Advantest joins Applied's EPIC platform as innovation partner, the first test-equipment company to do so

Advantest, a maker of automated test equipment, joined Applied's EPIC platform as an innovation partner, making it the first test-equipment company to join. Advantest has opened an Innovation Center that will connect with the EPIC Center. The announcement discloses no financial terms, and Applied says the EPIC Center opens later in 2026.

• Innovation partner, not a founding member
• First automated test equipment company to join the EPIC platform
• Advantest's new Innovation Center will connect with EPIC
• EPIC Center opening later in 2026