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.

American Innovation and Jobs Act Would Advance U.S. Leadership in Semiconductor Research

Bipartisan legislation would repeal a harmful tax provision that would make it more expensive for companies to perform R&D in the U.S.

Nanotronics Appoints Jodi Shelton, Global Semiconductor Alliance Co-Founder and CEO, to Board of Advisors

Nanotronics, developer of the world’s most advanced robotic industrial microscope that combines AI, automation, and sophisticated imaging for industrial inspection, today announced the appointment of Jodi Shelton to the company’s Advisory Board.

Virtual Lab Finds the Right AI Tool for Each Chemistry Problem

Having the right tool for the job makes the job a lot easier, less expensive and faster. Chemical engineering researchers have now developed a virtual laboratory that can be used to determine the artificial intelligence (AI) tools best suited for addressing various chemical synthesis challenges in flow chemistry systems.

Highly Integrated, Galvanically Isolated Sigma-Delta Modulators from STMicroelectronics Boost Accuracy and Reliability

The STMicroelectronics ISOSD61 and ISOSD61L are high-accuracy isolated, second-order sigma-delta modulators that deliver enhanced performance and reliability in industrial applications such as motor control, electric-vehicle charging stations, solar inverters, UPS, and server and telecom power supplies.

Busch Vacuum Solutions Launches Vacuum Pump Service Program

Busch Vacuum Solutions USA, one of the largest manufacturers of vacuum pumps, blowers, compressors, and systems, announced the launch of their new Exchange PLUS vacuum pump service program.

Flex Logix Raises $55M Series D Financing as It Accelerates Market Adoption of AI Inference and EFPGA Solutions

Flex Logix Technologies, Inc. announced today the close of a $55 million oversubscribed Series D funding round.

Global Semiconductor Materials Market Sets New High of $55.3 Billion With 5% Expansion in 2020, SEMI Reports

The global semiconductor materials market grew 4.9% in 2020 to $55.3 billion in revenue, surpassing the previous market high of $52.9 billion set in 2018, SEMI, the global industry association representing the electronics manufacturing and design supply chain, reported today in its Materials Market Data Subscription (MMDS).

Investment Needed in US$500M Sulfuric Market

IC fabs “life blood” may soon be in short supply in US.

NUST MISIS Scientists Take Step Towards Quantum Supremacy

A Russian-German research team has created a quantum sensor that grants access to measurement and manipulation of individual two-level defects in qubits.

SiFive and ArchiTek Enable Secure, Private, Flexible Edge AI Computing With AiOnIc Processor

SiFive, Inc., the provider of commercial RISC-V processor IP and custom silicon solutions, and Osaka R&D venture ArchiTek Corporation today announced ArchiTek’s first in-house developed AI processor, AiOnIc, featuring the ArchiTek Intelligence Pixel Engine (aIPE), and SiFive E3-Series RISC-V processor Core IP.