The direct sales company Keyence Corporation designs and produces automation sensors, vision systems, barcode readers, laser markers, measuring tools, and digital microscopes. Keyence is fabless; while it is a manufacturer, it only focuses on product planning and development and doesn't produce the finished goods. Keyence goods are produced by accredited contract manufacturers.

Keyence's market cap was $117.74 billion as of March 2023. By market capitalization, Keyence is now the 107th most valuable company in the world. The most recent financial reports from Keyence show that the company's current revenue (TTM) is $6.67 billion. The company generated $6.30 billion in revenue in 2021, an increase from $4.87 billion in 2020.

Founded: 27 May 1974
Headquarters: Osaka, Japan
Website: https://www.keyence.com/

A Japanese global conglomerate corporation with its head office in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, is known simply as Sony Group Corporation or simply Sony (stylized as SONY). Being a significant player in the technology industry, it serves as one of the biggest producers of consumer and business electronics, the biggest console maker, and the biggest publisher of video games.

Sony Entertainment is one of the biggest music corporations (the largest music publisher and second-largest record label), as well as one of the biggest media organizations overall thanks to its third-largest film studio. It is Japan's biggest media and technology company. With net cash reserves of 2 trillion yen, it is also acknowledged as the most cash-rich Japanese corporation.

Sony's market capitalization as of March 2023 was $110.31 billion. Sony is now the 119th most valuable corporation in the world, according to market cap. The most recent financial reports from Sony indicate that the company's current revenue (TTM) is $80.61 billion. The corporation generated $88.05 billion in revenue in 2021, a rise from $80.63 billion in revenue in 2020.

Founded: 7 May 1946
Headquarters: Sony City, Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Website: sony.com

With its headquarters in Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo Electron Limited, also known as TEL, is a Japanese electronics and semiconductor corporation. In 1963, Tokyo Electron Labs, Inc., the corporation, was established. TEL is best known as a provider of machinery for the production of solar cells, flat panel displays, and integrated circuits (IC) (PV).

Tokyo Electron Device, sometimes known as TED, is a division of TEL that specializes in networking equipment, electrical components, and semiconductor devices. TEL is the biggest producer of IC and FPD production machinery as of 2011.

Tokyo Electron and Applied Materials announced their intention to merge on September 24, 2013, creating Eteris as a result. With a total market value of almost $29 billion, Eteris would have been the biggest provider of semiconductor processing machinery worldwide. The merger was abandoned on April 26, 2015, as a result of antitrust issues in the US.

Tokyo Electron's market value was $58.32 billion as of March 2023. Tokyo Electron is now ranked as the 257th most valuable company in the world by market cap. The most recent financial reports from Tokyo Electron indicate that the company's current revenue (TTM) is $16.58 billion. The corporation generated $16.76 billion in revenue in 2021, a rise from $12.09 billion in revenue in 2020.

Founded: November 11, 1963
Headquarters: Akasaka Biz Tower5-3-1 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-6325, Japan
Website: tel.com

A worldwide Japanese video game corporation with its headquarters in Kyoto is Nintendo Co., Ltd. Both video games and video game consoles are created and released by it. Handcraftsman Fusajiro Yamauchi created Nintendo in 1889 as Nintendo Karuta, which initially produced handcrafted Hanafuda playing cards.

Nintendo released its first system, the Color TV Game, in 1977 after diversifying its operations over the 1960s and becoming legally recognized as a public company. With the debut of Donkey Kong in 1981 and the Nintendo Entertainment System and Super Mario Bros. in 1985, it attained global notoriety.

Nintendo's market capitalization as of March 2023 was $45.94 billion. By market cap, Nintendo is now the 347th most valuable company in the world. Nintendo's most recent financial filings indicate that the company's current revenue (TTM) is $12.62 billion. The company's revenue in 2021 was $14.87 billion, down from $16.02 billion in 2020.

Founded: 23 September 1889
Headquarters: 11–1 Kamitoba Hokodatecho, Minami-ku, Kyoto
Website: nintendo.com

Based in Nagaokakyo, Kyoto, Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. is a Japanese producer of electrical parts. Special Chairman In October 1944, Akira Murata launched Murata Manufacturing as a side project. Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. was formed in December 1950 with a paid-in capital of $1 million.

With a dominant global market share in ceramic filters, high-frequency components, and sensors, Murata Manufacturing specializes in the production of ceramic passive electronic components, particularly capacitors. Murata Manufacturing had 52 overseas subsidiaries as of March 31, 2013, including those in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Hungary, Finland, China, Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Hong Kong, Vietnam, and India. It also had 24 subsidiaries in Japan as of that date.

The market capitalization of Murata Manufacturing (Murata Seisakusho) as of March 2023 is $38.40 billion. According to market capitalization, Murata Manufacturing (Murata Seisakusho) is now the 443rd most valuable company in the world. The most recent financial reports from Murata Manufacturing (Murata Seisakusho) indicate that the company's current revenue (TTM) is $13.29 billion. The corporation generated $15.97 billion in revenue in 2021, an increase above the $14.96 billion it generated in revenue in 2020.

Founded: October 1944
Headquarters: 10-1, Higashikotari 1-chome, Nagaokakyo-shi, Kyoto Prefecture 617-8555, Japan
Website: www.murata.com

Renesas Technology, the consolidated entity of the semiconductor businesses of Hitachi and Mitsubishi, excluding their dynamic random-access memory businesses [4], was first established in 2002 as Renesas Electronics Corporation, a Japanese semiconductor manufacturer with headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. NEC Electronics merged with this entity in 2010, leading to a slight change in the company name and logo to what they are now.

Renesas was one of the six biggest semiconductor firms in the world from the 2000s to the early 2010s. As of 2022, it was the top provider of microcontrollers and the third-largest automotive semiconductor firm in the world. The company is also active in the markets for memory products, SoCs, and analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits.

Renesas Electronics' market cap as of March 2023 is $24.95 billion. Renesas Electronics is now the 685th most valuable business in the world, according to market cap. The most recent financial reports from Renesas Electronics state that the company's current revenue (TTM) is $11.01 billion. The corporation generated $8.85 billion in revenue in 2021, an increase above the $6.75 billion it generated in revenue in 2020.

Founded: November 1, 2002
Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan
Website: www.renesas.com

With its headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, Canon Inc. is a multinational company that specializes in optical, image, and industrial items like lenses, cameras, medical equipment, scanners, printers, and machinery for the production of semiconductors. Canon is a component of the TOPIX Core 30 and Nikkei 225 indices and has its principal listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The New York Stock Exchange used to list it secondarily.

Canon's market valuation as of March 2023 is $21.96 billion. By market cap, this places Canon as the 765th most valuable company in the world. The most recent financial reports from Canon show that the company's current revenue (TTM) is $30.25 billion. The corporation generated $31.36 billion in revenue in 2021, an increase from $29.85 billion in revenue in 2020.

Founded: August 10, 1937
Headquarters: Ōta, Tokyo, Japan
Website: global.canon/en/

A prominent Japanese multinational conglomerate firm with its headquarters in Kadoma, Osaka, Panasonic Holdings Corporation was formerly Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. between 1935 and 2008 and the first iteration of Panasonic Corporation between 2008 and 2022. It was established in 1918 as a maker of lightbulb sockets by Knosuke Matsushita.

Panasonic provides a wide range of goods and services, including rechargeable batteries, automotive and avionic systems, industrial systems, home remodeling, and construction. It was formerly the largest producer of consumer electronics in the world. Panasonic is a component of the Nikkei 225 and TOPIX 100 indices and has its principal listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The Nagoya Stock Exchange also lists it as a secondary listing.

Panasonic's market capitalization as of March 2023 was $20.44 billion. By market cap, this places Panasonic as the 814th most valuable company in the world. The most recent financial reports from Panasonic show that the company's current revenue (TTM) is $61.54 billion. The corporation generated $64.74 billion in revenue in 2021, an increase from $62.36 billion in revenue in 2020.

Founded: March 7, 1918
Headquarters: Kadoma, Osaka, Japan
Website: holdings.panasonic

In market categories where Lasertec can provide unique solutions to suit the demanding criteria of customers for technological level and value-added solutions, they work to obtain high market shares and high profit margins. They maintain constant communication with the world's largest semiconductor businesses and build strong, trustworthy relationships with them.

Lasertec offers speedy responses to consumer needs in the form of solutions. They maintain a flat and adaptable organizational structure to facilitate quick decision-making, rapid product creation, and quick response for clients. They outsource production to subcontractors, which gives us a lot of flexibility in how they run our firm. To continue creating new products, they prioritize R&D when allocating resources (approximately 70% engineers and 10% R&D). To verify that our goods have designs that are suitable for mass production, we assemble prototypes in-house.

The market capitalization of Lasertec was $15.40 billion as of March 2023. By market capitalization, Lasertec is now the 1046th most valuable company in the world. The most recent financial reports for Lasertec indicate that the company's current revenue (TTM) is $0.80 billion. The company generated $0.66 billion in revenue in 2021, an increase from $0.51 billion in revenue in 2020.

Founded: 1960
Headquarters: 2-10-1 Shin-yokohama, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 222-8552 Japan
Website: https://www.lasertec.co.jp

With its headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, Nikon Corporation, usually known simply as Nikon, is a multinational company with a focus on optics and image goods. The Nikon Group is made up of the businesses that Nikon owns. Nikon's West Building is located in Nishi-i, Tokyo.

Nikon is the second-largest producer of steppers used in the photolithography steps of semiconductor production, and its products include cameras, camera lenses, binoculars, microscopes, ophthalmic lenses, measurement instruments, rifle scopes, and spotting scopes.

According to data from 2017, the business is the eighth-largest chip equipment manufacturer. Additionally, it has expanded into other fields like 3D printing and regenerative medicine to make up for the declining demand for digital cameras.

Nikon's market capitalization as of March 2023 is $3.52 billion. By market cap, Nikon is now the 2864th most valuable corporation in the world. The most recent financial reports from Nikon show that the company's current revenue (TTM) is $4.42 billion. The company generated $4.74 billion in revenue in 2021, an increase from $4.46 billion in 2020.

Founded: July 25, 1917
Headquarters: Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Website: www.nikon.com