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.

Global Semiconductor Sales Increase 18.7% Year-to-Year in July

Sales into the Americas jump 40.1% year-to-year to lead all markets; worldwide chip sales increase 2.7% month-to-month.

A New Ventilator-on-a-Chip Model to Study Lung Damage

In a new study, using a ventilator-on-a-chip model developed at The Ohio State University, researchers found that shear stress from the collapse and reopening of the air sacs is the most injurious type of damage.

The MMEC Receives Microelectronics Commons Project Awards

The Midwest Microelectronics Consortium (MMEC) announced the award of five technology development projects through Microelectronics Commons

Synopsys Enters Definitive Agreement with Keysight Technologies For Sale of Optical Solutions Group

Synopsys, Inc. today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement for the sale of its Optical Solutions Group (OSG) to Keysight Technologies, Inc., a provider of design, emulation and test solutions.

ROHM’s New N-Channel MOSFETs Offer High Mounting Reliability in Automotive Applications

ROHM Semiconductor today announced new N-channel MOSFETs featuring low ON-resistance ideal for a variety of automotive applications, including motors for doors and seat positioning, as well as LED headlights.

Resonac Develops Temporary Bonding Film and New Debonding Process for Advanced Semiconductor Packages

Resonac Corporation has developed a temporary bonding film to be used for supporting a wafer on a glass carrier temporarily in the semiconductor device fabrication process (front-end process) and semiconductor packaging process (back-end process), as well as its debonding process.

REC Silicon and Sila Sign Long-Term Silane Supply Agreement

Sila Nanotechnologies, Inc. today announced a multi-year supply agreement with a wholly owned subsidiary of REC Silicon ASA (“REC”), an innovator in solar-grade silicon and silicon materials.

Advanced Energy Opens Design and Service Center in the Greater Boston Area

New facility will develop and support advanced power technologies for plasma processes, medical and high-voltage industrial applications.

Syntiant to Acquire Knowles’ Consumer MEMS Microphone Division

Syntiant Corp. today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets of Knowles Corporation’s (NYSE: KN) Consumer MEMS Microphones (CMM) business.

NORDTECH R&D Projects Selected to Receive $30M in Federal Awards from U.S. Department of Defense

These projects are set to receive a total of more than $30 million in the technical areas of quantum and commercial leap ahead technologies.