Advantest Introduces New Air-Cooled Mainframe for its T2000 Test Platform

New T2000 Light Star Mainframe Boosts Test Productivity and

Dramatically Reduces Space & Cost Requirements

TOKYO, Japan, March 15, 2010 - Advantest Corporation (TSE: 6857, NYSE: ATE) today announced availability of its new low-cost SoC test solution, the T2000 Light Star Mainframe, an air-cooled test platform that offers cost-effective test of a wide range of semiconductor devices, contributing to higher customer productivity.

A Lower-Cost Solution for Diverse Applications

Global demand for consumer electronics, mobile devices, and automobiles equipped with electronic systems continues to accelerate. New applications for ICs are proliferating, driving growth in segments including analog and power management devices. The outlook for wireless ICs in particular is highly positive, reflecting expectations around emerging infrastructure needs and applications related to the smart grid. Moreover, anticipated growth in PCs, netbooks, and other computing applications underpins recent forecasts for an average 15% annual expansion in MCU shipments from 2010 - 2013. However, semiconductor manufacturers supplying these surging markets face the challenge of producing a greater mix of devices, in shorter timeframes. Advantest's new T2000 LSMF platform offers a lower-cost, more efficient solution for evolving test needs.

Features and Benefits
	Air-Cooled Mainframe Reduces Investment Cost by 30%, Supports Existing T2000 Modules The T2000 LSMF supports key modules developed for the existing T2000 mainframe. As a newly-developed platform incorporating Advantest's advanced air-cooling technology, it offers a test environment that significantly boosts productivity. l Owing to efficiency gains, investment cost for the new system is 30% lower than for the existing system l By replacing conventional liquid-cooling technology with an air-cooled configuration, the T2000 LSMF eliminates the need for a separate cooling unit, even in areas without cooling systems installed. This makes costly additional equipment purchases unnecessary.

Key Specifications
Parallel Test Capacity:	:	Max. 64 DUT
Power Requirements	:	200V AC, max. 1 line
Dimensions	:	1050mm (D) x 800mm (W) x 1600mm (H)

Module Compatibility
250Mbps Digital Module EPMU32 Module (32ch Multi-Purpose Parametric Measurement Unit Module) E16ch AAWGD Mixed Signal Module (16ch Audio Waveform Generator/Digitizer Module) 16ch BBWGD Mixed Signal Module (16ch Baseband Waveform Generator/Digitizer Module) 12GWSGA RF Module (12GHz Wideband Signal Generator/Analyzer Module)

About Advantest
Advantest Corporation is the world's leading automatic test equipment supplier to the semiconductor industry, and also produces electronic 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 production lines in the world. Founded in Tokyo in 1954, Advantest established its first subsidiary in 1982, in the USA, and now has subsidiaries worldwide. Among them, Advantest America, Inc. is based in Santa Clara, CA., Advantest Europe GmbH is based in Munich, Germany, and Advantest Taiwan Inc. is based in Hsinchu, Taiwan. More information is available at http://www.advantest.com