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.

Using Protons to Tune Interlayer Forces in Van-der-Waals Materials

A Chinese-Australian collaboration has demonstrated for the first time that interlayer coupling in a van der Waals (vdW) material can be largely modulated by a protonic gate, which inject protons to devices from an ionic solid.

Keep Safe and Cool in the Pool: Novel Chip Sensor Makes Swimming Pools Safer

A new microchip that enables continuous monitoring of pH and chlorine levels in swimming pools will vastly improve water safety and hygiene for more than 2.7 million Australians as new research shows it can deliver consistent and accurate pool chemistry for reliable pool management.

Spin Memory Announces Extension of Series B Funding

Spin Memory, Inc. (Spin Memory), the leading developer of MRAM technologies, announced an extension of its Series B funding round, having received additional investment from all major investors. The funding includes recent investors, Arm, Applied Ventures, LLC (the venture capital arm of Applied Materials, Inc.) and Abies Ventures (Abies), as well as the company’s founding investor, Allied Minds.

SiTime Enables High Performance Optical and Data Communications for Outdoor 5G Deployment

SiTime Corporation, a market leader in MEMS timing, today introduced the SiT9501 differential MEMS oscillator.

Onto Innovation Announces Its New Element FTIR Technology

Onto Innovation Inc. today announced the availability of the Element material analysis platform, which enables customers to monitor and control layers of dielectric thin films, measuring dopants such as boron and phosphorous, as well as monitoring process by-products such as hydrogen.

Nova Unveils Next Generation Integrated Metrology Solutions

Nova (Nasdaq: NVMI) announced today two break-through Integrated Metrology solutions, reinforcing the company’s Optical CD portfolio technology leadership. The new platforms, Nova i570 HP and Nova ASTERA, will enhance Nova’s ability to support customers in the most advanced Memory and Logic nodes.

‘Etch-a-Sketching’ Critical P-N Nano-Junctions for 2D Semiconductor Diode

Fascinating opportunities are emerging from a new class of materials named two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors, which are only one atom thick. 2D materials are poised to have a bright future in the electronics and optoelectronics industry, as well as in Internet of Things devices.

Intel, MIT and Georgia Tech Deliver Improved Machine-Programming Code Similarity System

Today, Intel unveiled a new machine programming (MP) system – in conjunction with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech).

Plasma-Therm Opens New Regional Office in Singapore

Plasma-Therm LLC, a leading manufacturer of plasma-process equipment for the semiconductor industry, is pleased to announce the opening of new offices in Singapore.

Low-Profile Surface-Mount Schottky Diodes from STMicroelectronics Boost Power Density and Efficiency

STMicroelectronics has launched 26 new Schottky diodes in low-profile SMA and SMB Flat packages, covering voltage ratings from 25 to 200V and current ratings from 1 to 5A.