Electronics maker Murata bets AI device boom coming around 2030

Supplier of tiny but vital components lifts capex with eye to 15-year tech cycle

20250813N Murata capacitor

Murata holds a 40% share of the market for multilayer ceramic capacitors, tiny devices needed for circuits. (Murata Manufacturing)

EISAKU NITTA

KYOTO, Japan -- Murata Manufacturing will increase its capital spending for the fiscal year ending March 2026 by 50% on the year to 270 billion yen ($1.83 billion), part of a bet that artificial intelligence-powered devices will drive the company's future growth.

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