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.

OSRAM Selects Veeco’s Lumina MOCVD System for High-End LED Production and to Drive Next Generation Products

Veeco Instruments Inc. today announced that OSRAM Opto Semiconductors, a leading manufacturer of optoelectronic components, has qualified Veeco’s Lumina MOCVD System for production of high-end LEDs and to drive the next generation of advanced photonic devices.

Ansys Multiphysics Solutions Certified for Samsung Foundry’s Entire Line of FinFET Process Technologies

Ansys achieved new certifications of its leading-edge suite of semiconductor design solutions for all Samsung Foundry FinFET process nodes.

Leading Edge Equipment Technologies Completes $7.6 Million Series A Financing to Commercialize Revolutionary Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology

Leading Edge Equipment Technologies, the maker of revolutionary silicon wafer manufacturing equipment for solar panels, announced today the closing of $7.6 million in Series A financing led by Prime Impact Fund.

Deci Raises $9.1M in Seed Funding to Build AI that Crafts Next Generation of AI

Deci, the deep learning company dedicated to transforming the AI lifecycle, today announced it has raised $9.1 million in a seed round led by Israel-based VC firm Emerge and global VC fund Square Peg. The company is building an AI-based platform that can automatically craft robust, scalable, and efficient deep neural network solutions ready for production at scale. Deci aims to help AI practitioners build the next generation of deep learning models.

STMicroelectronics Introduces World’s First All-in-One, Multi-Zone, Direct Time-of-Flight Module

STMicroelectronics has extended its portfolio of FlightSense Time-of-Flight (ToF) sensors with the world’s first 64-zone device that breaks a scene into separate areas to help an imaging system build the most detailed spatial understanding of a scene.

A Blast of Gas for Better Solar Cells

A simple process for depositing silicon oxide onto silicon wafers could be a great step forward for making silicon-based solar cells. Researchers at KAUST have used a method called plasma processing in a chamber filled with carbon dioxide gas.

Synopsys and Samsung Foundry Collaboration Delivers Portfolio of Optimized iPDKs and Methodologies for Advanced Custom Design

Synopsys, Inc. today announced that in collaboration with Samsung Foundry, more than 30 new interoperable process design kits (iPDKs) have been jointly developed, validated and support the Synopsys Custom Design Platform.

Semiconductor IP Market to Reach USD 7.9 Billion by 2027

The Global Semiconductor IP Market is projected to reach a value of over USD 7.9 billion by 2027 at a CAGR of around 4.9%.

Aldec’s TySOM Family of Embedded System Development Solutions Now Supports Xilinx PYNQ (Python Productivity for Zynq)

Aldec, Inc., a pioneer in mixed HDL language simulation and hardware-assisted verification for FPGA and ASIC designs, has added PYNQ Python Productivity for Zynq from Xilinx, Inc. to its TySOM family of Xilinx Zynq SoC based boards and its TySOM Embedded Development Kit.