TOKYO, March 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Advantest Corporation was named a recipient of Intel Corporation's Preferred Quality Supplier (PQS) award for outstanding performance in providing products and services deemed essential to Intel's success. The company was recognized for its efforts in supplying Intel with testers and handlers for system on a chip (SOC), memory and mixed signal devices. Advantest and 43 additional PQS award winners will be honored at a celebration in Burlingame, California on March 27. "Advantest is very gratified to be named a Preferred Quality Supplier by Intel, a company that is recognized around the world for innovation, vision and excellence, and we are privileged to be part of Intel's continuing quality improvement efforts. Advantest shares Intel's commitment to ongoing excellence and high standards for conducting business," said Toshio Maruyama, Advantest Corporation, president and CEO. "Congratulations to Advantest for another consecutive PQS award. Once again they have demonstrated their commitment to improving total cost through quality and innovation," said Ashoke Seth, director, Intel Test Operation. "Advantest products, support and new technologies help enable our product roadmap and reduce cost. They are clearly deserving of this prestigious award." The PQS award is part of Intel's Supplier Continuous Improvement (SCQI) process that encourages suppliers to strive for excellence and continuous improvement. To qualify for PQS status, suppliers must score 80 percent on a report card that assesses performance and ability to meet cost, quality, availability, delivery, technology and responsiveness goals. Suppliers must also manage and deliver on a challenging improvement plan and a quality systems assessment. Additional information about the SCQI program is available at http://supplier.intel.com/quality/. Intel will also recognize PQS award winners on March 27, 2007 with an advertisement in the U.S., Europe, and Asian editions of The Wall Street Journal. About Advantest Advantest Corporation is the world's leading supplier of automatic test equipment to the semiconductor industry. Advantest's SOC, logic, memory, mixed-signal and 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 and its European subsidiary in 1984. More information is available at http://www.advantest.com/. DATASOURCE: Advantest Corporation CONTACT: Amy Gold, +1-212-850-6670, ; or Akira Ono, Web site: http://www.advantest.com/

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