Applied Materials Announces Advantest as Innovation Partner for EPIC Platform in Silicon Valley

Companies will co-innovate to bridge the gap between front-end manufacturing and back-end testing of semiconductors and advanced packaging  Advantest to co-locate new, state-of-the-art Innovation Center with Applied's EPIC Center in Silicon Valley SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Applied Materials, Inc., the leader in materials engineering for the semiconductor industry, today announced that Advantest Corporation (TSE: 6857), a leading semiconductor test equipment supplier, will join Applied's EPIC platform as an innovation partner to strengthen the links between front-end manufacturing technologies and back-end testing of chips and packages, helping chipmakers bring new designs to market faster.