68/100BTeradyne company profile
- CEO
- Gregory Stephen Smith
- Employees
- 6,600
- Headquarters
- 600 Riverpark Drive, North Reading, MA 01864, US
- Sector
- Technology
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- IPO date
- 14 Sept 1970
- Stock exchange
- NASDAQ
- ISIN
- US8807701029
Website:teradyne.com
About the company
Teradyne, Inc., established in 1960 and headquartered in North Reading, Massachusetts, is a global leader specializing in the creation, production, sale, and maintenance of automated testing solutions. The company's operations are categorized into four principal divisions: 1. Semiconductor Test: This segment delivers solutions for testing microchips at both the wafer and finished device package stages. These capabilities serve a wide array of sectors, including automotive, industrial, telecommunications, consumer electronics, mobile devices, cloud computing, and gaming. Notable offerings include the FLEX test platform, the J750 system for high-volume semiconductor testing, the Magnum platform specialized for memory components like flash and DRAM, and the ETS platform, which caters to the analog/mixed-signal markets for chip makers and outsourced assembly/test providers. Its clientele encompasses integrated device manufacturers (IDMs), fabless chip companies, foundries, and independent semiconductor assembly and test firms. 2. System Test: This division provides instrumentation and systems for defense and aerospace applications, data storage testing apparatus, and solutions for circuit board examination and fault detection. 3. Industrial Automation: This segment supplies collaborative robotic arms, self-governing mobile robots, and sophisticated software for robotic control, primarily catering to clients in manufacturing, logistics, and lighter industrial applications. 4. Wireless Test: Operating under its LitePoint brand, this segment delivers crucial testing solutions for the development and production of various wireless products, ranging from modules and smartphones to tablets, laptops, peripherals, and Internet-of-Things (IoT) gadgets. Key offerings include IQxel for Wi-Fi and other connectivity standards, IQxstream for comprehensive cellular technology testing (including 5G), IQcell for multi-device cellular signaling verification, IQgig, and ready-to-use test software tailored for wireless chipsets.
Employees
Teradyne had about 6,600 employees at the end of fiscal year 2025 (31 December 2025), by its annual report. That is 1.5% more than a year before.
Employees at each fiscal year end, as the company reports them in its annual report (10-K); revenue and net income per employee are the fiscal year's over that count.
Who owns Teradyne
Institutions such as funds, banks and insurers held 98.0% of Teradyne's shares on 30 June 2026, 1,501 of them reporting holdings to the SEC; the rest is held by individual investors and other shareholders.
Shares free to trade
Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.
Common questions about Teradyne
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