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.

What’s Driving Changes in MEMS Sensors for Automotive?

The automotive industry is changing. Our vehicles are getting electrified, connected and automated. As this trend is accelerating, it’s having an impact on how semiconductor devices, including MEMS sensors, are designed and qualified for automotive.

AP Memory and Ambiq Announce Partnership

AP Memory Technology Corporation together with Ambiq announce their partnership to enable richer experiences in next-generation battery-powered intelligent endpoint devices.

Global Fab Equipment Spending Poised to Log Three Straight Years of Record Highs

Fueled by surging pandemic-inspired demand for electronics devices, the global semiconductor industry is on track to register a rare three consecutive years of record highs in fab equipment spending with a 16% increase in 2020 followed by forecast gains of 15.5% this year and 12% in 2022.

Smoltek Demonstrates the Thinnest Capacitor in the World

Smoltek has developed the world’s thinnest capacitor. The company is now demonstrating practically what it has previously claimed by producing a prototype of a CNF-MIM capacitor with a total height of just under 40 micrometers.

Rockley Selects Synopsys for Silicon Photonics Design Solutions

Synopsys, Inc. today announced that Rockley Photonics has adopted Synopsys solutions to accelerate the design and verification of silicon photonics for sensing and datacom applications.

BISTel Features Big Data-Driven Smart Analytical Solutions Designed for China’s Semiconductor Manufacturing Sector at SEMICON China 2021

BISTel announced today that it will provide a preview to its smart manufacturing strategy for China at the annual Semicon China exposition in Shanghai, March 17-19, 2021.

Elliptic Labs Appoints New CFO

Elliptic Labs (EuroNext Growth: ELABS.OL) announced today that Lars Holmøy is appointed as the new CFO and Investor Relations (IR) effective June 1, 2021.

Consumer Enthusiasm for Wearable Devices Drives the Market to 28.4% Growth in 2020, According to IDC

Worldwide shipments of wearable devices reached 153.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2020 (4Q20), a year-over-year increase of 27.2% according to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker.

Use of Perovskite Will Be a Key Feature of the Next Generation of Electronic Appliances

Nanomaterials of perovskite dispersed in hexane and irradiated by laser; light emission by these materials is intense thanks to resistance to surface defects.

Mouser Electronics Recognized as Global Distributor of the Year by Littelfuse for Tenth Year

This is the 10th time that Mouser has been honored with the top award.