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      "text": "Comet Holding AG is a Swiss technology group specializing in X-ray and radio-frequency (RF) power technology. Its businesses supply X-ray inspection systems and components, including X-ray sources, vacuum capacitors, RF generators and impedance-matching networks, for applications in industries such as semiconductor manufacturing, electronics, automotive and aerospace. [P32498030][https://comet.tech/en/what-we-do] Founded in Switzerland in 1948, the company describes its purpose as helping customers improve the quality, reliability and efficiency of their products and processes. [https://comet.tech/en/news/75-years-wrap-up][https://comet.tech/en/who-we-are]\n\nComet reported 1,810 employees at year-end 2024, with staff in Switzerland and internationally, and has operations spanning Europe, North America and Asia. [https://comet.tech/en/investors/key-financials][T3965052]\n[P32498030][T3965052][https://comet.tech/en/what-we-do][https://comet.tech/en/news/75-years-wrap-up][https://comet.tech/en/who-we-are][https://comet.tech/en/investors/key-financials]",
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      "text": "Comet’s plasma control technology business offers vacuum capacitors, RF generators and impedance-matching networks for plasma processes used in semiconductor and display manufacturing. Its Synertia® platform combines RF power generation and matching in a modular system designed to provide real-time process insight. The product range includes continuous-wave and pulsed generators at 13.56, 27.12 and 60 MHz; the matching network is specified to tune in under 500 milliseconds under stated preset conditions. [P77545534][P93302407][https://pct.comet.tech/en/products/synertia_rf_power_delivery_platform][https://pct.comet.tech/en/products/synertia_rf_power_delivery_platform/synertia_rf_generator][https://pct.comet.tech/en/products/synertia_rf_power_delivery_platform/synertia_rf_matching_network]\n\nIts X-ray systems business supplies non-destructive inspection equipment and related services. The CA20 system targets advanced semiconductor packaging, using high-resolution 3D X-ray imaging and AI-based defect recognition to inspect solder bumps; the product supports 2D and 3D inspection and production-line integration. [P81245402][P10523653][P12483154][https://yxlon.comet.tech/en/products/ca20-en]\n\nComet also develops X-ray sources and modules for non-destructive testing, metrology and security inspection. Its named product lines include FYNE NanoFocus, MesoFocus and Xplorer. The FYNE 160 NF4 is specified at 160 kV and up to 6 W, with maximum resolution of 400 nm; the Xplorer 130 Cube is specified at 130 kV and up to 65 W, with maximum resolution of 5 µm. MesoFocus sources are used for inspection applications and are specified on product pages with 25 µm resolution. [P2158015][P12483154][https://xray.comet.tech/en/products/fyne-160-nf4][https://xray.comet.tech/en/products/130-cube][https://xray.comet.tech/en/products/ixrs-mesofocus-225-kv] Comet reports sales by business division rather than by individual product line; product-specific revenue percentages are not disclosed in the cited materials. [https://reports.comet-group.com/25/app/uploads/Comet_Annual-Report-2025-en.pdf]\n[P77545534][P93302407][P81245402][P10523653][P12483154][P2158015][https://pct.comet.tech/en/products/synertia_rf_power_delivery_platform][https://pct.comet.tech/en/products/synertia_rf_power_delivery_platform/synertia_rf_generator][https://pct.comet.tech/en/products/synertia_rf_power_delivery_platform/synertia_rf_matching_network][https://yxlon.comet.tech/en/products/ca20-en][https://xray.comet.tech/en/products/fyne-160-nf4][https://xray.comet.tech/en/products/130-cube][https://xray.comet.tech/en/products/ixrs-mesofocus-225-kv][https://reports.comet-group.com/25/app/uploads/Comet_Annual-Report-2025-en.pdf]",
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      "text": "In FY2025, Comet reported sales of CHF 457.044 million across four regions: Asia CHF 289.842 million (about 63.4%), North America CHF 81.578 million (about 17.8%), Europe CHF 78.174 million (about 17.1%), and the rest of the world CHF 7.450 million (about 1.6%). The report gives regional rather than individual-country sales figures. [https://reports.comet-group.com/25/note-04-segment-reporting]\n\nThe company’s regional definitions include Denmark, Germany and Switzerland in Europe; China, Japan, Malaysia, South Korea and Taiwan in Asia; and Canada and the United States in North America. Its locations page lists offices or sites in Flamatt, Hamburg, Aachen and Copenhagen; San Jose, Montréal and Shelton; and Shanghai, Yokohama, Suwon, Penang and Hsinchu. Comet identifies production facilities in Switzerland, China, Malaysia and the United States. [https://reports.comet-group.com/25/basis-of-calculations-and-definitions][https://comet.tech/en/careers/locations][https://comet.tech/]\n\nComet reported 1,832 staff worldwide in FY2025; the available FY2025 information cited here does not give a regional employee breakdown. The latest detailed distribution located was for FY2024: 1,039 employees in Europe, 343 in Asia and 253 in North America. The company describes Penang as its gateway to Asia and said the facility was expected to become its Asian hub by 2027 at the latest. [https://reports.comet-group.com/25/][T7314880][P75904201][https://reports.comet-group.com/25/higher-performing-organization]\n[T7314880][P75904201][https://reports.comet-group.com/25/note-04-segment-reporting][https://reports.comet-group.com/25/basis-of-calculations-and-definitions][https://comet.tech/en/careers/locations][https://comet.tech/][https://reports.comet-group.com/25/][https://reports.comet-group.com/25/higher-performing-organization]",
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      "text": "COMET HOLDINGS 'R' reports three business divisions: Plasma Control Technologies (PCT), X-Ray Systems (IXS), and Industrial X-Ray Modules (IXM). PCT makes vacuum capacitors, RF generators, and impedance-matching networks used to control plasma processes, including in semiconductor and flat-panel-display manufacturing [P63707588]. IXS focuses on x-ray systems and related services for non-destructive inspection, including microfocus x-ray technology and computed tomography [P81245402]. IXM supplies compact x-ray sources and portable x-ray modules for non-destructive examination, steel metrology, and security inspection [P63244410].\n\nIn FY2025, reported division sales were CHF 257.1 million for PCT, CHF 110.8 million for IXS, and CHF 99.1 million for IXM. These represent approximately 55%, 24%, and 21%, respectively, of the combined division sales; the shares are approximate and are not percentages of consolidated sales [https://reports.comet-group.com/25/review-group-2025][https://reports.comet-group.com/25/note-04-segment-reporting]. In H1 2026, divisional sales were approximately CHF 143.6 million for PCT, CHF 49 million for IXS, and CHF 54 million for IXM—about 58%, 20%, and 22% of their combined total. These approximate division-level shares do not reconcile to consolidated net sales [https://admin.comet-group.com/getmedia/9fecef33-cae0-4d01-a1b4-854613d79e1e/Comet-HY-2026-results-presentation_web.pdf?disposition=attachment][https://comet.tech/getmedia/2d95f700-25ef-4c73-8f69-4320c563c755/Comet-half-year-report-2026.pdf].\n[P63707588][P81245402][P63244410][https://reports.comet-group.com/25/review-group-2025][https://reports.comet-group.com/25/note-04-segment-reporting][https://admin.comet-group.com/getmedia/9fecef33-cae0-4d01-a1b4-854613d79e1e/Comet-HY-2026-results-presentation_web.pdf?disposition=attachment][https://comet.tech/getmedia/2d95f700-25ef-4c73-8f69-4320c563c755/Comet-half-year-report-2026.pdf]",
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      "text": "Comet Holding AG was founded in Bern in 1948, initially focused on X-ray technology. In 1965, it established Vakuum-Kondensatoren AG, marking its expansion into vacuum capacitors and RF technology; Comet later entered the U.S. semiconductor market in 1992 and went public in 1996. [https://comet.tech/en/news/75-years-wrap-up] [https://comet.tech/en/news/60-years-rf-technology] [https://reports.comet-group.com/22/en/history-timeline/]\n\nThe company broadened its industrial X-ray inspection business by integrating FeinFocus in 2004 and acquiring YXLON International in 2007. In 2011, it agreed to acquire RF-generator manufacturer Stolberg HF-Technik, and in 2015 it took sole ownership of PCT Engineered Systems, strengthening its plasma-control activities. [https://comet.tech/en/news/6-things-you-should-know-about-fxe] [https://yxlon.comet.tech/en/company] [https://comet.tech/en/news/2011/8/comet-group-forward-looking-acquisition-in-the-rf-generator-business] [https://reports.comet-group.com/16/en/category/notes_en/]\n\nIn 2022, Comet launched Synertia, an integrated RF power-delivery platform. The group announced a new facility in Penang in 2024; its 2025 annual report states that construction was completed in early 2026, with Plasma Control Technologies operations planned there for the second half of that year. [https://pct.comet.tech/en/news/22-07-synertia-launch] [https://comet.tech/en/news/ground-breaking-penang] [https://comet.tech/getmedia/39e7122c-a09f-4363-9a09-0b3685bec85f/Comet_Annual-Report-2025-en.pdf]\n[https://comet.tech/en/news/75-years-wrap-up][https://comet.tech/en/news/60-years-rf-technology][https://reports.comet-group.com/22/en/history-timeline/][https://comet.tech/en/news/6-things-you-should-know-about-fxe][https://yxlon.comet.tech/en/company][https://comet.tech/en/news/2011/8/comet-group-forward-looking-acquisition-in-the-rf-generator-business][https://reports.comet-group.com/16/en/category/notes_en/][https://pct.comet.tech/en/news/22-07-synertia-launch][https://comet.tech/en/news/ground-breaking-penang][https://comet.tech/getmedia/39e7122c-a09f-4363-9a09-0b3685bec85f/Comet_Annual-Report-2025-en.pdf]",
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