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AI chip toolmaker Advantest hikes full-year profit forecast as DeepSeek roils markets

Japan's Advantest on Wednesday hiked its full year operating profit forecast by 37% due to strong demand for its testing tools for chips used in artificial intelligence tasks. "As of late, we have seen further growth in tester demand for AI related, high performance semiconductors," CEO Douglas Lefever told an earnings briefing. Operating income in the October-December quarter climbed 158% to 69.2 billion yen.

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