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.

Cirrus Logic Announces Agreement to Acquire Lion Semiconductor

Cirrus Logic, Inc. today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire California-based Lion Semiconductor for $335 million in cash.

3D Stacking Paves Way for Smaller, Power-Packed Computing Chips

Scientists from the Institute of Microelectronics (IME) at the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) have developed breakthrough technology that can stack up to four layers of wafers, potentially decreasing the cost of production by 50 per cent.

Winbond HyperRAM & SpiStack and Renesas RZ/A2M Accelerate the Construction of Embedded AI Systems

Winbond Electronics Corporation, a global supplier of semiconductor memory solutions, announced today the official confirmation that its HyperRAM and SpiStack (NOR+NAND) can be operated with Renesas’ RZ/A2M Arm-based microprocessors (MPUs).

Shortage Threat to Semiconductor Materials from US Chip Expansion Plans

Is the US wet chemical supply-demand out of balance?

Rambus Completes Acquisition of AnalogX

Rambus Inc., a provider of chips and silicon IP making data faster and safer, today announced the completion of the acquisition of AnalogX.

Western Digital Appoints Dr. Thomas Caulfield and Miyuki Suzuki to Its Board of Directors

Western Digital Corp. today announced that Dr. Thomas (Tom) Caulfield and Miyuki Suzuki have been appointed to its board of directors effective July 6, 2021.

Unlocking Radiation-Free Quantum Technology with Graphene

“Heavy fermions” are an appealing theoretical way to produce quantum entangled phenomena, but until recently have been observed mostly in dangerously radioactive compounds. A new paper shows it is possible to make them in subtly modified graphene.

Brooks Instrument Celebrates 75 Years of Innovation in Fluid Measurement and Control

Brooks Instrument is celebrating its 75th year providing high-precision fluid measurement and control instrumentation.

Renesas’ New Modular IoT Development Platform Dramatically Reduces Time-to-Market and Design Complexity

Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today introduced an innovative new IoT system design platform that significantly eases the prototyping of IoT systems.