Audit Trail · Article #2367934

Murata Develops World’s Smallest 008004-inch Size (0.25mm × 0.125mm) NTC Thermistor for Space-Constrained Temperature Sensing

Source article ↗ · Financial Post · outlet lean: center-right · owner: Postmedia (corporate)

published 2026-10-20T00:24:04.215861 · ingested 2026-10-19T22:24:04.215861

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

CENTER score: 0.00 vv3

triggers: none — NO SIGNAL DETECTED (not a centrist finding)

      computed at 2026-10-19T22:24:04.215861
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

CENTER score: 0.000 confidence: 42% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3

      computed at 2026-10-19T22:27:43.877764-04:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

CENTER score: 0.000

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1

Tier-1 at: 2026-10-19T22:28:54.600321

Tier-2 at: —

AI analyzed: ✓ at 2026-10-19T22:28:54.600321

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: —

Province: —

Scope: unmappable

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (2)

true Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. announces the development of the world’s smallest* 008004-inch size (0.25mm × 0.125mm) NTC thermistor, the NCU01 series.

The claim is a direct statement from Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., which is a known company in the industry.

        fact_v1 · 2026-10-19T22:29:18.460898
      

true Compared with Murata’s previous smallest 01005-inch size (0.4mm × 0.2mm) product, the new series reduces mounting area by approximately 60% while achieving equivalent temperature-sensing performance.

The claim provides a specific comparison and percentage reduction which aligns with typical industry reporting when new products are introduced with such details.

        fact_v1 · 2026-10-19T22:29:18.460898
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

Murata Develops World’s Smallest 008004-inch Size (0.25mm × 0.125mm) NTC Thermistor for Space-Constrained Temperature Sensing 1 article across outlets

      clustered at 2026-10-19T22:24:04.220851
    

Governance — C.R.E.E.D.

A+

overall grade

100.0

By Category

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Transparency {'events': 0, 'grade': 'A+', 'note': 'no events recorded', 'provisional': True, 'score': 100.0}

Ethics audit by C.R.E.E.D. Institute · 1 events tracked

Raw Audit Trail (2 events)

2026-10-19T22:24:04.215861 ingested

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2026-10-19T22:27:43.877764 bias_v2_scored

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