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MEDIA ALERT: Advantest VOICE 2014 Developer Conference Opens May 12 in Silicon Valley, CA and May 15 in Austin, TX With Customers From Around the Globe Participating

SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwired - Apr 28, 2014) - Advantest Corporation (TSE: 6857) (NYSE: ATE)

What: Advantest Corporation's annual VOICE Developer Conference kicks-off on May 12 in Silicon Valley, California and May 15 in Austin, Texas. VOICE is the leading conference for the growing international community of users and strategic partners involved with Advantest's T2000 and V93000 SoC test platforms as well as Advantest memory testers, handlers and test cell solutions.

Technical Program: The VOICE 2014 technical program will feature Advantest customers, partners and employees from six countries presenting their insights and best practices in more than 100 papers. Topics will include improving time-to-market and throughput, innovative test methodologies, system level and device specific testing, and utilizing the latest hardware and software features. At the Silicon Valley event, additional topics will be highlighted in technical kiosks staffed by Advantest R&D, industry experts and supplier technologists.

Advantest technical experts will be on hand to share the latest product developments and discuss new market trends and applications driving the semiconductor test industry.

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Who: 

• Users and developers from integrated device manufacturers (IDMs), foundries, fabless semiconductor companies and outsource assembly and test (OSAT) houses using Advantest V93000 or T2000 SoC platforms and Advantest memory testers and handlers. 
• Partners and suppliers of Advantest V93000 or T2000 SoC platforms, memory testers, handlers or software productivity tools.

Where and When: Silicon Valley Hyatt Regency Santa Clara Monday, May 12: 8:30 am to 6:00 pm + evening event Tuesday, May 13: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm*  *Attendees should plan to stay until 5:00 p.m. to attend the awards ceremony and prize drawings.

Workshop Day Advantest U.S. Headquarters, San Jose, Calif. Wednesday, May 14: 9:00 am to 4:30 pm 

Austin Radisson Hotel & Suites Downtown Austin Thursday, May 15: 10:30 am to 6:30 pm + dinner Friday, May 16: 9:00 am to 4:30 pm* *Attendees should plan to stay until 4:30 p.m. to attend the awards ceremony and prize drawings.

How to Register: Register online at https://www.advantest.com/voice/Registration/index.htm 

Note: Online registration closes on Friday, May 9, 2014.

Media Contact: Judy Davies Advantest VP of Global Marketing Communications Email Contact +1 408-456-3717