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Teradyne

US maker of automated test equipment for chips and electronics that also owns the robot makers Universal Robots (collaborative robot arms) and Mobile Industrial Robots.

EnablerChip equipment
What it does

US maker of automated test equipment for chips and electronics that also owns the robot makers Universal Robots (collaborative robot arms) and Mobile Industrial Robots.

Why it matters

Teradyne said its fourth-quarter 2025 growth was driven by strong AI-related demand in compute and memory, and its annual report cites AI networking demand in semiconductor test. It also links the chip-equipment and robotics parts of this map through Universal Robots.

How it makes money

Sells semiconductor and product test systems to chipmakers, test houses and electronics makers, and sells collaborative and mobile robots to manufacturers and logistics operators.

Geography

United States (North Reading, Massachusetts)

AI stack position

Semiconductor manufacturing equipment. The highly specialized machines and design software used to create advanced chips in the first place. Without these tools, no chip maker in the world — including the ones building NVIDIA's chips — could produce anything.

Competitors

Connections (2)

Every connection below is tied to a readable source, date, classification and statement of its limits. A company source establishes what that company stated; it does not necessarily provide independent confirmation.

Current relationships (1)

Teradyne owns Universal Robots
OwnsCurrent
Teradyne's 2025 annual report says its Robotics segment comprises cobot arms under the Universal Robots brand and autonomous mobile robots under the Mobile Industrial Robots brand.

Source: 2026-02-19 · reviewed 2026-09-26

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating

Limits: Establishes that Universal Robots is part of Teradyne's Robotics segment; does not establish Universal Robots' standalone revenue or profitability.

Teradyne Form 10-K for fiscal year 2025 ↗

Comparisons (1)

Teradyne competes in chip test equipment with Advantest
Competes withComparison only
Teradyne's 2025 annual report names Advantest Corporation as a competitor in semiconductor test.

Source: 2026-02-19 · reviewed 2026-09-26

Evidence: Analytical comparison · Product/market overlap

Limits: Teradyne's own list of competitors; does not establish relative market share, technical superiority or head-to-head wins.

Teradyne Form 10-K for fiscal year 2025 ↗
Evidence for this profile

Teradyne Form 10-K for fiscal year 2025 ↗
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