March 1, 2024 /SemiMedia/ -- Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. announced that it will implement a merger by absorption on April 1, 2024, in which its consolidated subsidiary Fukui Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (“Fukui Murata Manufacturing”), will be the surviving company, and Asuwa Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (“Asuwa Murata Manufacturing”), will be the absorbed company.

After April 1, 2024, Asuwa Murata Manufacturing will continue functioning as the Asuwa Plant of Fukui Murata Manufacturing.

Fukui Murata Manufacturing, the surviving company, has engaged in the development and manufacturing of ceramic-based electronic components since its establishment in 1951. Asuwa Murata Manufacturing, the absorbed company, has engaged in the manufacturing of common mode choke coils and EMI noise filters since its establishment in 1976.

The absorption-type merger of Asuwa Murata Manufacturing and Fukui Murata Manufacturing is aimed at making management and the production system more efficient and stimulating personnel exchanges through integration, as well as further improving quality, cost, delivery, and service (QCDS).