101 Top Japanese Semiconductor Companies and Startups of 2021

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

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Top Japanese Semiconductor Startups

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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.