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.

Synopsys AI-Driven Design System Enables Renesas to Achieve Breakthrough in Productivity

Synopsys, Inc. today announced the adoption of DSO.ai (Design Space Optimization AI), Synopsys’ award-winning autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) design system, by Renesas into its advanced automotive chip design environment.

Silvaco Appoints New Chairman of the Board

Silvaco Group, Inc., a supplier of TCAD, EDA software and design IP, today announced the appointment of Pierre-Yves Lesaicherre as the new Chairman of the Board.

Stretching the Boundaries of Medical Tech with Wearable Antennae

Researchers from Penn State led two international collaborations to prototype a wireless, wearable transmitter while also improving the transmitter design process.

Photonic MEMS Switches Going Commercial

Switch that uses existing fabrication method a step toward integration in data communication networks.

Samsung Introduces PixCell LED for Intelligent Headlight Systems to Enhance Road Safety

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today announced PixCell LED, a new automotive LED module optimized for intelligent headlights, such as adaptive driving beam (ADB) systems.

Mipsology and E-Elements Sign APAC Design Partnership for FPGA-Based Neural Network Inference Acceleration

AI software innovator Mipsology today announced a design partnership with E-Elements, a Taiwan-based supplier of professional FPGA service training, design, and technological services.

BrainChip Begins Volume Production of Akida AI Processor

BrainChip Holdings Ltd., a provider of ultra-low power, high-performance AI technology, announced today that it has begun volume manufacturing of its Akida AKD1000 neuromorphic processor chip for edge AI devices.

Semiconductor Energy Laboratory and Silvaco Jointly Develop SPICE Model of Oxide Semiconductor FETs

Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. (SEL) and Silvaco, Inc. today announced that they have jointly developed a SPICE model of oxide semiconductor FETs (field effect transistor) for use in a variety of applications, including the AI (artificial intelligence) field.

SMART Discovers the Science Behind Varying Performance of Different Colored LEDs

The findings pave the way for development of more efficient, next-gen LEDs covering the entire visible spectrum.

“Shedding Light” on the Role of Undesired Impurities in Gallium Nitride Semiconductors

Scientists uncover the mechanism underlying the effect of carbon impurities on the charge carriers of gallium nitride.