This article showcases our top picks for the best Japanese based Semiconductor companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Semiconductor industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
Top Japanese Semiconductor Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
QD Laser, Inc.
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QD Laser is a developer of quantum dot laser technology designed to offer high performance semiconductor lasers.
NanoBridge Semiconductor
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NanoBridge Semiconductor designs and manufactures advanced circuits and conducts IP-licensing sales using NanoBridge.
Aipore
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Aipore is a technology company specializing in the area of nanopore sensor using semiconductor Si microfabrication technology.
Floadia Corporation
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Floadia Corporation is a developer of embedded flash memory IP.
Fukushima SiC Applied Engineering
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Fukushima SiC Applied Engineering is a manufacturer of silicon carbide semiconductor devices for medical and industrial fields.
Kyocera
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Kyocera is a Japanese multinational electronics and ceramics manufacturer.
Brookman Technology
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Brookman Technology demonstrates combining management know-how and commercialization technologies of private companies.
RPA Holdings Japan
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RPA Holdings primarily engages in the robot outsourcing business.
JAFCO Japan
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JAFCO Japan is a venture capital, incubator, and private equity firm.
ATOCK
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ATOCK is a processing company of polishing, grinding, and welding optical glass such as quartz glass and semiconductor devices.
Pan Solution Technologies
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Pan Solution Technologies is a new evaluation technology.
Renesas Electronics Corporation
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Renesas Electronics provides semiconductor solutions, including microcontrollers, SoC solutions, and analog and power devices.
Inspec
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INSPEC INC. finds technologies that supports people lives.
GENUSION
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GENUSION provides semiconductor memory technology and memory solutions.
AJI
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AJI provides good products to its customers in their closest places and to meet its customers demands.
Torex
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Torex is a company that offers semiconductors and related products.
Ricoh Company
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Ricoh is a global technology company provide office imaging equipment, document management systems and IT services.
Japan Display Inc.
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Japan Display Inc. is an LCD technology joint venture by Sony, Toshiba, and Hitachi.
Advantest
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Advantest manufactures and sells semiconductor and component test system products and mechatronics-related products.
Macnica
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Macnica is a global leader in supplying semiconductor, electronic components, network equipment, software products, and various services.
Hamamatsu Photonics
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Coinbase customer care number Hamamatsu Photonics is a leading manufacturer of devices for the generation and measuremen
Shin-Etsu Chemical
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Shin-Etsu Chemical provides key materials and technologies people’s daily lives as well as to the advance of industry and society.
ROHM Semiconductor
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ROHM is the industry leader in system LSI, discrete components and module products, utilizing the latest in semiconductor technology.
WACOM
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WACOM is a manufacturer and seller of semiconductor equipment.
SANYO Semiconductor
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SANYO Semiconductor manufactures and provides semiconductor products.
Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
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Semiconductor Energy Laboratory is a transistors and semiconductor devices manufacturing company.
MegaChips
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MegaChips Corporation, a fabless company, focuses on the development of system LSIs and systems products
Kaga Electronics
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Kaga Electronics is a Japan based company engages in the sales of electronic components, electronic devices and other.
KISCO
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KISCO specializes in the sales of pharmaceutical products and semiconductor devices.
Taiyo Holdings Co.
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Taiyo Holdings manufactures and distributes solder resist chemicals for printed wiring boards (PWBs) and others.
Taiyo Yuden
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Taiyo Yuden is a Japanese materials and electronics company.
SANSHIN ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.
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Sanshin conducts sales and trading of electronic components and devices and develops applied software for microcontrollers.
Ryoyo Electro Corporation
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Ryoyo Electro is a distributor primarily focusing on Mitsubishi Electric’s semiconductor.
Sanken Electric Co
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Sanken Electric Co, a global supplier of analog power semiconductor products.
Innotech Corporation
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Innotech Corporation is an electronics company that provides advanced embedded software engineering services.
Lasertec Corporation
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Lasertec Corporation is a developer, manufacturer and seller of semiconductor, energy and laser microscope equipment.
Mamezou Holdings
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Mamezou Holdings is a provider of an information services and semiconductors.
Shinko Electric Industries
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Shinko Electric Industries is a semiconductor packaging manufacturer.
Harmonic Drive Systems
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Harmonic Drive Systems specializes in the production and sales of mechatronics products.
TRIPLE-1
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TRIPLE-1 is a blockchain system development company specializing in bitcoin mining technology.
Chip One Stop
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Chip One Stop operates as an online distributor of electronic components in Japan.
SUMCO
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SUMCO is a manufacturer and seller of silicon wafers for semiconductor industry.
Chuden CTI
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Chuden CTI is the provider of information systems solutions and services.
THine Electronics
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THine Electronics is a technology company specializing in mixed signal technologies.
Noah Corporation
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NOAH is a wholesale and production business that specializes installation and maintenance of LED lighting equipment products and parts.
Paltek Corporation
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Paltek Corporation is a Japan-based company engaged in the semiconductor-related businesses.
J-Devices Corp
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J-Devices Corp a semiconductor back-end manufacturing services company.
ALBEDO
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ALBEDO provides SSS joint company and sets a three-dimensional (3D) animation “Moving figure” to develop, will sell.
ShinDengen Electric Manufacturing
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ShinDengen specializes in manufacturing and sales of semiconductor, electric equipment and power supply products.
Nissin Ion Equipment USA
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Nissin Ion Equipment is a multi-national company supplying and supporting state-of-the ion implanters and flat panel display equipment.
Joy World Pacific Co., Ltd.
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Joy World Pacific Co., Ltd. deals with Joining and blackening,manufacture,IoT solutions,web production & integration business.
M.Setek
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M.Setek is engaged in the design and manufacture of semiconductor fabrication equipment and silicon wafers.
Takachiho Koheki
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Takachiho Koheki is a trading company specializing in electronics equipment, software, and semiconductors.
Axell
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Axell designs, manufactures and sales semiconductor ICs and printed circuit boards.
Elionix
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Elionix strives to cooperate and contribute to the development of society with our high technological capabilities.
Shibaura Mechatronics
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Shibaura Mechatronics specializes in production and sale of manufacturing equipment.
Tachibana Eletech
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Tachibana Eletech is a technology-driven trading company that offers highly developed technical support.
Photonic Lattice
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Photonic Lattice engages in the manufacturing, sales, design, and R&D of photonic crystals.
Zoom Corporation
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ZOOM contributes by goods, technology and resources so everyone in the world, from novice to experts, can love, enjoy and share music.
Micronics Japan
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Micronics Japan specializes in development, manufacturing, and sales of semiconductor testing systems.
EVATECH Co., Ltd.
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EVATECH Co., Ltd. is a manufacturer and distributor of photovoltaic cells.
Gigaphoton
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Gigaphoton.is a leading-edge technology company to support the semiconductor industry.
Japan Electronic Materials
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Japan Electronic Materials specializes in development, manufacture and sale of semiconductor testing products.
Wingo Technology Japan
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Wingo Technology is a provider of Design / development / manufacture / sales of “highly functional soluble polyimide.
PERSOL
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PERSOL specializes in software and mechanism design of video audio equipment and electric circuits.
KIT-CC
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KIT-CC Co., Ltd. was established with the aim to create a new value by leveraging the ink-jet technology.
RS Technologies
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RS Technologies is a silicon wafer recycling company.
NSCore
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NSCore is a non-volatile memory (NVM) intellectual property provider.
SIJ Technology
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SIJTechnology is a develops and manufactures the world finest inkjet printer.
NTK CERATEC
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NTK CERATEC consistently carries out from material production to finishing, starting with material development.
Caliber Interconnect Solutions
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Caliber Interconnect Solutions focuses on the design and development of electronic products.
Acutelogic
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Acutelogic is a Digital imaging software and licensing business, digital camera system, next-generation digital video camera development.
Synkom
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Synkom is a company, like society, is made up of a group of people and a mutual relationship.
Kita Manufacturing Co
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Kita Manufacturing Co is a company that designs, manufactures and sells spring probe contacts used in final test contactors, probe cards.
Tokyo Seimitsu
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Tokyo Seimitsu manufactures and sales semiconductor production equipment and measuring instruments.
Ushio Opto Semiconductors
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Ushio Opto Semiconductors specializes in the provision of optical devices for use mainly in the IT industry.
Epicrew
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Epicrew focuses on Fixtures and fittings for semiconductor manufacturing equipments, Import / Export of used equipment tools, and more.
Kanken Techno
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Kanken Techno engages in the sales and maintenance management of gas processing equipment for semiconductor.
ROMTEC
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ROMTEC engages in ROM writing and semiconductor business.
Restar Holdings Corporation
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Restar Holdings Corporation is a manufacturer and seller of electronic products.
Kyosan Electric Manufacturing
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Kyosan Electric Manufacturing produces railway signals, road traffic control systems, and semiconductor products.
Ryosan
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Ryosan is a seller of electronic components, electronic devices and semiconductors.
CREST TECHNOLOGIES
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CREST TECHNOLOGIES produces equipment such as semiconductors and transportation equipment.
Yamaha Motor Robotics
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Yamaha Motor Robotics develops, manufactures, and sells semiconductor products.
NGR
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NGR is a developer of semiconductor verification tool.
UKC Holdings
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UKC Holdings is offer a wide range of advanced semiconductors and high-performance electronic components in Japan and overseas.
TRL
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TRL specializes in the development of semiconductor devices.
ON Semiconductor
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ON Semiconductor driving energy efficient innovations, empowering design engineers to reduce global energy use.
FJ Composite
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FJ Composite is a development, manufacturing and sales of various composite materials.
Sumitomo Bakelite
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Sumitomo Bakelite manufactures and sells semiconductor materials, and circuit and plastic products in Asia.
Cyber Laser
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Cyber Laser develops and produces unprecedentedly high-added-value laser equipments, and provides new solutions to customers’ businesses.
NIPPON CONTROL SYSTEM
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NIPPON CONTROL SYSTEM develops control system for communication, image processing and semiconductor industry.
Espec
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Espec manufactures meteorological environment testing devices and equipment.
Japan MMI Technology
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Japan MMI Technology Co., Ltd. offers Product development security devices using a piezoelectric force ceramic resonator.
Microjet
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Microjet’s mission is to challenge advanced, innovative, and original technologies in the field of inkjet technology.
techpoint Japan
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Techpoint aims to address the growing needs of the next generation high definition video markets.
CSOT
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CSOT engages in the production and sales of electronic displays.
Tyro teQ
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Tyro teQ engages in the sales business of semiconductor devices, electronic components and computer parts.
Rorze
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Rorze provides automation solution for semiconductor and flat panel display industry.
IBM Japan
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IBM Japan is a developer of computer systems, semiconductor products, and software.
Kyosemi
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Kyosemi is a research and development, manufacturing and sales of opto semiconductor devices.