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.

Deloitte’s 16th Annual ‘Tech Trends’ Report Reveals AI Is Quickly Becoming Foundational to the Modern Enterprise

Deloitte’s 16th annual “Tech Trends” report — built on deep cross-industry experience and real-world stories — shines a light on the following trends poised to graduate from sensational to foundational over the next 18-24 months. 

Rapidus Collaborates with Synopsys to Shorten Semiconductor Design Cycles

Rapidus Corporation, a manufacturer of advanced logic semiconductors, today announced that it has signed an agreement with Synopsys Inc., a provider of silicon to systems design solutions, to enable a solution that will shorten design cycle time.

Tim Keating Joins AMD as Senior Vice President, Government Relations and Regulatory Affairs

AMD today announced that Tim Keating has joined the company as senior vice president, Government Relations and Regulatory Affairs, effective today.

CEA-Leti Demonstrates Embedded FeRAM Platform Compatible with 22nm FD-SOI Node

CEA-Leti research engineers have demonstrated for the first time a scalable hafnia-zirconia-based ferroelectric capacitor platform integrated into the back-end-of-line (BEOL) at the 22nm FD-SOI technology node.

SIA Applauds Announcement of CHIPS Act Incentives for Micron Projects

The Semiconductor Industry Association applauded the U.S. Department of Commerce and Micron for finalizing semiconductor manufacturing incentives for new projects in Boise, Idaho and Clay, New York, as well as announcing new incentives for Micron’s planned expansion in Manassas, Virginia. 

Lam Research Introduces the Semiconductor Industry’s First Collaborative Robot for Fab Maintenance Optimization

Dextro’s robotic arm delivers precision and accuracy to help chipmakers drive yield improvement.

xMEMS Labs Announces the First Public Demos of its Sycamore MEMS Loud Speaker and Micro-Cooling Fan-on-a-Chip Solutions at CES 2025

xMEMS Labs today announced that CES 2025 will be the first public demonstrations of its latest MEMS innovations – the xMEMS Sycamore loud speaker and µCooling fan-on-a-chip (January 7-10, Venetian Hotel Suite 29-235).

Advantest Launches KGD Test Cell for Power Semiconductors

Semiconductor test equipment supplier Advantest Corporation today announced an integrated test cell designed to maximize die-level test yields for wide-bandgap (WBG) devices essential to power semiconductors.

Researchers Design New Materials for Advanced Chip Manufacturing

Three University of Texas at Dallas faculty members and collaborators from other universities and two industry partners have teamed up to design and test indium-based materials to enable the manufacture of the next generation of computer chips.

Faster Organic Phosphorescence for Better Display Tech

Layering an organic material on top of 2D materials achieves stable, fast phosphorescent light emission without using expensive and hazardous heavy metals.