On the rebound

摘要

After suffering steep declines in revenue from one of the most severe global recessions on record, the worst is over for the test field's giant companies. But robust recovery will take time. Most public companies in the test industry's top 10 in revenue suffered double-digit drops in sales in 2009 (see table).rnStill, with 2010 has come a noticeable pickup in sales and orders. Behind that upturn: a healthy rebound in key markets that fuel purchases of test equipment. In the first quarter of 2010, for example, Intel's net income nearly quadrupled compared to the same period in 2009.