(June 28, 2007) AMAGASAKI, Japan — Sumitomo Precision Products Co. Ltd. (SPP) completed its acquisition of Primaxx, Inc. (Allentown, PA), adding MEMS etch-release equipment to its businesses. SPP holds majority stake in Surface Technology Systems plc (STS — Newport, U.K.), and considers Primaxx equipment complementary to STS’s advanced deep silicon etch and deposition technologies. Primaxx plans to develop its MEMS business under SPP, as well as venturing into related fields, such as wafer-surface modification.