What Gem Design Technologies does

Gem Design Technologies (株式会社ジェム・デザイン・テクノロジーズ) is a privately held Japanese EDA vendor founded on April 1, 2008 by Hiroshi Murata and headquartered in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture. The company's core product, GemPackage, is a concept-phase planning tool for LSI-Package-Board co-design that fills the gap between research tools and production CAD by enabling floorplanning, routability analysis, IO cell planning, and power-integrity planning without requiring a netlist or detailed design data. Its supporting portfolio includes the gem-lpb.com cloud platform for inter-company exchange of LPB format (IEEE2401/IEC63055) data, the GemLPB desktop format checker, and free utilities GemView and GemCheck. The technology is built on proprietary algorithms developed by Murata, whose Ph.D. research at JAIST on rectangle-packing for VLSI placement and whose IEEE ICCAD best-paper recognition anchor the company's technical lineage.

The company monetizes through a mix of one-time GemPackage licenses handled via direct enterprise sales, recurring gem-lpb.com subscriptions on tiered disk-quota plans (10MB free up to 100GB), GemLPB desktop time-based subscriptions (1-month to 3-year), and intranet server deployment fees with installation and maintenance services. Go-to-market is consultative and direct: customers request demos and evaluations through the company website, supplemented by presence at Japanese industry events such as ET, ET & IoT, and JEVeC DAY. The named enterprise customer base is concentrated in Japan and includes RICOH, DENSO, MegaChips, Fujitsu VLSI, Kawasaki Microelectronics, and Innotec. The company remains founder-owned, single-country (Japan), bootstrapped with 8 million JPY registered capital, and operates without disclosed institutional funding or headcount figures.

Name

Gem Design Technologies

Legal name

株式会社ジェム・デザイン・テクノロジーズ

Website

https://gemdt.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Gem Design Technologies is a Kanazawa-based Japanese EDA vendor offering GemPackage, a concept-phase planning tool for LSI-Package-Board co-design, plus the gem-lpb.com cloud platform for IEEE2401/IEC63055 LPB format data exchange. It serves Japanese semiconductor companies and electronic system manufacturers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electronic Design Automation (EDA) Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

EDA Software Platforms (Digital Implementation, Verification & Signoff) (HDAHAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

EDA Cloud/SaaS, Design Data Management & Collaboration (HDAHAFAJ)

Keywords

• EDA tools
• Concept phase planning
• LSI package board co-design
• LPB format exchange
• Semiconductor floorplanning

Headquarters

HQ city

Kanazawa

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. LPB Data Exchange Site (gem-lpb.com) - Subscription: Cloud-based LPB format data exchange platform with tiered disk quota plans. Free tier provides 10MB personal storage. Paid tiers offer 100MB to 100GB disk space. Revenue is recurring, billed monthly or for multi-year periods.
2. GemLPB Desktop Tool License: Downloadable desktop tool for LPB format checking and viewing. Licensed per seat with time-based subscriptions (1-month, 1-year, 3-year). Operates on Windows 10 64-bit with network license validation.
3. Intranet Server Deployment: On-premises deployment of the LPB exchange site server software for intra-company data exchange. Time-based license with installation and maintenance services. No disk capacity limits.
4. GemPackage Sales / Consultation: GemPackage concept planning tool is offered with demo requests handled via direct sales engagement. Revenue likely from tool licenses and professional services for implementation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Gem Design Technologies develops and sells EDA (Electronic Design Automation) software for the concept-phase planning of LSI-Package-Board co-design. Its flagship product GemPackage performs floorplanning, routability analysis, IO cell planning, and chip-package-board coordination before detailed design data (e.g., netlists) is available. The company also operates gem-lpb.com, a cloud platform for inter-company exchange of LPB (IEEE2401/IEC63055) format data, along with companion desktop and free tools.

Product overview

Gem Design Technologies offers a portfolio of EDA tools centered on GemPackage, a concept-phase planning tool for LSI-Package-Board co-design. Supporting products include GemView and GemCheck (free utilities for viewing GemPackage data and validating LPB formats respectively), GemLPB (a paid desktop LPB format checker), and the gem-lpb.com cloud platform for inter-company LPB data exchange. The LPB Exchange Site and GemLPB provide complementary capabilities around the LPB (IEEE2401/IEC63055) data format standard.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GemPackage: EDA tool for concept phase planning and co-design in system houses and semiconductor companies, supporting IC package prototyping, chip/package co-design, platform planning, and system/semiconductor co-design.
• GemLPB
• GemView
• GemCheck
• gem-lpb.com

Products and services

• GemPackage EDA planning tool for concept-phase LSI-Package-Board co-design, supporting early-stage floorplanning, routability analysis, IO cell planning, and design history sharing without requiring detailed design data. Used by system houses and semiconductor companies.
• LPB Data Exchange Site (gem-lpb.com) Cloud-based web platform for secure LSI-Package-Board data exchange between companies, supporting LPB format (IEEE2401/IEC63055) validation, viewing, and group-based collaboration with free and paid disk-quota tiers.
• GemLPB Desktop Tool Downloadable desktop LPB format checker and G-format viewer with same functionality as the gem-lpb.com web platform. Requires Windows 10 64-bit with 8GB+ RAM. Licensed per seat with 1-month, 1-year, and 3-year time-based subscriptions.
• GemView Free Windows-based viewer for GemPackage data files (.gpk) with 3D display, revision history, and comment bubble features, used to inspect GemPackage design data.
• GemCheck Free LPB format checker supporting LPB Ver3 (IEEE2401-2019) C/N/R/G/M sub-formats, runs in Windows command window for LPB file validation.
• LPB Exchange Site Intranet Deployment On-premises deployment of the gem-lpb.com server software for intra-company LPB data exchange. Time-based license with installation and maintenance services, no disk capacity limits.

Quantifiable outcome

• Supports four types of co-design: IC Package Prototyping, Chip/Package Co-Design, Platform Planning, and System/Semiconductor Co-Design
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Amazon Web Services (AWS)coreTechnology or Integration · 4 December 2020The LPB Data Exchange Site gem-lpb.com is built and managed on Amazon AWS cloud infrastructure, which Gem Design Technologies describes as 'obviously one of the best safest cloud environments.' AWS officially acknowledged the site as a 'Proof of Concept' on December 4, 2020.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Zuken: Japan-headquartered EDA vendor specialising in PCB design, electrical wiring, and system-level design. Direct comparable to Gem Design Technologies in targeting Japanese system houses and offering tools for board/package design, with established enterprise customer overlap.
• Altium: PCB and electronic design software vendor (now part of Renesas). Direct peer in the EDA space targeting system designers and electronic equipment manufacturers, with overlapping customers in Japan and a similar SaaS and licensing revenue model.
• DownStream Technologies: Specialist EDA provider focused on PCB design data preparation, documentation, and manufacturing outputs. Comparable as a niche EDA vendor serving the post-design and DFM stages adjacent to Gem Design's concept-phase focus.

Broad incumbents

• Cadence Design Systems: One of the three dominant EDA incumbents offering end-to-end IC, package, and PCB design flows. Operates broadly across the design chain that GemPackage addresses, with vastly greater scale and a full suite of implementation and verification tools.
• Synopsys: Global EDA leader with comprehensive digital implementation, verification, and signoff platforms. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the same overall EDA category, though focused on full-flow design rather than the concept-phase niche.
• ANSYS: Simulation and multiphysics engineering software vendor with strong presence in electronic design (signal integrity, power integrity, thermal). Adjacent to Gem Design's SI/PI/thermal concept-phase planning and frequently used in the same customer workflows.
• Siemens EDA (formerly Mentor Graphics): Major EDA vendor within Siemens Digital Industries, with strong offerings in IC packaging, PCB design, and system-level co-design. Most directly comparable to Gem Design on the package-board co-design axis through tools like Xpedition and HyperLynx.
• Keysight Technologies (EEsof EDA): Electronic design automation software provider, with strong positions in RF, microwave, and signal integrity design. Comparable in targeting EDA users in electronic equipment and semiconductor companies for high-frequency and high-speed design.

Emerging players

• Concept Engineering: EDA visualisation and debug tool vendor supplying viewers, schematic generation, and RTL debugging. Overlaps with GemView (free viewer) and the visual/collaboration aspects of GemPackage's data exchange story.
• Intercept Technology: EDA vendor focused on IC package and interposer design, with a specific focus on advanced packaging. Closely comparable in the chip/package co-design segment that is central to GemPackage's value proposition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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