SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Advantest Corporation (TSE:6857TSE:NYSE:TSE:ATE), the world's leading supplier of semiconductor test equipment, today announced that MoSys, Inc., a leading Silicon Valley provider of high-density system-on-chip (SoC) memory intellectual property (IP), has selected its T5781 Engineering Station (T5781ES), for design and debug of its next generation embedded memory technologies. MoSys' products incorporate its patented technologies -- 1T-SRAM (based on a dynamic bit cell, which uses a single transistor and capacitor and achieves a considerable size advantage) and 1T-FLASH IP (a cost-effective, higher-performance alternative to conventional embedded non-volatile memory) -- which are widely used in advanced SoCs found in mobile devices, home entertainment, networking and storage applications. MoSys selected Advantest's T5781ES for its compact size, its unique FutureSuite(R) software tools and its ability to characterize new device technologies at speeds up to 500MHz. The T5781ES is the laboratory complement to Advantest's T5781 high-speed, high-throughput memory test system for Flash and MCPs, devices which combine multiple memory types -- such as NAND, NOR and DRAM -- in a single package. The T5781ES integrates all of the functions and performance of the T5781 into a very compact footprint that offers low cost test program development and device evaluation and analysis. The system's FutureSuite software maximizes the functionality and engineering tools of the per-site architecture, delivering multi-language program development and device evaluation and analysis from design through production. "The adoption of Advantest's T5781ES will enable MoSys to greatly enhance our test and characterization capability for our high-speed memory IP, allowing us to provide our customers with the extremely high performance and high quality memory IP that they require to ensure the success of their SoCs. Advantest's reputation for cost-effective, quality test capabilities precedes it, and we are confident that the selection of the T5781ES will enable MoSys to continue to offer its global customers products that are both industry-leading and highly reliable," commented Hem Hingarh, VP of Engineering of MoSys, Inc. "Furthermore, FutureSuite's powerful device characterization tools will allow MoSys to evaluate and examine deep engineering aspects of our newest technologies and improve our time to market," he continued. "We are very proud that MoSys has chosen Advantest to serve as a test partner to their next-generation technology," said Greg Self, executive vice president at Advantest America, Inc. "We are excited for the opportunity to work with this esteemed company and to provide them with the benchmark testing capabilities and time to market advantages that will help them drive their business forward." About MoSys, Inc. Founded in 1991, MoSys, develops, markets and licenses innovative embedded memory intellectual property (IP) technologies for advanced SoCs used in a variety of home entertainment, mobile consumer, networking and storage applications. MoSys' patented 1T-SRAM and 1T-FLASH technologies offer a combination of high density, low power consumption, high speed and low cost unmatched by other available memory technologies. MoSys' embedded memory IP has been included in more than 160 million devices demonstrating silicon-proven manufacturability in a wide range of processes and applications. MoSys is headquartered at 755 N. Mathilda Avenue, Sunnyvale, California 94085. More information is available on MoSys' website at http://www.mosys.com/. MoSys and 1T-SRAM are registered trademarks of MoSys, Inc. 1T-FLASH(TM) is a trademark of MoSys, Inc. 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 production lines in the world. Founded in Tokyo in 1954, Advantest established its first subsidiary in 1982, in the USA, and now has 43 subsidiaries worldwide. Among them, Advantest America, Inc. is based in Santa Clara, CA, and Advantest (Europe) GmbH is based in Munich, Germany. More information is available at http://www.advantest.com/ DATASOURCE: Advantest Corporation CONTACT: Amy Gold of Advantest America, Inc., +1-212-850-6670, Web Site: http://www.advantest.com/

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