Teradyne Inc

Teradyne Inc designs and manufactures automatic test equipment (ATE) and collaborative robots, helping companies bring electronic products to market faster. Founded in 1960 and headquartered in North Reading, Massachusetts, the company employs more than 6,000 people worldwide and works across semiconductor test, system-level test, wireless testing, industrial automation and manufacturing automation.

Its main lines of business include semiconductor test systems for validating individual devices and system-level test solutions for complete electronic systems rather than single components. The company also owns several subsidiaries: Universal Robots, which produces collaborative robots (cobots) for industrial automation; MiR (Mobile Industrial Robots), which supplies autonomous mobile robots for internal logistics; and LitePoint, which offers wireless test solutions.

Teradyne's technology serves customers in semiconductors, consumer electronics and smart devices, medical devices, data storage, electronics and manufacturing. Its stated technical focus spans electronics testing, ATE, semiconductor test, system-level test, collaborative robotics and both manufacturing and industrial automation.

The company describes its culture in terms of four values: honesty and integrity, customers count on us, a company without doors, and a culture of inclusion where diverse thinking drives innovation. It emphasises pushing the boundaries of what is possible in technology and positions itself as test and automation experts.