- Aehr Test Systems (AEHR, Financial) secures follow-on orders for its Sonoma systems from a leading AI processor hyperscaler.
- The company plans to ship eight ultra-high-power systems over the next six months from its Fremont facility.
- AI chip market predicted to grow from $60 billion in 2023 to over $600 billion by 2032.
Aehr Test Systems (AEHR), a prominent player in the semiconductor test and burn-in equipment industry, has announced receiving follow-on orders from its leading AI processor customer for the delivery of eight Sonoma ultra-high-power systems. These systems, pivotal in the volume production test and burn-in of AI processors, will be shipped from Aehr's high-volume production facility in Fremont, California, over the next six months.
The President and CEO of Aehr Test Systems, Gayn Erickson, expressed enthusiasm about this deal, highlighting it as a more than doubling of production systems deployment with one of the world's largest data center hyperscalers. The customer, which is expanding its capacity for AI processor development, has already initiated discussions on next-generation processors to secure future production capacity through Aehr's systems.
The AI semiconductor processor market is experiencing unprecedented growth, with the market size expected to surge from $60 billion in 2023 to over $600 billion by 2032, growing at a CAGR of nearly 30%. This growth is driven by the evolution of processor types and applications, including specialized ASICs in data centers, autonomous vehicles, and robotics. Aehr's comprehensive reliability test and burn-in solutions are well-positioned to capture significant market share.
The Sonoma systems are equipped with turnkey application-specific Burn-in Modules (BIMs) featuring active liquid-cooled conductive temperature control, supporting power dissipation of up to 2000W per device. These modules provide high-current power delivery, real-time test execution, and continuous device output monitoring, ensuring accelerated aging and early-life failure detection. Aehr believes these technological advancements offer considerable commercial advantages over competitors.
Based in Fremont, California, Aehr Test Systems continues to innovate and expand its portfolio to meet the growing quality, reliability, safety, and security needs of semiconductors across various applications, including electric vehicles, AI processors, and telecommunications infrastructure.
