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Foxconn Industrial Internet Co Ltd is engaged in the design, research and development, manufacturing, and sales of various electronic equipment products. The company's main products include communications network equipment, cloud service equipment, precision tools, and industrial robots.

Amphenol is a global supplier of connectors, sensors, and interconnect systems. It holds the second-largest connector market share globally and sells into the automotive, broadband, commercial air, industrial, IT and data communications, military, mobile devices, and mobile networks end markets. Amphenol is diversified geographically, with operations in 40 countries.

Honeywell traces its roots to 1885 with Albert Butz’s firm, Butz Thermo-Electric Regulator, which produced a predecessor to the modern thermostat. Other inventions by Honeywell include biodegradable detergent and autopilot. Today, Honeywell is a global multi-industry behemoth with one of the largest installed bases of equipment. It operates through four business segments: aerospace technologies, industrial automation, energy and sustainability solutions, and building automation. Recently, Honeywell has made several portfolio changes to focus on fewer end markets and align with a set of secular growth trends. The firm is working diligently to expand its installed base, deriving around one third of its revenue from recurring aftermarket services.

Hitachi Ltd is engaged in diverse businesses spanning industries, energy, IT, and real estate. The company operates through four business segments. The Connective Industries segment covers elevators, escalators, home appliances, air conditioning, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, medical analyzers, industrial and distribution solutions, water and environmental solutions, and industrial equipment. The Digital Systems & Services segment offers system integration, consulting, cloud services, IT products, software, and ATMs. The Green Energy & Mobility segment focuses on power grids, renewable energy, nuclear power, and railway systems. The Others include real estate management, sales, and leasing. It generates the majority of its revenue from the Green Energy & Mobility segment.

Keyence Corporation, founded in May 1974 by Takemitsu Takizaki and headquartered in Osaka, Japan, began as Lead Electric Co., Ltd. before rebranding to Keyence (derived from “KEY of sciENCE”) in 1986. As a global leader in industrial automation, the company designs and manufactures a comprehensive range of high-precision products, including sensors (photoelectric, laser, proximity), machine vision systems, measurement instruments (laser displacement sensors, 3D scanners), control systems (PLCs, HMIs), laser markers, digital microscopes, and safety equipment.

Following Johnson Controls’ divestiture of its residential and light commercial HVAC businesses to Bosch in 2025, nearly all of its revenue comes from commercial HVAC (60%) and fire and security products and services (40%). A 2016 merger joined Johnson Controls’ HVAC and Tyco’s fire and security businesses with the premise that there is synergy in offering a broader variety of automation products and solutions to commercial buildings. We estimate Johnson Controls’ pro forma revenue mix will be one-third products, one-third installation, and one-third services.

Lumentum Holdings Inc is a California-based technology firm. The company provides two types of optical and photonic products: optical components that are used in telecommunications networking equipment, and commercial lasers for manufacturing, inspection, and life-science lab uses. Its segments are Optical Communications and Commercial Lasers. The firm is also expanding into new optical applications, such as 3-D sensing laser diode for consumer electronics. It generates maximum revenue from the OpComms segment. The OpComms segment products include a wide range of components, modules, and subsystems to support customers including carrier networks for access (local), metro (intracity), long-haul, and submarine (undersea) applications.

TE Connectivity is the largest electrical connector supplier in the world, supplying interconnect and sensor solutions to the transportation, industrial, and communications markets. With operations in 150 countries and over 500,000 stock-keeping units, TE has a broad portfolio that forms the electrical architecture of its end customers' cutting-edge innovations.

Founded in 1930 and transformed over the decades through the acquisition of dozens of esteemed brands, Ametek owns more than 40 autonomous industrial businesses operating across research, aerospace, energy, medical, and manufacturing. Ametek segments its business into two operating groups: the electronic instruments group and the electromechanical group. The EIG sells a broad portfolio of analytical, test, and measurement instruments, while the EMG sells highly engineered components, interconnects, and specialty metals. The company emphasizes product differentiation and market leadership in the niche markets it operates in.

Founded in 1935, TDK has its origin in magnetic materials, being the first company to commercialize ferrite in the world, and it used to be known as one of the major cassette-tape manufacturers. TDK is now the only external supplier for magnetic recording heads for hard disk drives, and the company intends to expand its magnetic sensor business for handsets and automobiles by leveraging its expertise. It is also one of the global top suppliers of passive components for autos and polymer rechargeable batteries for smartphones. The company acquired InvenSense in 2017, making it third largest MEMS sensor company in the world.

Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology is the world’s largest manufacturer of video surveillance equipment. Since then, the company has been growing its software and analytics offerings, as customers are increasingly seeking customized total solutions. Hikvision is also developing its Innovative businesses, which accounted for 21% of overall 2023 revenue. The smart-home business is powered by the EZVIZ consumer brand. Innovative business includes the development of industrial robotics, automotive electronics, X-ray sensors, infrared sensors, memory products and medical systems. Hikvision employs more than 58,000 people.

Assa Abloy is the world’s largest supplier of locking and physical access solutions, sporting the world’s largest installed base of locks that protect some of the most security-sensitive buildings, such as the European Parliament in Brussels. Some 70% of the group's revenue is derived from commercial, government, and other nonresidential customers. The company's product base is centered on electromechanical locks, which require identification to unlock with a keycard, biometric scan, or personal identification number. Assa Abloy's products are sold directly to security systems integrators, locksmiths, hardware stores, and original equipment manufacturers.

Semight Instruments Co Ltd is engaged in the research, development, manufacturing, sales and service of electronic measuring instruments and semiconductor testing equipment.

Denso was founded on Dec. 16, 1949, as Nippondenso, and is now a leading global manufacturer of automotive components, ranging from thermal and powertrain control systems to electronic and electrification solutions, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, and a core member of the Toyota Group.

Hexagon is the global leader in digital reality solutions, combining hardware such as sensors and measuring devices, software, and services. Customers are mainly in heavy industry such as oil and gas, mining, construction, manufacturing, chemicals, and agriculture. Major products include measuring technology, mapping tools, and software. Around 40% of revenue is generated in the Americas, 35% in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, and the rest in Asia.

LS Electric Co Ltd is involved in the business of smart power transmission, smart power distribution, and smart industrial automation. The company's main activities include the manufacturing and distribution of power supply technology, automation solutions, and railway solutions. The firm's products include smart-grid, switchgear, electronic meter, integrated protection and monitoring equipment, process automation, low voltage VFD, and others. Its operating segments include the Automation division, the Information Technology (IT) division, the Metal division, and the Power division.

Halma consists of 45 operating businesses managed in a decentralized manner. The company, through its products, focuses on trying to make the world safer, cleaner and healthier. The group operates across three segments: safety, environmental and analysis, and medical equipment. Halma’s products include smoke detectors, healthcare equipment, door sensors, and water treatment. Most of the group’s products are niche with limited competition. Over 75% of sales are generated in the United States, Europe and United Kingdom. Halma is listed on the London Stock Exchange.

Samsara Inc provides an end-to-end solution for operations. The company's Connected Operations Platform consolidates data from its IoT devices and a growing ecosystem of connected assets and third-party systems, and makes it easy for organizations to access, analyze, and act on data insights using its cloud dashboard, custom alerts and reports, mobile apps, and workflows.. The company derives almost all of its revenue from subscription services. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from the United States. The company's customers ranges from small and medium-sized businesses to state and local governments.

Knorr-Bremse AG is engaged in the development, production, marketing, and servicing of Automotive parts. It operates its business activities in two divisions: Rail Vehicle Systems and Commercial Vehicle Systems. Its product portfolio comprises Braking, entrance, and HVAC systems; power electric and control technology; digital solutions; couplers; signal systems; pneumatic braking systems; energy supply and distribution systems; wiper and wash systems; and others. Majority of revenue is from Rail Vehicle System. Its geographical segments are Europe/Africa, North America, South America, and Asia-Pacific.

SECOM Co Ltd is a provider of security services and surveillance systems. The company operates seven business segments. BPO ICT segment provides information security, disaster response, data center, and EPO services. Disaster Prevention supplies fire alarms, extinguishing systems, and other equipment for offices, plants, tunnels, cultural properties, ships, and homes. Geospatial Information Services offers mapping and related services to governments in Japan and abroad. Insurance designs products reflecting risk reduction and specialized health coverage. Medical Services covers home care, nursing, senior residences, medical records, and equipment sales. Security Services delivers centralized systems for safety and monitoring. Others include real estate leasing and construction support.

LG Innotek Co Ltd is a Korea-based company engaged in the manufacturing of materials and components that focus on mobile, automotive, LED, display, semiconductor and IoT business fields with its core technologies. The company operates three segments: Electrical Parts, Optical Solutions, and Substrate Material. The Electrical Parts segment includes motor and sensor products, communication components, lighting solutions, and display power modules. The Optical Solutions segment focuses on camera modules. The Substrate Material segment provides semiconductor substrates, tape substrates, photomasks, and related materials. It generates the majority of its revenue from the Optical solutions segment.

Onto Innovation Inc is engaged in the design, development, manufacture, and support of high-performance control metrology, defect inspection, lithography, and data analysis systems used by microelectronics device manufacturers. The Company and its subsidiaries currently operate in a single operating segment. The company mainly operates in the United States, Southeast Asia, China, Japan, and Europe, with Taiwan and South Korea the sources of total revenue.

Aptiv PLC is an industrial technology company focused on enabling a more automated, electrified and digitalized future. The company's technologies reach from sensor to cloud, including the hardware and software necessary to support automotive and other industries on a global basis. Its Advanced Safety and User Experience segment provides advanced software and services, intelligent sensors and high-performance compute platforms; its Engineered Components Group segment provides connection systems, high-performance interconnects, and cable management and protection solutions; and its Electrical Distribution Systems segment provides low voltage and high voltage power, signal and data distribution.

Viavi Solutions Inc. is an international provider of network test, monitoring, and assurance solutions to communications service providers, enterprises, network equipment manufacturers, civil government, military and avionics customers. The company also offers high-performance thin-film optical coatings, providing light management solutions to anti-counterfeiting, 3D sensing, electronics, automotive, defense, and instrumentation markets. Its operating segments include Network Enablement, Service Enablement, and Optical Security and Performance Products. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from the United States. Additionally, it manufactures and sells optical filters for 3D sensing products that allow facial recognition security authentication for mobile devices.

Advantech is the world’s largest supplier of industrial personal computers and a leading provider of embedded boards. The company serves a wide spectrum of downstream sectors, including manufacturing, retail, healthcare, transportation, and energy and environment. Headquartered in Taiwan, Advantech operates manufacturing facilities in Taiwan, mainland China, and Japan.

Goertek Inc is a China-based company engaged in precision components, intelligent acoustic devices, and intelligent hardware. Its products include miniature speakers, speaker modules, wireless charging devices, antennas, micro-nano optical components, MEMS sensors, microsystem modules, precision structural parts, smart wireless earphones, smart speakers, VR, MR, and AR devices, smart wearables, gaming consoles and accessories, and other smart home products.

SPX Technologies Inc supplies engineered heating, ventilation, and air conditioning, or HVAC, products, as well as detection and measurement technologies and power equipment. The company through two reportable segments. The HVAC segment which generates the majority of the revenue for the company, designs, manufactures, installs, and services cooling products, as well as heating and ventilation products. The Detection and Measurement technologies segment designs, manufactures, and installs underground pipe and cable locators and inspection equipment, bus-fare collection systems, and others. Geographically, the company has its operations in the United States, Canada, China, the United Kingdom, and Others. It derives maximum revenue from United States.

Headquartered in Yuyao, China, Sunny Optical is one of China’s biggest handset camera modules maker and the world’s largest handset lens sets manufacturer. Higher-margin lens sets are used on smartphones, vehicles, and augmented/virtual reality. Sunny Optical is a key beneficiary of the secular growth of extended-reality devices and vehicle camera demand, as advanced driver-assistance systems witness rising adoption among automakers. The firm also manufactures optical instruments, such as high-end microscopes and optical measuring instruments. The company employed over 33,884 people as of Dec. 31, 2024.

Raytron Technology Co Ltd is engaged in the research and development, production and sales of infrared MEMS chips, detectors, movements and complete machines.

Camtek Ltd is engaged in the manufacturing of metrology and inspection equipment and software solutions for the semiconductor industry. Its systems inspect wafers for various semiconductor market segments, including Advanced Packaging, Heterogenous Integration (HI), Compound Semiconductors, Memory, and foundries among others. Geographically, it derives maximum revenue from China followed by Asia Pacific, Korea, United States, and Europe. The company's products and services include Surface Inspection, Bump Inspection and Metrology, and others.

Mobileye Global Inc engages in the development and deployment of ADAS and autonomous driving technologies and solutions. It is building a portfolio of end-to-end ADAS and autonomous driving solutions to provide the capabilities needed for the future of autonomous driving, leveraging a comprehensive suite of purpose-built software and hardware technologies. The company's reportable operating segment are Mobileye and Moovit. Its solutions comprise Driver Assist, Cloud-Enhanced Driver Assist, Mobileye SuperVision Lite, Mobileye SuperVision, Mobileye Chauffeur, Mobileye Drive, Self-Driving System & Vehicles. It derives maximum revenue from Mobileye Segment.

Yokogawa Electric Corporation is a Japanese electrical engineering and software company. The company operates through three segments: Control, Measuring Instruments, and New Business etc. The Control segment offers sensors, analyzers, production control systems, software, and related services. The Measuring Instruments segment provides waveform, optical communication, signal, and various measuring devices. The New Business, etc. segment focuses on IoT- and AI-based services as well as biomass material operations. The company generates the majority of its revenue from the Control segment.

Orbbec Inc is engaged in the design, research and development, production, and sales of 3D visual perception products. It provides high-performance 3D vision sensors and robotics and AI vision solutions to customers in industries such as robotics, 3D scanning, and biometrics, as well as developers, helping emerging industries unlock value and promote the intelligent upgrade of traditional industries. Its product portfolio includes monocular structured light cameras, binocular structured light cameras, LiDAR consumer devices, smart cameras, and others.

Zhejiang Crystal-OpTech Co Ltd is a China-based high-tech company. It is engaged in the research, development, manufacture, and sale of optoelectronic components. The main products of the company are applied to the digital camera, mobile phone camera, security monitoring camera, computer camera and other digital camera lenses, semiconductor illumination, micro projector, smart glasses, road traffic mark and safety protection. The company has the precise optical cold working technology, super-hard material optical process technology, precise optical film, semiconductor process, coating, and embedding core technologies.

Castech Inc is a manufacturer and supplier of crystals and optical components. The company manufactures a wide range of high precision spherical, cylindrical and flat optics components for original equipment manufacturer customers from industries of the laser, telecom, biomedical instruments and analysis instruments. More than 80% of the company's products exported to North America, Europe, Japan and other Asian countries.

Gentex was founded in 1974 to produce smoke-detection equipment. The company sold its first glare-control interior mirror in 1982 and its first model using electrochromic technology in 1987. Automotive revenue is about 98% of total revenue. The company is constantly developing new applications for the technology to remain on top. Sales in 2024 totaled about $2.3 billion, with 47.7 million mirrors shipped. The unit mix breaks out as 63% interior and 37% exterior, versus 31% exterior in 2019. The company is based in Zeeland, Michigan.

Tokyo Seimitsu Co Ltd is engaged in the manufacture and sale of semiconductor manufacturing equipment and measuring instruments. The group has two reportable segments: Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment and Measuring Instruments. The Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment segment produces wafer probing machines, wafer dicing machines, polish grinders, wafer manufacturing machines, CMP equipment, and precision cutting blades. The Measuring Instruments segment manufactures 3D coordinate measuring machines, roundness and cylindrical shape measuring machines, surface roughness and contour shape measuring machines, and various automatic measuring, sorting, and assembly machines. It generates the majority of its revenue from the Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment segment.

Hamamatsu Photonics KK is a Japan-based company engaged in the development, manufacture, and sale of optical and electronic devices. The company operates through four reportable segments: Electron Tube, Optical Semiconductor, Imaging and Measuring Instruments, and Laser Businesses. Its products include photomultiplier tubes, optical semiconductor components, imaging and measuring instruments, and laser-related products.

Suzhou HYC Technology Co Ltd is a provider of industrial automatic test equipment and complete line system solutions. The test products are used in the manufacturers of LCD, flexible OLED, semiconductor, new energy automotive electronics and other industries.

nLight Inc is a United States-based company provider of power semiconductor and fiber lasers for aerospace and defense, industrial, and microfabrication applications. It designs, manufactures, and sells a range of power semiconductor lasers and fiber lasers that are typically integrated into laser systems. It operates in two segments: Laser Products, which includes semiconductor lasers, fiber lasers, and directed energy products; and Development segment includes revenue earned from research and development contracts. The majority of its revenue is generated from the Laser segment. The company's geographical segments include North America, Asia Pacific, and EMEA.

OSI Systems Inc is a designer and manufacturer of electronic systems and components for businesses in the homeland security, healthcare, defense, and aerospace markets. The firm is organized in three business segments: Security, which derives maximum revenue, provides security and inspection systems; Healthcare, which provides patient monitoring, diagnostic, cardiology, ventilation systems, and defibrillators; and Optoelectronics and Manufacturing, which provides specialized electronic components and manufacturing services for the Security and Healthcare segments and external original equipment manufacturers. The majority of the firm's revenue is generated in the United States, and the rest from Mexico, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and the Asia Pacific regions.

Pony AI Inc is an artificial intelligence technology company that is principally engaged in the operation and development of autonomous vehicles. It operates fully driverless robotaxis through the PonyPilot mobile app in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen. The company operates a fleet of robotaxis. The Group conducts its operations mainly in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the United States of America (U.S.) through subsidiaries. Key revenue is generated from the People’s Republic of China.

Exosens SA is a high-tech company specializing in electro-optical technologies for amplification, detection, and imaging. It offers products such as night vision tubes, ultraviolet cameras, travelling wave tubes, and various detectors for defense, life sciences, nuclear, and industrial sectors. With multiple production sites in Europe and North America. The company’s activities are organized into two main segments: Amplification, which focuses on electron or electromagnetic wave amplification systems mainly used in defense night vision equipment and generates the majority of its revenue, and Detection & Imaging, which provides high value-added components for commercial markets such as nuclear power, research, and industrial applications.

Vitrox Corp Bhd is principally engaged in the design, development and production of automated vision inspection systems, digital automated vision inspection equipment and modules as well as printed circuit board assemblies for microprocessor applications. The company is geographically divided into segments such as China, Mexico, Malaysia, USA, and others. It derives maximum revenue from China.

Honeywell Automation India Ltd provides automation and control systems in India and internationally. The company offers distributed control systems, transmitters, programmable logic controllers, emergency shutdown systems, quality control systems, software solutions, industrial Internet of Things solutions, and comprehensive life cycle services. It also provides building management systems, fire detection and alarm systems, access control systems, video surveillance systems, integrated security systems, and integrated building management systems. The company operates in a single segment, Automation and Control Systems, and derives a majority of its revenue from India.

Hayward Holdings is a leading manufacturer of energy-efficient swimming pool equipment and pool automation systems. The company offers a wide range of pool equipment, including pumps, filters, heaters, LED lights, and sanitization. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, the company has around 2,000 full-time employees. Hayward generated approximately $1.1 billion in revenue in 2024.

Anhui XDLK Microsystem Corp Ltd is engaged in research & development, testing and sales of high-performance silicon-based MEMS inertial sensors. Since the establishment of the company, the products have been widely used in industrial production, industrial equipment monitoring and maintenance, unmanned system navigation and control, ocean monitoring, weather forecast, underwater and underwater unmanned equipment navigation and control, oil exploration, surveying and mapping, bridges Monitoring, geological exploration, disaster early warning and other fields have been unanimously recognized and ordered in bulk by customers from many countries in various fields.

Infleqtion Inc develops and commercializes neutral atom-based quantum technology products through an integrated platform. Its offerings include quantum sensing, quantum computing, and related software solutions. The company's technologies are deployed across sectors such as defense and security, artificial intelligence, energy optimization, space applications, materials research, and cybersecurity. Its platform integrates core quantum technologies with hardware and proprietary software based on neutral atom systems.