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.

Lucid Motors Integrates Wolfspeed’s Silicon Carbide Semiconductors into the Award-Winning Lucid Air

Wolfspeed today announced that Lucid Motors deploys its Silicon Carbide power device solutions in the automaker’s high-performance, pure-electric car – the Lucid Air.

New Hardware Integrates Mechanical Devices into Quantum Tech

Stanford University researchers have developed a key experimental device for future quantum physics-based technologies that borrows a page from current, everyday mechanical devices.

The 2022 IEEE VLSI Symposium on Technology & Circuits, Now Merged as a Single Event with the Theme: “Technology & Circuits for the Critical Infrastructure of the Future”

Now in its 42nd year of delivering a unique convergence of technology and circuits for the microelectronics industry, the Symposia on VLSI Technology & Circuits will be merged into one Symposium to maximize the synergy across both domains.

Navitas GaN IC Drives vivo’s First 8”-Screen Foldable Phone

Navitas Semiconductor today officially announced that its next-generation GaNFast power ICs with GaNSense technology have been selected to power vivo’s newly-released, first folding-screen flagship ‘X Fold’ in-box 80W flash charger.

ACM Research’s 18 Chamber, 300mm Ultra C VI Single-Wafer Cleaning Tool Enters Mass Production

ACM Research, Inc. today announced that its 18 chamber, 300mm Ultra C VI single wafer cleaning tool has been qualified by a customer and successfully moved to mass production.

Supplyframe Commodity IQ: Most Electronics Supply Chain Challenges Are Getting Worse

New data from Supplyframe paints a grim picture of current and expected conditions in the electronics supply chain, where commodity supply tightness and cost inflation are impacting most inputs across categories.

A Fast and Accurate Innovative Imaging Technique to Monitor Modern Semiconductor Devices

Researchers at Samsung developed a novel approach to inspect and measure critical dimensions of semiconductor devices, with higher speed and resolution than conventional methods.

JEDEC To Host In-Person Memory Forum and DDR5 Workshop

JEDEC Solid State Technology Association today announced that it is hosting a Server/Cloud Computing/Edge Forum, a Memory Tutorial introductory class, and an in-depth, two-day technical workshop focused its DDR5 standard in Santa Clara, CA from May 23-26, 2022.

Kyocera to Build Its Largest Plant in Japan, Increasing Production of Semiconductor Components

Expanded Sendai Plant Campus in Kagoshima will meet increasing demand for semiconductor packages powering ADAS, sensor cameras, 5G and more.

Rigetti Hires Eric Ostby as Vice President of Product

Rigetti Computing, Inc. today announced the addition of Eric Ostby as Vice President of Product, effective April 12, 2022.