ITdesign

What ITdesign does

ITdesign Co., Ltd. (アイティーデザイン株式会社) is a Japanese engineering services firm founded in October 1999 and headquartered in Kawasaki, Japan. It has been a subsidiary of Fuji Techno Holdings since December 2022. The company organizes its work around five service pillars: LSI design, business software development, network/server infrastructure, embedded software, and IT consulting. Customer segments span government agencies, automotive manufacturers, semiconductor makers, electronics manufacturers, and printing companies, indicating a diversified B2B enterprise base operating primarily in the Kanto region.

Technically, ITdesign executes full-stack design work spanning physical LSI/SOC design through embedded software, application development, and infrastructure deployment. The company has packaged proprietary intellectual property including an in-house H.264 encoder product (launched January 2010) and holds a registered trademark (registered July 2019). It also maintains operational credentials required for enterprise and government procurement, including a labor dispatch license (派14-301364) and Privacy Mark certification (obtained October 2016).

The business model is a multi-disciplinary services firm. Revenue is generated through project-based and contracted engineering work across the five service lines, supplemented by a small packaged-IP component (H.264 encoder). Go-to-market relies on direct B2B sales to enterprise and government clients, partnership collaborations (e.g., the AIR Project, partner-company recruitment), and corporate procurement credentials. The company does not disclose revenue, headcount, pricing, or contract structure, so the economics of the business must be inferred from capital base (30 million yen registered capital) and scope rather than from primary financials.

Name

ITdesign

Legal name

アイティーデザイン株式会社

Website

https://itdesign-jp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

ITdesign Co., Ltd. is a Japanese engineering services firm in Kawasaki delivering LSI design, embedded software, application development, IT infrastructure, and IT consulting to government, automotive, semiconductor, electronics, and printing-sector clients. It is a subsidiary of Fuji Techno Holdings since December 2022.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IT Engineering Services

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Other Computer Related Services (541519)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

ITIL/ITSM Process Consulting & Implementation (BPAEAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Service Desk & ITSM Outsourcing (BPAEAMAF)

Keywords

• LSI design services
• Embedded software development
• IT engineering services
• Infrastructure design
• IT consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Kawasaki

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Commissioned Design Services: LSI design, system board design, business software development, network/server design, embedded software development provided as commissioned design services to customers
2. Technical Services: Technical service provision addressing chronic engineer shortages in the market. Provides skilled engineers to customer sites on dispatched or quasi-commission basis
3. Product Sales: Sales of proprietary products including H.264 encoder hardware released in January 2010
4. IT Consulting: IT consulting services started in 2016, providing optimal IT environment proposals and related software development, operation management

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ITdesign provides commissioned design and technical services across four integrated pillars: LSI and system board design, business/application software development, network and server infrastructure design and construction, and embedded software development, supplemented by IT consulting. Services are delivered to enterprise customers and public-sector clients through project-based commissioned development, dispatched engineers, and partner-company collaboration. The company also sells a small proprietary H.264 encoder hardware product launched in January 2010.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• LSI and System Board Design Commissioned LSI and system board design services covering logic design, logic verification, implementation, FPGA design, and electronic circuit prototyping for hardware and electronics manufacturers.
• Business Software / Application Development Business application, web system, and ERP development for enterprises using Open systems (C#, C++), Web systems (Java, ASP), and ERP systems (ABAP, C#, .NET). Includes DMS construction for automotive manufacturers and information processing for printing groups.
• Network and Server Infrastructure Design and Construction Server and network design, construction, and operation services for enterprise IT users, with expertise across multiple operating systems, databases, middleware, and networking equipment vendors.
• Embedded Software Development Embedded and control system software development combining device-level firmware expertise with LSI design knowledge to enable system-level optimization.
• IT Consulting IT consulting service providing optimal IT environment proposals, related software development, and operation management for enterprise clients.
• H.264 Encoder Product Proprietary compact H.264 Baseline/Main profile encoder hardware with night vision and SD card support, sold as a standalone product.

Named customers5 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

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• 株式会社富士テクノホールディングス (Fuji Techno Holdings)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2022In December 2022, ITdesign became a subsidiary of Fuji Techno Holdings Group, joining as part of their group of companies providing engineering and IT services.
• AIRプロジェクト (AIR Project)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2009Virtual major design company organized by 3 LSI development companies combining specialized LSI design fields with flexible combination of design services. Started November 2009 with ITdesign as a founding member.
• インテグレイト・システムズ (Integrate Systems)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2009Comprehensive business partnership agreement signed in July 2009 for collaborative LSI and system development projects.
• 株式会社富士テクノソリューションズminorOthersRelated group company under Fuji Techno Holdings umbrella
• 株式会社エフティ・ファインテックプロダクトminorOthersRelated group company under Fuji Techno Holdings umbrella
• 株式会社横芝minorOthersRelated group company under Fuji Techno Holdings umbrella
• 株式会社富士ミライminorOthersRelated group company under Fuji Techno Holdings umbrella
• 中日本技研株式会社minorOthersRelated group company under Fuji Techno Holdings umbrella
• Partner Companies (Recruiting)majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorITdesign recruits partner companies in IT services (system development, infrastructure design) and LSI design. Partners can dispatch engineers to join ITdesign development teams or develop portions of commissioned systems. Technologies include LSI design, business applications (C#, C++, Java, ASP), infrastructure (Windows, Linux, Oracle, SQL, Cisco, Juniper), and embedded software.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights10 records

Direct peers

• SRA Inc. SRA is a Japanese IT services firm offering system development, embedded software, and infrastructure services. Comparable to ITdesign's mix of application development, embedded software, and infrastructure design for enterprise clients.
• ACCESS CO., LTD. ACCESS is a Japanese software company specializing in embedded software for digital TV, automotive, and IoT devices. Comparable to ITdesign in the embedded software and device-level engineering domain, serving similar semiconductor and electronics clients.
• Computer Engineering & Consulting (CEC): CEC is a Japanese IT engineering services firm offering system development, infrastructure design, and embedded software similar to ITdesign's four-pillar service model. Both firms target enterprise clients with multi-disciplinary IT projects requiring hardware-software integration.
• Nihon System Technologies: Nihon System Technologies is a mid-sized Japanese IT services firm providing system development, infrastructure design, and engineering services. Closely comparable to ITdesign in scale, service breadth, and target enterprise customers across Japan.

Broad incumbents

• Otsuka Corporation: Otsuka Corporation is a major Japanese IT services and solutions provider covering application development, infrastructure, and managed services. Overlaps with ITdesign's enterprise IT services portfolio, though operating at significantly larger scale with national coverage.
• TIS Inc. TIS is a major Japanese IT services company offering consulting, system development, and outsourced IT services. Overlaps with ITdesign in enterprise application development and IT consulting, though at significantly larger scale and broader industry coverage.
• NS Solutions (NSSOL): NS Solutions is a Japanese IT services arm of Nippon Steel providing system integration, application development, and infrastructure services to industrial clients. While larger and more diversified, it competes in the same enterprise IT engineering services space as ITdesign.
• BIPROGY (formerly Nihon Unisys): BIPROGY is a major Japanese IT services company providing system integration, consulting, and outsourcing. Overlaps with ITdesign in enterprise application development and IT consulting, though at much larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Internet Initiative Japan (IIJ): IIJ is a major Japanese internet and network services provider offering infrastructure design, cloud, and managed services. Comparable to ITdesign's network/server infrastructure design pillar, though IIJ operates at significantly larger scale as a public company.
• Fsas Technologies (formerly Fuji Soft): Fsas Technologies is a large Japanese IT services firm offering system integration, infrastructure, and embedded solutions. Now part of Fujitsu, it provides IT engineering services across verticals comparable to ITdesign's multi-disciplinary model but at much greater scale and national reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 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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