Shares of Japanese semiconductor equipment maker Advantest jumped over 7% after the company posted record quarterly sales in the October-December period , with operating profit surging 64% year on year to 113.6 billion yen ($741.8 million). The company also raised its operating profit forecast for the year ending March 2026 by 21.4% to 454 billion yen on Wednesday. Growth was driven primarily by its Test System Business, where sales surged 51.1% to ¥723.1 billion as demand surged for system-on-