FORM 6-K

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

 

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the month of December, 2007

 

Commission File Number 1-15236

 

Advantest Corporation

(Translation of Registrant’s Name Into English)

 

Shin Marunouchi Center Building

1-6-2, Marunouchi

Chiyoda-ku

Tokyo 100-0005

Japan

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F. Form 20-F x Form 40-F o

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): __________

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): __________

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes o No x

 

If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): __________

 

 


Materials Contained in this Report:

 

 

1.

Executive summary of the registrant’s Japanese-language Interim Securities Report, which was submitted to the Director-General of the Kanto Local Finance Bureau of the Ministry of Finance of Japan on December 14, 2007.

 

 

2.

English-language translation of the registrant’s Interim Consolidated Financial Statements for the six-months ended September 30, 2007, which was filed with the Director-General of the Kanto Local Finance Bureau as part of the registrant’s Interim Securities Report.

 

 

 


SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advantest Corporation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/  

Yuichi Kurita

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name:

Yuichi Kurita

 

 

 

 

 

 

Title:

Director and Managing
Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

Date:  December 14, 2007