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.

Novel Lateral Data Storage: Two-Dimensional Ferroelectric Semiconductor Memory with a Bottom Contact 100nm Channel Using In-Plane Polarization

Traditional memory technologies face limitations in terms of speed, scalability, and power consumption, making them unsuitable for future data-intensive applications.

Layered and Traditional Semiconductors Heterogenous Integration Open Door for Post Moore Era

Scientists in NEXT Lab, Tsinghua University have revealed the fabrication and engineering techniques of TMDs and provided a comparative view between TMDs and traditional semiconductors, demonstrating the benefit of combining TMDs with traditional semiconductors.

Foothill College and the Krause Center for Innovation Collaborate to Propel Students into the Semiconductor Industry

In an ambitious move to bridge the talent gap in the semiconductor industry, Foothill College and the Krause Center for Innovation (KCI) announce a special screening of the docuseries “Chip In: Roadtrip Nation.”

Intel Announces Termination of Tower Semiconductor Acquisition

Intel Corporation today announced that it has mutually agreed with Tower Semiconductor to terminate its previously disclosed agreement to acquire Tower due to the inability to obtain in a timely manner the regulatory approvals required under the merger agreement, dated Feb. 15, 2022.​

Tachyum Achieves 192-Core Chip After Switch to New EDA Tools

Tachyum today announced that new EDA tools, utilized during the physical design phase of the Prodigy Universal Processor, have allowed the company to achieve significantly better results with chip specifications than previously anticipated, after the successful change in physical design tools – including an increase in the number of Prodigy cores to 192.

Kneron Unveils the KL730 AI Chip, Propelling Low-Energy GPT Solutions at Scale

Kneron, the San Diego-based full stack AI company known for pioneering neural processing units (NPUs), is today announcing the launch of KL730, an auto-grade NPU chip with an integrated Image Signal Processor (ISP), bringing secure, low-energy AI capabilities to a wide range of applications, from enterprise-edge servers to smart home appliances and advanced driving assistance systems. 

Intel and Synopsys Expand Partnership to Enable Leading IP on Intel Advanced Process Nodes

Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) and Synopsys (Nasdaq: SNPS) announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to expand the companies’ long-standing IP (intellectual property) and EDA (electronic design automation) strategic partnership with the development of a portfolio of IP on Intel 3 and Intel 18A for Intel’s foundry customers.

Groq Selects Samsung Foundry to Bring Next-gen LPU to the AI Acceleration Market

Groq, an artificial intelligence (AI) inference systems innovator, today announced it has contracted with Samsung’s growing Foundry business to be its next-gen silicon partner, solidifying Groq’s product roadmap with a US-based foundry services provider.

Global Semiconductor Industry on Track for 2024 Recovery but Near-Term Headwinds Remain, SEMI Reports

With sequential IC sales declines beginning to moderate, the global semiconductor industry appears to be nearing the end of a downcycle and is expected to begin to recover in 2024, SEMI, in partnership with TechInsights, reported in the Semiconductor Manufacturing Monitor.

Arrays of Quantum Rods Could Enhance TVs or Virtual Reality Devices

MIT engineers developed a new way to create these arrays, by scaffolding quantum rods onto patterned DNA.