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Because    Testing   Matters

2007 Shareholders’ Letter

To Our Shareholders

                              Mike Bradley

Last year at this time, my message to shareholders reflected strong operating results, with 

record over-the-cycle free cash flow, increased market share and a very solid balance sheet.  

But all of that was accomplished in a healthy test equipment market, backed by a still robust 

world economy.  Seasoned investors knew that the true test would come when we met the next, 

inevitable down-cycle. 

We didn’t have to wait long.  That test came early in 2007 and lasted throughout the year.  Yet 

our results, albeit down from the levels of 2006, were markedly better than in any down-cycle of 

the past 10 years. 

Better Results in a Down Market
As the growth rate for System-On-a-Chip (SOC) semiconductors temporarily slowed in 2007, 

the worldwide market for test equipment had a typical sharp adjustment.  After growing to $3.4 

billion a year earlier, demand for SOC test equipment in 2007 dropped 26 percent, to $2.5 billion.  

In view of prior corrections, we might have been expected to give back most of our up-cycle 

gains as the industry turned downward.  But that’s not what happened.  Instead, we stayed 

profitable throughout the downturn, gained market share in our core Semiconductor Test 

market, and closed the year poised to release our strongest set of new products in recent memory.   

At the same time, we completed our $400 million stock buy back program... announced an 

additional $400 million repurchase program... and initiated our acquisition of Nextest Systems 

Corporation, an up-and-coming force in the flash memory test market. 

Improved Performance in a Down Year
(Results and sales from continuing operations • In millions except earnings per share)

Net Sales 

(Loss)/Income 

Non-GAAP (Loss)/Income   

(Loss)/Income per Common Share-Diluted 

Non-GAAP Loss/Income per Common Share-Diluted    

2005

 2006       

2007 

 $     1,045

$    1,356

$    1,102

$    (63.7)

$     ( 11.8)

$    (0.32)

$    (0.06)

$   208.2

$      71.9

$    175.6

$      1.06

$     0.90

$     83.2

$    0.39

$    0.45

In August 2007, Teradyne sold its Broadband Test Division (BTD), and in November 2005, Teradyne sold its Connection Systems Division (TCS).  BTD and TCS 
are classified as discontinued operations and their results are excluded from these numbers. In 2007, the difference between the GAAP and non-GAAP results 
relates mainly to the in-process research and development charges related to acquired technology.

 
 
 
 
 
      
 
 
 
 
 
                             
 
 
      
 
     
Increasing Shareholder Value
So my letter this year includes no explanations of why it’s tough to make money in a volatile 

Teradyne employees with the UltraFLEX

market like ours.  Instead, I’ll focus on what all our people are doing to increase shareholder value 

independent of market conditions. 

Let’s start with Semiconductor Test, a market that, last year, represented both 80 percent of 

our revenue, and 87 percent of our R&D investments.  In 2007, we continued our market share 

momentum, tacking on close to three more points of share gain in the wake of a near three-point 

gain in 2006.  Thus we strengthened our position as the number one player in the space, with 

more than a 35 percent share, almost double our closest competitor. 

We saw record sales of our FLEX® family of systems combine with strong J750 system sales to 

give us an installed base of more than 4,000 current-generation systems.  These join over 6,000 

prior-generation systems deployed in advanced semiconductor facilities around the world. 

We gained a jump-start into the fast growing flash memory test market by adding an established 

flash memory test business to our portfolio through the acquisition of Nextest and its Magnum 
product line.  When the acquisition was completed in early 2008, we had expanded our total 

served market in the semiconductor test arena by more than 25 percent.

And we entered 2008 having readied the launch of our broadest array of new products in recent 

memory: two new J750 models (one for image sensors and one for LCD drivers); the state-of-the-

art UltraWave RF subsystem; the UltraPin800 digital option; and a high-density, smaller footprint 

UltraFLEX-HD.  This pipeline of new products is expected to deliver between $150 and $200 

million in additional bookings in 2008, with one-third of that coming from new customers. 

In 2007, our Systems Test businesses for defense and aerospace, automotive diagnostics and 

circuit-board test and inspection weathered a 16 percent drop in sales.  That decline was driven 

by a second half slowdown in the commercial board test market and reduced automotive 

program buying.  But new growth engines for the coming years were created as well, through our 

expansion into commercial airline test and wins in major defense programs.

Constant Focus on Productivity and Costs
Manufacturing transfers to our Asian subcontractor partners continued on schedule in 2007 and 

when that program is completed with the UltraFLEX™ system transfer, we will have seen more 

than two points in gross margin improvement.  At that point, essentially all of our Semi Test 

systems will be shipping to customers directly from Asia.

 
Our constant focus on costs, fueled 
by relentless attention to productivity 

initiatives across every function of the 

company, will enable us to exit 2008 with a 

fixed cost structure nearly identical to that 

at the end of 2007… despite the addition of 

over $100 million in revenue from Nextest.   

And the balance sheet remains rock solid.  
During 2007, we repurchased shares 
totaling $274 million and ended the year 

with cash reserves of $743 million, allowing 

us to complete the Nextest acquisition 

without a penny of debt on the books. 

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Teradyne Expands Total Available Market 

According to Teradyne and Industry Sources

Because Testing Matters SM
At Teradyne, we remain energized by our mission to improve the dependability of the billions of 

electronic devices that earn the Teradyne quality stamp on shop floors around the world each year.

In fact, it’s likely that Teradyne testing has already affected you today… whether you were 

surfing the Web, making an important cell phone call, jamming on your brakes to avoid an 

accident, or just enjoying the latest tunes on your MP3 player.  When that piece of complex 

technology performed the way it was designed, you were part of a global community of people who 

count on Teradyne® test systems to make their lives safer, more connected, more informed

and more enjoyable.

In that instant, you became one of reasons why we know that testing matters today like never before.

Mike Bradley
President and CEO

Teradyne, Inc.
600 Riverpark Drive
North Reading, MA 01864
978.370.2700

www.teradyne.com

2008 Teradyne, Inc.• All rights reserved •  Printed in U.S.A. 

Teradyne is a registered trademark of Teradyne, Inc. All brands 
and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of 
Teradyne Inc., including its subsidiaries.