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.

Finwave Semiconductor Raises $12.2M Series A Funding Round to Advance the Ultimate Transistor for 5G

3DGaN (Gallium Nitride) innovators Finwave Semiconductor, Inc.ctor, Inc. today announced a $12.2 million Series A funding round led by Fine Structure Ventures with additional participation from Citta Capital, Soitec, Safar Partners and Alumni Ventures.

Advanced Lithography Drives Extension and Ancillary Materials

TECHCET announced an updated outlook of the Lithography Extension and Ancillary Materials market segments.

Americas’ Chip Suppliers Continue to Dominate R&D Spending

Asia-Pacific semiconductor companies near one-third share of global expenditures in 2021, says update.

Improving Image Sensors for Machine Vision

On-chip spectrometer, silicon nanowires determine light spectrum, angle.

SEMICON Taiwan 2022 to Highlight Auto Chips, Advanced Manufacturing, Heterogeneous Integration and Sustainability

With Taiwan forecast to rank as a top buyer of chipmaking equipment, the stage is set for SEMICON Taiwan 2022 as companies from across the electronics design and manufacturing supply chain gather for insights into the latest trends, developments and innovations driving industry growth.

Micron Ships World’s First 232-Layer NAND, Extends Technology Leadership

Micron Technology, Inc. today announced that it has begun volume production of the world’s first 232-layer NAND, built with industry-leading innovations to drive unprecedented performance for storage solutions.

Intel and MediaTek Form Foundry Partnership

MediaTek will use Intel Foundry Services to manufacture new chips for a range of smart edge devices.

Using AI to Train Teams of Robots to Work Together

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers developed a method to train multiple agents such as robots or drones to work together using multi-agent reinforcement learning, a type of artificial intelligence.

Why the U.S. Needs the CHIPS Act: An Open Letter from the Nantero CEO

The CHIPS Act and associated funding will strengthen our domestic semiconductor industry and repatriate the ability for breakthrough technologies to make it through the financial “Valley of Death” and onto commercial markets without having to make the decision to leave U.S. shores. 

Covision Quality joins NVIDIA Metropolis

Covision Quality today announced it has joined NVIDIA Metropolis — a partner program, application framework, and set of developer tools that bring to market a new generation of vision AI applications that make the world’s most important spaces and operations safer and more efficient.