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Aehr Test Systems Reports 32% Increase in Net Sales for Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2008

FREMONT, Calif., July 22 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Aehr Test Systems (Nasdaq: AEHR), a leading supplier of semiconductor test and burn-in equipment, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year ended May 31, 2008.

Net sales were $10.9 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008, an increase of 32% from $8.3 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007. Aehr Test reported net income of $6.5 million, or $0.74 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008, compared with net income of $919,000, or $0.11 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007. Net income for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008 was positively impacted by a tax benefit of $4.6 million, or $0.53 per diluted share, related to the reversal of a valuation allowance against the Company's deferred tax assets, following a determination by management that certain deferred tax assets are more likely than not to be realizable in the future.

Net income excluding stock compensation expense of $225,000 was $6.7 million, or $0.77 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008. In the same period of the prior fiscal year, net income excluding stock compensation expense of $172,000 was $1.1 million, or $0.13 per diluted share. The attached condensed consolidated financial statements include a table reconciling the Company's net income excluding stock compensation expense to net income calculated according to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP") for the three and 12 months ended May 31, 2008 and 2007.

"We delivered another quarter of strong year-over-year revenue and earnings growth, driven primarily by shipments of custom designed WaferPak contactors for our growing installed base of FOX(TM)-1 full wafer parallel test systems, and acceptance of a FOX-15 wafer level burn-in system," said Rhea Posedel, chairman and chief executive officer of Aehr Test Systems.

"We were pleased to announce the first order for our new Advanced Burn-In and Test System (ABTS) and the strategic partnership with Antares Advanced Test Technologies. The Antares partnership will enhance our ability to pursue growing market segments for burn-in and test of high power logic devices. We anticipate that our new ABTS family of products will serve as a meaningful driver of additional revenue growth in the future," said Posedel.

Net sales were $39.0 million in fiscal 2008, an increase of 43% over $27.4 million in fiscal 2007. Net income for the year ended May 31, 2008 was $10.6 million, or $1.24 per diluted share, compared with net income of $2.4 million, or $0.30 per diluted share, in the prior fiscal year. The tax benefit recognized in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008 resulted in a positive impact of $4.6 million, or $0.54 per diluted share, for the year ended May 31, 2008. Net income excluding stock compensation expense of $838,000 was $11.4 million, or $1.34 per diluted share, in fiscal 2008.

At May 31, 2008, cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments were $15.6 million. Aehr Test closed the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008 with no outstanding debt and shareholders' equity of $37.8 million, or $4.52 per share outstanding, at May 31, 2008. As of May 31, 2008, the Company's backlog was $18.6 million, compared with $21.3 million in the prior year period.

Commenting on the outlook for Aehr Test Systems, Gary Larson, vice president and chief financial officer, said, "Based on expected shipment schedules for FOX products, we believe our net sales in the first quarter of fiscal 2009 will be higher than those in the same quarter of the prior year."

Management Conference Call

Management of Aehr Test will host a conference call and webcast today, July 22, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern (2:00 p.m. Pacific) to discuss the Company's fourth quarter fiscal 2008 operating results. The conference call will be accessible live via the internet at http://www.aehr.com. Please go to the website at least 15 minutes before start time to register, download and install any necessary audio software. A replay of the webcast will be available at http://www.aehr.com for 90 days.

About Aehr Test Systems

Headquartered in Fremont, California, Aehr Test Systems is a leading worldwide provider of systems for burning-in and testing DRAMs, flash, and other memory and logic integrated circuits and has an installed base of more than 2,500 systems worldwide. Aehr Test has developed and introduced several innovative products, including the FOX, MTX and MAX systems and the DiePak(R) carrier. The FOX system is a full wafer contact test and burn-in system. The MTX system is a massively parallel test system designed to reduce the cost of memory testing by performing both test and burn-in on thousands of devices simultaneously. The MAX system can effectively burn-in and functionally test complex devices, such as digital signal processors, microprocessors, microcontrollers and systems-on-a-chip. The DiePak carrier is a reusable, temporary package that enables IC manufacturers to perform cost-effective final test and burn-in of bare die. For more information, please visit the Company's website at http://www.aehr.com.

Safe Harbor Statement

This release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties relating to projections regarding revenues and customer demand and acceptance of Aehr Test's products. Actual results may vary from projected results. These risks and uncertainties include without limitation, economic conditions in Asia and elsewhere, acceptance by customers of Aehr Test's technologies, acceptance by customers of the systems shipped upon receipt of a purchase order and the ability of new products to meet customer needs or perform as described, and the Company's development and manufacture of a commercially successful wafer-level test and burn-in system. See Aehr Test's recent 10-K and 10-Q reports and other reports from time to time filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a more detailed description of the risks facing our business. The Company disclaims any obligation to update information contained in any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this press release.

[Financial Tables to Follow] AEHR TEST SYSTEMS AND SUBSIDIARIES Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (in thousands, except per share data) (Unaudited) Three Months Ended Year Ended May 31, May 31, 2008 2007 2008 2007 Net sales $10,914 $8,279 $39,041 $27,351 Cost of sales 5,540 3,896 19,072 13,438 Gross profit 5,374 4,383 19,969 13,913 Operating expenses: Selling, general and administrative 1,993 1,765 7,657 6,538 Research and development 1,582 1,781 6,501 6,324 Total operating expenses 3,575 3,546 14,158 12,862 Income from operations 1,799 837 5,811 1,051 Interest income 18 101 231 491 Other income (expense), net (1) 24 (71) 961 Income before income tax expense (benefit) 1,816 962 5,971 2,503 Income tax expense (benefit) (4,686) 43 (4,602) 75 Net income $6,502 $919 $10,573 $2,428 Net income per share Basic $0.79 $0.12 $1.32 $0.31 Diluted $0.74 $0.11 $1.24 $0.30 Shares used in per share calculations: Basic 8,234 7,807 8,013 7,751 Diluted 8,774 8,218 8,508 8,225 AEHR TEST SYSTEMS AND SUBSIDIARIES Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results (in thousands, except per share data) (Unaudited)

Reconciliation of non-GAAP Financial Measure - net income to net income excluding stock compensation expense

Three Months Ended Year Ended May 31, May 31, 2008 2007 2008 2007 GAAP net income $6,502 $919 $10,573 $2,428 Stock compensation expense 225 172 836 678 Income tax effect on stock compensation expense (5) (3) (17) (12) Non-GAAP net income $6,722 $1,088 $11,392 $3,094 GAAP net income per diluted share $0.74 $0.11 $1.24 $0.30 Non-GAAP net income per diluted share $0.77 $0.13 $1.34 $0.38 Shares used in diluted shares calculation 8,774 8,218 8,508 8,225

Net income excluding stock compensation expense is a non-GAAP measure and should not be considered a replacement for GAAP results.

Net income excluding stock compensation expense is a financial measure the Company uses to evaluate the underlying results and operating performance of the business. The difference between net income (the most comparable GAAP measure) and net income excluding stock compensation expense (the non-GAAP measure) reflects the impact of applying SFAS 123R to the current period. The limitation of this measure is that it excludes an item that impacts the Company's current period net income. This limitation is best addressed by using this measure in combination with net income (the most comparable GAAP measure) because net income excluding stock compensation expense does not reflect the impact of SFAS 123R and may be higher than net income (the most comparable GAAP measure).

AEHR TEST SYSTEMS AND SUBSIDIARIES Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands, except per share data) (Unaudited) May 31, May 31, 2008 2007 ASSETS Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $15,648 $6,564 Short-term investments — 2,987 Accounts receivable, net 10,927 6,614 Inventories 10,209 9,701 Deferred income taxes 3,043 — Prepaid expenses and other 396 326 Total current assets 40,223 26,192 Property and equipment, net 2,278 1,689 Goodwill 274 274 Deferred income taxes 1,900 — Other assets 524 520 Total assets $45,199 $28,675 LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Current liabilities: Accounts payable $2,981 $2,517 Accrued expenses 3,694 2,927 Deferred revenue 186 378 Total current liabilities 6,861 5,822 Deferred income taxes 297 — Deferred lease commitment 269 185 Total liabilities 7,427 6,007 Shareholders' equity 37,772 22,668 Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $45,199 $28,675 Contact: Tricia Ross Financial Relations Board for Aehr Test Systems Investor/Analyst Contact (310) 403-732

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