Albany, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 11/06/2015 -- Transparency Market Research, in its latest market report, predicts that the automated test equipment (ATE) market will grow at a moderate CAGR of about 2.88% from 2012 through 2018. With this, the global automated test equipment (ATE) market, which stood at US$3.54 billion as of 2011, is expected to surpass US$4.36 billion by 2018. According to the report, the Asia Pacific ATE market will be the most important one from the market share perspective. In 2011, the APAC ATE market held a 75% stake globally, and will continue to remain in a strong position through the forecast period of this research report.