... The ATE supplier has achieved a five-star rating for each year since VLSI Research began the star- rating system 3 years ago SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Advantest Corporation (TSE:6857TSE:NYSE:TSE:ATE) has earned the highest rating of five stars based on VLSI Research Inc's Customer Satisfaction survey on Chip Making Equipment again this year. Advantest has earned this five-star distinction every year since the star-rating system was initiated three years ago. Equipment users gave high ratings to Advantest's test and material handling equipment. The five-star rating is based on the company's demonstration of exceptional customer satisfaction across measured categories including cost of ownership, quality of results, product performance, customer service, technical leadership, and commitment. R. Keith Lee, president and CEO of Advantest America, notes, "The honor of this customer acknowledgement of Advantest's commitment to them and the industry really belongs to each of our employees, here in the U.S. and around the world. It is their dedication, know-how and effort that earns Advantest this distinction." VLSI Research CEO G. Dan Hutcheson says, "Advantest has a long track record of sustaining customer relationships and partnering with their customers in order to ensure loyalty and high levels of satisfaction. We're gratified to welcome Advantest once again as a five-star supplier." About Advantest Advantest Corporation is the world's leading automatic test equipment supplier to the semiconductor industry, and also produces electronic and optoelectronic instruments and systems. A global company, Advantest has long offered total ATE solutions and serves the industry in every component of semiconductor test: tester, handler, mechanical and electrical interfaces, and software. Its logic, memory, mixed-signal and RF testers, and device handlers are integrated into the most advanced semiconductor lines in the world. Founded in Tokyo in 1954, Advantest established its first subsidiary in 1982 in the U.S.A. and now has 43 subsidiaries worldwide. Among them, Advantest America is based in Santa Clara, California and Advantest (Europe) GmbH is based in Munich, Germany. More information is available at http://www.advantest.com/ DATASOURCE: Advantest Corporation CONTACT: Amy Gold, Advantest America, Inc., +1-212-850-6670, ; or Barbara Palmer, Palmer Communications, +1-914-725-8057, Web site: http://www.advantest.com/

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