. . . The only ATE supplier to sustain a five-star rating throughout the 4 year program SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Advantest Corporation (TSE:6857TSE:NYSE:TSE:ATE) has once again earned the highest rating of five stars based on VLSI Research Inc's Customer Satisfaction survey on Chip Making Equipment. Advantest has earned this five-star distinction every year since the star-rating system was initiated four years ago, and is the only company in the Test and Material Handling Equipment category to do so. 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, as evaluated by equipment users in VLSI Research Inc's 2008 Customer Satisfaction Report on Chip Making Equipment. R. Keith Lee, president and CEO of Advantest America, notes, "Advantest is once again grateful to its global customers for this time-honored acknowledgement of our commitment to successful business partnerships. Around the globe, Advantest's dedicated employees take pride in being recognized for their services and for the exemplary products they represent." VLSI Research CEO G. Dan Hutcheson comments, "Advantest's record of sustained customer satisfaction is uniquely distinguished by its customer loyalty and growth over time. We are gratified to welcome Advantest once again as a five-star supplier, and to congratulate them on being recognized for superior products and organizational performance." About VLSI Research VLSI Research Inc is the leading provider of market research and economic analysis on the technical, business, and economic aspects of the high technology chip making industry. The company is known for its unparalleled accuracy, innovation in market research, and its sharply focused insight into the rapidly changing landscape of the chip making business. VLSI Research's databases on chip making are used throughout the industry, the investment community, and by governments for decisive strategic planning. VLSI Research was founded in 1976 and incorporated in California in 1981. The company's website is https://www.vlsiresearch.com/. 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, Web Site: http://www.advantest.com/ https://www.vlsiresearch.com/

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