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.

John Lee of Ansys Joins Si2 Board of Directors

John Lee, general manager and vice president of the Ansys Electronics and Semiconductor Division, has been elected to the Silicon Integration Initiative board of directors.

Discovery Could Help Lengthen Lifespan of Electronic Devices

Using advanced in-situ electron microscopy, the School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering researchers were able to observe ferroelectric fatigue as it occurred. This technique uses an advanced microscope to ‘see’, in real-time, down to the nanoscale and atomic levels.

Renesas Simplifies Safe and Power-Efficient Sensor-Less Brushless DC Motor Control Design for Industrial and Home Appliances

Renesas Electronics Corporation expanded its motor control solutions portfolio with two system-in-package (SiP) solutions to simplify brushless DC (BLDC) motor control design for a wide range of cordless battery-powered applications.

IAR Systems Appoints Kazuhisa Harabe as New Country Manager for Japan

IAR Systems, a supplier of software tools and services for embedded development, today announced that Kazuhisa Harabe has been appointed to Country Manager for IAR Systems Japan.

Intel Steps Up Hiring in Taiwan to Secure Semiconductor Chips Supply Chain for PC Partners

Intel Corporation is ramping up hiring activity globally but more so in Taiwan.

Toppan Photomasks Receives Supplier Excellence Award from Texas Instruments

Toppan Photomasks, Inc. announced today that it has received the 2020 Supplier Excellence Award from Texas Instruments (TI).

Semiconductor Units Forecast To Exceed 1 Trillion Devices Again in 2021

A 13% increase is expected to lift total semiconductor shipments to a new record high.

ActLight Photodiode Technology Approved by Leading Semiconductor Foundry and Ready for Volume Production

ActLight, the Swiss technology firm known for its signal-to-noise ratio photodiodes, announced today that its IP portfolio has been approved by a leading global semiconductor foundry.

Atmosic Technologies’ New Reference Designs Bring the Power of Photovoltaic-Harvested Energy to IoT Manufacturers

The reference designs integrate Atmosic’s award-winning M3 Bluetooth 5 system-on-chip (SoC) with energy harvesting technology.

Insight LiDAR Develops Industry’s First “Gesture Detection” Sensing Technology for Autonomous Vehicle LiDAR Systems

Autonomous Vehicle (AV) technology company Insight LiDAR today announced that its product, Insight 1600, is the first LiDAR with the combined high resolution and velocity detection to enable pedestrian gesture recognition.