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What: Shares of testing equipment supplier Teradyne (NYSE: TER) are trading 12.8% higher today, nearly meeting their average daily volume in a mere hour of market action.

So what: Teradyne blew the market away with a tremendous fourth-quarter report with 31% year-over-year revenue growth fueling earnings more than double the year-ago period. Looking forward, there's a growing backlog of unfilled orders that should lead to continued business strength in coming quarters.

Now what: Teradyne's particular strength lies in system-on-a-chip (SoC) testing rigs. Many smartphones and tablets are built around SoC solutions, so what's good for ARM Holdings (Nasdaq: ARMH) or MIPS Technologies (Nasdaq: MIPS) is also great for Teradyne. This stock is another proxy for the exploding mobile computing market, in case the household brands make you queasy for any reason.

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