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.

After Record Sales in 2022, Semi Sales Forecast to Fall -5% in 2023

Collapsing memory prices and uncertain global economy weigh on next year’s growth.

Ixana Raises $3M with Breakthrough Wearable Silicon Chip

Ixana, the wearable hardware company developing high-speed human-computer interfaces, today announced it has closed $3 million in seed funding and is backed by Uncorrelated Ventures, Samsung Next, Evonexus, Paradigm Shift and Hack VC.

Explainable AI-Based Physical Theory for Advanced Materials Design

Scientists develop an “extended Landau free energy model” for causal analysis and visualization in nano-magnetic devices with AI and topology.

Advantest Introduces New inteXcell Series of High-Performance, Economical Test Cells for Advanced Memory ICs

Semiconductor test equipment supplier Advantest Corporation has launched inteXcell, a new line of minimal-footprint test cells designed to address demanding final-test requirements presented by the increasing bit densities, lower power consumption and faster interface speeds of future memory devices.

Nanoengineers Develop a Predictive Database for Materials

A breakthrough algorithm expands the exploration space for materials by orders of magnitude.

Silicon Labs CEO Matt Johnson Elected Chair of Semiconductor Industry Association

Texas Instruments CEO Rich Templeton elected SIA Vice Chair.

Bechtel to Build Intel’s Semiconductor Manufacturing Facilities in Ohio

Bechtel today announced it was selected by Intel to build Intel’s new semiconductor manufacturing facilities in New Albany, Licking County, Ohio.

Sony Semiconductor Israel Redefines IoT Connectivity Platform with New Ultra Low Power 5G LPWA ALT1350 Chipset

Sony Semiconductor Israel (Sony), a provider of cellular IoT chipsets, announced the launch of the ALT1350 for the global market.

Pfeiffer Vacuum Welcomes this Year’s Röntgen Prize Winner Dr. Victoria Grinberg

This year, the prestigious Röntgen Prize was awarded by the Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU) to the astrophysicist and science advocate for her groundbreaking research in X-ray astronomy.

Simple Semiconductor Solutions Could Boost Solar Energy Generation and Enable Better Space Probes

A ‘simple’ tweak to perovskite solar cells during the fabrication stage could help to unlock the untold potential of the renewable energy source, claims research from the University of Surrey.