With SEMICON West going on this week in San Francisco, there's no shortage of new product announcements. Find a sampling of the latest innovations below, as well as other developments within the clean processing space. And keep up to date with the latest clean processing news at our Clean Processing Technology Channel:

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Ulvac Intros High-Throughput Asher
Laura Peters, Editor-in-Chief — Semiconductor International, 7/16/2008

At SEMICON West, Ulvac introduced the Enviro Optima resist strip and residue cleaning system, which delivers 400 wph, with a modest 300 mm footprint and at the cost of $1.3M. More

In Battle Against Haze, Rave Wields Rhazer
David Lammers, News Editor — Semiconductor International, 7/15/2008

Rave LLC has developed a prototype haze removal system, Rhazer, that can break down haze buildup on a reticle without removing the pellicle. More

Semitool's Third Quarter Bookings Reach $67.1M
Market Wire, 7/16/2008

Semitool Inc. announced that bookings for the third quarter ended June 30, 2008, were $67.1M, up 33% from the same quarter a year ago. It was the fifth consecutive quarter in which Semitool achieved improved bookings performance. More

Entegris Filters Address Airborne Molecular Contamination
PrimeNewswire, 7/15/2008

Entegris Inc. launched two chemical filtration products at SEMICON West. The SiLVERSET and Scanner Pre-Filter System products support the industry's next-generation advances in lithography by controlling airborne molecular contamination (AMC) in and around the photobay. More

Axcelis Introduces Integra RS Dry Strip System
PrimeNewswire, 7/9/2008

Axcelis Technologies Inc. (Beverly, Mass.) introduced the Integra RS photoresist dry strip cleaning system, reportedly offering the highest manufacturing productivity on the market for leading-edge memory and logic devices. More