Rogue Valley Microdevices (RVM), a U.S.-based pure-play MEMS foundry, today announced the launch of its foundry-flexible MEMS Design Services, expanding its ability to support customers from early concept through production-ready device design.

This new capability allows customers to work with RVM as a design partner independent of fabrication location. Customers can develop manufacturable MEMS devices with RVM and then choose to fabricate at the foundry that best aligns with their technical requirements, capacity needs, and supply chain strategy.

RVM offers three flexible engagement models:
• Design – MEMS device design, modeling, and layout development
• Design & Technology Transfer – Design with structured transfer to a customer-selected foundry
• Design & Fabricate – Integrated design-to-manufacturing within RVM’s MEMS foundry

This approach gives customers greater control over development risk, cost, and supply chain resilience while ensuring designs are grounded in real fabrication processes from the start.

To lead this initiative, Rogue Valley Microdevices has appointed Scott Rauscher, PhD, a MEMS engineering leader with nearly two decades of experience spanning U.S. government research, defense programs, and commercial technology development.

MEMS Design Services at Rogue Valley Microdevices

The addition of design services reflects growing demand for deeper collaboration during device development and increased flexibility in selecting manufacturing partners.

“Many of our customers are pushing the boundaries of MEMS performance and integration, and that requires close collaboration between design and manufacturing,” said Jessica Gomez, CEO of Rogue Valley Microdevices. “By adding design services alongside our fabrication capabilities, we help customers accelerate development, optimize device performance, and move more efficiently from concept to commercialization. Scott Rauscher’s experience across design, modeling, and microfabrication makes him the ideal leader to build this capability.”

RVM’s Design Services support customers across key areas of MEMS development, including:
• MEMS device design and layout development
• Implementation of design rule checks and layout standards
• Design-of-experiment (DOE) array creation
• Integration of process monitors for lithography, etch, and thin film validation
• Process flow development and refinement for manufacturability

RVM’s engineering team works closely with customers to align device design with proven fabrication methods, reducing iteration cycles and improving first-pass success.
In parallel, Rogue Valley Microdevices is developing more automated design workflows using industry tools such as L-Edit and K-Layout, while advancing toward a formal Process Design Kit (PDK) to further streamline collaboration and accelerate development timelines.

Scott Rauscher Joins Rogue Valley Microdevices Team

Scott Rauscher brings extensive experience in MEMS design and technology development across both government and industry. Most recently at L3Harris Technologies, he led process architecture and technology strategy while managing a microfabrication and design engineering team. In that role, he developed critical device technology and helped grow it into a portfolio exceeding $80 million.

His career also includes leadership roles at the Naval Surface Warfare Center and the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, where he served as a MEMS device inventor and microfabrication lead. Rauscher holds more than ten patents issued and pending and has been active in industry and research organizations, including the Florida Semiconductor Institute, the MMEC consortium’s Quantum Working Group, and national semiconductor infrastructure initiatives.

“Rogue Valley Microdevices is uniquely positioned to help customers bridge the gap between innovative device concepts and manufacturable products,” said Dr. Scott Rauscher, Chief Innovation Officer, Rogue Valley Microdevices. “With the new Palm Bay facility coming online and the addition of integrated design services, we have an opportunity to build a collaborative environment where device engineers can work closely with the fab to accelerate development and scale promising technologies into production.”

The launch of Design Services marks another step forward for Rogue Valley Microdevices as it prepares to open its Palm Bay facility and expand its U.S.-based manufacturing capabilities. Together with the company’s established operations in Medford, Oregon, the new fab will strengthen domestic MEMS production capacity while providing customers with greater supply chain resilience and advanced wafer services.

To learn more about RVM’s Design Services, please contact: [email protected]

About Rogue Valley Microdevices

Rogue Valley Microdevices (RVM) is a U.S.-based pure-play MEMS foundry providing integrated design services, MEMS manufacturing, and wafer services, enabling customers to move efficiently from concept to scalable manufacturing. RVM supports the full MEMS development lifecycle, from device design and process development to volume manufacturing. By aligning design with proven fabrication processes from the outset, RVM helps reduce development risk and accelerate time to market.
With operations in Medford, Oregon, and a new 300 mm MEMS-capable facility in Palm Bay, Florida, RVM supports applications across MEMS, sensors, photonics, and specialty post-CMOS technologies. The company serves customers in industries including healthcare and biotech, industrial sensing, aerospace and defense, communications, and advanced electronics. By combining collaborative design expertise, flexible process development, and domestic manufacturing capability, RVM delivers a transparent, customer-focused approach that strengthens supply chain resilience and provides a clear path from innovation to volume manufacturing.
For more information, visit www.roguevalleymicro.com

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High-performance connectivity software delivers structured, high-volume equipment data required by tier-one fabs and advanced packaging facilities ahead of the expected mid-2026 SEMI standards update

POITIERS, March 25, 2026 – Agileo Automation, a leading provider of control and connectivity solutions for global semiconductor manufacturing, today unveils Agil'EDA, a new software solution implementing Equipment Data Acquisition (EDA), a set of SEMI standards also known as Interface A, to enable semiconductor equipment manufacturers to meet the evolving high-performance connectivity requirements of tier-one fabs and advanced packaging facilities.

As semiconductor manufacturing moves towards higher levels of automation and data-driven optimization, fab owners increasingly require EDA alongside traditional SECS/GEM connectivity from semiconductor OEMs for their production tools. Agil'EDA addresses this by separating the control flow from the data flow, ensuring that structured, high-frequency data collection does not interfere with critical equipment operations.
Designed for long-term deployment, Agil'EDA fully supports the widely used EDA Freeze 2 (SOAP/XML) and is architected for the transition to Freeze 3 (gRPC/protocol buffers). This next-generation standard offers significantly higher data throughput and reduced latency. Agileo has already successfully tested and validated its EDA Freeze 3 implementation at SEMI’s North America Standards Fall Meetings in November 2024 in Milpitas, California. SEMI’s EDA Freeze 3 standards suite is expected to be released mid-2026.

Complementing the SECS/GEM standards used to control equipment behavior, Agil’EDA incorporates robust cybersecurity features such as authentication and encrypted communications. The product is available as a stand-alone solution for any existing equipment software using a platform-independent gRPC application programming interface (API) to communicate with it or as a pre-integrated component within Agileo’s A²ECF-SEMI framework. When used with Agil'GEM and Agil'GEM300, it provides a comprehensive connectivity solution that significantly reduces time to market for OEMs.

"With the growing demand for data to improve yield in tier-one fabs, as well as in Advanced Packaging and 3D integration, EDA is no longer optional. It is becoming a mandatory requirement for equipment entering the world's most advanced fabs," explains Marc Engel, chief executive officer of Agileo Automation. "The key value we deliver for OEMs is a fast and easy adoption path for a seamless EDA architecture that delivers compliant production machines to global fab customers. By providing a future-proof architecture ready for Freeze 3, which will significantly increase performance, we address OEMs’ current needs while preparing them for the evolving requirements of semiconductor manufacturing, including AI-driven process control."

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About Agileo Automation
Agileo Automation is a trusted partner for equipment manufacturers, helping them build smarter, automated, and more connected machines that integrate seamlessly into advanced semiconductor fabs. Founded in 2010 in Poitiers, France, Agileo helps OEMs with control, communication, data acquisition, and testing across their tools through proven software and expert support. Its flagship A²ECF-SEMI framework provides a solid foundation for developing equipment controllers fully aligned with SEMI SECS/GEM, GEM300, and EDA standards. As an active member of SEMI and the OPC Foundation, Agileo Automation contributes directly to shaping the standards that drive manufacturing. For more information, please visit our website or follow us on LinkedIn.

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Brings Advocacy for the adoption of RISC-V processors and processor verification tool standards

Leverages broad experience in EDA business strategy, marketing and sales

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Breker Verification Systems today named Larry Lapides, former Synopsys Executive Director of RISC-V Tools Business Development, to its Advisory Board.

In making today’s announcement, David Kelf, Breker’s CEO, noted that Lapides has been a tireless advocate for the adoption of RISC-V processors and the urgent need for RISC-V processor verification tool standards. “Larry’s RISC-V knowledge and his ties to the RISC-V community are welcome additions to Breker and our advisory board.”

“Breker sits at the forefront in the development of commercial processor verification solutions and is a valued member of the RISC-V community,” remarks Lapides. “It will be a pleasure to work with Breker to move this important effort forward.”

Larry Lapides Biography
Lapides joined Synopsys through the acquisition of Imperas Software, where he was Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing. He previously ran worldwide sales at EDA companies including Verisity Design and has more than 30 years in software tools and EDA, plus time spent in infrared systems engineering.

Lapides holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Physics from UC Berkeley, a Master of Science degree in Applied Physics from Cornell University and an MBA from Clark University in Worcester, Mass.

About Breker Verification Systems
Breker Verification Systems solves complex semiconductor challenges across the functional verification process from streamlining UVM-based testbench composition to execution for IP block verification, significantly enhancing SoC integration and firmware verification with automated solutions that provide test content portability and reuse. Breker’s solutions include a SystemVIP library of scenarios for RISC-V and Arm, core and SoC testing, coherency, security and other critical areas. Breker solutions easily layer into existing environments and operate across simulation, emulation, prototyping, and post-silicon execution platforms. Its Trek family is production-proven at leading semiconductor companies worldwide and enables design managers and verification engineers to realize measurable productivity gains, speed coverage closure and easy verification knowledge reuse. As a leader in the development of the Accellera Portable Stimulus Standard (PSS), privately held Breker has a reputation for dramatically reducing verification schedules in advanced development environments. Case studies that feature Analog Devices, Broadcom, IBM and other companies leveraging Breker’s solutions are available on the Breker website.

Engage with Breker at:
Website: www.brekersystems.com
Twitter: @BrekerSystems
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/breker-verification-systems/

TrekSoC, TrekSoC-Si, TrekBox and SoC Scenario Modeling are registered trademark of Breker Verification Systems. Breker Verification Systems acknowledges trademarks or registered trademarks of other organizations for their respective products.

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SurplusGLOBAL has rolled out a set of upgrades to SemiMarket (www.SemiMarket.com), its online marketplace for legacy semiconductor equipment and parts, aimed at making inventory discovery more actionable and sourcing workflows more practical for engineers and procurement teams operating in the secondary supply chain.

A central update is the expansion of how SemiMarket publishes and organizes Harvest-completed parts. The platform has opened Special Event sections that group harvested inventories by their "parent" tool, enabling buyers to navigate end-of-life components in the same equipment-centric structure fabs use for maintenance planning and spares management. By surfacing harvested parts in a tool-based format within the marketplace, SurplusGLOBAL says SemiMarket is becoming a more direct channel for sustaining older tool fleets as OEM availability thins or ends.

SemiMarket is also adding functionality for high-volume sourcing and internal review. A new bulk download feature lets users request an item list by selecting a top-level category and clicking "Download list" from the front-end interface. Once approved by the operations team, the file becomes available for download. SurplusGLOBAL positions the tool as a practical bridge between marketplace browsing and the internal processes procurement groups use to compare options, circulate listings, and document sourcing decisions at scale.

The changes address a growing pain point across mature-node fabs: when a single discontinued spare can sideline a tool, downtime can extend while teams source across brokers, refurbishers, and regional networks. The legacy spares supply chain remains fragmented, and even organizations with donor-tool pools often face challenges extracting, verifying, and redeploying parts efficiently at scale. SurplusGLOBAL says the trend is increasingly reaching 300mm tools manufactured before 2010, intensifying demand for more structured, searchable legacy parts supply.

To respond, the company says it is expanding its Harvest program—disassembling used equipment and remarketing parts—supported by in-house verification and data standardization. SurplusGLOBAL said it has harvested about 60 tools to date and plans to harvest roughly 200 to 300 tools this year, backed by teams spanning Harvest operations, parts verification, AI, SemiMarket, database engineering, and sales.

The company also said it is applying AI and OCR-driven workflows to accelerate classification, imaging, standardization, and listing creation, while building tool–part relationships, parts BOM coverage, and personalized recommendations.

The upgrades follow a recent rise in platform engagement tied to industry events. During SEMICON KOREA 2026, held Feb. 11–13 at COEX in Seoul, SurplusGLOBAL said about 3,000 industry visitors stopped by its booth and more than 800 signed up for SemiMarket on-site. The company said many of the new members included process and maintenance engineers, as well as employees from global equipment makers—roles closely connected to day-to-day tool operation and purchasing decisions.

Bruce Kim, SurplusGLOBAL's CEO, said the updates reflect "growing demand for faster, clearer decision-making and more actionable inventory discovery in the mature-node ecosystem, where uptime pressures and supply variability often push teams beyond OEM channels." He added that the company is expanding Harvest-led supply and improving how SemiMarket organizes that inventory so buyers can move from discovery to decision more quickly.

SurplusGLOBAL also pointed to a near-term offline expansion intended to complement online sourcing. The company said a 39,670m2(12,000-pyeong) SemiMarket Offline Parts Mall is scheduled to be completed in July, enabling customers to view large-scale inventory in person and access services such as parts verification and repair, strengthening global support for legacy tool sustainment.

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