ions and Ozone Becoming a Globally Demanded Standard Feature of Consumer Electronics in the New Normal Era (Part 2)

Features for creating safe and clean living spaces have come to see strong demand in air purifiers and air conditioners due to the impact of novel infectious diseases. We therefore spoke with a manager who is involved with ionizers and ozonizers at Murata about the changes in air modification needs and the features that are desirable in ionizers and ozonizers. This discussion is part of a series of technology articles about Murata Manufacturing.

  • Ionizers
  • Ozonizers
  • Ions
  • Ozone
  • Ionissimo
  • Module
  • Developer Interview

Air Modification through Ions and Ozone Becoming a Globally Demanded Standard Feature of Consumer Electronics in the New Normal Era (Part 1)

Features for creating safe and clean living spaces have come to see strong demand in air purifiers and air conditioners due to the impact of novel infectious diseases. We therefore spoke with a manager who is involved with ionizers and ozonizers at Murata about the changes in air modification needs and the features that are desirable in ionizers and ozonizers. This discussion is part of a series of technology articles about Murata Manufacturing.

  • Ionizers
  • Ozonizers
  • Ions
  • Ozone
  • Ionissimo
  • Module
  • Developer Interview

Noise suppression technologies/case study introduction (Consumer)

Service Robot Noise Suppression-3(3/3)

In contrast to robots used in factories, service robots enter people's living spaces, so advanced countermeasures are needed to handle malfunctions, etc. This section examines ways to handle malfunctions from the perspectives of both the problem of emission noise and immunity noise.

  • Noise Suppression Products
  • Chip ferrite bead
  • Common mode choke coils/common mode noise filters
  • Robot

Noise suppression technologies/case study introduction (Consumer)

Service Robot Noise Suppression-2(2/3)

In contrast to robots used in factories, service robots enter people's living spaces, so advanced countermeasures are needed to handle malfunctions, etc. This section examines ways to handle malfunctions from the perspectives of both the problem of emission noise and immunity noise.

  • Noise Suppression Products
  • Chip ferrite bead
  • Common mode choke coils/common mode noise filters
  • Robot

Noise suppression technologies/case study introduction (Consumer)

Service Robot Noise Suppression-1(1/3)

In contrast to robots used in factories, service robots enter people's living spaces, so advanced countermeasures are needed to handle malfunctions, etc. This section examines ways to handle malfunctions from the perspectives of both the problem of emission noise and immunity noise.

  • Noise Suppression Products
  • Chip ferrite bead
  • Common mode choke coils/common mode noise filters
  • Robot

Utilizing IoT and Drones on the Frontline of Smart Agriculture

The key to smart agriculture is the utilization of robots, AI, IoT, ICT and other advanced technologies. Introducing self-driving tractors, self-navigating drones, yield combine harvesters, harvesting robots, drones and other technologies into agriculture will solve long-standing challenges and secure a workforce of skilled workers while saving on labor and manpower. The goal is to realize a new and advanced form of agriculture in which yield and quality improve, costs decrease, and incomes increases.

  • Agriculture
  • IoT
  • Sensors

Supporting the Introduction of the PoC Method for High-speed Automotive Networks Through Component Selection Efficiency

PoC, which can reduce the number of cables connecting to automotive cameras, requires a Bias-T circuit to separate the signals and power supply. Inductors for such circuits cannot simply be selected, but they can be easily selected by using Murata’s online tool (BIST). Therefore, we spoke with the managers who were involved in the development of BIST about the features and objectives in releasing the tool. This is an introduction to a technology article about Murata Manufacturing.

  • PoC
  • Bias-T
  • SimSurfing
  • Inductors
  • Chip ferrite bead
  • Mobility
  • Developer Interview

Automotive MLCCs Balancing Reliability with Miniaturization and High Capacitance in a Closely Intertwined Evolution with the CASE Trend (3/3)

In Part 3 of our series, we will learn about the direction of development associated with the remaining two elements consisting of Shared and Services (S) and Electric (E), as well as the measures implemented when conducting advanced development of technologies and products in anticipation of needs amid changing automobile industry supply chains.

  • Automotive
  • CASE
  • Developer Interview
  • Ceramic Capacitor
  • Capacitor

Automotive MLCCs Balancing Reliability with Miniaturization and High Capacitance in a Closely Intertwined Evolution with the CASE Trend (2/3)

Part 2 of our series will introduce the technologies and production systems that support the strengths of Murata’s automotive MLCCs. In addition, we also heard more about the direction of automotive MLCC development due to the progress of the Connected (C) and Autonomous (A) features that are part of the four elements that make up the CASE trend.

  • Automotive
  • CASE
  • Developer Interview
  • Ceramic Capacitor
  • Capacitor

Automotive MLCCs Balancing Reliability with Miniaturization and High Capacitance in a Closely Intertwined Evolution with the CASE Trend (1/3)

Automotive MLCCs must prioritize the implementation of a higher level of quality that is completely different from the MLCCs for consumer devices. We spoke with two automotive MLCC product technology managers who are well versed in the application and technology requirement trends in the automotive industry about the type of MLCCs required in the CASE era, the frontlines of technology development to meet those requirements, and future developments.

  • Automotive
  • CASE
  • Developer Interview
  • Ceramic Capacitor
  • Capacitor

Murata Manufacturing’s New Data Business Formed Through B2B Alliances (Part 1) - Creating New Businesses with Local Partners

The role of B2B alliances is becoming ever more important when transitioning from the conventional business model of manufacturing and selling electronic components toward providing a data-selling service. On this occasion, we spoke to Mr. Tsumori of Murata, who operates the “Traffic Counter System,” and Mr. Haruno Subiyanto, a representative of a local partner with whom we have formed an alliance to expand our operations in Indonesia.

  • Developer Interview
  • Data Business
  • Traffic Counter System
  • Co-Creation

Installing Electronic Circuits of Dramatically Increasing Size into Compact Devices - Murata's MLCC for 5G Smartphones (Part 2 of 2)

In Part 2, we talked about the difficulties in developing MLCC-specific manufacturing technology and the technology that solved our issues, as well as why Murata’s development system is so strong and continues to lead the way in miniaturizing and increasing the capacitance of MLCCs. Murata engineers also explained the prospects for further miniaturization and capacitance expansion of MLCCs.

  • 5G
  • Developer Interview
  • Ceramic Capacitor
  • Capacitor
  • Smartphone

Unique Architecture for Buck Regulators Reduces Size and Increases Efficiency

“Smaller size and more efficient” are common objectives sought by many of our customers. When it comes to Murata’s power conversion products, our power design team have developed solutions leading to a 2x reduction in footprint and a one-third reduction in height, with significant improvement in efficiency, transient performance and EMI. Murata’s step-level increase in performance, the result of a unique two-stage architecture that uses many low voltage FETs throughout the powertrain in a complex arrangement, enables thinner and more mobile designs, with improved packing density and efficiency.

  • 5G
  • Module
  • Miniaturization

Ultra-Compact, Low-Power-Consumption Cellular LPWA Modules, Enabling All Kinds of Internet Connections (Part 1 of 2)

In recent years, IoT has made it possible to collect detailed data from various locations in the real world, but there have been challenges in collecting data over long distances of several kilometers. Murata has developed a cellular LPWA module that enables long-distance wireless communication with ultra-small size and low power consumption, and also enables reliable data collection without the need for specialized expertise in wireless communication. We interviewed the people in charge about the envisioned usage scenarios and the efforts being made in the development process.

  • LPWA
  • Module
  • IoT
  • Developer Interview

The sensor-based “predictive maintenance” implementation at Murata's Fukui Manufacturing facility(Part 1 of 2)

Since the popularization of the word “IoT,” many have recognized the necessity of its implementation in various industrial fields. This interview is a discussion presenting the points to advancing the integration of IoT technology in manufacturing sites in addition to the results and background of the implementation of IoT technology at Fukui Murata Manufacturing Co.

  • Smart Factory
  • IoT
  • Maintenance
  • Solution

Murata's Vehicle-mounted Inductor Products for Supporting Advancements in Vehicle-mounted Networks Through Timely and Appropriate Product Development (Part 2 of 2)

In Part 2, we focus on two product categories among the vehicle-mounted inductor products developed and provided by Murata, and we asked engineers about the strengths of these products and the direction of future advancements.

  • PoC
  • Noise Suppression Products
  • Common mode choke coils/common mode noise filters
  • Chip ferrite bead
  • Inductors
  • Automotive
  • Mobility
  • Developer Interview

Murata's vehicle-mounted inductors:Supporting advancements in vehicle-mounted networks with strategic product development(Part 1 of 2)

Technical developments in vehicle-mounted networks are proceeding at a dizzying pace, and these advancements have further accelerated now that the CASE era will soon be upon us. At Murata, we were among the first to develop products compliant with the latest vehicle-mounted network standards, and have established a product development and production system capable of supplying the required volume of electronic components with the needed characteristics at the time that they are needed.

  • PoC
  • Noise Suppression Products
  • Common mode choke coils/common mode noise filters
  • Chip ferrite bead
  • Inductors
  • Automotive
  • Mobility
  • Developer Interview

Pursuing Higher Precision in Inertial Force Sensors for Safe Self-Driving Cars (Part 1 of 2)

The era of self-driving cars traveling on city streets is fast approaching. There are great expectations for the practical application of self-driving cars as solutions to many social issues, such as securing safe means of transportation, and reducing traffic congestion and accidents. However, it is not easy to replace the advanced driving skills of a human driver with those of computers and artificial intelligence.
To achieve this, it is essential to introduce cutting-edge technology.

  • Sensors
  • Automotive
  • Automated Driving
  • Developer Interview

Murata's Oxide-based Solid-state Batteries for Expanding the Range of Applications for IoT Devices and Supporting More Advanced Wearables (Part 1 of 2)

The solid-state batteries developed by Murata are a groundbreaking technology that has the potential to expand the usage applications for mobile electronic devices. We asked the Murata engineers who were involved in this development about how the development occurred, features of the developed solid-state battery, and the direction of advancements going forward.

  • All-solid-state batteries
  • Developer Interview

5G: Technology

5G Mission Critical Systems

Due to the ultra-high-reliability and low-latency communications (URLLC) of 5G, Mission Critical Communications (MCC) has been highlighted as a key area as part of the 3GPP Release. Delivered as part of a core network service it will allow emergency services to replace traditional radio, with more modern communications methods already available to smart phone users.

  • 5G
  • Mission Critical
  • Automotive
  • URLLC
  • Healthcare
  • Medical
  • Reliability
  • Emergency services
  • Mission Critical Systems

5G: Technology

5G Enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB)

Providing significant benefits to consumers, enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) will be an extension to existing 4G network and will be amongst the first wave of the 5G services. These benefits will include significant improvement of download speeds and more cost-efficient data, up to 10 times cheaper compared to 4G. Here we explore the benefits and challenges to industry.

  • 5G
  • Mission Critical
  • Automotive
  • URLLC
  • Healthcare
  • Medical
  • Reliability
  • Emergency services
  • Enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB)

Noise suppression technologies/case study introduction (Consumer)

Noise Suppression Measures for HDMI 2.1

HDMI 2.1 is capable of high-speed communication with a maximum data throughput that is approximately 2.7 times greater compared with conventional HDMI 2.0. Because HDMI 2.1 transmits signals at higher speeds than in the past, it is necessary to make sure that signal quality is not lost when performing noise suppression.

  • Noise Suppression Products
  • Common mode choke coils/common mode noise filters
  • HDMI

Noise suppression technologies/case study introduction (Automotive)

Automotive Ethernet for ADAS Noise suppression measures for 1000Base-T1 (4)

Among devices that support ADAS, the number of cases in which Automotive Ethernet is adopted for data transmission in LiDAR and other sensors is increasing. When using 1000Base-T1, which is faster than the conventional 100Base-T1 standard, noise suppression that takes signal quality into account is required.

  • Noise Suppression Products
  • Automotive
  • Common mode choke coils/common mode noise filters
  • Ethernet

Noise suppression technologies/case study introduction (Automotive)

Automotive Ethernet for ADAS Noise suppression measures for 1000Base-T1 (3)

Among devices that support ADAS, the number of cases in which Automotive Ethernet is adopted for data transmission in LiDAR and other sensors is increasing. When using 1000Base-T1, which is faster than the conventional 100Base-T1 standard, noise suppression that takes signal quality into account is required.

  • Noise Suppression Products
  • Automotive
  • Common mode choke coils/common mode noise filters
  • Ethernet

Noise suppression technologies/case study introduction (Automotive)

Automotive Ethernet for ADAS Noise suppression measures for 1000Base-T1 (2)

Among devices that support ADAS, the number of cases in which Automotive Ethernet is adopted for data transmission in LiDAR and other sensors is increasing. When using 1000Base-T1, which is faster than the conventional 100Base-T1 standard, noise suppression that takes signal quality into account is required.

  • Noise Suppression Products
  • Automotive
  • Common mode choke coils/common mode noise filters
  • Ethernet

Noise suppression technologies/case study introduction (Automotive)

Automotive Ethernet for ADAS Noise suppression measures for 1000Base-T1 (1)

Among devices that support ADAS, the number of cases in which Automotive Ethernet is adopted for data transmission in LiDAR and other sensors is increasing. When using 1000Base-T1, which is faster than the conventional 100Base-T1 standard, noise suppression that takes signal quality into account is required.

  • Noise Suppression Products
  • Automotive
  • Common mode choke coils/common mode noise filters
  • Ethernet

Noise suppression technologies/case study introduction (Consumer)

Noise Suppression Measures for Qi-Standard Wireless Power Supply Modules

In wireless charging systems, noise occurring in the charger penetrates the smart phone unit through the power transmission and receiving coils, which leads to a reduction in receiver sensitivity. This section introduces key points of noise suppression in both the power receiving module and power transmission module.

  • Noise Suppression Products
  • Chip ferrite bead
  • Common mode choke coils/common mode noise filters

Noise suppression technologies/case study introduction (Consumer)

Noise countermeasures for ameliorating sensor malfunction (3)

The number of sensors used is increasing due to IoT and the electrification of automobiles. At the same time, when noise infiltrates the sensors, it leads to device malfunction.
This section discusses noise problems in sensors and suppression methods.

  • Noise suppression technologies/case study introduction (Automotive)
  • Noise Suppression Products
  • Chip ferrite bead
  • Sensors

Noise suppression technologies/case study introduction (Consumer)

Noise countermeasures for ameliorating sensor malfunction (2)

The number of sensors used is increasing due to IoT and the electrification of automobiles. At the same time, when noise infiltrates the sensors, it leads to device malfunction.
This section discusses noise problems in sensors and suppression methods.

  • Noise suppression technologies/case study introduction (Automotive)
  • Noise Suppression Products
  • Chip ferrite bead
  • Sensors

Noise suppression technologies/case study introduction (Consumer)

Noise countermeasures for ameliorating sensor malfunction (1)

The number of sensors used is increasing due to IoT and the electrification of automobiles. At the same time, when noise infiltrates the sensors, it leads to device malfunction.
This section discusses noise problems in sensors and suppression methods.

  • Noise suppression technologies/case study introduction (Automotive)
  • Noise Suppression Products
  • Chip ferrite bead
  • Sensors

Noise suppression technologies/case study introduction (Automotive)

Example of noise suppression in the power circuits of devices mounted in vehicles - Execution of noise suppression

Effective ways to suppress noise in the DC-DC converters used in the power supply lines of automotive devices include attaching a common mode choke coil and configuring an LPF with an inductor and a capacitor.

  • Noise Suppression Products
  • Automotive
  • Common mode choke coils/common mode noise filters
  • Inductors

Noise suppression technologies/case study introduction (Automotive)

Example of noise suppression in the power circuits of devices mounted in vehicles - Investigation of noise conditions

Effective ways to suppress noise in the DC-DC converters used in the power supply lines of automotive devices include attaching a common mode choke coil and configuring an LPF with an inductor and a capacitor.

  • Noise Suppression Products
  • Automotive
  • Common mode choke coils/common mode noise filters
  • Inductors

Noise suppression technologies/case study introduction (Automotive)

For automotive LANs Suppression of noise in CANs using common mode choke coils (7) Waveform evaluation system

Emission and BCP suppression were carried out to suppress noise in a CAN, which has become widely popular as a type of automotive LAN. At the same time, we verified the effect on the signal waveform due to suppression products.

  • Noise Suppression Products
  • Automotive
  • Common mode choke coils/common mode noise filters

Noise suppression technologies/case study introduction (Automotive)

For automotive LANs Suppression of noise in CANs using common mode choke coils (5) Table of equipment used for BCI test

Emission and BCP suppression were carried out to suppress noise in a CAN, which has become widely popular as a type of automotive LAN. At the same time, we verified the effect on the signal waveform due to suppression products.

  • Noise Suppression Products
  • Automotive
  • Common mode choke coils/common mode noise filters

Noise suppression technologies/case study introduction (Automotive)

For automotive LANs Suppression of noise in CANs using common mode choke coils (3) Radiated noise evaluation equipments

Emission and BCP suppression were carried out to suppress noise in a CAN, which has become widely popular as a type of automotive LAN. At the same time, we verified the effect on the signal waveform due to suppression products.

  • Noise Suppression Products
  • Automotive
  • Common mode choke coils/common mode noise filters

Noise suppression technologies/case study introduction (Automotive)

For automotive LANs Suppression of noise in CANs using common mode choke coils (2) Radiated noise evaluation

Emission and BCP suppression were carried out to suppress noise in a CAN, which has become widely popular as a type of automotive LAN. At the same time, we verified the effect on the signal waveform due to suppression products.

  • Noise Suppression Products
  • Automotive
  • Common mode choke coils/common mode noise filters