• Montega upgraded LPKF to buy from hold, raised 12-month target to EUR 22 from EUR 15.
• H1 revenue fell 38.3% to EUR 36.5 million; adjusted EBIT was EUR -10.4 million, hit by a solar slump.
• Solar revenue dropped to EUR 4.4 million from EUR 22.2 million; order intake edged up to EUR 44 million, book-to-bill 1.2.
• Analysts flagged LIDE semiconductor packaging ramp-up as key; management expects first production orders in the current fiscal year.
• LPKF lifted LIDE total addressable market estimate to EUR 1.7 billion by 2030 from about EUR 500 million.

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