Expanding the Product Lineup through Academic–Industry and Manufacturer Collaboration and New Categories
First written in FY2016. 22 of 32 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
24 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「The Company continues to develop functions for WIL, a software image-processing library for industrial applications, while also developing and manufacturing dedicated image-processing equipment, various image input boards and other products on which the library operates.」
The Company is advancing the development and functional enhancement of image-processing libraries, dedicated image-processing equipment, image input boards, RAYSENS, CT-BOX and CT cards, RMS, SmartPower and other products, and recorded R&D expenses of ¥484 million. - FY2026-H1RestatedAnnual report
「Total R&D expenses for the current interim consolidated accounting period amounted to ¥247 million.」
R&D activities and expense recognition have continued, but this semiannual report does not list any specific new product or technology development results. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「The main equipment products developed and sold by the Company include RAYSENS, an image inspection system capable of rapidly and sensitively detecting manufacturing defects in silicon wafers, which are used as semiconductor materials, and compound semiconductor wafers, including silicon carbide and lithium tantalate; FV-pixellence, an image inspection system for liquid-crystal and OLED display panels; and TriMath, an intelligent vision robot system that automates the picking and transport of irregularly shaped objects.」
The Company has developed specific product offerings in multiple categories, including image inspection, wafer inspection and robot vision, and recorded R&D expenses of ¥409 million. - FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report
「Total research and development expenses for the six-month period ended June 2025 were ¥170 million.」
R&D activities and expense recognition have continued. This semiannual report does not list any specific new product or technology development results. - FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Total R&D expenses for the cumulative consolidated third quarter amounted to ¥389 million.」
R&D activities and expense recognition have continued, but no specific new product development results are listed. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Total research and development expenses for the first half were ¥278 million.」
Research and development activities and expense recognition continued. This quarterly report did not list any specific new products or technology development results. - FY2024-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Total research and development expenses for the first quarter were ¥121 million.」
Research and development activities and expense recognition continued. This quarterly report did not list any specific new products or technology development results. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「Research and development expenses for the fiscal year were ¥512 million. Going forward, we plan to continue developing new products through collaboration among group companies, expanding the lineup centered on existing core products, and promoting marketing and research and development activities to expand our business in growth markets.」
The company recognized ¥512 million in research and development expenses and continued developing new products through its group companies, expanding the lineup of existing products, and pursuing business expansion in growth markets. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Total research and development expenses for the nine months were ¥390 million.」
Research and development activities and expense recognition continued. No specific new development themes were listed. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Total research and development expenses for the first half were ¥286 million.」
Research and development activities and expense recognition continued. This quarterly report did not list any specific new development themes. - FY2023-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Total research and development expenses for the first quarter were ¥114 million.」
Research and development activities and expense recognition continued. This quarterly report did not list any specific new development themes. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「In particular, for Smart Energy products, we are focusing on developing high-power control technology using inverter parallel synchronous operation, which is required for large-scale off-grid power systems.」
With research and development expenses of ¥532 million, Smart Energy products are advancing high-power control technology for large-scale off-grid power systems, while ファースト is advancing development of new products incorporating AI inspection. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Total research and development expenses for the nine months were ¥420 million.」
Research and development activities and expense recognition continued, but this quarterly report did not list any specific new products or technology development results. - FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Total research and development expenses for the first half were ¥269 million.」
Research and development activities and expense recognition continued. This quarterly report did not list any specific new development themes. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Total research and development expenses for the first quarter were ¥136 million.」
Research and development activities and expense recognition continued. This quarterly report did not list any specific new development themes. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「Research and development expenses for the fiscal year were ¥465 million. This included research and development of robot-control technologies using image processing, research and development of measurement and inspection technologies combining AI and image processing, technologies for addressing viral infections using deep-ultraviolet LEDs, and development of disinfection and sterilization technologies.」
The company invested ¥465 million in research and development, advancing development of image processing and robot control, AI-based measurement and inspection, deep-ultraviolet LEDs, and disinfection and sterilization technologies. - FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Total research and development expenses for the nine months were ¥348 million.」
Research and development expenses continued to be recognized. This quarterly report did not list any specific new development themes. - FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Total research and development expenses for the first half were ¥255 million.」
Research and development expenses continued to be recognized. This quarterly report did not list any specific new development themes. - FY2021-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Total research and development expenses for the first quarter were ¥118 million.」
Research and development activities and expense recognition continued. This quarterly report did not list any specific development themes. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「Research and development expenses for the fiscal year under review were ¥557 million. This funded research and development of robot control technology using image processing, measurement and inspection technologies combining AI and image processing, development of a next-generation ultra-high-speed projector, and development of sterilization technology using UV LEDs, among other activities.」
The company invested ¥557 million in research and development, advancing specific new technology development involving image processing, AI, robotics, projectors and UV LEDs. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Total research and development expenses for the nine months were ¥402 million.」
Research and development activities and expense recognition continued. No new specific development results were listed. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Total research and development expenses for the first half were ¥275 million.」
Research and development activities and expense recognition continued, but no specific new product or technology development results were listed. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Total research and development expenses for the first quarter were ¥128 million.」
Research and development activities and expense recognition continued, but no specific new product or technology development results were listed. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「Research and development expenses for the fiscal year were ¥495 million. This included development of equipment for counting small components using image processing, colorization of ultra-high-speed projector products, expansion of CTI-series products, expansion of RMS-series products, increased capacity for Smart Energy products, and expansion of image-processing equipment and image-input board products.」
The company invested ¥495 million in research and development, advancing specific development and expansion projects involving image processing, projectors, CTI, RMS, Smart Energy and image-input products. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Total research and development expenses for the nine months were ¥268 million.」
Research and development activities and expense recognition continued. No specific new development results were listed. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Total research and development expenses for the first quarter were ¥88 million.」
Research and development activities continued and research and development expenses were recognized, but no new specific development results were described. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「Research and development expenses for the fiscal year were ¥332 million. This included improvements to ultra-high-speed projector products, development of next-generation TOF sensing cameras, development of image-processing technologies related to 3D shape measurement and macro inspection, expansion of computer telephony products, and improvements to Smart Energy products.」
The company invested ¥332 million in research and development, advancing specific development and improvement projects involving TOF sensing cameras, image processing, computer telephony and Smart Energy products. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Total research and development expenses for the nine months were ¥224 million.」
Research and development expenses continued to be recognized, totaling ¥224 million for the nine months. No specific development results were described. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Total research and development expenses for the first half were ¥148 million.」
Research and development activities continued and research and development expenses were recognized. No specific new product or technology development results were described. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Total research and development expenses for the first quarter were ¥68 million.」
Research and development activities and the recognition of research and development expenses continued, but no specific development results were described for the quarter. - FY2017AdvancedAnnual report
「Research and development expenses for the fiscal year were ¥84 million. This included improvements to ultra-high-speed projector products, development of image-processing technologies related to macro inspection and 3D shape measurement, development of IoT wireless sensor module products, development of object-detection technologies using radio-wave sensors, and development of evaluation boards equipped with ALTERA FPGA products.」
The company invested ¥84 million in research and development, advancing specific development projects involving image processing, 3D shape measurement, IoT sensor modules, object detection and FPGA evaluation boards. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「Going forward, we plan to develop products that enhance the lineup centered on our core products, as well as develop board products and other products through industry-academia collaboration and various products designed to create synergies with the manufacturers we represent. In addition, to add products in new categories that will open up new directions, we plan to promote marketing and research and development activities alongside our sales activities.」
The policy is to pursue industry-academia collaboration, synergies with manufacturers represented by the company, and the addition of new categories through a combination of research and development, sales and marketing.