MURATA INTEGRATED PASSIVE SOLUTIONS

Their core work

Murata Integrated Passive Solutions (formerly IPDiA) is a French SME specializing in silicon-based integrated passive components — particularly high-density capacitors and passive networks used in miniaturized electronics. Within H2020, they contributed their component miniaturization expertise to pilot lines for micro-fabricated medical devices, smart catheters and implants, and compact LED lighting engines. Their role across projects is consistently that of a specialist component supplier enabling smaller, more reliable electronic assemblies for healthcare and industrial applications.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Their earliest project (InForMed, 2015) established their role in micro-fabricated medical device pilot lines, while LEDLUM (2016) showed diversification into LED lighting electronics. By 2018, POSITION-II marked a clear deepening into medical implantables and smart catheters — suggesting a strategic pivot toward healthcare as the higher-value application for their miniaturization capabilities.

Moving deeper into medical implantable electronics, where component miniaturization and reliability are critical differentiators — expect continued focus on interventional cardiology and implant-grade passive components.

How they like to work

Murata IPS operates exclusively as a participant, never leading consortia — consistent with their role as a specialist component provider rather than a systems integrator. With 74 unique partners across just 3 projects, they work in very large consortia (averaging ~25 partners per project), typical of ECSEL and large-scale pilot line initiatives. This suggests they are comfortable in complex multi-partner environments and bring a focused, well-defined contribution rather than broad project management.

Extensive network of 74 unique partners across 15 countries, built through participation in large-scale European pilot line projects. Their reach spans much of the EU semiconductor and medical device ecosystem.

What sets them apart

As a subsidiary of Murata Manufacturing (global leader in passive components), they combine the agility of an SME with the backing of a major industrial group. Their specific expertise in silicon-based integrated passives fills a niche that few European companies occupy — enabling extreme miniaturization for medical and industrial electronics. For consortium builders, they offer a direct path to production-grade passive components validated in EU pilot lines.

Highlights from their portfolio

• POSITION-II
  Most recent and strategically focused project — a pilot line for next-generation smart catheters and implants, directly aligned with their core miniaturization expertise.
• LEDLUM
  Largest EC funding (EUR 647,750) and demonstrates cross-sector versatility beyond medical devices into industrial LED lighting.