Pin Scale 5000B for V93000 EXA Scale

Advantest is a semiconductor test company listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (6857); its 2026 release is datelined Tokyo and the boilerplate gives 1954 as its founding. Its site lists SoC, power and memory test systems, handlers, probers, device interfaces, SEM metrology and software such as Advantest Cloud Solutions.

The Pin Scale 5000B is a digital test solution for the V93000 EXA Scale platform, aimed at AI and HPC devices. It adds expanded vector memory, optimisation for chiplet-based architectures and support for scan fabrics that test several IP cores concurrently, at data rates up to 5 Gbps.

• Expanded vector memory: Scalable storage for large patterns.
• Chiplet optimisation: Hardware and software tuned for chiplet-based architectures.
• Scan fabric support: Concurrent test of multiple IP cores through streaming.
• Core-level results: Results across cores within one pattern execution.
• 5 Gbps data rate: Built on Pin Scale 5000 pin electronics.
• Backward compatibility: Superset of the Pin Scale 5000.

Test houses and OSAT plants in Vietnam testing AI or HPC processors can upgrade V93000 lines for chiplet-based devices.

Fabless firms can shorten test time on multi-core SoCs.

Lower memory consumption and associated test cost.

Easier scaling of existing test programs and hardware configurations.

Improved structural coverage and core-level visibility.

Shorter test times and lower cost of test, per the release.

AI and HPC devices with chiplets and many IP cores increase test pattern volume and test time, so testers add memory and concurrency. OSAT and test houses in Southeast Asia, where Advantest exhibits at SEMICON Southeast Asia 2026, face the same cost-of-test pressure.

Home page news in October 2026 lists SEMICON West and International Test Conference showcases and an annual report release. Press releases show a SEMICON Southeast Asia 2026 appearance (May 5-7). The release says Pin Scale 5000B is ramping with key customers.