Shannon Davis

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Shannon, writes, edits and produces Semiconductor Digest’s news articles, email newsletters, blogs, webcasts, and social media posts. She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Huntington University in Huntington, IN. In addition to her years of freelance business reporting, Shannon has also worked in marketing and public relations in the renewable energy and healthcare industries.

Park Systems Expands FX Large Sample AFM Lineup to Power Next-Gen Industrial Innovation

Park Systems, a global leader in atomic force microscopy (AFM), has unveiled an expanded FX Large Sample AFM series at SEMICON Korea 2025.

Pfeiffer Vacuum+Fab Solutions Achieves Validation of Emission Reduction Targets

Pfeiffer Vacuum+Fab Solutions, a member of the global Busch Group, announces that its science-based targets for reducing carbon emissions have now been officially approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

Karsten Einwich to Receive Accellera Systems Initiative Technical Excellence Award

Accellera Systems Initiative (Accellera) announced today that Karsten Einwich, a member of the SystemC AMS Working Group, is the recipient of the 2025 Accellera Technical Excellence Award.

Infineon Receives Approval for Funding Under the EU Chips Act

The European Commission today approved funding under the European Chips Act for the Infineon Technologies AG Smart Power Fab in Dresden.

Pfeiffer Vacuum+Fab Solutions Presents the New HiScroll 46

Pfeiffer Vacuum+Fab Solutions – a member of the global Busch Group – announces the launch of the HiScroll 46, the newest member of its HiScroll series.

Advantest Introduces SiConic, Solution for Automated Silicon Validation

Semiconductor test equipment supplier Advantest Corporation today unveiled SiConic: a scalable solution for automated silicon validation.

Wilbur Luo of Cadence Joins Si2 Board

Wilbur Luo, vice president of product engineering for the Custom IC product group, replaces Michael Jackson, who served on the Si2 board since 2022.  

Fujifilm to Present Latest Advanced Lithography Research at SPIE Advanced Lithography + Patterning 2025 Conference

FUJIFILM Corporation today announced that two representatives from its Electronic Materials Research & Development Center, Keiyu Ou and Akihiro Hakamata, will present two papers on their latest research on advanced lithography technologies (specifically EUV Resist and EUV Developer as well as Nanoimprint Resist), at the SPIE Advanced Lithography + Patterning 2025 Conference (SPIE 2025).

Microsoft Unveils Majorana 1, The World’s First Quantum Processor Powered by Topological Qubits

Built with a breakthrough class of materials called a topoconductor, Majorana 1 marks a transformative leap toward practical quantum computing.

PDF Solutions to Acquire secureWISE

PDF Solutions, Inc. today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire secureWISE, LLC, the most widely used secure, remote connectivity solution in the semiconductor manufacturing equipment industry, from Telit IOT Solutions Inc.