Greetings
Since the days of its predecessor, Beat System Service Co., Ltd., GopherTec Inc. has been continuously engaged in the development of electronic circuit products, especially in the contracted development business of various applied products with computer technology at its core. The foundation of our company remains the same even 10 years after its establishment. For customers who are not satisfied with ready-made products or general-purpose products, we propose, develop, and continue to provide products that offer special value in terms of functionality, performance, and reliability over the long term. With this as our mission, we diligently work at various services.
We respond to customers' requests in a wide range of areas, from stand-alone development of so-called board products to the design of various mechanical components and software, system integration, and evaluation testing. Our products are not only extensive in scope but also in content. In addition to pursuing functionality and performance, we also respond faithfully and meticulously to difficult challenges, such as dealing with special environmental conditions, complex shapes, and size constraints.
FPGAs, once used as an adjunct on-board product, have evolved to cover key system functions due to their increasing integration. Since the beginning, we have positioned FPGAs as one of the key devices and key technologies, and have been studying FPGA logic circuit design technologies as well as board design. We are now actively using these technologies to improve the functionality and performance of board products, and are also expanding into new services, such as offering alternatives to discontinued parts and IP sales.
In addition, we will continue to develop and expand our services with out-of-the-box business development, such as sales of servers that can be used for a wide range of applications regardless of use and various component sets, product deployment utilizing the results of joint projects with universities and research institutions, and a service to propose redesign of board products that can no longer be produced continuously due to unavailability of parts.
We look forward to your continued support of GopherTec Inc.

Thoughts behind the company name
The story of Noah's Ark is told in the Old Testament, and the gopher tree is said to have been used to make the Ark (there are other theories). This is where our company got its name. We are trying to deliver to the future not only old technologies that are almost forgotten in everyone's memory because they are overwritten by new technologies, or cutting-edge technologies that cannot be passed on in a complete form because there are no heirs who can understand them, but also people, their thoughts, and ideas that they want to cherish, in a hand-made boat, without letting them sink into the deep sea. We named our company GopherTec with this idea in mind. This is also the reason why the GopherTec logo has a boat symbol on it. This boat is not only loaded with our own things, but will continue to sail into the future, carrying more and more of our customers' thoughts, various wishes, and new technologies to respond to them

PHILOSOPHY
Philosophy
We will contribute to the creation of an affluent and comfortable society by making full use of computer technologies in every direction. |
ACTION
GUIDELINES
Action Guidelines
Be proactive. Don't be conceited. Be sincere. |
OVERVIEW
Overview
Company Name | GopherTec Inc. | |
Establishment | December 3, 2015 | |
Location | HEAD OFFICE Gopher Bldg., 1-2-10 Tamachi, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-0825, JAPAN NODA OFFICE & FAB 3-20-8, Noda, Kita-ku, Okayama, 700-0971, JAPAN TOKYO OFFICE Cocoro Kanda Bldg. 8F, 2-2-5 Kanda Suda-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0041, JAPAN |
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Capital | 60 million yen | |
Business outline | Design, manufacture, and sales of electronic and electrical equipment. Design, manufacture, and sales of systems for measuring and control equipment, etc. Design, manufacture, and sales of computer systems. | |
Executive Officers | Chairman CEO / President & Representative Director Executive Vice President Executive Managing Director Executive Director Director Director Auditor |
Fumio Komatsu Masami Shoji Masato Nishizawa Eisuke Akagi Noriaki Kawanishi Shigeyuki Kanenobu Kenji Hiramatsu Takeshi Komatsu |
Number of Employees | 32 persons | |
Affiliated companies | Advan Holdings Inc. | |
Certifications | ![]() ◆HEAD OFFICE JISQ9100:2016 / ISO9001:2015 ISO9001:2015 / JISQ9001:2015 (JISQ9100:2016 is technically equivalent to AS9100D and EN9100:2018) ◆NODA OFFICE & FAB ISO9001:2015 = JISQ9001:2015 ISO14001:2015 = JISQ14001:2015 Certificate +Zoom in |
HISTORY
History
2015 | -Established GopherTec Inc. on Dec. 3rd. -Took over the computer division of Beat System Services Co., Ltd. on Dec 15th. -Released "ArmFrogs-PINQ" board with AMD (Xilinx) ZYNQ -Released "ArmFrogs-BLUE" board with Intel (ALTERA) Cyclone V SoC |
2016 | -Began handling Intel server systems |
2017 | -Change of Directors: Director and President Masami Shoji -Increased capital to 60 million yen |
2018 | -Released "KnightFrogs-WINE" board with Intel Xeon D-1500 |
2019 | -Change of Representative Director: Representative Director Masami Shoji -Released "ArmFrogs-ALICE" board with Cyclone V SoC SE series -Started to sell FPGA sample code |
2020 | -Participated in the Okayama AI Secure IoT Co-creation ConSortium (OASIS) -Participated in the Adaptive Computing Research Initiative (ACRi) |
2021 | -Released "CAN Wi-Fi Converter" for monitoring CAN communications via Wi-Fi |
2022 | -Released "KnightFrogs-BRANDY" board with Intel ATOM x6000E -Released "GoT SENSE" environment-resistant sensor module -Acquired JISQ9100:2016 and JIS Q 9001:2015 certifications |
2023 | -Joined Japan’s Chugoku Region Semiconductor-Related Industry Promotion Council. -Issued private bonds at Hiroshima Bank. |
2024 | -Received an award of “300 HABATAKU Small and Medium-sized Enterprises” -Joined the KOBE Marine Network. -Joined the Okayama Digital Innovation Creation Platform called "OI-Start" -Opened Tokyo office. -Released "KightFrogs-MALT" board with Intel Core Ultra 7 155U -Released "10BASE-T1L" with PoDL support |
2025 | -Merged with Gopher Inc. |
ACCESS
Access
Access to Head office |
1km from Okayama Station, about 13 min. walk 120m fromOkayama Electric Tramway Seikibashi Line / Yūbinkyoku-mae Station, about 2 min. walk 300m from Tenmaya Bus Center, about 4 min. walk |
Access to Noda Office & Fab |
3.3 km from JR Okayama Station East Exit, about 11 min. by car 1.4 km from JR Kitanagase Station, about 19 min. on foot, about 4 min. by car 300 m from Okayama Dome-Iriguchi bus stop, about 3 min. on foot |
Access to Tokyo office |
350m from JR Kanda Station East Exit or North Exit, about 6 min. walk 550m from JR Akihabara Station Electric Town Exit, about 8 min. walk 210m from exit 5 of Tokyo Metro Kanda Station, about 3 min. walk 280m from Toei Subway Iwamoto-cho Station A1 exit, about 4 min. walk |
HEAD OFFICE
NODA OFFICE & FAB
TOKYO OFFICE