Development of Test Equipment for Image Sensors, MEMS, RF and Power Devices
First written in FY2016. 15 of 29 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017-Q1. Latest entry: 2026-08-10.
0 other companies' latest entry also says "Cited as achieved".
- 2026-08-10Cited as achievedRevision of earnings forecasts
「In addition, reliability testing equipment and probe cards performed steadily in the test solutions business, while profitability also improved,」
Steady performance by reliability testing equipment and probe cards, together with improved profitability, was cited as a factor behind the earnings forecast revision. - FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「In the image sensor field, capture boards compatible with high-speed serial and MIPI interfaces were jointly developed with 株式会社レグラス and STAr Technologies, Inc., and entered volume production.」
High-speed interface capture boards for image sensors progressed from joint development to volume production. STAr Technologies also continues to develop MEMS and high-voltage probe cards, among other products. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「As in the previous consolidated fiscal year, STAr Technologies, Inc. worked to develop reliability evaluation equipment compatible with high voltages and a broad range of frequencies, as well as switching modules, for high-growth markets such as compound power semiconductors. In its probe card business, it developed low-noise probe stations and new MEMS probe cards for parametric testing.」
Development continues and has expanded to reliability evaluation equipment for high-frequency, compound and power semiconductors, switching modules and new MEMS probe cards. - FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report
「For in-house test systems, deliveries of orders received in the previous fiscal year were made, and sales of decoder boards for image sensors remained steady, but recovery in demand for memory testers was delayed, leaving business conditions difficult.」
The report states that sales of decoder boards for image sensors remained steady, while recovery in demand for memory testers was delayed. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「STAr Technologies, Inc. also worked to develop reliability evaluation equipment compatible with high voltages and a broad range of frequencies, as well as switching modules, for high-growth markets such as compound power semiconductors. In its probe card business, it developed probe cards for process monitoring, which are essential for advanced semiconductor processes.」
Development has expanded to reliability evaluation equipment, switching modules and probe cards for process monitoring. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「STAr Technologies, Inc. also worked in its reliability testing equipment business to expand its application library and develop reliability testing equipment for RF devices, while in its probe card business it developed advanced probe cards.」
Development is under way on expanded applications for reliability testing equipment, equipment for RF devices and advanced probe cards. - FY2023-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「For in-house test systems, new product sales remained steady, but revenue declined because domestic customers restrained investment amid deteriorating market conditions, reducing demand for memory testers, while overseas sales also remained sluggish.」
New product sales remained steady, but declining demand for memory testers due to restrained investment by domestic customers and sluggish overseas sales resulted in lower revenue in the test systems business. - FY2023-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「For in-house test systems, memory tester sales fell short of the year-earlier period because of declines in overseas sales and other factors, although domestic sales and new product sales remained steady.」
Domestic sales and new product sales in the test systems business remained steady, while declines in overseas sales resulted in performance below the year-earlier period. - FY2023-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「For in-house test systems, domestic sales of memory testers remained steady, but results fell short of the year-earlier period because of declines in overseas sales and other factors. Taiwan-based STAr Technologies, Inc. also saw lower profitability despite steady probe card demand, owing to difficulty procuring materials, research and development investment, and increased staffing associated with business expansion.」
Domestic memory tester sales remained steady, while overseas sales declined. At STAr Technologies, profitability fell because of procurement difficulties, research and development investment and increased staffing. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「STAr Technologies, Inc. also continued active research and development to provide turnkey test solutions using advanced technologies. In the reliability testing equipment business, it expanded the application library and enhanced the automatic calibration configuration functions for its Sagittarius series, and worked to develop automated reliability measurement systems for RF devices, whose importance is increasing.」
Specific development initiatives include expanding applications for reliability testing equipment, automatic calibration and automated measurement systems for RF devices. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「For in-house test systems, results substantially exceeded the year-earlier period, supported by steady domestic demand for memory testers and sales of products for China.」
For in-house test systems, steady domestic demand for memory applications and sales to China contributed to results substantially exceeding the year-earlier period. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, for in-house test systems, results substantially exceeded the year-earlier period, supported by steady domestic demand for memory testers and sales of products for China.」
For in-house test systems, results substantially exceeded the year-earlier period, supported by steady domestic demand for memory applications and sales of products for China. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「To expand its future business areas, the company acquired US-based Accel-RF, added reliability evaluation systems for high-temperature, radio-frequency (RF) and power semiconductor applications to its product lineup, strengthened the product lineup of the group, including products for 5G, LiDAR and silicon photonics, and will focus on developing distinctive products for advanced semiconductor evaluation.」
The acquisition of Accel-RF added reliability evaluation systems for high-temperature, RF and power semiconductor applications to the product lineup. - FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, for in-house test systems, domestic demand for memory testers improved, and results substantially exceeded the year-earlier period.」
The report continues to state that domestic demand for memory testers improved and exceeded the year-earlier period by a substantial margin. - FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「For in-house test systems, domestic demand for memory testers improved, and results substantially exceeded the year-earlier period.」
The report states that domestic demand for memory testers improved and results substantially exceeded the year-earlier period. - FY2021-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「For in-house test systems, domestic demand for memory testers improved, and results substantially exceeded the year-earlier period.」
The report states that domestic demand for memory testers improved and results substantially exceeded the year-earlier period. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「For test systems for image sensors, conventional specifications were reviewed and product development using the company's existing technologies was carried out jointly with consolidated subsidiary 株式会社レグラス. For various products for on-chip color filters and camera modules, the company also pursued development under a global structure, including consideration of collaboration models with overseas companies. In addition, it developed and planned evaluation chamber systems for new products for MEMS sensors and SSDs.」
In test equipment development, specific product development and planning for image sensors, MEMS sensors and SSDs are under way, along with collaboration with 株式会社レグラス and overseas companies. - FY2020-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「For in-house test systems, memory tester sales remained sluggish and revenue declined as customers continued to restrain investment amid deteriorating market conditions.」
Deteriorating market conditions and continued customer investment restraint led to sluggish memory tester sales and lower revenue, worsening conditions in the test systems business. - FY2020-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「For in-house test systems, memory tester sales stagnated because customers curbed investment amid weak market conditions, resulting in a substantial decline in revenue.」
Memory tester sales stagnated and revenue declined substantially because of weak semiconductor market conditions and customers' restrained investment. - FY2019-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「For in-house test systems, sales of memory testers overseas grew substantially, resulting in a significant increase over the year-earlier period.」
Specific progress is reported in the growth of overseas memory tester sales, which substantially exceeded the year-earlier period. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「For in-house test systems, domestic demand for memory testers recovered, and sales performed well.」
The report states that domestic demand for memory testers recovered and sales performed well. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition, for MEMS sensors, a new product area, basic testing facilities have been developed and development is under way toward achieving volume-production deliveries.」
For MEMS sensors, basic testing facilities were developed and development advanced toward volume-production deliveries. Work also began on evaluating analog testers with STAr Technologies, Inc., with sales targeted in the following consolidated fiscal year. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「For in-house test systems, domestic sales of memory testers showed signs of recovery, but overseas sales continued to be held back by sluggish demand, and sales of image-sensor testers had reached a plateau, so results fell short of the year-earlier period.」
The report continues to state that, although domestic sales of memory testers showed signs of recovery, sluggish overseas demand and the plateau in image-sensor tester sales kept results below the year-earlier period. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「For in-house test systems, domestic sales of memory testers showed signs of recovery, but overseas sales were held back by sluggish demand, and sales of image-sensor testers had reached a plateau, so results fell short of the year-earlier period.」
Domestic sales of memory testers showed signs of recovery, but sluggish overseas demand and the plateau in image-sensor tester sales led to results below the year-earlier period. - FY2018-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「For in-house test systems, domestic and overseas sales of memory testers had yet to make a full recovery, and sales of image-sensor testers had reached a plateau, so results fell short of the year-earlier period.」
Test system sales fell below the year-earlier period because memory tester sales had not fully recovered and image-sensor tester sales had reached a plateau. - FY2017AdvancedAnnual report
「For test systems for memory devices, software development for the Chinese market is under way, with sales targeted from the following consolidated fiscal year onward. In addition, joint development with consolidated subsidiary STAr Technologies, Inc. included planning an ultra-compact LSI test board.」
Specific progress is reported in the development of software for the Chinese market and the sales target from the following fiscal year onward, as well as the joint development of an ultra-compact LSI test board with STAr Technologies. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The Company's proprietary test systems performed well, mainly due to higher sales of testers for image sensors.」
Sales of testers for image sensors continued to increase and perform well. - FY2017-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「The Company's proprietary test systems performed well due to higher sales of testers for image sensors.」
Describes concrete progress in the form of higher sales of image-sensor testers. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「The Company developed high-speed data communication and image-processing technologies essential for cutting-edge image-sensor testing, as well as a new failure-analysis test system for memory devices. It also began basic development of MEMS sensor test equipment for automotive and smartphone applications.」
Advancing the development of test systems, communications technology and image-processing technology for multiple growth applications.