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.

Samsung Begins Mass Production of Comprehensive Automotive Memory Solutions for Next-Generation Autonomous Electric Vehicles

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world leader in advanced memory technology, today unveiled an extensive lineup of cutting-edge automotive memory solutions designed for next-generation autonomous electric vehicles.

Semi Capex on Pace for 34% Growth in 2021 to Record $152.0 Billion

Foundries forecast to account for over one-third of semi capex spending this year. New factories and equipment for 7/5/3nm processes highlight growing dependence on foundry business model.

SPIE and Photonics Media Announce Finalists for 2022 Prism Awards

Industry giants and emerging challengers will be honored at the Prism Awards in a ceremony in January 2022 at SPIE Photonics West.

Entegris to Acquire CMC Materials

Entegris, Inc. and CMC Materials, Inc. today announced a definitive merger agreement under which Entegris will acquire CMC Materials in a cash and stock transaction with an enterprise value of approximately $6.5 billion.

ETRI Commercialized a Low Temperature Photoresist for OLED Micro-Display

Produced the OLED micro-display with low-temperature-cured material for the first time in Korea.

Soft Semiconductors that Stretch like Human Skin Can Detect Ultra-Low Light Levels

Flexible electronics breakthrough could enhance biosensor technology, from wearables to soft-robotic implantable systems.

Renesas Develops Write Technologies for Embedded STT-MRAM Significantly Reducing MCUs Power Consumption in IoT Applications

Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced the development of two technologies that reduce the energy and voltage application time for the write operation of spin-transfer torque magnetic random-access memory.

SEMICON Korea 2022 Hybrid to Highlight Leading-Edge Semiconductor Technologies, New Business Opportunities

With Korea projected to rank among world leaders in semiconductor fab equipment spending next year, the stage is set for SEMICON Korea 2022 Hybrid as more than 450 companies gather February 9-11, 2022 at the COEX in Seoul for insights from visionaries and industry leaders into the latest microelectronics ecosystem developments, innovations and business opportunities.

ROHM Group Establishes a New Production Facility in Malaysia to Increase Production Capacity of Analog LSIs and Transistors

ROHM CO., LTD. and ROHM Wako CO., LTD. today announced plans to build a new production facility at its manufacturing subsidiary in Malaysia, ROHM-Wako Electronics (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. (RWEM) to increase production capacity of analog LSIs and transistors due to growing demands.

Pfeiffer Vacuum Opens New Silicon Valley Innovation Center

Pfeiffer Vacuum, one of the world’s leading providers of high-tech vacuum solutions for the semiconductor market as well as the analytical, industrial and research & development markets, opened up a new 10,000 square foot Silicon Valley Innovation Center (SVIC) in San José on December 10th.