株式会社ディジタルメディアプロフェッショナル

Market position

DMP is a small-cap listed Japanese fabless semiconductor vendor (market capitalization of about 7.88 billion yen as of August 2026) whose graphics IP has a substantial embedded installed base, and which is repositioning around edge AI inference silicon for robotics, drones, surveillance and automotive-adjacent applications. It is categorized in public listings alongside themes including semiconductors/fabless, generative AI, autonomous vehicles, image recognition, embedded software, drones, VR, IoT and amusement equipment.

The company states that its strength lies in integrated, end-to-end development spanning algorithms, software and hardware, allowing it to combine its own graphics and AI IP cores with silicon and system-level products. Its low-power, compact, high-performance GPU IP has an installed base across game consoles, cameras and printers totaling a reported 150 million units, and its Di1 edge AI camera SoC is presented as an FP4-capable device integrating AI inference with a real-time 3D ranging (stereo vision) engine for power-efficient edge processing.

Technology

The core technology is graphics and image processing: independently developed 3D graphics IP cores such as PICA200, image processing semiconductors including RS1 and the earlier VF2, and AI FPGAs. The current portfolio adds the Di1 edge AI camera SoC, described as the world's first FP4-capable edge AI camera SoC integrating AI inference with a high-precision real-time 3D ranging engine and stereo vision, the Di1 Cam wide-angle HDR camera module, ZIA MOVE autonomous driving software for AMRs, and Vision-LLM Insight, which pairs large language models with vision AI to interpret video context for behavior recognition.

Go-to-market

DMP sells through direct enterprise engagement with device makers and through a partner and distributor network, signing distribution and strategic partnership agreements with companies in Taiwan, China and India. It markets development kits and reference camera modules to accelerate customer design-ins, exhibits at trade shows including Computex Taipei, Japan Drone, EdgeTech+, iREX and the Osaka-Kansai Expo digital event, runs its own edge AI solution seminars, joined the Japan Drone Consortium as a corporate member, and operates a showroom for live Physical AI demonstrations.

Semiconductor and device manufacturers and system integrators, including makers of game consoles, cameras, printers, drive recorders and amusement equipment, plus customers in autonomous driving, factory automation, robotics and autonomous mobile robots, drones, and CCTV/surveillance.

Geography

The company is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan — recorded at Musashino City in earlier records and at Nakano Central Park South, Nakano-ku, in 2026 — and announced a Tokyo Robotics Innovation Center at the Tokyo Ryutsu Center, opened in 2026. Commercial activity extends internationally through partners and distributors in Taiwan (iCatch Technology, Aetina), China (three robotics distributors), and India (Sparsh CCTV, ideaForge), and through exhibitions at Computex Taipei.

History

The company was founded in 2002 as a university-originated venture and received early venture capital backing, including a first investment from Globis Capital Partners in August 2004. Its PICA200 3D graphics IP core was adopted for the Nintendo 3DS in June 2010, and the company listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers market on 23 June 2011 under code 3652, with a market capitalization of 6,930 million yen at the initial trading price; the listing was later moved to the TSE Growth market. Reported results show a loss-making period around FY2017 tied to weaker-than-expected sales of the VF2 image processing semiconductor, a return to profit in FY2018 helped by autonomous-driving contract work, and consecutive record revenue years through FY2025 (3,077 million yen). The company positioned 2022 as a "second founding" period, and in FY2026 revenue fell 21% to 2,432 million yen with an operating loss of 312 million yen as it directed investment and resources toward building a medium- to long-term monetization base around next-generation edge AI semiconductors.

Risks & controversies

The FY ended March 2026 showed revenue down 21% year on year to 2,432 million yen with an operating loss of 312 million yen and a net loss of 328 million yen, following a period of record revenues, and retained earnings were negative (-4.9 億円) as of August 2026. Earlier disclosures record a widening loss in FY2017 attributed to lower-than-expected sales of the VF2 image processing semiconductor, indicating sensitivity to single-product sales cycles. The company has also announced changes to its representative director and outside board members in May 2026, and its strategy depends on commercializing next-generation edge AI chips whose mass production and revenue contribution were scheduled to begin from FY2026.