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.

EdgeCortix Collaborates With Cadence To Accelerate AI Chip Design

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNS) today announced that EdgeCortix, Inc. focused on artificial intelligence (AI) driven software and hardware acceleration solutions, specially designed for edge computing scenarios, has deployed multiple Cadence verification and digital tools to accelerate the design and verification of its edge AI chips.

A*STAR’s Institute of Microelectronics and NexGen Announce New Wafer Applications Joint Laboratory in Singapore

A*STAR’s Institute of Microelectronics (IME) and NexGen Wafer Systems (NexGen) have established a S$9 million wafer applications joint laboratory to develop chemical wet etching and wafer substrate thinning processes for semiconductor IC fabrication and 3D wafer level packaging technology.

Microchip Further Protects FPGA-based Designs with First Tool that Combats Major Industry Threat to System Security in the Field

Mission-critical and other high-assurance systems deployed worldwide are under rapidly evolving threats from cybercriminals who attempt to extract Critical Program Information (CPI) via the FPGAs that power them.

AI Chipmaker Hailo Partners with Lanner Electronics to Launch Next-generation AI Inference Solutions at the Edge

AI (Artificial Intelligence) chipmaker Hailo announced today its partnership with Lanner Electronics, to launch groundbreaking AI inference solutions for real-time computer vision at the edge.

Inova Semiconductors Implements YieldWatchDog as Yield Management Solution

DR YIELD software & solutions GmbH, provider of the smart data analytics solution YieldWatchDog, announces that they were selected by Inova Semiconductors GmbH to enable actionable insights into their chip test data.

CEA-Leti Launches Direct Analysis to Bring Speed and Efficiency to Food-Safety Testing

Armed with exclusive access to 11 CEA-Leti patents covering specialties such as DNA extraction and microscopic-sample diagnostics, CEA-Leti startup Direct Analysis has developed a pathogenic-bacteria-detection system for food manufacturers that takes one-fourth of the time of existing tests, can minimize stoppage of production lines and reduce food-product recalls and losses.

Driving Fab Performance Metrics from the Sub-Fab to the Cleanroom

By Alan Ifould This is the 10th post to this blog in a year where change has been an overriding theme.

Samsung’s New Mid-power LED Integrates Unsurpassed Light Efficacy with Outstanding Color Quality

Samsung Electronics Co. today introduced the LM301B EVO, a new mid-power LED package that has been designed to set the pace in light efficacy and color quality for indoor and industrial applications.

Smaller Companies Fuel Growth in Worldwide Wearables Market in 1Q21, Says IDC

The appetite for wearable devices remained strong in the first quarter of 2021 (1Q21) even as volumes retreated from record fourth quarter levels.

ROHM’s High 8V Gate Withstand Voltage Marking Technology Breakthrough for 150V GaN HEMT

ROHM Semiconductor today announced it has developed the industry’s highest (8V) gate breakdown voltage (rated gate-source voltage) technology for 150V GaN HEMT devices – optimized for power supply circuits in industrial and communication equipment.