Product category:
ATE Systems
News Release from: Advantest (Europe)
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 17 August 2005
Top-ten ranking confirms customer
satisfaction
The latest VLSI Research rankings of semiconductor equipment manufacturers put Advantest among the top 10 suppliers for the 17th consecutive year.
Advantest (Europe) has achieved widespread, global customer appreciation and validation for its innovative test and handling solutions, based on direct customer feedback compiled by leading semiconductor market-research firm VLSI Research For the 17th year in a row, Advantest has been ranked among the world's 10 best equipment suppliers, most recently earning its top marks in the following 2005 categories: build quality, quality of results, product performance, and the customer service category of technical leadership
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 11 May 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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VLSI Research rankings are based on customer surveys that represent 96% of the world's total semiconductor market.
As the world's largest provider of automatic test equipment (ATE) solutions and the fourth largest semiconductor equipment company in the world, Advantest's longevity and widespread customer appreciation are directly linked to the company's aggressive investments in research and development (R and D), coupled with the continued commitment to provide new and innovative test and handling solutions that promote extended customer profitability, such as the T2000 open-architecture SoC test platform.
VLSI's most recent report is preceded by the market-research firm's annual list of the world's top 10 semiconductor equipment suppliers by sales, in which Advantest climbed two slots.
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This success marked a notable eight-place jump in just two years, propelling Advantest into the top four equipment suppliers of 2004.
"Advantest's continued success provides an ideal example of how customers benefit from working with a company that is so deeply committed to R and D efforts and systematic product innovation", said VLSI Research CEO G Dan Hutcheson.
"Throughout the semiconductor industry's various business cycles, Advantest has continued to maintain an aggressive R and D programme, which in turn has enabled them to lead the industry by providing a strong, steady flow of leading-edge systems to leading chip makers throughout the world".
"For the past five decades, customers have depended on Advantest for reliable, cost-competitive test and handling solutions", explained Josef Schraetzenstaller, Managing Director of Advantest Europe.
"As we enter a new era in which consumer products are the dominant semiconductor application, the need for reliable test solutions that accelerate device time to market and increase our customers' profitability has become exceedingly crucial".
"VLSI's most recent report indicates that the world's leading chipmakers continue to trust Advantest and fuel our continued growth".
"We graciously thank them for their continued support".
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