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Japan's Nikkei absorbed yen intervention with modest losses, but Kioxia's guidance miss leaves it exposed to further BOJ risk.

Teradyne rides on AI-driven semiconductor test demand as record revenues, booming compute growth and expanding memory opportunities fuel momentum into the third quarter.

Asian stock markets were mixed and relatively muted on Thursday as the tech rout mostly ebbed, but a

0014 GMT — Japanese stocks are lower in early trade following overnight drops in U.S. technology stocks. Uncertainty over the Iran conflict is also weighing on the market. Investors are closely watching crude oil prices and developments in the Middle East after Saudi Arabia said it had intercepted drones that Iran-backed militias in Iraq had launched at the kingdom’s oil facilities.

Teradyne's Q2 earnings are likely to benefit from AI-driven demand, robotics momentum and new products supporting growth as investors weigh its premium valuation.

Advantest stock is coming off a very strong multi year run, yet its latest valuation checks suggest the shares no longer look obviously cheap, with the broader metrics leaning toward an expensive read despite the recent pullback. Over the past 5 years, Advantest has delivered a very large total return of about 12.5x. This raises the bar for what future performance would need to justify the current share price. The planned expansion of the SiConic ecosystem into a Design for Test engineering...

Advantest (TSE:6857) expanded its SiConic ecosystem with a new Design-for-Test engineering environment. The solution is designed to unify semiconductor test development from bench validation to production. Advantest plans to debut the new DFT environment at ITC India, scheduled for July 19-21. The platform is intended to support testing for advanced chips such as AI accelerators and chiplet-based devices. Advantest, a key supplier of semiconductor test equipment, is moving to link design...

Here is how Advantest Corp. (ATEYY) and Celestica (CLS) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.

Investing.com -- Global chip stocks staged a meaningful rebound on Tuesday, building on Monday’s recovery from last week’s broad selloff in the sector.

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Japan's Nikkei sank 4% on Friday, but more notably, Kioxia's shares halved in a month, exposing cracks in the AI trade across Asia.

Japan stocks shed ¥82 trillion in three weeks. See what the Nikkei chip rout means and how Bitcoin reacted.

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TER's AI-driven data center demand, record revenue surge and test-solution launches signal momentum as competition heats up.

Teradyne stock gains 38% in three months as AI demand boosts semiconductor testing, acquisitions expand capabilities, and a strong Q2 guidance supports growth.

COHU is gaining AI and HBM momentum as test demand recovers, but customer qualifications, ramps and execution remain key to the story.

Advantest stock has delivered a very strong multi year return, yet its broader valuation checks currently lean expensive and the recent share price sits around ¥32,000 without a clear margin of safety signal. Over the past 5 years, Advantest has returned roughly 12.9x, which puts extra focus on whether the current price already reflects a lot of optimism. The new partnership with OpenLight on silicon photonics test solutions can support expectations around future demand from AI and high...

Apple's chip-related pricing moves and Asian semiconductor stocks take center stage as investors weigh AI momentum heading into the second half of 2026.

Report says plan includes new chip factories.

Asian stock markets largely joined the global tech rally Thursday, which was re-ignited late Wednesd

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TER's AI-driven test business is gaining momentum as AI demand nears 70% of revenues and new platforms expand opportunities in data centers.

Recent share performance and business overview Advantest (TSE:6857) has drawn investor attention after recent share price moves, with the stock roughly flat over the past week, showing a gain over the past 3 months, but declining over the past month. The company focuses on automated test equipment for semiconductors, generating revenue of ¥1,128,610 and net income of ¥375,353, primarily from its Test System Business and customers across Asia, Japan, Europe, and the Americas. See our latest...

Teradyne stock surges 312% in a year as AI infrastructure demand boosts test and robotics growth, with strong Q2 guidance adding momentum.

Japan’s Nikkei 225 index topped 68,000 for the first time on Wednesday after U.S. stocks pushed further into record territory. The dollar briefly surpassed 160 Japanese yen before slipping back slightly. Buying of technology shares linked to the boom in artificial intelligence has been driving rallies worldwide.

KEYS shares surge 113.2% in a year as AI, networking, defense and semiconductor demand boost growth, cash flow and estimate trends.

TER's UltraFLEXplus shipments more than doubled in the past nine months as AI-driven demand boosts growth in chip testing.

Advantest has been ranked the top global assembly and test equipment supplier in the 2026 TechInsights Customer Satisfaction Survey. This is the seventh consecutive year the company has taken the number one spot, with strong scores across several key product and service categories. For investors watching TSE:6857, the latest survey result underlines how closely Advantest is tied to major semiconductor customers. The stock is trading at ¥26,360.0, with a very large 1 year gain and a return...

Micron (NASDAQ:MU) is the memory stock dominating every AI headline this quarter, with traders glued to high-bandwidth memory pricing and the next supply-cycle data point. But here is what you should actually be watching. Memory has always been a commodity-cyclical business. The pricing leverage powering Micron’s current run can reverse on a single Samsung or ... Forget Micron. Every Dollar of AI Memory Spending Has to Pass Through These 2 Stocks First