JTEC
- Company typePublic
- Founded1992
- HeadquartersIbaraki, Japan
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
JTEC firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- JTEC
- Legal name
- 株式会社ジェイテックコーポレーション
- Website
- https://j-tec.co.jp
- Company type
- Public
- Founded year
- 1992
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Where JTEC is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Ibaraki
- HQ country
- Japan
- HQ region
- Asia
Offices2 records
Markets served
JTEC business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain
Revenue model
- Optical Business (オプティカル事業): Development, manufacturing, and sale of high-precision X-ray mirrors (OsakaMirror) and optical elements. Revenue generated from custom manufacturing orders primarily from synchrotron radiation facilities. Characterized by large, sporadic orders (hundreds of millions of yen per order) from institutional research clients.
- Device Development Business (機器開発事業): Development, manufacturing, and sale of ultra-precision polishing and processing equipment (Plasma CVM, PAP, ECMP, CARE) for semiconductor materials including SiC, diamond, ceramics, and silicon wafers. Equipment sales to semiconductor manufacturers and research institutions.
- Life Science Business (ライフサイエンス事業): Development, manufacturing, and sale of automatic cell culture devices (MakCell, CellPet series), cell fragmentation devices, and nucleic acid extraction devices. Products sold to life science researchers, pharmaceutical companies, and regenerative medicine companies.
- Electronic Science Co., Ltd. (電子科学株式会社): Subsidiary developing and selling temperature programmed desorption analysis instruments (TDS1200II) used for material evaluation and quality control across semiconductor, FPD, electronic components, steel, automotive, ceramics, plating, and battery industries.
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels6 records
JTEC product offering
Product offeringCore offering
JTEC develops, manufactures, and sells ultra-precision X-ray mirrors (OsakaMirror) and optical elements for synchrotron radiation facilities, ultra-precision polishing and surface processing equipment (Plasma CVM, PAP, ECMP, CARE) for semiconductor materials such as SiC and diamond, and automated cell culture devices (MakCell, CellPet series) utilizing proprietary 3D rotating floating culture (CELLFLOAT) technology for regenerative medicine and life science applications. The company also operates a subsidiary (Electronic Science Co., Ltd.) producing temperature-programmed desorption analysis instruments for materials evaluation.
Product overview
JTEC operates three distinct business segments: Optical (high-precision X-ray mirrors including the OsakaMirror brand and nano-processing/measurement technologies), Device Development (ultra-precision polishing and surface processing equipment including Plasma CVM, PAP, ECMP, and CARE systems for semiconductors and advanced materials), and Life Science (automated cell culture and 3D rotating suspension culture devices under the CELLFLOAT platform including MakCell, CellMeister, CellPet 3D-iPS, CellPet CUBE, CellPet 3D, CellPet 3D-L, CellPet FT, CellPet FT handy, and ACTRA Flex for research-use nucleic acid extraction). The company also holds subsidiary Denshi Kagaku Co., Ltd., which produces temperature desorption analysis instruments (TDS1200II). The portfolio is organized as multiple product lines serving synchrotron/optical, semiconductor processing, and regenerative medicine/life sciences markets.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- OsakaMirror
- Plasma CVM (Plasma Chemical Vaporization Machining)
- PAP (Plasma Assisted Polishing)
- ECMP (Electro-Chemical Mechanical Polishing)
- CARE (Catalyst-Referred Etching)
- MakCell
- CellMeister
- CellPet 3D-iPS
- CellPet CUBE
- CellPet 3D
- CellPet 3D-L
- CellPet FT
- CellPet FT handy
- ACTRA Flex
- TDS1200II
Quantifiable outcome
- Atomic-level surface smoothness of 0.06 nm achieved with CARE processing on silicon mirror surfaces
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use JTEC
Customer profileNamed customers8 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
JTEC technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature13 records
JTEC partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
17 partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and strategic.
- Hyogo Prefectural Public University Corporation / University of Hyogo (兵庫県立大学)coreComprehensive partnership agreement signed for collaboration in academic research and technology development, contributing to regional innovation and talent development in Hyogo Prefecture.
- Osaka University (大阪大学) - Joint Research DepartmentcoreEstablishment of a joint research department within Osaka University for advancing shared research objectives. Follows long-standing collaborative relationship in X-ray optics and cell culture technology.
- Eagle Industry Co., Ltd. (イーグル工業株式会社)minorJoint research contract for technology development in precision engineering applications.
- Osaka University (大阪大学) - Plasma Assisted PolishingcoreKnowledge transfer contract for plasma assisted polishing (PAP) equipment and process technology from Osaka University, supporting commercialization of PAP technology for semiconductor materials processing.
- Toho Koko Seisakusho Co., Ltd. (株式会社東邦鋼機製作所)minorJoint development partnership for precision processing equipment, combining JTEC's ultra-precision processing technology with Toho Koko's manufacturing capabilities.
- EX-Fusion Corporation (株式会社EX-Fusion)strategicTechnical partnership for laser processing technology, with follow-up report issued in December 2024. EX-Fusion specializes in laser-based surface processing technologies.
- Crystal Optics Co., Ltd. (株式会社クリスタル光学)minorBusiness partnership for optical technology collaboration and market development.
- Sharp Corporation (シャープ株式会社)minorJoint research on electron emission technology application to cell culture. Results presented at TERMIS World Congress 2018 Kyoto.
- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine - Cardiovascular SurgerycoreLong-standing joint research with Prof. Yoshiki Sawa's group on iPS cell-derived cardiac tissue culture for regenerative medicine. Multiple contract renewals since 2015. Research published in Stem Cell Reports and Regenerative Therapy journals.
- Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) - ACT-M ProgramstrategicSelected for AMED's FY2016 Industry-Academia Partnership for Medical Innovation program (ACT-M) supporting translational research for regenerative medicine and medical device development.
- Hyogo Prefecture - COE Program (兵庫県最先端技術研究事業)strategicGovernment-funded research project for developing diffaction-limited variable-focusing next-generation high-precision mirrors, with JTEC as the lead organization.
- Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry - Support Program for Strategic Core Technology Advancement (サポイン)strategicSelected for SME Agency's strategic base technology advancement program supporting development of 3D mass cell passage culture automation technology.
- RIKEN (理化学研究所)coreCo-research partner in developing next-generation high-precision focusing mirrors under Hyogo Prefecture COE Program. RIKEN's Radiation Science Center collaborated on adhesive-free deformable mirror development.
- Yokohama City University (横浜市立大学)minorJoint research partnership with industry-academia collaboration lab established within Yokohama City University's Advanced Medical Science Research Center. Focused on cell culture technology research and device development.
- Electronic Science Co., Ltd. (電子科学株式会社)coreSubsidiary company developing and selling temperature programmed desorption analysis instruments (TDS1200II) serving semiconductor, FPD, electronic components, steel, automotive, ceramics, plating, and battery industries. Actively promoted alongside JTEC products at SEMICON Japan and SEMICON Taiwan.
- Kyushu Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (九州シンクロトロン光研究センター)minorJoint development of Adaptive X-ray Crystals / Adaptive Polychromator for Saga Light Source (SAGA-LS), improving focusing efficiency for XAFS analysis of battery materials.
- Japan High Energy Photon Source (J-PARC/Natal) / SPring-8 / RIKENcoreCollaboration with RIKEN, SPring-8, and J-PARC for NanoTerasu (nano-terahertz light source) next-generation synchrotron facility. JTEC supplies X-ray nano-focusing mirrors as a core member of the consortium.
Scale indicators10 records
Recent moves2 records
Expansion highlights6 records
JTEC competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Coherent Corp (formerly II-VI Incorporated): Global manufacturer of photonics, laser, and X-ray optics serving scientific research and semiconductor applications. A much larger and broader incumbent in X-ray mirror and crystal production for synchrotron and analytical instrument markets, supplying similar beamline applications to JTEC but across a far wider product portfolio.
- Bruker Corporation: German-American manufacturer of scientific instruments including X-ray diffraction, X-ray fluorescence, and X-ray microscopy systems. A much larger broad incumbent in X-ray analytical instrumentation that addresses the same end-customers (synchrotron facilities, materials science labs, life science researchers) that JTEC serves with its Optical and Life Science offerings.
- Tokyo Electron Limited: Major Japanese semiconductor equipment manufacturer with broad portfolio of wafer processing, etching, cleaning, and lithography systems. Substantially larger incumbent in the semiconductor equipment space where JTEC's Device Development Business competes for ultra-precision wafer equipment sales.
- JEOL Ltd. Japanese manufacturer of precision scientific instruments including electron microscopes, mass spectrometers, and analytical instruments. Larger Japanese incumbent with overlapping capabilities in analytical instrumentation for materials science and life science research, addressing similar customer segments as JTEC's Life Science Business.
- SCREEN Holdings: Japanese semiconductor equipment maker specializing in wafer cleaning, surface preparation, and related processing systems. Adjacent to JTEC's Device Development Business in serving semiconductor manufacturers with wafer processing tools and production solutions across multiple fabrication steps.
Direct peers
- NTT Advanced Technology (NTT-AT): Japanese provider of advanced optical components and systems for synchrotron radiation facilities. NTT-AT supplies X-ray mirrors and beamline components comparable to JTEC's OsakaMirror and is a direct Japanese competitor in the synchrotron optics market.
- Rigaku Holdings: Major Japanese manufacturer of X-ray analysis and crystallography equipment that also produces precision X-ray optics including mirrors for synchrotron applications. Rigaku's X-ray optical components compete directly with JTEC's OsakaMirror in the global synchrotron optics market, serving the same Tier-1 scientific research facilities.
- Tokyo Seimitsu (ACCRETECH): Japanese manufacturer of precision wafer dicing, probing, and CMP-related equipment used in semiconductor manufacturing. Direct competitor for JTEC's ECMP and Plasma CVM in precision wafer processing equipment sold to Japanese semiconductor manufacturers and substrate producers.
- DISCO Corporation: Japanese manufacturer of precision cutting, grinding, and polishing equipment for semiconductor wafers including SiC and other advanced materials. Comparable to JTEC's Device Development Business (ECMP, Plasma CVM) in serving ultra-precision wafer processing for power semiconductor manufacturers and advanced substrate production.
- Carl Zeiss SMT: Subsidiary of Carl Zeiss AG producing ultra-precision X-ray optics for EUV semiconductor lithography and synchrotron beamlines. Carl Zeiss SMT's X-ray mirror technology competes directly with JTEC's OsakaMirror in the global synchrotron optics market, particularly for advanced beamlines requiring sub-nanometer accuracy.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
JTEC social profiles
Digital presenceJTEC compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance1 record
JTEC financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
JTEC leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles2 records
JTEC subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries1 record
JTEC funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds1 record
Investors2 records
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JTEC M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about JTEC
What does JTEC do?
JTEC develops, manufactures, and sells ultra-precision X-ray mirrors (OsakaMirror) and optical elements for synchrotron radiation facilities, ultra-precision polishing and surface processing equipment (Plasma CVM, PAP, ECMP, CARE) for semiconductor materials such as SiC and diamond, and automated cell culture devices (MakCell, CellPet series) utilizing proprietary 3D rotating floating culture (CELLFLOAT) technology for regenerative medicine and life science applications. The company also operates a subsidiary (Electronic Science Co., Ltd.) producing temperature-programmed desorption analysis instruments for materials evaluation.
Is JTEC a public or private company?
JTEC is a public company. It is classified as public and is currently operating.
When was JTEC founded?
JTEC was founded in 1992. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is JTEC based?
JTEC is headquartered in Ibaraki, Japan, in the Asia region.
How does JTEC make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Optical Business (オプティカル事業) is the primary driver. The others are device Development Business (機器開発事業), life Science Business (ライフサイエンス事業) and electronic Science Co., Ltd. (電子科学株式会社).
Who are JTEC's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Coherent Corp (formerly II-VI Incorporated), Bruker Corporation, Tokyo Electron Limited, JEOL Ltd. and SCREEN Holdings. Direct peers are NTT Advanced Technology (NTT-AT), Rigaku Holdings, Tokyo Seimitsu (ACCRETECH), DISCO Corporation and Carl Zeiss SMT.
Does JTEC have an API?
No public API is recorded for JTEC.