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Advantest Receives Intel's Preferred Quality Supplier Award
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TOKYO, Japan, March 27, 2007 - 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/ (Another window will open).
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.
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Advantest Corporation is the world's leading automatic test equipment supplier to the semiconductor industry, and also produces electronic and optoelectronic instruments and systems. A global company, Advantest has long offered total ATE solutions, and serves the industry in every component of semiconductor test: tester, handler, mechanical and electrical interfaces, and software. Its logic, memory, mixed-signal and RF testers and device handlers are integrated into the most advanced semiconductor production lines in the world. Founded in Tokyo in 1954, Advantest established its first subsidiary in 1982, in the USA, and now has 43 subsidiaries worldwide. Among them, Advantest America, Inc. is based in Santa Clara, CA., and Advantest (Europe) GmBH is based in Munich, Germany. More information is available at www.advantest.co.jp.
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