SIJ Technology

Name

SIJ Technology

Legal name

SIJTechnology, Inc.

Website

https://sijtechnology.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Precision Printing Equipment

NAICS

Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing (3333)

SIC

Printing Trades Machinery & Equipment (3555), Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550)

akta.pro primary industry

Electronics/Additive Electronics Printers (Printed Circuit & Functional Materials) (IMAAAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Micro/Nanoscale & Precision 3D Printers (Two-Photon, Micro-SLA) (IMAAAAAI), Engineering Prototype Builds (Form/Fit/Function) (IMAAAFAB)

Keywords

• Ultra-precision inkjet printing
• High-viscosity ink deposition
• Maskless micro-patterning
• Super inkjet technology
• Printed electronics manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Precision Printing Equipment Sales: Sale of Super Inkjet printers (entry model, standard model), Wide Range inkjet systems, embedded units, and multi-nozzle configurations. Equipment includes positioning accuracy to 100nm and repeatability to 200nm.
2. Piezo Inkjet Systems: Smart Printer for resist and marking printing, BIO Drop dispensing/synthesizing systems, and custom piezo inkjet systems. Droplet sizes from 5pl to 0.8nl.
3. Specialty Inks and Consumables: Sale of plating primer inks (Metal-Like PP for electroless plating), silver nanoparticle inks, copper inks, and functional materials for various deposition applications.
4. Spray Coating Equipment: SIJ Spray coater (ultra-fine spray) and Air Spray coater (fine spray) systems for thin to thick film coating applications.
5. Professional Services: Printing test services, demonstration sessions, and custom development consultation for specific applications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SIJ Technology develops, manufactures, and sells ultra-precision inkjet printing equipment based on its proprietary Super Inkjet (SIJ) technology, which produces droplets 1/10 the size and 1/1000 the volume of conventional inkjet systems. Its product portfolio includes Super Inkjet Printers (entry and standard models), Wide Range inkjet processing systems, Piezo Inkjet Systems (Smart Printer, BIO Drop), Spray Coaters, Solder Shot dispensers, and specialty inks/consumables for maskless micro-patterning in research, electronics, and biotechnology applications.

Product overview

SIJ Technology offers a comprehensive portfolio of ultra-precision inkjet printing equipment and related products centered on its proprietary Super Inkjet technology. The core offering includes the Super Inkjet Printer (available in Entry, Standard, Wide Range, and Embedded models) which achieves printing resolution down to 0.5um using droplets 1/1000th the volume of conventional inkjet. Complementary products include Piezo Inkjet Systems (Smart Printer, BIO Drop, custom systems), Spray Coaters (SIJ and Air types), Solder Shot dispenser, and Nano Jet aerosol system. Supporting infrastructure includes 3D Printed Electronics Manufacturing Systems with multi-axis capability, Auto Gap Controller, UV Cure System, and DFM Inkjet CAD software. The company also supplies Plating Primer Ink as a consumable. The product line is designed for applications in printed electronics, micro-optics, organic semiconductors, and nanotechnology research.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Super Inkjet: Ultra-precision inkjet technology that produces droplets 1/10 the size of conventional inkjet technology, with high viscosity handling up to 10,000 mPa·s
• SIJ Spray Coater
• Smart Printer
• BIO Drop
• Piezo Inkjet

Products and services

• Super Inkjet Printer (Standard Model)

Quantifiable outcome

• 100nm resolution achieved in two-photon polymerization 3D printing with 0.1-0.2mm ultra-small structure capability
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Osaka University (Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 January 2013Joint development of high-performance organic semiconductor thin-film coating technology with Professor Junichi Takeya and Associate Professor Toshihiro Okamoto.
• AIST (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 April 2005AIST technology transfer venture; Super Inkjet technology originally developed by AIST Nanotechnology Research Institute and transferred to SIJ Technology in April 2005.
• Cambridge University (Cavendish Laboratory)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Prof. H. Sirringhaus on nanophotonic cavities and organic semiconductor devices using SIJ technology.
• Stuttgart University (ITO & SCoPE)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProf. Herkommer's group using SIJ technology for micro-optical systems with improved functionality.
• Nagoya UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProf. Seki's group developed surface micro-grooving and liquid crystal photoalignment technologies using SIJ.
• Kobe UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProf. Imanishi and Prof. Morigaki's group developed microarray phospholipid bilayer fabrication using SIJ technology.
• Tokyo University (Prof. Someya)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on ultra-fine organic transistors achieving 1μm channel length using SIJ technology.
• Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (Prof. Suzuki)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreated reflectionless materials with high refractive index in terahertz region using SIJ technology.
• NEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch commission for ultra-fine copper wiring technology achieving 5μm line width and 8.1 μΩ·cm resistivity.
• IOX Co., Ltd.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint development partner for ultra-fine copper wire realization using inkjet technology.
• NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint development partner for ultra-fine copper wire realization for IC boards.
• Osaka Municipal Technical Research Institute (OMTRI)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint development partner for ultra-fine copper wiring technology.
• Printed ElectronicsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCompany promoted SIJ technology at International Thin Film Transistor conference.
• U.K. TECHNOLOGYminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTaiwan-based distributor promoting SIJ technology at Touch Taiwan exhibitions.
• Yixin TechminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCompany introduced SIJ technology at OFET and ICFPOE conferences in China.
• Aroma BitminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAroma Bit succeeded in developing world's smallest high-odor resolution CMOS semiconductor-based odor imaging sensor chip using SIJ's super inkjet printing technology for membrane deposition.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Optomec: Optomec is the leading supplier of Aerosol Jet printing systems for additive electronics and 3D microelectronics. SIJ explicitly resells the IDS Nano Jet aerosol platform as a compatible offering and competes head-to-head in fine-feature printed electronics R&D applications.
• Fujifilm Dimatix: Fujifilm Dimatix manufacturers the DMP-2800 series of drop-on-demand research inkjet printers, the canonical tool for printed electronics labs. SIJ designs a complementary UV cure system specifically for the Dimatix DMP-2800 series, making it both a partner and the most direct competitor in research-grade inkjet printing.
• Nano Dimension: Nano Dimension produces DragonFly multi-material additive manufacturing systems for printed electronics and PCB fabrication. Both companies target functional electronics deposition at the micron scale for prototyping and low-volume production of advanced circuits.
• nScrypt: nScrypt manufactures direct material printing and 3D printed electronics platforms for advanced manufacturing applications. The company serves the same customer base of printed electronics, microelectronics packaging, and printed sensors with adjacent direct-write deposition technology.
• Kateeva: Kateeva is a specialty industrial inkjet equipment maker for OLED display mass production. Both companies deploy inkjet-based deposition for high-end functional materials at industrial scale, with Kateeva representing a deeper-commodity production scaling of similar technology.

Broad incumbents

• Heidelberg Instruments: Heidelberg Instruments supplies maskless direct-write lithography systems for micro/nano fabrication in R&D and prototyping. It addresses the same maskless, high-resolution patterning need that Super Inkjet serves in microelectronics and photonics, but from a lithography rather than inkjet deposition angle.
• Xaar: Xaar is an established industrial inkjet printhead manufacturer serving ceramics, packaging, and graphics. While Xaar focuses on higher-volume industrial printheads and SIJ focuses on ultra-precision R&D-grade deposition, both compete in the piezoelectric inkjet technology stack.
• SÜSS MicroTec: SÜSS MicroTec manufactures lithography, wafer processing, and micro/nano fabrication equipment for semiconductor and MEMS applications. It is an incumbent comparable in the broader micro/nano fabrication equipment market where SIJ's maskless capability is a niche alternative.
• Mycronic: Mycronic produces advanced patterning and assembly equipment, including solder paste jet printing for PCB and electronic assembly. Comparable to SIJ as a high-end patterning and functional-materials deposition equipment supplier serving electronics manufacturing.

Emerging players

• Voltera: Voltera builds machines for rapid PCB prototyping and direct-write conductive inks. It is comparable as an emerging direct-write electronics platform serving the printed electronics and rapid prototyping use case that SIJ serves at the higher-resolution, more functional-materials-driven end.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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