Shannon Davis

News and Web Editor

7289 Articles0 Comments

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.

pSemi Expands APAC Footprint with New Taiwan Branch Office

pSemi Corporation, a Murata company focused on semiconductor integration, announces the opening of a branch office in Taipei City, Taiwan.

AKHAN Semiconductor Appoints Tom Lacey Interim CEO

AKHAN Semiconductor announced today that prolific technology executive Tom Lacey has added Interim CEO to his role as the Company’s Board Chairman.

Towards More Energy-Efficient 2D Semiconductor Devices

SUTD researchers show how a newly discovered family of two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors are more energy-efficient thanks to the presence of a built-in atomic protection layer.

AI Processor Chipmaker Deep Vision Raises $35 Million in Series B Funding

Deep Vision, Inc., the developers of an AI processor and comprehensive software development suite for edge computing applications, today announced that it received $35 million in a Series B financing round, led by Tiger Global.

Palomar Technologies new 3880-II Die Bonder Maximizes Productivity from R&D to Volume, Automated Bonding

Palomar Technologies today announced the availability of their new Palomar 3880-II Die Bonder.

Pfeiffer Vacuum Presents a Cloud-Based Solution for Service Management

Pfeiffer Vacuum’s new “Virtual Service Management” (VSM) is a free web app that makes it possible to manage vacuum equipment from different manufacturers.

Edwards Opens Lab at Hillsboro Innovation Center to Nurture Collaborative Solutions for Critical Industry Challenges

Edwards, a supplier of vacuum and abatement equipment to the semiconductor manufacturing industry, has opened a chemical laboratory at its Innovation Center in Hillsboro, OR.

Global Fab Equipment Spending Projected to Reach New High of Nearly $100 Billion in 2022, SEMI Reports

Powered by digital transformation and other secular technology trends, global semiconductor equipment investments for front end fabs in 2022 are expected to reach nearly US$100 billion to meet soaring demand for electronics after topping a projected $90 billion this year, both new records, SEMI highlighted today in its World Fab Forecast report.

Synopsys PrimeSim Reliability Analysis Solution Accelerates Design of Hyper-Convergent ICs for Mission-Critical Applications

Synopsys, Inc. today shared that several leading semiconductor companies have adopted its new PrimeSim Reliability Analysis solution that unifies production-proven, foundry-certified reliability analysis technologies for analog, mixed-signal and full-custom designs.

MRSI Systems Announces Chinese Patent Issued Covering Die Placement Head with Turret

This patent covers an innovative design that utilizes a precision horizontal tool holding turret for rapid and in-process calibration-free tool changing.