MURATA ELECTRONICS OY

Their core work

Murata Electronics Oy is the Finnish subsidiary of Japan's Murata Manufacturing, specializing in electronic components — particularly sensors, semiconductor packaging, and embedded systems for automotive and industrial applications. Within H2020, they contribute component-level expertise to large European consortia developing advanced electronics for autonomous driving, fail-safe vehicle architectures, and AI-driven industrial systems. Their role is consistently that of a technology supplier providing critical sensor and semiconductor building blocks that other partners integrate into larger systems.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Murata's early H2020 work (2015–2017) centered on hardware fundamentals: electrified car components (3Ccar) and advanced semiconductor packaging techniques like SiP and FOWLP (EuroPAT-MASIP). From 2018 onward, their focus shifted decisively toward intelligent, safety-critical systems — autonomous driving perception (LIDAR/RADAR fusion), fail-operational architectures, and AI for industrial digitization. This mirrors the broader industry transition from passive components to smart, software-defined sensing platforms.

Murata is moving up the value chain from passive component manufacturing toward intelligent sensing and AI-integrated systems for autonomous mobility — expect future interest in edge AI and sensor fusion.

How they like to work

Murata Electronics Oy operates exclusively as a consortium participant, never as coordinator — consistent with their role as an industry component supplier contributing specialized hardware expertise to research-driven consortia. They participate in very large projects (193 unique partners across 6 projects, averaging 30+ partners per consortium), typical of ECSEL and large-scale RIA calls. This makes them an accessible partner: they are experienced in multi-partner coordination and comfortable contributing defined work packages without needing to lead.

Murata has built an extensive European network of 193 unique partners across 23 countries through participation in large-scale ECSEL-style consortia. Their network is heavily weighted toward the European automotive and semiconductor ecosystem.

What sets them apart

As a subsidiary of a global electronics giant, Murata Electronics Oy brings industrial-scale manufacturing capability and component supply chain depth that most academic or SME partners cannot match. Their specific value is bridging advanced semiconductor packaging and sensor fabrication with European automotive R&D requirements. For consortium builders, they offer a credible path from research prototype to volume production — a critical gap in many EU projects.

Highlights from their portfolio

• 3Ccar
  Largest single EC contribution (EUR 373,758) and Murata's first H2020 project, establishing their position in European automotive electronics research.
• NewControl
  Addresses the full perception-to-control stack for highly automated vehicles using LIDAR/RADAR fusion — represents Murata's most advanced involvement in autonomous driving.
• AI4DI
  Signals Murata's expansion beyond automotive into broader industrial AI and IoT, including human-machine collaboration and heterogeneous computing systems.