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.

New BISTelligence Spin-Off Focused on Manufacturing AI Excellence

BISTelligence, a supplier of manufacturing AI based solutions and services for high tech and industrial manufacturing, launched early last month, is focused on expanding its innovative new asset performance management (APM) solutions for industrial manufacturing through a newly created division, Aidentyx.

New Synthesis Process Paves Way for More Efficient Lasers, LEDs

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new process that makes use of existing industry standard techniques for making III-nitride semiconductor materials, but results in layered materials that will make LEDs and lasers more efficient.

North American Semiconductor Equipment Industry Posts September 2021 Billings

North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers posted $3.72 billion in billings worldwide in September 2021 (three-month moving average basis), according to the September Equipment Market Data Subscription (EMDS) Billings Report published today by SEMI.

Deloitte-GSA Study: Transformation in Semiconductor Industry Driven by More Than Pandemic and Supply Chain Challenges

In order to understand the cause of semiconductor company transformation, Deloitte, in collaboration with the Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA), conducted a survey in spring of 2021 of more than 40 top semiconductor industry executives.

Cadence Digital and Custom/Analog Flows Achieve the Latest TSMC N3 and N4 Certifications

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. today announced that its digital and custom/analog flows have achieved certification for TSMC’s N3 and N4 process technologies in support of the latest Design Rule Manual (DRM).

Electrical Control Over Designer Quantum Materials

The demonstration that 2D heterostructures can be tuned electrically provides new perspectives for quantum simulation.

New Material Could Pave Way for Better, Safer Batteries

In pursuit of batteries that deliver more power and operate more safely, researchers are working to replace the liquids commonly used in today’s lithium ion batteries with solid materials. Now, a research team from Brown University and the University of Maryland has developed a new material for use in solid-state batteries that’s derived from an unlikely source: trees.

A Traffic Light for Light-On-a-Chip

In an article published in Nature Photonics, a collaboration between the labs of Professor Tobias J. Kippenberg at EPFL and Professor Sunil A. Bhave at Purdue University showcases such a magnetic-free, electrically driven optical isolator that enables light routing on a chip.

New ISO 26262 Functional Safety Packages Simplify Design of ASIL B and ASIL C Safety Applications

Microchip Technology Inc. is offering newly certified functional safety packages to enable engineers to develop their products as per the ISO 26262 functional safety standard.

NEWRACOM Opens Local Sales Office in Taiwan

NEWRACOM, a fabless semiconductor company and supplier of IoT-enabled Wi-Fi SoCs, today announces the opening of its sales office in Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China).