Shannon Davis

News and Web Editor

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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.

Keysight Technologies Announces New Board Member

Keysight Technologies, Inc. announced that the company’s Board of Directors has appointed Michelle J. Holthaus as a director, effective immediately.

Kurt Sievers, President and CEO of NXP Semiconductors, Joins GSA’s Board of Directors

The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) Board of Directors welcomes Kurt Sievers, President and CEO of NXP Semiconductors (NXP).

Implantable Piezoelectric Polymer Improves Controlled Release of Drugs

Repeated tests showed a similar amount of drug release per activation, confirming robust control of release rate.

New Optimization Approach Helps Design Lighter Carbon Fiber Composite Materials

New design approach for manufacturing carbon fibers with optimized orientation and thickness achieves weight reduction in fiber reinforced plastics.

Busch Vacuum Solutions Nominated for Rudolf Diesel Medal

Europe’s oldest innovation award honors entrepreneurs and companies that have demonstrated both their inventive spirit and their ability to successfully implement ideas in an entrepreneurial manner.

Memory Upswing Returns, New Record High Expected in 2022

Fueled by economic recovery and the transition to a digital economy, memory IC sales are forecast to reach $180.4 billion in 2022, exceeding the previous record high set in 2018.

Robust Federal Incentives for Domestic Chip Manufacturing Would Create an Average of Nearly 200,000 American Jobs Annually as Fabs are Built

Semiconductor industry currently employs 277,000 people in the U.S. across 49 states, supports 1.6 million additional U.S. jobs, according to Oxford Economics/SIA study.

Raytheon Technologies and GLOBALFOUNDRIES Partner to Accelerate 5G Wireless Connectivity

Raytheon Technologies, a aerospace and defense technology company, and GLOBALFOUNDRIES will collaborate to develop and commercialize a new gallium nitride on silicon (GaN-on-Si) semiconductor that will enable game-changing radio frequency performance for 5G and 6G mobile and wireless infrastructure applications.

New Method of Seeing Graphene Growing Using a Standard Electron Microscope

Researchers from the University of Surrey have revealed a new method that enables common laboratory scanning electron microscopes to see graphene growing over a microchip surface in real time.

Scientists Take a Bite Out of Solar Efficiency Challenge with Sandwich Model

The design of next-generation solar panels can now be improved thanks to a greater fundamental understanding of the structure within a key component.