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Same here, I’m applying for anything that looks vaguely like what I do (semiconductor processing/MEMS) anywhere but California.

[Myrddin]

Check out ON Semiconductor in Pocatello, ID. The facilities were downsized when ON purchased the plant from AMI. I had considered working up there, since it is just a few miles from my house. The downsize pulled the software support/integration work that would have been a good fit for me.