Murata Manufacturing evaluates expanding MLCC factories to meet the growing demand from AI servers

Due to the rapid growth in demand related to AI servers, Murata Manufacturing will expand its MLCC factory. Murata Manufacturing President Norio Nakajima stated in an interview on the 13th, "We are evaluating capacity expansion in regions familiar with Murata Manufacturing’s production methods... Adjustments are underway, and we hope to catch up with the financial report to be announced at the end of the month." Currently, Murata is negotiating with equipment suppliers and is assessing the acquisition of necessary factory buildings. Murata previously announced plans to invest approximately 80 billion yen in MLCC production equipment over a two-year period ending in fiscal year 2027. This time, Nakajima indicated, "We are assessing how much the investment schedule can be brought forward."