Murata Electronics North America, Inc.

Murata Electronics North America, Inc. is the North American subsidiary of Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., a global Japanese manufacturer of electronic components. The North American headquarters is located in Smyrna, Georgia, USA. Its parent company, Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., was founded in October 1944 and is a publicly traded company on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TYO: 6981). As of March 31, 2025, Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. employs 72,572 people globally, with an estimated annual revenue of ¥1.74 trillion. Murata Electronics North America, Inc. itself had an estimated 507 employees as of December 31, 2024, with reported revenue exceeding $1 billion.

The company designs, manufactures, and supplies a wide range of advanced electronic components and modules. Key product lines include ceramic passive components like capacitors (ceramic, aluminum polymer) and inductors (multilayer, power, RF), as well as sensors, connectivity modules (including Bluetooth®), noise suppression products, resistors, timing devices, power supplies, and RFID products. Murata's components are integrated into various applications across industries such as automotive, healthcare, consumer electronics, mobile communications, computing, smart homes, and medical devices.

Regarding patent litigation, Murata Electronics North America, Inc. has a posture consistent with an operating company that defends against intellectual property challenges. The company has been involved in one tracked case as a defendant and zero as a plaintiff. This indicates they are not primarily engaged in patent assertion. The single tracked case, Modulus Systems, LLC v. Murata Electronics North America, Inc., was filed on May 18, 2023, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, a venue frequently utilized by patent plaintiffs.