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In December 1954, the company was founded as a specialized electronic measurement instruments manufacturer, Takeda Riken Co., Ltd. The number of employees at the outset was only three, including founder Ikuo Takeda, working in an office of 3 Tsubo and a workshop of 4 Tsubo.
Since then, Advantest has consistently established measurement as our main business field, and continues to develop and provide the cutting-edge technologies required by industry. For more information, please see our history.

It is a coinage from "Advanced Test Technology." Originally, it was used for the brand name of our semiconductor test equipment to embody the image of an advanced technology development enterprise.
After that, the name of this brand became better known than Takeda Riken Co., Ltd., so to make our name more concise and high-tech, the company name was changed to Advantest Corporation in 1985.

Enabling leading-edge Technologies
In order to provide technologies, products and services that satisfy customers around the world, we are constantly studying how to best contribute to the development of society through cutting-edge technology development. See The ADVANTEST Way for our corporate ethics policy, including our management philosophy.

Please refer to our Mid- to Long-term Management Policy.

Please refer to our Mid- to Long-term Management Policy.

Please see the corporate governance section of our website.

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Semiconductor test equipment, semiconductor test peripherals, manufacturing and sales of inspection and measurement equipment related to semiconductor manufacturing, and services, are our main Our Technology In-Depth: Semiconductor Test. See our business fields or our Annual / Quarterly Securities Report .

Semiconductors and electronic components use electricity. Therefore, by accurately measuring the electrical signals flowing through semiconductors and electronic components in various ways, we can comprehensively check the quality and the performance of these products. Advanced measurement systems designed to perform such verification operations in large volume and at high speeds are known as automated test equipment (ATE).
Today, tens of thousands of semiconductor test systems are operating on semiconductor and electronic component mass production lines around the world.

Our main business is selling semiconductor and electronic component test and measurement systems, so semiconductor manufacturers and electronic component manufacturers are our primary customers.

We believe that our greatest strength is the high level of our technical and support capabilities. As a result, our customers place a high degree of trust in us.

We acquired a No. 1 global share in 1985, and since then we have been constantly expanding our customer base in every area of the semiconductor market.
In recent years, a ratio of overseas sales of over 90% has not been uncommon, with customers principally centered in Asia.

Please see our Offices / Subsidiaries .

From the standpoint of confidentiality, we unfortunately do not allow it at present. However our manufacturing procedures can be viewed in our video The Art of Manufacturing at Gunma Factory .

From 2019, Advantest began publishing an Integrated Annual Report that includes not only financial information, but also non-financial information on our Grand Design, vision, management policy, business model, strategy, environment, society, governance, etc., providing a comprehensive overview of our corporate value.

The fiscal year ends on March 31st.

Please see the IR calendar.

Our IR library includes financial statements, securities reports, and presentation materials.

Please see the Earnings Forecast .

Please see the Performance Highlights .

You can download full-year/quarterly financial statements and key financial indicators, and full-year business segment/region data from our Performance Highlights in Excel format. Please click "Excel Download (all metrics)" at the lower right of the page.

You can view and listen to the contents of the Quarterly Financial Results, etc. briefings held for institutional investors and securities analysts. Audio recording are synchronized to slides including financial statements and presentation materials.
(Availability period: 12 months)

Please see risk factors.

Basically, yen depreciation vs the US dollar enhances profit, and yen depreciation vs the euro has a negative impact.
However, depending on the sales trends of key products, the impact of foreign exchange fluctuations on performance may vary. If you are looking for more information, please contact us via our inquiry form.

On the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Advantest was also listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in 2001, but was voluntarily delisted in 2016. However, our ADR (United States Depository Securities) program continues, and our ADRs are still traded on the United States OTC market.

We were listed on the second section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 1983, changed to the first section in 1985 and transitioned to the Prime Market in 2022.

Our securities code is 6857.
The ticker symbol for ADRs (United States Depository) is ATEYY.

100-share units.
ADRs (United States Depository) are traded as single stocks.

Please see share information.

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation.

Please contact the securities company where you have an account.
Please note that the shareholder registry manager (Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation) does not handle these issues.

Shares that were not managed in a securities company account prior to the digitization of stock certificates (so-called stock certificates and non-possession notification shares, etc.) are recorded in special accounts established by the company after the digitization of shares in order to preserve shareholder rights. Since stocks held in special accounts cannot be sold as-is, we recommend that you move them to a securities company account in your name.

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation
Corporate Agency Division

1-1, Nikkocho, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo 183-0044, Japan
TEL: +81-42-303-9800
0120-232-711 (Toll free number in Japan)

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New York, New York 10179, U.S.A.
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Please use our inquiry form.

The annual general meeting of shareholders is held in June every year.
For details about the general meeting of shareholders, such as dates and locations, please refer to the convocation notice sent out in early June, or to shareholders' meeting.

You can exercise your voting rights in two ways:

Please see shareholders' meeting.

Please refer to dividends & returns.

No.

Twice.

The interim ex-dividend date is September 30 and the year-end ex-dividend date is March 31.

To receive dividends, it is necessary to be registered on the list of shareholders on or before the date of record. The date of record (the last day with rights to dividends) will be three business days prior to the ex-dividend date, but the date of record may differ depending on your securities company.
Please check with the securities company you are dealing with.

Interim dividends are scheduled to be paid in early December and year-end dividends are scheduled to be paid in early June.

There are four ways to receive dividends:

If there is no particular designation, we will use the Dividend Receipt method. If you wish to use any other method, please check with your brokerage firm.

Please check with your brokerage firm.

Please contact Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation.

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation
Corporate Agency Division
1-1, Nikkocho, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo 183-0044, Japan
TEL: +81-42-303-9800
0120-232-711 (Toll free number in Japan)

Please bring your dividend receipt to Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation.
After three years from the start date of payment, dividends may not be received due to the lapse of the qualification period.