Advantest, the market leader in Japanese chip testing equipment (ATE), will fully acquire Salland Engineering and Applicos, headquartered in Zwolle, the Netherlands, for undisclosed amounts. Salland and Applicos were acquired by the Salland Group in 2018.
It is understood that Salland develops and produces testing instruments and tools, and provides testing services. Typical customers are chip manufacturers who combine these products with testing equipment from companies such as Advantest and Teradune in the United States. Salland stated, "This acquisition combines Salland's expertise in testing instruments and services with Advantest's comprehensive semiconductor testing equipment, helping us better meet the needs of our global customer base. As an independent subsidiary of Advantest Group, our integration enhances our engineering capabilities, expands our business scope, and enables us to maintain competitiveness in this dynamic global market while ensuring uninterrupted service to our loyal customer base."
It is understood that Applicos is developing instruments for high-precision analog signal generation and measurement. The group has approximately 100 employees, two-thirds of whom are engineers.
According to official website information, Applicos manufactures standard instruments for mixed signal testing, which can be used in independent environments or in combination with other testing systems. The company's products can be used for both detailed laboratory analysis and production testing to expand the functionality of automated testing equipment.
The company also offers a variety of arbitrary waveform generators, digitizer modules, and special (analog) function modules to choose from. Some are intended for use with Applicos instruments, while others are used for industry standard chassis such as VXI or PXI. The core technologies of these modules can also easily adapt to customized products.
Advantest's revenue for the previous fiscal year (as of March 31) was 2.85 billion euros. Salland Group's sales exceeded 14 million euros last year.
