Aehr Test (AEHR) Soars 59% on Strong Chip Demand

Aehr Test Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:AEHR) is one of the 10 Stocks Powering Portfolios by Double Digits.

Aehr Test Systems climbed by 58.9 percent week-on-week, as investors took heart from the strong demand for semiconductors, spilling over to its stock.

In a statement, Aehr Test Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:AEHR) President and CEO Gayn Erickson announced big wins, including a newly clinched contract with a major customer for its high-power FOX-XP WLBI system for devices aimed at the hyperscale data center optical interconnect market.

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Erickson said that the new customer is underway with the development of advanced silicon photonics–based transceivers for data center networking and optical I/O applications to address the rapidly accelerating demand for high-speed fiber optic communication links in hyperscale AI and cloud data centers.

“We believe this win positions Aehr to participate in what could be a significant multiyear expansion of silicon photonics production driven by the growth of fiber optic interconnects in hyperscale AI data centers,” he said.

Additionally, Aehr Test Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:AEHR) clinched new deals with two more clients for multiple testing machines and next-generation chips.

In other news, Aehr Test Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:AEHR) widened its net loss in the last quarter ending February 2026 by 398 percent to $3.2 million from only $643,000 in the same period a year earlier. Revenues also decreased by 43.7 percent to $10.3 million from $18.3 million year-on-year.

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