Teradyne (TER) S-8 Registration of securities for employees

Exhibit 23.2

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated March 2, 2009 relating to the financial statements, financial statement schedule and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in Teradyne, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

June 4, 2009