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Japanese maker of automated test equipment: the machines chipmakers use to check that finished chips work before they are shipped.
Japanese maker of automated test equipment: the machines chipmakers use to check that finished chips work before they are shipped.
Every AI accelerator and memory chip has to be tested, and Advantest said demand for testers for AI-related high-performance semiconductors grew significantly in its fiscal 2025. It sits at a quality-control chokepoint of AI chip production.
Sells semiconductor test systems, test-related components and support services to chipmakers, foundries and test subcontractors.
Japan (Tokyo)
Semiconductor manufacturing equipment. The highly specialized machines and design software used to create advanced chips in the first place. Without these tools, no chip maker in the world — including the ones building NVIDIA's chips — could produce anything.
Connections (4)
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Current relationships (2)
Source: 2025-11-28 · reviewed 2026-09-26
Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating
Limits: A supplier award establishes that TSMC buys from the company; it does not establish which products, order volumes, revenue share, exclusivity or how long the relationship continues.
TSMC 2025 Supply Chain Management Forum Presents Awards to Outstanding Suppliers ↗Source: 2020-07-30 · reviewed 2026-09-26
Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating
Limits: Describes a 2020 purchase; does not establish Advantest's current shareholding, influence or whether it still holds the shares.
Advantest and PDF Solutions Announce Partnership to Build Advantest Cloud Powered by Exensio ↗Dated or announced (1)
Source: 2020-07-30 · reviewed 2026-09-26
Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced 2020; current status not confirmed
Limits: 2020 agreement; does not establish the current status of the partnership after the five-year subscription term or revenue generated.
Advantest and PDF Solutions Announce Partnership to Build Advantest Cloud Powered by Exensio ↗Comparisons (1)
Source: 2026-02-19 · reviewed 2026-09-26
Evidence: Analytical comparison · Product/market overlap
Limits: Teradyne's own list of competitors; does not establish relative market share, technical superiority or head-to-head wins.
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