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.

indie Semiconductor Appoints David J. Aldrich to its Board of Directors

indie, an Autotech semiconductor and software innovator which is currently in the process of becoming a public company through a planned merger with Thunder Bridge Acquisition II.

Industry R&D Spending to Rise 4% After Hitting Record in 2020

Intel stays on top of research and development ranking, but its share of total industry R&D expenditures dipped after its spending decreased 4% in 2020. AMD moved into the R&D top 10, says new report.

Semtech and Meshed Leverage the LoRaWAN Protocol to Monitor City Public Health

Meshed’s nCounter solution provides insight into the economic and social impacts of COVID-19 on local communities.

SUTD Research Team Extends 4D Printing to Nanophotonics

The newly developed shape memory polymer resist which allows for high-resolution 4D printing, promises a platform for information hiding for optical anti-counterfeiting and tunable photonic devices.

Optical Sensor Market is Projected to Reach $30 Billion by 2026

According to a recent study from market research firm Global Market Insights, Optical sensor market are broadly utilized in consumer electronic devices for the detection of events, changes, or input signals and pass the information to other components.

PUR Adhesives Confirmed to Work with Silicone Rubber Sheets in Mass Production

Experienced silicone product maker, General Silicones (GS), confirms the compatibility of its Compo-SiL silicone rubber sheets with standard PUR adhesives.

Integrated Impedance-Matching and Protection IC from STMicroelectronics Simplifies Portable GNSS Receivers

STMicroelectronics’ BPF8089-01SC6 RF front-end for Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receivers simplifies design and saves real-estate by integrating the impedance-matching and electrostatic-discharge (ESD) protection circuitry typically implemented using discrete components.

Lattice Announces Training Center for Award-Winning FPGAs and Solution Stacks

Lattice Semiconductor Corporation today announced an agreement with Krassin Consulting GmbH to establish the Lattice Education Competence Center (LEC2), a comprehensive training center.

eInfochips Wins Design Services Company of the Year Award from IESA

eInfochips, a leading provider of product engineering and semiconductor design services, has won the Design Services Company of the Year award for 2020 from Indian Electronics and Semiconductor Association (IESA).

Samsung Display to Introduce First 90Hz OLED Laptop Display

While most laptops and notebooks now offer a 60Hz refresh rate, Samsung Display announced today that it will mass produce the world’s first 90Hz OLED laptops in the first quarter of this year.