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To: StanX Long who wrote (60396)	2/13/2002 12:45:57 AM
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Advantest aims to outgrow tester market in sluggish 2002 By Mark LaPedus Semiconductor Business News (02/12/02 10:06 a.m. EST) siliconstrategies.com SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- It could be another tough year in the automatic test equipment (ATE) business, where the worldwide market is projected to be relatively flat in 2002 compared to 2001, said a top executive with Japan's Advantest Corp. in an interview this week. But the Japanese ATE giant expects to grow its revenues by 10% in 2002 over last year's depressed sales. If so, that would be stronger than most forecasts for the entire test equipment segment. In total, the worldwide ATE market fell a stunning 56.9%, from $6.5 billion in 2000 to just $2.8 billion in 2001, said Nicholas Konidaris, president and chief executive of Advantest America Corp. The Santa Clara-based company is the U.S. subsidiary of Japanese ATE giantAdvantest.