Advantest to Purchase Land in Cheonan
מאת רחלי אפלויג שלישי, 06 מרץ 2012 09:57

Munich, Germany, February 29^th, 2012 - Advantest Corporation today announced that its South Korean subsidiary, Advantest Korea Co., Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea) has reached a consensus with the local development bureau to purchase land in Cheonan City, Chungnam Province for a new plant. 

South Korea has key semiconductor industry companies and it is a key marketing area for our business.  In South Korea Advantest manufactures Dynamic Test Handlers, which transfer devices into semiconductor test system, along with Device Interface products for semiconductor testers. The new plant will strengthen Advantest’s global supply network and further increase competitiveness. 

Land area to be purchased is about 40 thousand m². Advantest expects the land purchase price to be about 20 billion won (about 1.3 billion yen), and to complete the land acquisition in April 2012. Products made at the new plant will be shipped to South Korean customers, and exported globally. 

Plant Address

Cheonan Third Industrial Complex, Chaam-dong, Seobuk-gu, Cheonan-si, Chungchongnam-do, South Korea 

About Advantest

A world-class technology company, Advantest is the leading producer of automatic test equipment (ATE) for the semiconductor industry and a premier manufacturer of measuring instruments used in the design and production of electronic instruments and systems. Its leading-edge systems and products are integrated into the most advanced semiconductor production lines in the world. The company also focuses on R&D for emerging markets that benefit from advancements in nanotech and terahertz technologies, and has recently introduced critical dimension scanning electron microscopes essential to photomask manufacturing, as well as a groundbreaking 3D imaging and analysis tool. Founded in Tokyo in 1954, Advantest established its first subsidiary in 1982, in the USA, and now has subsidiaries worldwide. More information is available at www.advantest.de.

 Note: All information supplied in this release is correct at the time of publication, but may be subject to change.

For further information please contact:

Claudia Erspamer

Assistant Managing Director

Corporate Management

Advantest Europe GmbH

Stefan-George-Ring 2

D- 81929 Munich

Fon: +49-89-993-12-131

Fax: +49-89-993-12-108

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