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Home > Company Index > Electronics & Misc. Technology > Electronic Test & Measurement Instruments > Advantest Corporation

Advantest Corporation
 PROFILE
For manufacturers it's not practice, practice, practice; it's test, test, test. Advantest's electronic measuring instruments and automated test equipment are used to develop electronic and industrial products. Its customers include manufacturers of automobiles, aviation equipment, consumer electronics, semiconductors, and telecommunications equipment. Advantest offers an extensive line of semiconductor test equipment and electron-beam lithography equipment used in manufacturing integrated circuits. The company has subsidiaries in nearly a dozen countries, and is using alliances to boost its development and distribution. Advantest is planning an NYSE listing in order to raise cash for international acquisitions.

 COMPETITION
Agilent Technologies, Inc. (A)
Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT)
Tektronix, Inc. (TEK)

 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
1999 Sales (mil.): 1,584.00
Employees: 1,725
Revenue per employee: $918,260.87

 KEY PEOPLE
• Hiroshi Oura
    CEO

 CONTACT INFO
Shinjuku-NS Bldg. 2-4-1, Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 1630880, Japan
Phone: 81-3-33427500
Fax: 81-3-33427510
Online: Web Site

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