Advantest raises its profit forecast 14% on demand for testing AI chips

Advantest, the Japanese maker of the machines that test chips before they ship, raised its forecast for the year ending in March to 967 billion yen of operating profit from 846 billion, and revenue to 1.863 trillion yen from 1.714 trillion, on Wednesday. First-half net profit more than doubled, up 117% to 368.1 billion yen. The company cited the growing complexity of AI chips, higher data-center investment and a weaker yen.

Every HBM stack and every accelerator Samsung and SK hynix are selling has to be tested, and more complex chips take longer on the tester. Advantest says it expects the tester market to reach a record as inference spreads. SourcesB

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• BAdvantest raises FY earnings outlook as AI demand drives profit surge (Investing.com)investing.com

This story ran in the Morning Brief of October 29th 2026.