{"id":64001,"date":"2025-10-06T21:40:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T21:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/64001\/"},"modified":"2025-10-06T21:40:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T21:40:08","slug":"aehr-test-systems-reports-fiscal-2026-first-quarter-financial-results-strong-ai-and-data-center-related-semiconductor-test-and-burn-in-activity-underscores-multi-year-market-opportunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/64001\/","title":{"rendered":"Aehr Test Systems Reports Fiscal 2026 First Quarter Financial Results; Strong AI and Data Center-Related Semiconductor Test and Burn-in Activity Underscores Multi-Year Market Opportunity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fremont, CA (October 6, 2025) \u2013 Aehr Test Systems (NASDAQ: AEHR), a worldwide supplier of semiconductor test and burn-in\u00a0equipment, today announced financial results for its first quarter of fiscal 2026 ended August 29, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Fiscal First Quarter Financial Results:<\/p>\n<p>Net revenue was $11.0 million, compared to $13.1 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2025.<br \/>\nGAAP net loss was $(2.1) million, or $(0.07) per diluted share, compared to GAAP net income of $0.7 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, in the first quarter of fiscal 2025.<br \/>\nNon-GAAP net income, which excludes stock-based compensation, acquisition-related adjustments and restructuring charges, was $0.2 million, or $0.01 per diluted share, compared to non-GAAP net income of $2.2 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, in the first quarter of fiscal 2025.<br \/>\nBookings were $11.4 million for the quarter.<br \/>\nBacklog as of August 29, 2025 was $15.5 Effective backlog, including bookings since August 29, 2025, is $17.5 million.<br \/>\nTotal cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash as of August 29, 2025 was $24.7 million, compared to $26.5 million at May 30, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>An explanation of the use of non-GAAP financial measures and a reconciliation of Aehr\u2019s non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures can be found in the accompanying tables.<\/p>\n<p>Gayn Erickson, President and CEO of\u00a0Aehr Test Systems, commented:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are pleased with the start to this fiscal year, with revenues across several market segments and momentum in sales and customer engagements in both wafer level and packaged part test and burn-in of artificial intelligence (AI) processors. While we had not provided guidance for the quarter, we did finish ahead of the street consensus estimates for both revenue and our bottom line.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMomentum in packaged part qualification and production burn-in for AI processors continued to drive growth in our new Sonoma ultra-high-power packaged part burn-in systems and consumables. During the quarter, our lead production customer, a world-leading hyperscaler, placed multiple follow-on volume production orders for Sonoma systems and requested shorter lead times to support higher-than-expected volumes as they ramp up development of their own advanced AI processors. This customer has already outlined plans to expand capacity for this device and introduce new AI processors over the coming year to be tested and burned in on our Sonoma platform at one of the world\u2019s leading test houses. We are also collaborating with them on future generations of processors to ensure we can meet their long-term production needs for both package and even wafer level burn-in.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince the acquisition of Incal Technology last year, Aehr has introduced several enhancements to the Sonoma system to address both qualification and production test and burn-in requirements across a broad range of AI processor suppliers, test labs, and Outsourced Assembly and Test Houses (OSATs). Key upgrades include expanding power-per-device to 2000W, increased parallelism, and full automation with an integrated package device handler. Over just the last quarter, including an open house held recently at our headquarters in Fremont, California, we have had 10 companies visit Aehr to review our Sonoma system and its new enhancements, including a fully automated device handler that we have installed at our Fremont facility. Customer feedback on these enhancements and the device handler has been very positive, and we anticipate these new features to drive new applications and orders this fiscal year. Our acquisition of Incal Technology has provided us with intimate visibility into the long-term needs of a large number of leading AI processor companies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis past year, we delivered the world\u2019s first production wafer level burn-in (WLBI) systems for AI processors. Importantly, these systems are installed at one of the premier global OSATs, creating a highly visible showcase to other potential AI customers and strengthening our position in the market. We expect follow-on orders from this cutting-edge AI customer as volumes increase, and other AI processor suppliers have already approached us about the feasibility of WLBI for their devices.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are also developing a strategic partnership with this world\u2019s leading OSAT to provide advanced wafer level test and burn-in solutions for high-performance computing (HPC) and AI processors. This joint solution, already in operation at their facility, marks a significant milestone for the industry. By combining Aehr\u2019s technological leadership with this OSAT\u2019s global reach we can showcase our unique capabilities to the world. This model offers a complete turnkey solution from design to high-volume production, and several customers have already visited Aehr to see these systems in action.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAdditionally, we launched a benchmark evaluation program with a top tier AI processor supplier to validate our FOX-XPTM production systems for WLBI and functional test of their high-performance, high-power AI processors. This paid evaluation, which includes a custom high-power WaferPakTM and development of a production WLBI test program, is a significant step toward adoption of WLBI as an alternative to later-stage burn-in and into future generations of their products.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeyond AI processors, we are seeing signs of increasing demand across the other segments we serve, including silicon photonics, hard disk drives, gallium nitride, and silicon carbide. For silicon photonics, we upgraded another one of our major silicon photonics customer\u2019s FOX-XPs to the new higher-power configuration this quarter, doubling their device test parallelism with up to 3.5kW power per wafer in a nine-wafer configuration. This latest system shipment includes our fully\u00a0integrated and automated WaferPak Aligner configured for single touchdown test and burn in of all devices on their 300mm wafers. \u00a0We expect additional orders and shipments this fiscal year to meet their production capacity needs for wafer level test and burn-in of their optical I\/O silicon photonics integrated circuits.\u00a0In hard disk drives, AI-driven applications are generating unprecedented amounts of data, creating new demand for our WLBI systems, with our lead production customer that is one of the world\u2019s top storage suppliers already planning additional purchases. Gallium nitride devices are increasingly being used for data center power efficiency, automotive systems, and electrical infrastructure, with multiple new engagements underway. Moreover, although silicon carbide growth is expected to be weighted toward the second half of the year, we continue to see opportunities for upgrades, WaferPaks, and capacity expansion as that market rebounds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe rapid advancement of generative AI and the accelerating electrification of transportation and global infrastructure represent two of the most significant macro-trends impacting the semiconductor industry today. These transformative forces are driving enormous growth in semiconductor demand while fundamentally increasing the performance, reliability, safety, and security requirements of the devices used across computing and data infrastructure, telecommunications networks, hard disk drive and solid-state storage solutions, electric vehicles, charging systems, and renewable energy generation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs these applications operate at ever-higher power levels and in increasingly mission-critical environments, the need for comprehensive test and burn-in has become more essential than ever. Semiconductor manufacturers are turning to advanced wafer level and package level burn-in systems to screen for early-life failures, validate long-term reliability, and ensure consistent performance under extreme electrical and thermal stress. This growing emphasis on reliability testing reflects a fundamental shift in the industry \u2013 from simply achieving functionality to guaranteeing dependable operation throughout a product\u2019s lifetime, a requirement that continues to expand alongside the scale and complexity of next-generation semiconductor devices.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are excited about the year ahead and believe nearly all our served markets will see order growth in the fiscal year, with silicon carbide growth expected to strengthen further into fiscal 2027. Although we remain cautious due to ongoing tariff-related uncertainty and are not yet reinstating formal guidance, we are confident in the broad-based growth opportunities ahead across AI and our other markets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Management Conference Call and Webcast:<\/p>\n<p>Aehr Test Systems will host a conference call and webcast today at 5:00 p.m. Eastern (2:00 p.m. PT) to discuss its fiscal 2026 first quarter operating results. To access the live call, dial +1 888-506-0062 (US and Canada) or +1 973-528-0011 (International) and give the participant passcode 304180. In addition, a live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available over the Internet at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aehr.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.aehr.com<\/a> in the Investor Relations section and may also be accessed by clicking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webcaster5.com\/Webcast\/Page\/2944\/52949\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>. A phone replay of the call will be available approximately two hours following the end of the live call and will remain available for one week. To access the call replay, dial +1 877-481-4010 (US and Canada) or +1 919-882-2331 (International) and enter replay passcode 52949.<\/p>\n<p>About Aehr Test Systems<\/p>\n<p>Headquartered in Fremont, California, Aehr Test Systems is a leading provider of test solutions for testing, burning-in, and stabilizing semiconductor devices in wafer level, singulated die, and packaged part form, and has installed thousands of systems worldwide. Increasing quality, reliability, safety, and security needs of semiconductors used across multiple applications, including electric vehicles, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, solar and wind power, computing, advanced artificial intelligence (AI) processors, data and telecommunications infrastructure, and solid-state memory and storage, are driving additional test requirements, incremental capacity needs, and new opportunities for Aehr\u2019s products and solutions. Aehr has developed and introduced several innovative products including the FOX-PTM families of test and burn-in systems and FOX WaferPakTM Aligner, FOX WaferPak Contactor, FOX DiePak\u00ae Carrier and FOX DiePak Loader. The FOX-XP and FOX-NP systems are full-wafer contact and singulated die\/module test and burn-in systems that can test, burn-in, and stabilize a wide range of devices such as leading-edge silicon carbide-based and other power semiconductors, 2D and 3D sensors used in mobile phones, tablets, and other computing devices, memory semiconductors, processors, microcontrollers, systems-on-a-chip, and photonics and integrated optical devices. The FOX-CP system is a low-cost single-wafer compact test solution for logic, memory and photonic devices and the newest addition to the FOX-P product family. The FOX WaferPak Contactor contains a unique full-wafer contactor capable of testing wafers up to 300mm that enables IC manufacturers to perform test, burn-in, and stabilization of full wafers on the FOX-P systems. The FOX DiePak Carrier allows testing, burning in, and stabilization of singulated bare die and modules up to 1024 devices in parallel per DiePak on the FOX-NP and FOX-XP systems up to nine DiePaks at a time. Acquired through its acquisition of Incal Technology, Inc., Aehr\u2019s new line of high-power packaged part reliability\/burn-in test solutions for AI semiconductor manufacturers, including its ultra-high-power Sonoma family of test solutions for AI accelerators, GPUs, and high-performance computing (HPC)\u00a0processors, position Aehr within the rapidly growing AI market as a turnkey provider of reliability and testing that span from engineering to high volume production. For more information, please visit Aehr Test Systems\u2019 website at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aehr.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.aehr.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Safe Harbor Statement<\/p>\n<p>This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or Aehr\u2019s future financial or operating performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as \u201cmay,\u201d \u201cwill,\u201d \u201cshould,\u201d \u201cexpects,\u201d \u201cplans,\u201d \u201canticipates,\u201d \u201cgoing to,\u201d \u201ccould,\u201d \u201cintends,\u201d \u201ctarget,\u201d \u201cprojects,\u201d \u201ccontemplates,\u201d \u201cbelieves,\u201d \u201cestimates,\u201d \u201cpredicts,\u201d \u201cpotential,\u201d or \u201ccontinue,\u201d or the negative of these words or other similar terms or expressions that concern Aehr\u2019s expectations, strategy, priorities, plans, or intentions. Forward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited to, future requirements and orders of Aehr\u2019s new and existing customers; future applications and orders for the AI processors, test solutions for AI semiconductor manufacturers and the Sonoma system; bookings and revenue forecasted for proprietary WaferPakTM and DiePak consumables, as well as the ability to generate bookings and revenue from application of Aehr\u2019s solutions in emerging markets; Aehr\u2019s ability to receive orders and generate revenue in the future, as well as Aehr\u2019s beliefs regarding the factors impacting the foregoing; expectations related to long-term demand for Aehr\u2019s products; expectations regarding current and future partnerships; expectations regarding industry demand as a whole and smaller segments within it; the attractiveness of key markets and the ability for Aehr to successfully enter new markets. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are also subject to other risks and uncertainties, including those more fully described in Aehr\u2019s recent Form 10-K, 10-Q and other reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Aehr disclaims any obligation to update information contained in any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this press release.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9220\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Aehr-Q126-Earnings-PR-v5-GE_10_1_25_Updated-Page_4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1610\" height=\"1475\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9221\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Aehr-Q126-Earnings-PR-v5-GE_10_1_25_Updated-Page_5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1532\" height=\"2110\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Represents compensation expense for equity awards granted to employees and directors.<br \/>\nRepresents amortization of acquired intangible assets and accretion expense of escrow payable.<br \/>\nRepresents employee termination benefits, impairment of long-lived assets that will no longer be used in operations, contract termination costs and facility exit-related costs.<br \/>\nRepresents acquisition activity costs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Non-GAAP measures should not be considered a replacement for GAAP results. The non-GAAP measures indicated above are financial measures the Company uses to evaluate the underlying results and operating performance of the business. The limitation of these measures are that they exclude items that impact the Company\u2019s current period GAAP measures. This limitation is best addressed by using these measures in combination with the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. These measures are not in accordance with GAAP and may differ from non-GAAP methods of accounting and reporting used by other companies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">We believe these measures enhance investors\u2019 ability to review the Company\u2019s business from the same perspective as the Company\u2019s management and facilitate comparisons of this period\u2019s results with prior periods.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9222\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Aehr-Q126-Earnings-PR-v5-GE_10_1_25_Updated-Page_6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1618\" height=\"1868\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9219\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Aehr-Q126-Earnings-PR-v5-GE_10_1_25_Updated-Page_7.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1616\" height=\"1834\"  \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">(1) Includes restricted cash within prepaid expenses and other current assets.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\nContacts:&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\nAehr Test Systems <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nChris Siu<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nChief Financial Officer<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\ncsiu@aehr.com<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nPondelWilkinson, Inc.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nTodd Kehrli or Jim Byers<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nInvestor Contact<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\ntkehrli@pondel.com<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\njbyers@pondel.com&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fremont, CA (October 6, 2025) \u2013 Aehr Test Systems (NASDAQ: AEHR), a worldwide supplier of semiconductor test and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":64002,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[220,218,219,61,60,80],"class_list":["post-64001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-artificial-intelligence","tag-ai","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-artificialintelligence","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64001","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64001"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64001\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64002"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64001"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64001"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}