MEMS Manufacturing Case Studies — Rogue Valley Microdevices

Real-World MEMS Manufacturing Success Stories

From cancer diagnostics to OLED microdisplays, our manufacturing partnerships reach commercialization.

The most challenging MEMS projects require more than standard fabrication. New technologies bring unique materials, demanding performance requirements, and manufacturing obstacles that call for custom process development and close engineering collaboration. That is exactly where Rogue Valley Microdevices does its best work.

Industries Healthcare & Biomedical Biotechnology & Drug Discovery Advanced Electronics & Display
Rogue Valley Microdevices MEMS fabrication

These case studies highlight how Rogue Valley Microdevices helps customers overcome manufacturing barriers, solve complex technical challenges, and bring innovative technologies to market.

From advanced cancer diagnostics and graphene biosensors to OLED microdisplays, each project shows MEMS engineering and manufacturing expertise applied across a wide range of industries.

Advanced Electronics & Display Technologies

Advanced display technologies demand extreme precision, repeatability, and process control. We support technology innovators developing next-generation electronic and photonic systems that push the boundaries of performance.

eMagin silicon nitride membrane shadow mask

eMagin

A Samsung Display Company
OLED Microdisplay Manufacturing

eMagin’s Direct Patterning Display (dPd™) technology relies on precision-patterned silicon nitride membrane shadow masks to achieve industry-leading OLED microdisplay brightness. For more than a decade, Rogue Valley Microdevices has manufactured these specialized MEMS structures — enabling breakthrough performance across military, industrial, medical, and commercial applications.

Manufacturing Challenge
Producing highly precise silicon nitride membrane masks capable of supporting advanced OLED microdisplay manufacturing.
Key Technologies
Silicon NitrideThin FilmsMEMS FabricationPrecision Patterning
Industry
OLED Microdisplays & Advanced Display Technology
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Biomedical & Life Sciences

Medical devices and diagnostic platforms depend on highly specialized fabrication, precise material properties, and exceptional process control. We partner with life science innovators to turn advanced concepts into manufacturable products ready for commercialization and clinical adoption.

Biological Dynamics lab-on-a-chip device

Biological Dynamics

Lab-on-a-Chip Cancer Diagnostics

Biological Dynamics develops cancer diagnostic technologies that isolate exosomes, DNA, RNA, and proteins directly from blood samples without complex sample preparation. Rogue Valley Microdevices manufactures the precision sensing devices that power their proprietary lab-on-a-chip platform, supporting a simplified workflow for cancer detection and monitoring.

Manufacturing Challenge
Manufacturing a complex biosensor that isolates critical biomarkers directly from whole blood while holding demanding fabrication tolerances.
Key Technologies
BiosensorsSurface SciencePrecision FabricationMedical Devices
Industry
Cancer Diagnostics
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Nanomedical Diagnostics graphene biosensor

Nanomedical Diagnostics

Commercial Graphene Biosensor Manufacturing

Nanomedical Diagnostics developed the world’s first commercial graphene biosensor for drug discovery. Bringing it to market meant integrating defect-free graphene into a repeatable MEMS process. Working together, our teams built a scalable fabrication flow for commercial production while preserving the performance needed for highly sensitive biological detection.

Manufacturing Challenge
Integrating defect-free graphene into a repeatable, high-volume MEMS fabrication process.
Key Technologies
Graphene IntegrationMEMS FabricationProcess DevelopmentBiosensors
Industry
Biotechnology & Drug Discovery
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From Concept to Commercialization

Every successful project begins with a unique challenge.

Whether integrating new materials, developing novel process flows, improving manufacturability, or scaling production, Rogue Valley Microdevices works closely with customers to transform innovative ideas into reliable, manufacturable products. These case studies represent only a small sample of the work our team supports — across biomedical devices, advanced electronics, aerospace and defense, industrial sensing, and emerging technologies.

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Developing a new MEMS device, biosensor, photonic component, or advanced microsystem?

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