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.

MPI Corporation has Installed its WaferWalletMAX for 200mm and 300mm WLR Processes

MPI Corporation’s Advanced Semiconductor Test Division, an industry and innovation leader of semiconductor test solutions initiated the integration of the TS3500-SE automated wafer probe test system with WaferWallet MAX, a multi-purpose cassette, FOUP self-docking 200mm and 300mm handling solution, into a leading WLR test process.

High Performance Waveguide Devices for Next Generation Photonic Chips

In a new paper published in Light Science & Application, a team of scientists at the University of Oxford, collaborated with Prof. Alina Karabchevsky of Israel, Prof. Alexander Jesacher of Austria, and Prof. Ian A. Walmsley of Imperial College London, have developed a new technology named “SPIM-WGs”.

Industry Reacts to Passage of CHIPS and Science Act of 2022

Semiconductor companies around the globe issued statements on Thursday following the passage of legislation of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 in the U.S. House of Representatives aimed at increasing American semiconductor manufacturing.

Flexible Hybrid Capacitors Based on Transition Metal Composite Electrode

The shortage of fossil energy sources lead to high requirements for the exploration of sustainable energy conversion and storage equipment. Supercapacitor (SC) is a kind of excellent energy storage device due to the high power density and long cycle life. However, the low energy density restricts their further practical application. Therefore, it is extremely important to develop high-performance electrode materials with excellent performances.

New Method of Controlling Qubits Could Advance Quantum Computers

Quantum computing, a field that relies on the principles of quantum mechanics to calculate outcomes, has the potential to perform tasks too complex for traditional computers and to do so at high speeds, making it in some ways the new frontier for science and engineering.

Navitas Accelerates EV Adoption, Sponsors International New-Energy-Vehicle Forum

Gallium nitride (GaN) next-gen semiconductor to replace legacy silicon chips, delivers up to 3x faster charging, with longer range and lower costs.

Worldwide Silicon Wafer Shipments Set New Record in Q2 2022, SEMI Reports

Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments in the second quarter of 2022 surpassed the previous record high set in the first quarter of the year, edging up 1% quarter-over-quarter to 3,704 million square inches.

Avoiding Unscheduled Downtimes in Semicon Fabs with Preventive Vacuum Service

The global demand of computer chips is so high now, that existing product capacities can’t keep up.

NEO Semiconductor Launches Second-Generation X-NAND Flash Memory Architecture

NEO Semiconductor, a developer of innovative architectures for NAND flash and DRAM memory, today announced the release of its second-generation X-NAND architecture.

Solvay to Build New Electronic-Grade Hydrogen Peroxide Facility for the U.S. Semiconductor Market

New high-purity electronic grade hydrogen peroxide facility in Arizona will be fully powered using renewable electricity.