What TAKUMI does

TAKUMI Corporation is a privately held Japanese semiconductor IP company founded on July 11, 2003 and headquartered in Tokyo (Shiba, Minato-ku), with an engineering and R&D office in Kofu, Yamanashi. The company specializes in developing and licensing hardware IP cores for the semiconductor industry, with a core focus on the GSHARK-TAKUMI series of GPU IP cores for embedded systems including digital cameras, in-car infotainment systems, mobile devices, set-top boxes, automotive HUDs, and VR/AR devices. The company has achieved over 100 million commercial silicon shipments of its GPU IP cores, validating reliability across multiple high-volume customer programs over its 23-year operating history.

The product portfolio spans graphics accelerator IP cores supporting 2D vector graphics (OpenVG 1.1) and 3D graphics (OpenGL ES 1.1/2.0), with proprietary architectural innovations including the MATTS programmable shader design featuring unified vertex/pixel processing with dynamic load balancing. The current lineup includes fourth-generation vector and hybrid graphics IPs (GV380S/T, GV580), a 2D sprite GPU IP (GH310), the GSV3100 with MATTS architecture, and a Warping IP family (TW330, TW220/240) for image distortion correction up to 16Kx16K resolution. Since January 2019, TAKUMI has served as the domestic sales partner in Japan for OPENEDGES Technology's ORBIT Memory Subsystem IP, comprising the OPHY DDR PHY, OMC memory controller, and OIC on-chip interconnect products.

Revenue is generated primarily through hardware IP licensing (royalty-based) and contract design services covering SoC/ASIC development, hardware/software design, drivers, libraries, and customer-specific technical support. Customer acquisition occurs through direct engagement via the website contact form and trade exhibitions such as ESEC, Embedded Technology, D&R IP-SoC Japan, and SIGGRAPH ASIA. The company is led by President and CEO Osamu Shigenami (重南 修) and Director and Head of R&D Hiroyuki Nitta, and completed a capital increase via capitalization of retained earnings in February 2026, raising paid-in capital from JPY 45 million to JPY 95 million without external fundraising.

Name

TAKUMI

Legal name

株式会社TAKUMI

Website

https://takumi-corp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

TAKUMI Corporation is a Japanese semiconductor IP company that develops and licenses GPU IP cores, warping and distortion correction IP, and resells memory subsystem IP for embedded systems serving SoC manufacturers in digital cameras, automotive, mobile, and consumer electronics.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Semiconductor IP (Graphics and Image Processing)

NAICS

Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing (334413), Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing (3344)

SIC

Semiconductors & Related Devices (3674), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Hardware/Chip Design IP Cores (Processor, Interface, Analog, Security) (HDAHAFAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

IP Enablement, Characterization & Porting Services (HDAHAFAI), Compute & Acceleration ICs (CPU/GPU/AI/FPGA/ASIC) (HDAHABAC), Memory Modules & Subsystems (DIMM/SO-DIMM/HBM stacks) (HDAHAKAH)

Keywords

• GPU IP cores
• Semiconductor IP licensing
• Embedded graphics processors
• Image warping IP
• Memory subsystem IP

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hardware IP Licensing: Licensing of proprietary GPU IP cores (GSHARK-TAKUMI series) and Warping IP to semiconductor manufacturers and SoC designers. Customers license the IP to integrate into their semiconductor products.
2. Hardware/Software Design Services: Contracted design and development services leveraging accumulated IP expertise. Includes SoC/ASIC development, hardware design, software development (drivers, libraries, applications), and technical support for customers using TAKUMI IP products.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

TAKUMI develops and licenses proprietary hardware IP cores for embedded semiconductors, centered on the GSHARK-TAKUMI GPU IP series that delivers 2D vector graphics, 3D graphics, and hybrid graphics acceleration with OpenVG 1.1 and OpenGL ES 1.1/2.0 compliance. The portfolio is extended by Warping IP for GPU-based image distortion correction (supporting up to 16Kx16K resolution) targeting cameras, automotive HUD, and VR/AR, while ORBIT Memory Subsystem IP from OPENEDGES is resold in Japan for DDR PHY, memory controller, and bus interconnect solutions. The company also offers contracted hardware/software design and development services.

Product overview

TAKUMI is a semiconductor IP licensing company offering a portfolio of hardware IP products centered on the GSHARK-TAKUMI graphics IP series. The core offering includes GPU IPs for embedded systems (GV380S/T, GV580, GH310, GSV3100) supporting 2D vector graphics, 3D graphics, and hybrid configurations with OpenVG and OpenGL ES standards compliance. Complementing the GPU lineup are Warping IP products (TW330, TW220/240) for image distortion correction in automotive and camera applications. TAKUMI also resells OPENEDGES' ORBIT Memory Subsystem IP (OPHY, OMC, OIC) for DDR memory and interconnect solutions as a domestic sales partner. Design and development services support customers from product planning through implementation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GSHARK-TAKUMI: TAKUMI's proprietary GPU IP core product line for embedded systems, including 2D/3D and vector graphics accelerator IPs.
• ORBIT (by OPENEDGES)

Products and services

• GSHARK-TAKUMI GPU IP Series Family of graphics accelerator IP cores for embedded systems including 2D vector graphics, 3D graphics, and hybrid GPUs. Designed for small footprint, low power consumption, and minimal CPU load, with over 100 million shipments on commercial silicon. Targeted at SoC manufacturers and embedded device OEMs.
• GV380S / GV380T Vector Graphics GPU IP Fourth generation 2D vector graphics GPU IP supporting OpenVG 1.1, with enhanced architecture for minimized CPU load and pixel performance of 400M-800M pixels/sec (up to 6.4G pixels/sec maximum for GV380S; 800M pixels/sec for GV380T). Targeted at SoC designers needing small-footprint vector graphics.
• GV580 Hybrid Graphics GPU IP Fourth generation hybrid GPU IP combining 3D and 2D vector graphics with a shared pipeline. Supports OpenVG 1.1 and OpenGL ES 1.1. Pixel performance 400M-800M pixels/sec (basic), up to 6.4G pixels/sec (max), with 3D performance at 10M triangles/sec.
• GH310 2D Sprite Graphics GPU IP 2D sprite graphics GPU IP packaging the 2D sprite engine from the GSHARK-TAKUMI series. Smallest footprint in the family with pixel performance at 800M pixels/sec, supporting RGB and YUV color formats.
• GSV3100 Graphics Processor IP Graphics processor IP supporting OpenGL ES 2.0/1.1 and OpenVG 1.1, featuring TAKUMI's proprietary MATTS programmable shader architecture with unified shader design. Pixel performance at 400M pixels/sec, max texture size 8192x8192.
• Warping IP (Image Distortion Correction IP) GPU-technology-based image warping and distortion correction IP for wide-angle/fish-eye lens correction, automotive HUD, VR/AR, and projectors. Supports up to 16Kx16K resolution at 60fps.
• TW330 High-End Distortion Correction IP High-end distortion correction IP with geometry engine for real-time coordinate generation. Supports up to 16Kx16K resolution, 60/120fps, RGB/YUV 8-10bit color formats, with bicubic/bilinear filtering.
• TW220/240 Entry-Level Distortion Correction IP Entry-level distortion correction IP supporting up to 4Kx4K resolution at 60/120fps with RGB/YUV 8-bit color formats, including distortion correction, scaling, and rotation with bilinear filtering.
• ORBIT Memory Subsystem IP (OPENEDGES) Total memory subsystem IP platform from OPENEDGES Technology including DDR PHY (OPHY), memory controller (OMC), and bus interconnect (OIC). Distributed by TAKUMI as the domestic sales partner in Japan. Supports LPDDR5/4x/4, GDDR6, HBM3.
• Hardware/Software Design and Development Services Contracted design and development services leveraging expertise accumulated through IP product development. Supports customers from product planning through development, including SoC/ASIC development, hardware design, and software development (drivers, libraries, applications). Targeted at customers using or considering TAKUMI IP products.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 100 million commercial silicon shipments of GSHARK-TAKUMI IP cores
• +3 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• OPENEDGES Technology, Inc.coreTechnology or Integration · 9 January 2019TAKUMI serves as the domestic sales partner for OPENEDGES Technology in Japan, promoting and selling their ORBIT Memory Subsystem IP products including DDR Memory Controller IP (OMC), NoC Interconnect IP (OIC), and DDR PHY IP (OPHY). This partnership enables TAKUMI to offer comprehensive memory subsystem solutions alongside their own GPU IP products to meet increasing memory bandwidth demands in 8K TV, AI, and machine learning applications.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Cadence: Cadence offers Tensilica, ARC and other processor/accelerator IP, plus adjacent IP and EDA tools relevant to SoC design. It is comparable as a broad semiconductor IP incumbent with optional overlap into embedded GPU/accelerator IP.
• Synopsys: Synopsys DesignWare includes GPU IP cores alongside a vast portfolio of interface, processor, security and EDA IP. As a broad semiconductor IP incumbent, it competes with TAKUMI for embedded graphics deals where customers prefer bundling IP with EDA flows.

Others

• Arteris: Arteris licenses NoC interconnect IP — directly analogous to OPENEDGES' OIC product — addressing the same memory-bandwidth bottleneck in modern SoCs. It is adjacent/complementary to TAKUMI's GPU IP and competitive to the OPENEDGES line that TAKUMI distributes.
• OPENEDGES Technology: OPENEDGES is the memory subsystem IP vendor whose products (ORBIT: OMC, OIC, OPHY) TAKUMI resells in Japan. It is technically a partner rather than a competitor, but its IP competes in the same SoC stack that TAKUMI graphics IP integrates into, making it a close ecosystem peer.

Regional players

• Chipus Microelectronics: Chipus is a fab-independent IP provider focused on analog/mixed-signal and energy-harvesting IP with Brazilian roots. It is comparable as a similarly-sized third-party IP provider rather than as a direct GPU IP competitor.

Direct peers

• Imagination Technologies: Imagination's PowerVR GPU IP cores serve smartphone, automotive and embedded SoC customers with very similar design constraints (low power, small footprint). It is the closest direct competitor to TAKUMI's GSHARK-TAKUMI family in embedded 2D/3D graphics.
• Arm: Arm licenses Mali GPU IP cores targeting exactly the embedded and mobile graphics markets where TAKUMI competes. With a far larger R&D budget and bundled CPU/GPU/Interconnect ecosystem, Arm is the dominant incumbent peer in the same product category.
• VeriSilicon: VeriSilicon licenses Vivante GPU IP, VPU, NPU and other processing IP for embedded SoCs. It overlaps with TAKUMI in GPU IP licensing and adds competing SoC integration services, making it a directly comparable peer in semiconductor IP licensing.
• Think Silicon: Think Silicon licenses NEOX ultra-low-power GPU and display IP for wearables, IoT and embedded devices — directly competing with TAKUMI's smallest-footprint GSHARK GPU IP family.
• Digital Media Professionals: DMP is a Japanese GPU IP licensor focused on low-power, embedded graphics for automotive, surveillance and industrial — the same vertical-segment focus as TAKUMI and a direct domestic competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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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