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.

Mipsology’s New Zebra FPGA IP Accelerates Neural Network Computing for Edge and Embedded AI Applications

AI software innovator Mipsology today announced the availability of Zebra FPGA IP, a solution that accelerates the development and deployment of FPGA and adaptive SoC-based machine learning systems.

SIAC Commends Senate Passage of Critical Semiconductor Investments in USICA

The Semiconductors in America Coalition (SIAC), a cross-sector alliance of semiconductor companies and major downstream users of semiconductors, today released the following statement commending Senate passage of funding for domestic chip technology in the United States Innovation and Competition Act.

EV Group Unlocks Agile and Efficient Production Scaling with Next-Gen Nanoimprint Lithography System

EV Group (EVG), a supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment for the MEMS, nanotechnology, and semiconductor markets, today announced the EVG770 NT — its next-generation step-and-repeat nanoimprint lithography (NIL) system.

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Announces New Director Nominees

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited, today announced that its Board of Directors, upon recommendation by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, intends to nominate Hanqing (Helen) Li and So-Yeon Jeong as directors to be elected at its 2021 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.

Atom Swapping Could Lead to Ultra-Bright, Flexible Next Generation LEDs

An international group of researchers has developed a new technique that could be used to make more efficient low-cost light-emitting materials which are flexible and can be printed using ink-jet techniques.

GLOBALFOUNDRIES and GlobalWafers Partnering to Expand Semiconductor Wafer Supply

GLOBALFOUNDRIES and GlobalWafers Co., Ltd. (GWC), one of the top silicon wafer manufacturers in the world, today announced an $800 million agreement to add 300mm silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafer manufacturing and expand existing 200mm SOI wafer production at GWC’s MEMC facility in O’Fallon, Missouri.

SIA Welcomes White House Report on Strengthening America’s Semiconductor Supply Chains

The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today welcomed the release of a White House report on strengthening the supply chains of critical products, including semiconductors.

A Quantum Step to a Heat Switch with No Moving Parts

Researchers have discovered a new electronic property at the frontier between the thermal and quantum sciences in a specially engineered metal alloy – and in the process identified a promising material for future devices that could turn heat on and off with the application of a magnetic “switch.”

Strategy Analytics: Trade War and Shortages Fuel China’s Semiconductor Self-Sufficiency

According to Strategy Analytics, sanctions and the semiconductor shortage have accelerated investment by China’s government in semiconductors, and the country has a good chance of attaining semiconductor self-sufficiency quickly, as detailed in the report China Well Positioned to Attain Semiconductor Self-Sufficiency.

Entegris Expands Life Sciences Production Capacity and Capabilities

Entegris, Inc., a supplier of advanced materials and process solutions for the semiconductor and other high-technology industries, today announced the expansion of its Life Sciences manufacturing facilities located in Billerica, MA; Bloomington, MN; and Logan, UT.