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.

STMicroelectronics Powers Creative NFC Applications with Dynamic Message Content and Anti-Tamper in New Type-5 Tags

Uniquely combining NFC Type-5 properties with augmented NDEF (NFC Data Exchange Format) and tamper detection, STMicroelectronics’ST25TV512C and ST25TV02KC tags let developers leverage NFC contactless communication in new and imaginative ways for applications in consumer engagement, brand recognition, supply-chain management, and access control.

Titanium Oxide Nanotubes Facilitate Low-Cost Laser-Assisted Photoporation

A research team at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Toyohashi University of Technology developed a nanosecond pulse laser-assisted photoporation method using titanium-oxide nanotubes (TNTs) for highly efficient and low-cost intracellular delivery.

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.