Advantest Corporation is the world's leading automatic test equipment supplier to the semiconductor industry, and is also one of the world's leading producers of electronic and optoelectronic instruments and systems.

A global company, Advantest has long offered total ATE solutions and leads the industry in every component of semiconductor test: tester, handler, mechanical and electrical interfaces, and software. Its logic, memory, and mixed-signal testers, RF testers and device handlers are integrated into the most advanced semiconductor fabrication lines in the world.

Founded in Tokyo in 1954, Advantest established its North American subsidiary in 1982. Advantest America, Inc., Advantest America R&D Center, Inc., and the newly established Advantest Test Engineering Corporation are based in Santa Clara, California.