Rogue Valley Microdevices, a leading Oregon MEMS Foundry received a visit from former Governor and current democratic nominee John Kitzhaber during his visit to Southern Oregon. Immediately following a meeting sponsored by the Southern Oregon Regional Economic Development organization where Kitzhaber answered questions relating to economic development and job growth, he arrived at Rogue Valley Microdevices to meet the company’s CEO and tour their manufacturing facility. “I was impressed with the level of interest the Governor showed in our business and local economy” said CEO Jessica Gomez. “He really took the time to ask questions and to learn about Rogue Valley Microdevices, our products and facility. We also discussed the Southern Oregon economy and what we as a community are doing to help encourage economic growth and prosperity. Kitzhaber ended the tour at Rogue Valley Microdevices by posing for some photographs with one of the company’s newest products.
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COMPANY BACKGROUND
Founded in 2003 by Jessica Gomez and Pat Kayatta, two MEMS industry veterans, Rogue Valley Microdevices is the first company to establish a microelectronics manufacturing facility in beautiful Southern Oregon. Headquartered in Medford Oregon, the company is now recognized as one of the premier MEMS Foundries in the United States. Rogue Valley Microdevices provides high quality devices manufacturing and engineering services to the Semiconductor, MEMS, and Biotechnology community. The Rogue Valley Microdevices facility is capable of handling high volume manufacturing and still flexible enough to process wafers from 25mm to 300mm in diameter. The company now offers a variety of specialized processes which include Sputtered dielectric and metal films, precious metal evaporation, Metal lift off processing, Low Stress LPCVD Nitride and a verity other thin films including PECVD Silicon Carbide and Thermal Oxide.
