My dears, I remain invested.
The company Advantest tests a large proportion of the microchips it produces worldwide at its Amerang site and is planning to expand its operations in view of rising demand.
Amerang/Landkreis Rosenheim - They are used in airbags and vehicle lighting, in cell phones, in energy and water supplies and in medical technology: life without microchips is unthinkable in today's world. What hardly anyone knows is that more than half of all microchips worldwide are tested by Advantest. When it comes to test systems in the semiconductor industry, Advantest has around 60 percent of the market share. "This company is a real 'hidden champion' and an example of the fact that you don't have to look to Asia when it comes to high-tech companies," said Daniela Ludwig, a CSU member of parliament from Rosenheim and State Secretary to the Federal Minister of the Interior, during a visit to the Advantest site in Amerang.
Advantest has been in Amerang since 2008. The company is part of an international group with headquarters in Tokyo. It has 8,000 employees worldwide and 153 in Amerang. That sounds like a mini-branch - but far from it! "Nothing works without Amerang," said Advantest CEO Peter Wewerka. "We have absolute specialists here that are not available elsewhere." Advantest in Amerang focuses on developing test systems for the automotive industry.
Demand for chips is increasing
Artificial intelligence is also having an impact on Advantest's business. "The demand for microchips and therefore for test procedures is increasing enormously," says Wewerka. "We are therefore planning further investments and an expansion of our plant in Amerang."
State Secretary Daniela Ludwig with the CEO of Advantest, Peter Wewerka.
State Secretary Daniela Ludwig with the CEO of Advantest, Peter Wewerka. Advantest
The company Advantest tests a large proportion of the microchips it produces worldwide at its Amerang site and is planning to expand its operations in view of rising demand.
Advantest has trained a good 40 percent of its employees in Amerang itself. Fluctuation is a foreign concept here; partnerships with schools and Rosenheim Technical University ensure that there is no shortage of skilled workers. "You can also say that we have excellent research work at the universities in other German branches," says Wewerka. For Daniela Ludwig, these are important statements. "We don't always have to look abroad or complain that too little research is being done in Germany. We also have excellence in research." Nevertheless, the CEO of Advantest Europe had one important request for politicians. "International transfers within the Group are a problem," said Wewerka. "It takes far too long for the local authorities to process an entry for work in Germany. We already employ our own lawyers for this. Sometimes it takes up to over a year to get things done."
