May 15, 2012 — SÜSS MicroTec AG, a global supplier of equipment and process solutions for the semiconductor industry and related markets, has increased its shareholding in SUSS MicroOptics S.A., from 85% to the full 100%.
SUSS MicroOptics is a leading company for high-quality refractive and diffractive micro-optics. The know-how comprises profound experience in optical design, micro-fabrication and metrology. The company provides the highest quality components through leading-edge manufacturing techniques, based on 200mm wafer technology in quartz and silicon, and its innovative advances in technology.
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“By acquiring 100 percent of SUSS MicroOptics, we have undertaken another step towards streamlining our organizational structure and have tied the company, which masters key technologies for us, close to the SUSS MicroTec group,” said Frank P. Averdung, president and CEO of SÜSS MicroTec AG.
SUSS MicroTec, listed on TecDAX of Deutsche Boerse AG, is a leading supplier of equipment and process solutions for microstructuring in the semiconductor industry and related markets. For more information, please visit http://www.suss.com