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.

SJSemi Signed $340 Million of C+ Financing

SJ Semiconductor Corporation announced that it has signed $340 million of C+ financing with serial investors recently.

Axcelis Announces Shipment of 500th Purion Ion Implanter

The shipment went to a leading semiconductor device maker located in North America.

SEMIFIVE Achieves Mass Production Milestone of its SoC Platform

SEMIFIVE, a design solution provider and pioneer of platform-based custom silicon solutions, announced it has begun mass production of its first SoC Platform-based AI chip product built on Samsung Foundry’s matured 14nm FinFET technology.

Kyocera to Acquire Construction Site in Japan for New Smart Factory

Kyocera Corporation today announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire about 37 acres of land for a new smart factory at the Minami Isahaya Industrial Park in Isahaya City, Nagasaki Prefecture.

FLEX Conference 2023 to Spotlight Latest Flexible Hybrid Electronics, Printed Electronics and Advanced Packaging Innovations

FLEX Conference will gather industry experts July 11-13, 2023, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco for keynotes, panel discussions, technical sessions and product-based demonstrations highlighting the latest innovations in flexible hybrid electronics (FHE), printed electronics and advanced packaging including heterogeneous integration.

Students Use Machine Learning in Lesson Designed to Reveal Issues, Promise of A.I.

In a new study, North Carolina State University researchers had 28 high school students create their own machine-learning artificial intelligence (AI) models for analyzing data.

Sondrel Signs EDA License Extension with Siemens for Three More Years

As Electronic Design Automation (EDA) software is vital to its business, Sondrel (Holdings) plc, has secured the continuity of its use of Siemens EDA software with a significant multi-year contract.

Rapidus, Japan’s Newly Founded Chip Manufacturer, Joins imec’s Core Partner Program

Imec and Rapidus, Japan’s newly founded chip manufacturer, today announced that they have taken an important next step in setting up a long-term and sustainable collaboration in the domain of advanced semiconductor research, with Rapidus joining imec’s Core Partner Program. 

Blue Ocean Smart System Unveils Chiplet-Based Products Powered by VeriSilicon’s High-Performance Processors

VeriSilicon today announced Blue Ocean Smart System, an AI chiplet and SoC design company, has deployed high-performance AI chips with scalable chiplet architecture powered by multiple processors from VeriSilicon

Semiconductor Research Corporation announces 2023 Call for Research, $16.5M in Funding Opportunities

Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) is announcing the launch of solicitation season. Calls for research will begin in early April and will run through May.