Advantest raises full-year operating profit forecast by 24% on strong AI demand
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese chip testing equipment maker Advantest raised on Tuesday its full-year operating profit forecast by 24% due to robust demand for semiconductors used in artificial intelligence. The…

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TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese chip testing equipment maker Advantest raised on Tuesday its full-year operating profit forecast by 24% due to robust demand for semiconductors used in artificial intelligence.
The company forecast an operating profit of 300 billion yen ($2.02 billion) for the current business year to the end of March 2026, compared with an earlier forecast of 242 billion yen and an average estimate of 302.05 billon yen in a survey of 23 analysts by LSEG.
02 billion) for the current business year to the end of March 2026, compared with an earlier forecast of 242 billion yen and an average estimate of 302.
($1 = 148.7100 yen)


