Recently, Kashiwara Tatsuo, Vice President of Murata China's Market and Business Development Headquarters, was invited by "International Electronic Business" to share his outlook for 2026. In 2025, with the rapid growth of data center applications, Murata's performance has achieved gratifying growth driven by related product groups centered on MLCCs for data centers. On the other hand, in the future, while further enhancing the technical strength of MLCCs, Murata is also focusing on improving the technical capabilities of products such as high-frequency components, power supplies, batteries, and sensors, expanding the product line-up, and is committed to providing the best solutions for diverse customer needs and application scenarios.

Murata has observed that in 2026, AI is accelerating the deep integration of the real world and the virtual space, which may drive edge devices, mobile travel, and IT infrastructure to become the core growth engines, and there are structural opportunities in multiple sub-sectors. The development and popularization of AI are bound to drive the growth of demand for components and the innovation of cutting-edge technologies. In the face of the surging communication demand of edge AI and the larger current required for big data processing, high-frequency and high-power power supply products will also 迎来 a new round of technological iteration.

As an innovator in the electronics industry, in addition to continuously innovating in component products such as MLCCs to maintain technical competitiveness, Murata will also focus on creating new market opportunities and demands, and strengthen the development of module, functional device products, and even overall solution products combined with software.

Based on this, Murata focuses on four major markets and forms professional teams to provide targeted support for different markets. In the communication field: aiming at the demand for high-speed interconnection and efficient power supply in AI edge computing and next-generation networks, Murata will strengthen miniaturized and low-power components on the terminal side to help edge devices be thinner, lighter, and have longer battery life; on the data center side, it will continue to provide high-reliability capacitors and power modules to meet customers' performance upgrade needs from the cloud to the end.

In the field of mobile travel: facing the challenges of functional safety and high-voltageization brought about by electrification and the improvement of autonomous driving levels, in addition to automotive-grade MLCCs and automotive-grade inductance products, Murata will also deepen the development and iteration of functional device products such as MEMS inertial sensors and communication modules to meet customers' strict requirements for in-vehicle system redundancy design, electromagnetic interference resistance, high-precision sensing, and high-voltage compatibility, and help the innovative development of China's automotive industry.

In the environmental industry: facing the upgrading of smart factories, Murata provides a rich product matrix including industrial-grade inertial sensors, communication positioning modules, and high-power cylindrical cells. High-precision and high-safety functional device products accurately match the needs of harsh industrial application scenarios; Murata helps factories complete equipment health management, energy efficiency optimization, and flexible production line deployment, and move towards Industry 4.0 in an efficient, safe, and sustainable manner.

In the field of whole-person health: following the trend that the topic of great health pays more and more attention to "good life management", especially the high acceptance of active health and technology empowerment by the younger generation, Murata combines a product lineup of miniaturization, high-precision, and high-safety, and embraces the new development in the medical and health field brought about by digitalization from the perspectives of sensing, communication, and power supply. It provides high-reliability medical-grade products for medical scenarios such as wearable devices, medical monitoring, implantable medical devices, and AI-assisted diagnosis, and is committed to realizing a beautiful society of whole-person health.

With the rapid development of AI, as a leading global comprehensive electronic component manufacturer, Murata will gather customer needs through dedicated teams in target markets, continue to lead innovation in the electronics industry, provide innovative products and solutions for solving social problems and creating a more convenient future lifestyle, and further promote the development and innovation of China's industry.