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Why Aehr Test Systems Skyrocketed Today

Chris Neiger, The Motley Fool
·2-min read
Why Aehr Test Systems Skyrocketed Today

Shares of Aehr Test Systems (NASDAQ: AEHR), a supplier of semiconductor test and reliability qualification equipment, were soaring today after the company announced a new production order from a major semiconductor customer. Aehr said today that it received an order from a major silicon carbide semiconductor customer for its WaferPak products and that shipments of the order will begin in the current quarter. Gayn Erickson, CEO of Aehr, said in a press release that the product purchase will be "for use in volume production of devices to meet the incredible demand for silicon carbide power semiconductors used in power conversion applications for electric vehicles."

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