16. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS	12 Months Ended
May 31, 2016
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS	16. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS On August 22, 2016 the Purchase Agreement was amended to extend the maturity date of the Convertible Notes to April 10, 2019, decrease the conversion price from $2.65 per share to $2.30 per share, decrease the forced conversion price from $7.50 per share to $6.51 per share, and allow for additional equity awards. On August 8, 2016 the Company entered into Common Stock Purchase Agreement with Semics Inc., a semiconductor test equipment provider that produces fully automatic wafer probe systems, to sell 200,000 shares of Aehr Test Systems common stock in consideration for an outstanding invoice of $323,000 for capital equipment.

The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business.

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