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.

Intel Launches Integrated Photonics Research Center

Intel Labs recently opened the Intel Research Center for Integrated Photonics for Data Center Interconnects.

Microchip to Provide Silicon Carbide MOSFETs and Digital Gate Drivers for Mersen’s SiC Power Stack Reference Design

Microchip Technology Inc. today announced the collaboration with Mersen on their 150 kilovolt-ampere (kVA) three-phase silicon carbide Power Stack Reference Design.

Semiconductor Market Has Surpassed $150B in a Single Quarter as Samsung Takes Over Top Spot in Revenue Ranking

Semiconductor revenue rose 7.6% in Q3 2021 from Q2 2021 and climbed above $150 billion in revenue during a single quarter for the first time since research group Omdia began tracking the market in 2002.  

Reimagining Simulation Essential to Create Advanced Chip Designs. But How?

Past efforts to accelerate simulation with special-purpose hardware have repeatedly fallen behind the ever-improving performance of general-purpose computers, enabled by Moore’s Law. But Moore’s Law is ending, and the time is right to fundamentally rethink simulation algorithms, methodologies, and computational strategies.

LITHOSCALE Maskless Exposure System from EV Group Wins 2021 Best of West Award

The LITHOSCALE maskless exposure system from EV Group (EVG) has won the 2021 Best of West award, SEMI and Semiconductor Digest announced today at SEMICON West 2021 Hybrid, December 7-9 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.

Increasing Fab Productivity with New Chamber Solutions

To speed throughput, equipment makers such as Applied Materials, Lam and TEL have implemented new tools that are smarter and denser.

Gartner Predicts Chip Shortages Will Drive 50% of the Top 10 Automotive OEMs to Design Their Own Chips by 2025

By 2025, chip shortages and trends such as electrification and autonomy will drive 50% of the top 10 automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to design their own chips, according to Gartner, Inc. As a result, it will give them control over their product roadmap and supply chains.

‘Unprecedented Collaboration’ – Department of Commerce Deputy Secretary Addresses CHIPS Act and Asks for Industry Coordination

Deputy Secretary Don Graves of the U.S. Department of Commerce joined SEMI President Ajit Manocha on the keynote stage Tuesday morning to share the current status of the CHIPS Act, as well as address the current struggles of the chip supply chain.

Development of a Transparent and Flexible Ultra-Thin Memory Device

Zero-dimensional quantum dots monolayered between hexagonal boron nitrides. Retained memory function with transparency above 80% while flexing.

DNP Develops Interposer, a Primary Component in Next-Generation Semiconductor Packaging

Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. has developed an interposer, a high-performance intermediate device that electrically connects multiple chips and substrates.