ITES
ITES Co., Ltd. is a privately held Japanese technology services company that provides commissioned failure analysis, reliability testing, and inspection services — including proprietary Solamente solar panel and ITS-SCX100 SiC defect inspection equipment — to electronics, semiconductor, solar, and industrial equipment manufacturers.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1993
- HeadquartersOtsu, Japan
- Headcount101–250
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What ITES does
ITES Co., Ltd. (株式会社アイテス) is a privately held Japanese technology services company headquartered in Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture, that provides commissioned analysis, testing, and inspection services to manufacturers in the semiconductor, electronics, solar, and industrial-equipment sectors. The company operates four core service lines: (1) analysis and reliability evaluation covering failure analysis, structural analysis, surface/material/foreign-matter/contamination analysis, and environmental reliability testing using instruments such as SEM, TEM, FIB-SEM, X-ray CT, and ultrasonic microscopy; (2) solar panel inspection and the proprietary Solamente (ソラメンテ) EL/PL inspection equipment; (3) component-level repair services for industrial electronic equipment (PLCs, inverters, motors, power supplies, motherboards); and (4) wafer processing services including MEMS foundry, precision through-hole processing, and sales of Si/SOI/SiC/GaAs test and evaluation wafers. Specialized capabilities include the Chemical Reaction Mechanism Research Institute, which performs molecular-level analysis of material defects such as discoloration, cracking, and adhesion failures.
ITES's business model is built on quote-based, multi-year commissioned service contracts delivered through dedicated technical sales representatives organized by service line, supplemented by direct hardware sales of the Solamente inspection system and, since 2019, overseas distribution through Inly Green Energy Japan. The company's most strategically significant recent product is the ITS-SCX100 SiC latent defect inspection system and electrical degradation simulator, co-developed with Tokyo Electron Device, which reproduces bipolar degradation in SiC power devices via UV laser irradiation and reduces sample evaluation time from approximately two months to about two days. ITES also co-developed a PV Remote Safety Diagnosis System with Tohoku Electric Power that received both the Shibusawa Award and the MEXT Minister's Award in 2025.
The company is led by President and Representative Director Yasuyuki Igarashi (五十嵐靖行) and Managing Director Akio Kondo (近藤明男). ITES was designated a 'Regional Future Driving Company' by Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in 2018, was named one of the Top 10 Semiconductor Manufacturing Solution Providers in Asia Pacific by U.S. Semiconductor Review magazine in 2024, and received METI/Nippon Kenko Kaigi Health Management Excellence certification for the eighth consecutive year in 2026. Geographic operations are anchored at the Otsu headquarters with a new Kumamoto office opened in January 2026 inside the Kumamoto University Collaboration Incubator; the company is privately held with no disclosed institutional, private equity, or venture capital ownership.
ITES firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- ITES
- Legal name
- 株式会社アイテス
- Website
- https://ites.co.jp
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1993
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 101–250 employees
- Short description
- ITES Co., Ltd. is a privately held Japanese technology services company that provides commissioned failure analysis, reliability testing, and inspection services — including proprietary Solamente solar panel and ITS-SCX100 SiC defect inspection equipment — to electronics, semiconductor, solar, and industrial equipment manufacturers.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
ITES industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Semiconductor & Electronics Testing Services
- NAICS
- Testing Laboratories and Services (541380), Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515), Semiconductor Machinery Manufacturing (333242), Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing (33441), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519), Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (811210), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451)
- SIC
- Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Instruments For Meas & Testing Of Electricity & Elec Signals (3825), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Measuring & Controlling Devices, Nec (3829), Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Failure Analysis, Reliability & Qualification Services (HDAHADAH)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Test & Measurement Equipment (Oscilloscopes, DAQ, signal analyzers, calibration benches) (IMAGAFAC), Metrology, Inspection & Process Control Equipment (HDAHAEAH), Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) & Advanced Inspection (Phased Array, TOFD, Guided Wave) (EUAEAKAF), Test, Measurement & Calibration Equipment Manufacturing Services (ATE, DAQ, metrology electronics) (IMAGAGAH)
Keywords
Where ITES is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Otsu
- HQ country
- Japan
- HQ region
- Asia
Offices2 records
Markets served
ITES business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain
Revenue model
- Analysis and Reliability Evaluation Services: Commissioned testing and analysis services for semiconductors, electronic components, displays, automotive parts, and materials including failure analysis, reliability testing, and chemical analysis.
- Solar Panel Inspection Equipment (ソラメンテ): Manufacture and sale of EL/PL inspection equipment for solar panels, including sales of inspection devices and maintenance services.
- Electronic Equipment Repair Services: Repair services for industrial electronic equipment including PCs, sequencers, inverters, control units, motors, motor drivers, displays, power supplies, motherboards, and circuit boards.
- Wafer Processing Services: Semiconductor process commissioned processing including test wafers, evaluation wafers, MEMS foundry, precision through-hole processing, grinding/polishing/dicing services, and wafer sales (Si/SOI/SiC/GaAs).
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Multi-year contract | Analysis and Reliability Evaluation Services |
| Other | Multi-year contract | Panel Inspection Equipment |
| Other | Multi-year contract | Electronic Equipment Repair |
| Other | Multi-year contract | Wafer Processing Services |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels3 records
ITES product offering
Product offeringCore offering
ITES provides commissioned analytical and reliability evaluation services — including failure analysis, structural analysis, surface/material/foreign matter/contamination analysis, and environmental reliability testing — to manufacturers of semiconductors, electronic components, displays, automotive parts, home appliances, and solar panels. The company also manufactures and sells the proprietary Solamente (ソラメンテ) EL/PL solar panel inspection equipment, repairs industrial electronic equipment, performs contracted semiconductor wafer processing (test/evaluation wafers, MEMS foundry, through-hole processing, dicing), and co-developed the ITS-SCX100 SiC latent defect inspection/electrical degradation simulator with Tokyo Electron Device.
Product overview
ITES (株式会社アイテス) is a technology services company offering a comprehensive portfolio centered on four core business areas: (1) Analysis/Reliability Evaluation services including failure analysis, structural analysis, surface/material analysis, and reliability testing; (2) Solar Panel Inspection services with the proprietary 'ソラメンテ' EL/PL inspection equipment; (3) Electronic Equipment Repair services for industrial machinery; and (4) Wafer Processing services including MEMS foundry and semiconductor process contract processing. The company has developed the co-branded 'ITS-SCX100' SiC potential defect inspection device with Tokyo Electron Device Ltd. Key proprietary offerings include the chemical reaction mechanism research institute for solving material-related defects, and various testing equipment for X-ray/CT observation, ultrasonic microscopy, and environmental reliability testing.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- ソラメンテ (Solamente): A solar panel inspection and maintenance tool that enables efficient inspection independent of the operator's skill level, sold domestically since 2012 and now distributed internationally through a partnership with Inri Green Energy Japan.
Products and services
- Analysis and Reliability Evaluation Services (分析解析・信頼性評価サービス) Comprehensive commissioned failure analysis, structural analysis, surface/material/foreign matter/contamination analysis, and reliability testing for electronics, semiconductor, display, film, automotive part, and home appliance manufacturers. Includes electrical property measurement, sample preparation, OBIRCH/photoemission analysis, FIB-SEM/TEM imaging, diffusion layer observation, and environmental/reliability testing (temperature cycling, thermal shock, THB, HAST, PCT, ESD, latch-up, CDM, power cycling). Delivered via Quality Technology Sales (TEL: 077-599-5020).
- Solar Panel Inspection, Evaluation and Lifecycle Services (太陽光パネル検査・点検・評価) Total lifecycle support for solar panels covering R&D, construction/operation/maintenance of power generation facilities, disaster recovery, and reuse/repowering evaluation. Combines EL/PL inspection services and Solamente equipment sales with maintenance contracts. Targets solar plant operators, investors, O&M providers, and panel manufacturers.
- Electronic Equipment Repair Services (電子機器修理サービス) Component-level repair services for industrial electronic equipment — PCs, sequencers, inverters, control units, motors, motor drivers, displays, power supplies, motherboards, and circuit boards — extending operational lifespan and avoiding costly replacement. Intake via the Technical Support Center (TEL: 077-599-5031).
- Semiconductor Wafer Processing Services (ウェハー加工サービス) Semiconductor process contract processing including MEMS foundry, precision through-hole processing, test wafers with films, plating evaluation wafers, grinding/polishing/dicing, diamond wire sales, wafer sales (Si/SOI/SiC/GaAs), contamination analysis (ICP-MS, TXRF), and glass wafer processing. Sales via Wafer Processing Sales (TEL: 077-599-5017).
- Solamente EL/PL Solar Panel Inspection Equipment (ソラメンテ EL/PL検査装置) Proprietary EL/PL solar panel inspection equipment manufactured by ITES, branded as Solamente. Enables skill-independent defect detection in crystalline Si, thin-film amorphous Si, compound, and organic solar cells for power generation operators, O&M providers, and panel manufacturers.
- ITS-SCX100 SiC Latent Defect Inspection / Electrical Degradation Simulator (ITS-SCX100 SiC潜在欠陥検査装置 / 通電劣化シミュレーター) SiC power device inspection system that uses UV laser irradiation to reproduce and visualize bipolar degradation (BPD/stacking faults), reducing SiC sample evaluation time from approximately 2 months to about 2 days. Co-developed with Tokyo Electron Device Ltd. for SiC power semiconductor manufacturers.
- Plating-Evaluation Silicon Wafer (評価用めっき付きシリコンウエハ) Silicon wafers with various metal plating (Ni, Cu, Au, etc.) for semiconductor process evaluation. Offered as a contracted supply/processing item for semiconductor manufacturers and R&D organizations.
- 200mm Silicon Wafer Fine Through-Hole Processing Service (200mmシリコンウェハ 微細貫通孔加工サービス) Fine through-hole processing service for 200mm silicon wafers, supporting MEMS device fabrication and semiconductor packaging applications. Offered as a contracted wafer-processing service.
- High-Quality Diamond Wire Sales (高品質ダイヤモンドワイヤー販売) High-quality diamond wire products sold for wafer dicing and processing applications, targeting semiconductor wafer-processing customers.
- TXRF Contamination Analysis Contract Service (TXRF汚染分析受託サービス) Contracted TXRF (Total Reflection X-ray Fluorescence) contamination analysis service for semiconductor wafers, detecting trace metallic contaminants for process control and wafer quality verification.
- EL/PL Inspection Equipment Maintenance Service (EL/PL検査装置 保守サービス) Maintenance service contract for Solamente EL/PL solar panel inspection equipment, supporting installed-base uptime for solar plant operators, O&M providers, and panel manufacturers.
Quantifiable outcome
- Sample evaluation time reduced from 2 months to approximately 2 days using ITS-SCX100 UV laser method
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Companies that use ITES
Customer profileNamed customers2 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
ITES technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
AI capability5 records
Feature5 records
ITES partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.
- Tokyo Electron Device (東京エレクトロンデバイス)coreCo-developed ITS-SCX100 SiC latent defect inspection equipment. This product addresses the critical reliability challenge of bipolar degradation in SiC power devices by using UV laser irradiation to reproduce and visualize BPD/stacking faults at the wafer level, reducing evaluation time from 2 months to approximately 2 days.
- Inly Green Energy Japan (インリー・グリーンエナジージャパン)coreOverseas sales partnership for Solamente solar panel inspection equipment. Inly Green Energy Japan leverages its global network to sell Solamente internationally, starting with China market in January 2019. Target of 500-600 units annually. Inly has 2.5GW panel sales experience and strong after-sales support infrastructure.
- Shimadzu Techno Research (株式会社島津テクノリサーチ)coreBusiness partnership targeting automotive-related industries. Combined ITES capabilities in failure analysis and reliability testing with STR's expertise in CT, mechanical testing, and mass spectrometry for materials analysis. Joint focus on connected cars, autonomous driving, EV powertrains, lightweight materials, and next-generation battery development.
- Tohoku Electric Power (東北電力)coreJoint development of PV remote safety diagnosis system. The system received both the Shibusawa Award and MEXT Minister's Award in 2025, demonstrating its innovative contribution to solar power plant safety and maintenance.
Scale indicators5 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights5 records
ITES competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Toray Research Center: Japan-based analytical services company (part of Toray group) providing failure analysis, surface/material analysis, and reliability testing for electronics and chemicals. Closely overlaps ITES on core failure-analysis and materials-characterization service lines.
- Lasertec: Japanese maker of semiconductor inspection and metrology equipment, particularly for SiC and advanced packaging. Most relevant direct peer for ITES' ITS-SCX100 SiC inspection equipment business, addressing the same SiC latent-defect detection problem.
- Sumika Chemical Analysis Service (SCAS): Japanese contract analytical laboratory providing materials characterization, contamination analysis, and reliability testing for semiconductor, chemical, and pharmaceutical clients. Direct competitor to ITES for failure analysis and contamination work.
- Shimadzu Techno-Research: Japanese analytical/inspection services firm offering CT, mechanical testing, and mass spectrometry for automotive and materials. Already an explicit ITES partner since 2018 and the most directly comparable Japanese specialty testing lab, addressing overlapping automotive and materials customers.
Emerging players
- Hamamatsu Photonics: Japanese photonics and imaging company whose detectors/imaging modules underpin many of the optical inspection techniques (EL/PL, OBIRCH, photoluminescence) that ITES uses. Adjacent technology supplier and potential partner in next-generation inspection modalities.
- Tanaka Holdings / Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo: Japanese precious-metals/refining group with semiconductor-related analysis services for wafer contamination and material purity. Comparable scale and Japanese-market focus, with overlap in ICP-MS/TXRF contamination analysis services that ITES also offers.
Broad incumbents
- Hitachi High-Tech: Diversified Japanese measurement/inspection/analytical-instruments company. Operates SEM/TEM and analytical instruments that overlap ITES' equipment base and competes broadly for semiconductor and electronics inspection contracts.
- JEOL: Japanese manufacturer of electron microscopes (SEM/TEM) and analytical instruments. Comparable to ITES' core analytical instrument portfolio and a potential OEM partner for ITES' failure-analysis service equipment.
- Advantest: Global leader in semiconductor test equipment (SoC, memory, parametric). A broad incumbent providing wafer-level and final-test solutions that ITES' testing/analysis services support, and a potential acquirer or strategic partner for adjacent capabilities.
- Eurofins EAG Laboratories: Global materials science and failure-analysis lab serving semiconductor, aerospace, and electronics customers. Provides international scale and breadth ITES lacks, and is a primary competitor for cross-border reliability and failure-analysis work.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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ITES leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles2 records
ITES funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Frequently asked questions about ITES
What does ITES do?
ITES provides commissioned analytical and reliability evaluation services — including failure analysis, structural analysis, surface/material/foreign matter/contamination analysis, and environmental reliability testing — to manufacturers of semiconductors, electronic components, displays, automotive parts, home appliances, and solar panels. The company also manufactures and sells the proprietary Solamente (ソラメンテ) EL/PL solar panel inspection equipment, repairs industrial electronic equipment, performs contracted semiconductor wafer processing (test/evaluation wafers, MEMS foundry, through-hole processing, dicing), and co-developed the ITS-SCX100 SiC latent defect inspection/electrical degradation simulator with Tokyo Electron Device.
Is ITES a public or private company?
ITES is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was ITES founded?
ITES was founded in 1993. It employs 101 to 250 people.
Where is ITES based?
ITES is headquartered in Otsu, Japan, in the Asia region.
How does ITES make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Analysis and Reliability Evaluation Services are the primary driver. The others are solar Panel Inspection Equipment (ソラメンテ), electronic Equipment Repair Services and wafer Processing Services.
Who are ITES's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Toray Research Center, Lasertec, Sumika Chemical Analysis Service (SCAS) and Shimadzu Techno-Research. Emerging players are Hamamatsu Photonics and Tanaka Holdings / Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo. Broad incumbents are Hitachi High-Tech, JEOL, Advantest and Eurofins EAG Laboratories.
Does ITES have an API?
No public API is recorded for ITES.
What industry is ITES in?
ITES's product category is Semiconductor & Electronics Testing Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HDAHADAH, Failure Analysis, Reliability & Qualification Services, with a secondary code of IMAGAFAC, Test & Measurement Equipment (Oscilloscopes, DAQ, signal analyzers, calibration benches). Its NAICS code is 541380 and its SIC code is 8734.