Shannon Davis

News and Web Editor

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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.

Foundry Market Tracking Toward Record-Tying 23% Growth in 2021

Application processors for 5G smartphones, networking and data center processors drive growth at leading edge but demand seen across all segments.

New Optical ‘Transistor’ to Speed Up Computation Up to 1,000 times, at Lowest Switching Energy Possible

An international research team led by Skoltech and IBM has created an extremely energy-efficient optical switch that could replace electronic transistors in a new generation of computers manipulating photons rather than electrons.

New AI Tool Developed by University of Liverpool Researchers Accelerates Discovery of Truly New Materials

Researchers at the University of Liverpool have created a collaborative artificial intelligence tool that reduces the time and effort required to discover truly new materials.

GOWIN Semiconductor Enables Education and Hobbyists Development Community

GOWIN Semiconductor Corp., the world’s fastest-growing programmable logic company, announces a new user community called Magic Jelly Bean.

MicroAI to Bring AI Training to Renesas MCUs

MicroAI today announced that it has integrated its MicroAI AtomML technology with the Renesas RA Microcontroller (MCU) product line.

DARPA Researchers Can Now Accelerate Technology Innovation Using Microchip’s Low-Power FPGA Product Families

Microchip Technology Inc. today announced it has joined the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Toolbox initiative that gives the organization’s researchers simplified open licensing opportunities with commercial technology vendors.

Hokuyo, SiLC Technologies Collaborate to Bring 4D LiDAR Technology to Industrial Automation and Robotics Applications

Hokuyo Automatic Co. and SiLC have jointly announced a strategic collaboration to develop cost-effective 4D LiDAR solutions that improve machine vision in the next generation of advanced industrial and robotic applications.

Center for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue Welcomes Bonnie Glick as Tech Tank’s New Director

The Center for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue (CTDP) announced that Bonnie Glick will be the inaugural Director of CTDP, a first-of-its-kind “tech tank” focused on the intersection of technology and foreign policy.

Brooks Automation Announces Agreement To Sell Its Semiconductor Solutions Group Business To Thomas H. Lee Partners

Brooks Automation, Inc. today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Semiconductor Solutions Group business to Thomas H. Lee Partners for $3.0 billion in cash.

Materion to Acquire H.C. Starck’s Electronic Materials Portfolio

Materion Corporation today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire H.C. Starck Solutions’ industry-leading, electronic materials business, located in Newton, Massachusetts (HCS-Electronic Materials).