(July 27, 2007) SAINT-JEOIRE, France — SUSS MicroTec France’s president, Gaël Schmidt, used a management buy out (MBO) agreement to acquire SUSS MicroTec’s device bonder division. He will rename the company Smart Equipment Technology (S.E.T.); S.E.T. will operate as a simplified joint stock company with about €40,000 ($55,000) capital.