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.

Leading RF Manufacturer Orders Multiple Solstice Plating Systems for 5G Devices

ClassOne Technology announced that it has received multiple tool orders from one of the world’s largest RF device manufacturers.

STMicroelectronics Manufactures First 200mm Silicon Carbide Wafers

STMicroelectronics today announced it has manufactured the first 200mm (8-inch) Silicon-Carbide (SiC) bulk wafers for prototyping next-generation power devices from its facility in Norrköping, Sweden.

North American Semiconductor Equipment Industry Posts June 2021 Billings

North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers posted $3.67 billion in billings worldwide in June 2021, according to the June Equipment Market Data Subscription (EMDS) Billings Report published by SEMI.

STMicroelectronics Strengthens Support for Efficient Machine Learning in STM32Cube.AI Ecosystem

STMicroelectronics has expanded the variety of machine-learning techniques available to users of the STM32Cube.AI development environment, giving extra flexibility to solve classification, clustering, and novelty-detection challenges as efficiently as possible.

DesignCon Reveals New, Highly Technical Conference Content for the August 16-18 In-Person Event

DesignCon, the event in high-speed communications and system design, today announced a new raft of speakers confirmed for the 2021 edition of DesignCon, set for August 16-18 at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center.

Integrated Biometrics Names Shawn O’Rourke Chief Executive Officer

Integrated Biometrics (IB), a developer of mobile FBI-certified biometric fingerprint scanners, today announced industry veteran Shawn O’Rourke has been named chief executive officer following the retirement of former CEO Steve Thies.

Mouser Receives Outstanding Partnership Award from Epson America

Epson presented Mouser’s Ben Venator and Melinda Harper with the award for continued increases in market share and customer count.

Skyworks Completes Acquisition of the Infrastructure & Automotive Business of Silicon Labs

Skyworks Solutions, Inc. today announced that it has completed its acquisition of the Infrastructure & Automotive business of Silicon Laboratories Inc.

Winbond and Synopsys Deliver Complete High-Density NAND Flash Memory Solution

Winbond Electronics today announced the successful interoperability of Synopsys’ DesignWare Synchronous Serial Interface (SSI) IP and Winbond’s OctalNAND Flash Memory.

Cadence Extends Digital Design Leadership with ML-based Cerebrus

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. today announced the delivery of the Cadence Cerebrus Intelligent Chip Explorer, a new machine learning (ML)-based tool that automates and scales digital chip design.