Japan's Murata taps electronics prowess to build tiny auto parts

Top capacitor supplier eyes business as cars go electric and autonomous

20200719N Murata ferrite beads

Murata has begun mass production of the world's smallest ferrite beads -- used to suppress electromagnetic interference -- for advanced driver-assist systems.

SHUNTARO FUKUTOMI, Nikkei staff writer

KYOTO -- Murata Manufacturing is leveraging its know-how from producing electronics parts to shrink automotive components, seeing an opportunity presented with vehicle electrification.

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