MEMS Design, Layout, Technology Transfer, and Fabrication Support MEMS Design Services Backed by a Working U.S. Fab The fastest way to a manufacturable MEMS device is a design team that lives inside a fab. Our MEMS design services pair experienced MEMS designers with the process engineers who run our U.S.-based production line, so every geometry, material choice, and process step is grounded in what real equipment can build. You get fewer redesign loops, shorter development cycles, and a device that performs in silicon the way it performed in the model. From physics-based modeling and simulation through production-ready mask sets, we practice design for manufacturability (DFM) from the first sketch. And because our designers work steps away from our MEMS foundry, your design decisions are validated against wafer-level data, not assumptions about someone else’s process. We also maintain strict intellectual property protection. You retain full ownership of all designs and data we develop together, whether you fabricate with us, at another foundry, or in your own facility. Design backed by a working U.S. fab Our design engineers sit alongside a production MEMS line, with U.S. facilities in Medford, Oregon and Palm Bay, Florida. ITAR-registered and U.S.-based For defense and other controlled-technology programs. Full IP ownership Every layout, mask file, model, and data set we create for you belongs to you. Flexible engagement models Design only, design and technology transfer, or design and fabricate — the path that fits your timeline, infrastructure, and product goals. DOE-driven development Compresses learning cycles and improves first-pass success. Cross-market experience Biomedical, industrial, and aerospace markets: inertial and pressure sensors, actuators, microfluidics, RF MEMS, and photonics devices. MEMS Design and Engineering Capabilities Our team supports the full MEMS development lifecycle, from early concept evaluation through production-ready design packages. We help you translate a device concept into a manufacturable MEMS design, optimize geometry and materials for performance, and validate the result with modeling and experimental data. The team is led by engineers with decades of MEMS process and device experience across commercial and defense programs. MEMS Device Design - Physics-Based Modeling: Simulation and performance optimization tied to real fabrication constraints - Mask Layout Development: Geometry tuning and material selection aligned with fab tolerances, developed in KLayout and L-Edit - Data Preparation: Polygon repair, file conversion, and mask data formatting with Python-based automation - Wafer-Level Optimization: Chip arraying, alignment marks, process monitors, and custom test structures - Design of Experiments (DOE): Structures for efficient design-space exploration and compressed learning cycles MEMS Process Flow Development - Design for Manufacturability (DFM): Layouts checked against documented design rules before fabrication begins - Custom Process Flow Design: Fabrication sequences tailored to device requirements across lithography, etch, and thin-film deposition - Risk Reduction: Proven, production-tested process modules that minimize development uncertainty - Production Transfer: Process transfer from R&D to pilot and volume production DFM at Rogue Valley Microdevices is grounded in documented design rules, not general guidance. We check layouts against real constraints such as photoresist step coverage over metal features, spray coat requirements for wafers with significant topography, and DRIE behavior including notching on buried oxide and aspect-ratio limits. Problems surface in layout review instead of on your wafers.
