UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 3, 2005

                            RIM SEMICONDUCTOR COMPANY
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


            Utah                        0-21875                  95-4545704
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(State or other jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)       (IRS Employer
     of incorporation)                                       Identification No.)

                 305 NE 102ND AVE, SUITE 105, PORTLAND, OR 97220
          (Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

                                 (503) 257-6700
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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ITEM 8.01.        OTHER EVENTS.

On October 3, 2005, Brad Ketch, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Rim
Semiconductor Company (the "Company") issued a letter to the Company's
shareholders on the Company's website (www.rimsemi.com). A copy of the letter is
furnished as Exhibit 99.1.

The information in this Current Report shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the
purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or
otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Furthermore, the information
in this Current Report shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into
the Company's filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as set forth with respect
thereto in any such filing.

ITEM 9.01.        FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(a) Financial Statements.

None.

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.

None.

(c) Exhibits:

99.1     Letter to Shareholders dated October 3, 2005.


                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                     Rim Semiconductor Company


Dated: October 3, 2005               By:  /s/ Brad Ketch
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                                          Brad Ketch
                                          President and Chief Executive Officer


                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT
NUMBER            DESCRIPTION
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99.1              Letter to Shareholders dated October 3, 2005.