Semiconductor equipment supplier Advantest maintains raised earnings guidance despite DeepSeek market disruption.

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Chip industry linchpin Advantest Corp yesterday lifted its full-year forecast almost 40 percent in anticipation of elevated spending around artificial intelligence (AI) and downplayed the impact of DeepSeek's big debut. The company, which sells chip-testing equipment in hot demand amid surging AI investment powering sales of Nvidia Corp and Advanced Micro Devices Inc semiconductors, raised its operating profit outlook above analyst estimates. Chief executive officer Douglas Lefever said long-term AI development upside is near certain and that "DeepSeek has not had any impact on the company's view at this time," following a furious two days of tech sector re-evaluation after the Chinese AI startup rocketed in popularity.

Advantest raised its operating profit forecast to ¥226 billion (US$1.5 billion) for the year to March, surpassing the ¥203 billion average analyst expectation for record operating profit. While datacenter-driven business will make up the lion's portion of the company's income in the business year starting April, Lefever noted that the market for chips processing AI in robots, consumer devices and other machines is growing. He stated, "A lot of work is being done in the area of robotics. Edge AI is definitely evolving, which will be good for the volume of AI semiconductors." The company expects the rising number of new entrants in the AI field to further support demand in the months ahead.

Advantest's results coincided with ASML Holding NV, the Dutch supplier of advanced semiconductor lithography gear, reporting bookings roughly double what had been expected, lifting expectations of a prolonged boom in AI chip demand. Hype around DeepSeek's claims of low development costs triggered fears about its US rival OpenAI and concerns about companies supplying AI infrastructure. Advantest shares have shed more than 15 percent since Friday's close, though signs of a rebound emerged this week, with Nvidia shares recovering by 9 percent on Tuesday and ASML surging more than 11 percent after its results yesterday.