Advantest Files Annual Report Form 20-F with the SEC for the Year Ended March 31, 2011

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Advantest Corporation (TSE: 6857, NYSE: ATE), has filed its annual report Form 20-F for the year ended March 31, 2011, with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Advantest has posted this filing to its website, where it can be accessed at:

http://www.advantest.co.jp/investors/sec-filing/sec-filing-2010/pdf/form20-F.pdf

Holders of Advantest American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) can request a hard copy of the Annual Report on form 20-F for the year ended March 31, 2011, including its complete audited financial statements, free of charge. Please link to the order form below to complete your request.

https://www.advantest.co.jp/contact/demand_en_00.php

About Advantest Corporation

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 http://www.advantest.co.jp/en-index.shtml