FSI Receives Order for Orion Cleaning System for 32 nm BEOL
FSI International Inc.announced today the receipt of an order for its new Orion single-wafer cleaning platform  for a back-end-of-line (BEOL) 32 nm development program.

Nano-Spill? Try Horseradish
If there's ever a futuristic nano-spill, a horseradish-derived product created by University of Pittsburgh researchers could clean it up.

ATMI Launches Post-CMP Cleaning Solution
ATMI Inc. launched PlanarClean, a new generation of post-Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP) cleaning solutions.

Atsutoshi Nishida Receives Inoue ES&H Award
Atsutoshi Nishida, president and CEO of Toshiba Corporation, is the recipient of the Akira Inoue Award for outstanding achievement in environment, health and safety in the semiconductor industry sponsored by SEMI.

Oerlikon Site Passes ISO Environmental Audit
Oerlikon Systems successfully concluded an ISO re-audit of its Balzers (Liechtenstein) development and production site.

Donaldson Company Clarifies Sales Guidance
Following its post-market release of first quarter FY09 earnings, Donaldson Company Inc. clarified its full year sales guidance, noting expected full year FY09 sales to be flat or slightly down compared to last year's sales of $2.23B, or $2.15B to $2.23B.

As ICs Stack Up, Cleanliness Levels May Follow
There's a growing consensus that the semiconductor industry has noplace to go but up -- literally. Driven by performance and cost needs, the industry is developing manufacturing processes that stack ICs atop one another, adding another dimension to previously flat structures. There could be a cleanroom impact of this journey into the third dimension. Jan Vardaman, president of the consulting company TechSearch International (Austin, Texas), notes special care might be needed for 3-D integration done at the packaging level.

Brillhart and Allenby to Speak at iNEMI Sustainability Summit
A two-day summit organized by the International Electronics Manufacturing Initiative (iNEMI) will focus the attention of the electronics supply chain on the challenges of creating a more sustainable industry.

Axcelis Results Down in Second Quarter
Axcelis Technologies Inc. (Beverly, Mass.) today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008. The company reported Q2 revenues of $76.9M, compared with $84.9M for the first quarter of 2008. In the corresponding quarter for the previous year, the company reported revenues of $110.1M.

Patent Award: Semiconductor Wafer Surface Drying Method
John M. de Larios of Palo Alto, Calif., Mike Ravkin of Sunnyvale, Calif., Carl Woods of Aptos, Calif., Fritz Redeker of Fremont, Calif., and James P. Garcia of Santa Clara, Calif., have developed a semiconductor wafer processing method.

Semitool Announces Bullish Quarterly Results
Semitool Inc. reported financial results for its third fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2008. Revenue increased 44% to $67.0M.

Patent Award: Metal Contaminants Removal Method
John E. Daugherty of Newark, Calif., Harmeet Singh of Berkeley, Calif., and Mark W. Kiehlbauch of Boise, Idaho, have developed a metal contaminants removing method.

Lam Research Posts 58% Drop in Quarterly Profit
Lam Research Corp. reported a 58% drop in fiscal fourth-quarter profit as the company reeled from declines in chip-equipment spending.

Entegris Filters Address Airborne Molecular Contamination
Entegris Inc. launched two chemical filtration products at the SEMICON West 2008 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.

Axcelis Introduces Integra RS Dry Strip System
Axcelis Technologies Inc. introduced the new Integra RS photoresist dry strip cleaning system.

Entegris Names Bertrand Loy Chief Operating Officer
Entegris Inc. announced the appointment of Bertrand Loy as the company's executive vice president and chief operating officer, effective today. Loy succeeds Jean-Marc Pandraud, who is retiring.

Mattson Revises Second Quarter Guidance
Mattson Technology Inc. revised downward its previously announced second quarter 2008 guidance (quarter ended June 29, 2008).

SEZ Cuts 50 Jobs
Villach, Austia-based semiconductor maker SEZ has decided to cut 50 jobs in all its divisions.

Semitool Books Order for Six Raider Tools to Memory Manufacturer
Semitool Inc. announced it has received orders for six advanced WLP Raider tools that will be used for electroplating, metal etch and photo-resist stripping.

Akrion Ships Solar Wet Station for Surface Preparation
Akrion Inc. announced receipt of another purchase order for an automated batch-immersion system for solar cell production.