Continuing to focus on long-term growth.

Comet remains committed to its long-term strategy of positioning itself at the forefront of the digitalization and electrification trends. We continue to further sharpen our focus on the high-growth semiconductor and electronics market, leveraging our core technologies of radio frequency power and x-ray.

We are one company, developing two technologies – RF power and x-ray – in three divisions, with a primary focus on the semiconductor and electronics market

It is anticipated that demand for semiconductors will increase substantially in the coming years, with forecasts indicating that global semiconductor revenue will surpass USD 1 trillion by 2030. This surge in demand is driven by the pervasive digitalization and electrification trends and the growing adoption of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), and Industry 4.0.

High-performance computing (HPC) systems, needed for AI and machine learning, require specialized microchips designed to deliver exceptional processing power and efficiency and large memory bandwidth, ensuring access to ever increasing amounts of data.

In the automotive industry, the transition to electric vehicles is driving the need for more advanced semiconductors in battery management and power control systems. Advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous vehicles rely heavily on sophisticated semiconductors.

As these technologies continue to evolve and intersect, the semiconductor industry is responding with innovations such as 3D advanced packaging and the development of more powerful and efficient chip designs.

Comet technologies enable critical semiconductor manufacturing processes along the whole value chain of the semiconductor industry. In the front-end processes, during wafer fabrication, Comet’s radio frequency technologies facilitate the highly precise control of plasma processes. At the back-end, during semiconductor packaging and inspection, Comet’s x-ray modules and systems ensure maximum quality and process stability.

Powering the next generation of high-performance computing, AI and Industry 4.0, the semiconductor industry continues to push the boundaries of innovation. At the cutting edge of semiconductor manufacturing technology, so-called advanced nodes, which are characterized by smaller transistor feature sizes (now down to 5nm and below), allow the integration of even more transistors on a chip, resulting in unparalleled performance and efficiency gains of new logic devices, but also in increased complexity.

At the front-end of semiconductor manufacturing, the ever smaller and complex structures require more high-performance plasma processes, for which Comet’s plasma control technologies are essential.

At the back-end, Comet provides advanced non-destructive inspection solutions based on its x-ray technologies and AI-powered data analysis, helping semiconductor manufacturers improve their product quality and optimize processes, particularly in the evolving field of advanced packaging that is enabling the next wave of AI and high-performance computing chip innovation.

In the automotive industry, which is undergoing significant transformation due to the integration of electrification and digitalization, Comet x-ray technologies offer reliable inspection solutions, such as in the manufacturing of advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) and in battery production.