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.

SEMICON Japan 2022 Opens Tomorrow to Showcase Cutting-Edge Technologies Powering Semiconductor Industry Growth

Opening keynote panel to feature Rapidus representatives discussing strategies for strengthening Japan’s semiconductor industry.

Global Total Semiconductor Equipment Sales Forecast to Reach Record High in 2022, SEMI Reports

Record fab constructions have driven total semiconductor manufacturing equipment sales to cross the $100 billon mark for a second straight year.

IBM and Rapidus Form Strategic Partnership to Build Advanced Semiconductor Technology and Ecosystem in Japan

IBM and Rapidus today announced a joint development partnership to advance logic scaling technology as part of Japan’s initiatives to become a global leader in semiconductor research, development, and manufacturing.

Cadence Wins Six 2022 TSMC OIP Partner of the Year Awards

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. today announced that it has won six Open Innovation Platform (OIP) Partner of the Year awards from TSMC for its EDA, IP and cloud solutions.

Illinois Tech Joins Midwest Semiconductor Network to Strengthen Microelectronics Industry

The partnership of 20 higher education institutions aims to develop innovative solutions in higher education to grow collective capacity and advance the U.S. microelectronics industry.

Bolstering the Safety of Self-Driving Cars with a Deep Learning-based Object Detection System

An Internet-of-Things-enabled, real-time object detection system developed by researchers could make autonomous vehicles more reliable and safer.

BrainChip Joins Intel Foundry Services to Advance Neuromorphic AI at the Edge

BrainChip Holdings Ltd., the world’s first commercial producer of ultra-low power neuromorphic AI IP, today announced that it has become a member of the Intel Foundry Services (IFS) ecosystem alliance to help advance innovation on Intel’s foundry manufacturing platform.

Global Chip Industry Projected to Invest More Than $500 Billion in New Factories by 2024, SEMI Reports

The worldwide semiconductor industry is projected to invest more than $500 billion in 84 volume chipmaking facilities starting construction from 2021 to 2023, with segments including automotive and high-performance computing fueling the spending increases, SEMI announced today in its latest quarterly World Fab Forecast report.

Syntiant Named 2022’s ‘Start-Up to Watch’ by the Global Semiconductor Alliance

Syntiant Corp., a provider of deep learning solutions for always-on edge AI voice, sensor and vision applications, today announced that the company was named 2022’s “Start-Up to Watch” during this year’s Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) Awards.

Dana Secures Capacity for Silicon Carbide Semiconductors through Long-term Supply Agreement with Semikron Danfoss

Dana Incorporated today announced that it has signed a long-term agreement with Semikron Danfoss, a manufacturer of power modules, to secure the supply of silicon-carbide semiconductors, which are designed to be scalable in multiple-chip formats.