--- title: "Here's Why Aehr Test Systems Popped Higher Today" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/287683567.md" description: "Aehr Test Systems (NASDAQ: AEHR) shares surged by 16.2% following Vicor's unexpected revenue guidance increase, indicating strong demand for AI infrastructure. Aehr's recent large orders have exceeded expectations, with over $92 million in orders for the second half of fiscal 2026. The company is expanding its sales in the AI sector, particularly for power semiconductors and processors, although it remains a few years from profitability." datetime: "2026-05-26T21:40:41.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/287683567.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/287683567.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/287683567.md) --- # Here's Why Aehr Test Systems Popped Higher Today ## Key Points - Vicor's raised guidance signals strong demand for AI infrastructure, and that's good news for Aehr Test Systems. - Recent large orders mean Aehr has already exceeded expectations. in 2026. - 10 stocks we like better than Aehr Test Systems › **Aehr Test Systems** (NASDAQ: AEHR) stock soared by 16.2% as of late afternoon today. The move comes as power systems company **Vicor** (NASDAQ: VICR) unexpectedly raised its second-quarter revenue guidance, just a month after reporting its first-quarter earnings. It's good news for the AI infrastructure sector and, in turn, Aehr Test Systems. ## Vicor updates guidance The company makes "modular power components and power systems for converting electrical power," and its advanced products solutions are mainly sold to hyperscalers and data centers that use them to deliver power across data center infrastructure. Vicor raised guidance on the back of "rising product revenues and royalties from an additional licensee to its patented power system technology." _**Will AI create the world's first trillionaire?** Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. **Continue »**_ If demand for data center-related power solutions is accelerating, then it will also be the case for power chip manufacturers, and ultimately for Aehr Test Systems. The wafer-level burn-in (WLBI) test equipment company is aggressively growing its sales to the AI infrastructure sector via test equipment for power semiconductors and AI processors. ## Aehr's order book is exploding In fact, Aehr reported a $41 million order from its lead hyperscaler customer about a month ago. The order took Aehr's orders to over $92 million in the second half of its fiscal 2026, a figure significantly above its previous guidance for the high end of its $60 million to $80 million range. If the Vicor news reads across as further strengthening in AI data center-related spending, then don't be surprised if Aehr receives more orders in due course. Image source: Getty Images. Still, given that Aehr is a couple of years away from profitability, it will need to keep receiving orders to fully convince investors it's on the right track. ## Should you buy stock in Aehr Test Systems right now? 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