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.

JEDEC Wide Bandgap Power Semiconductor Committee Publishes a Milestone Document

JEDEC Solid State Technology Association today announced the publication of JEP198: Guideline for Reverse Bias Reliability Evaluation Procedures for Gallium Nitride Power Conversion Devices.

KAIST Research Team Develops Sweat-Resistant Wearable Robot Sensor

New electromyography (EMG) sensor technology that allows the long-term stable control of wearable robots and is not affected by the wearer’s sweat and dead skin has gained attention recently.

Deirdre Hanford’s Appointment as CEO of the National Center for the Advancement of Semiconductor Technology

Cirrus Logic, Inc. congratulates Deirdre Hanford, a member of Cirrus Logic’s Board of Directors since 2018, on her appointment as CEO of Natcast, the expected operator of the CHIPS for America National Semiconductor Technology Center, once established.

SEMICON Korea 2024 Opens Tomorrow to Spotlight Chip Industry Innovation and Growth Opportunities

With the rise of generative AI driving demand for advanced chips and memory semiconductors to process and store massive amounts of data, the stage is set for SEMICON Korea 2024, opening tomorrow at COEX in Seoul to highlight innovations shaping the future.

METIS Issues Report Outlining Top Skills Needed by European Microelectronics Industry

SEMI, the industry association serving the global electronics design and manufacturing supply chain, today announced the publication of the final Yearly Monitoring Report by market research firm DECISION – Études & Conseil, marking the conclusion of the Microelectronics Training Industry and Skills (METIS) project.

Alphawave Semi and proteanTecs Collaborate to Provide System Insights and Analytics for Custom Silicon and Chiplets

Alphawave Semi can now enhance their custom silicon and chiplet-enabled system-on-chips (SoCs) with lifecycle health and performance monitoring.

Sivers Semiconductors Granted €0.6 Million Grant from European Space Agency

Sivers Semiconductors AB (STO:SIVE) today announced that its business unit, Sivers Wireless, has been granted €0.6 million (approx. 6.7 MSEK) from the European Space Agency (ESA).

Arteris Selected by Rain AI for Use in the Next Generation of AI

Optimizing on-chip mesh connectivity with Arteris’ FlexNoC 5 physically aware network-on-chip enables Rain AI to realize faster data transfers at ultra-low power to achieve record performance for Generative AI and Edge AI computing at scale.

Silvaco Joins GaN Valley, a Wide Bandgap Semiconductor Innovation Ecosystem in Europe

Silvaco Group, Inc., a provider of TCAD, EDA software, and design IP, today announced that it has joined GaN Valley to help advance the state of the art in designing efficient gallium nitride (GaN) power devices and enable its customers to innovate with its Victory TCAD platform.

Utilizing Active Microparticles for Artificial Intelligence

Physicists at Leipzig University have now created a type of neural network that works not with electricity but with so-called active colloidal particles.