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.

Cohu Introduces cRacer mmWave Interface Platform for Semiconductor Test

Cohu, Inc., a global leader in back-end semiconductor equipment and services, today announced the introduction of its cRacer RF interface platform for next generation mmWave device test.

SETi and Seoul Viosys Violeds Technology Demonstrated to Kill 99% of Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in Less Than a Second

Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc. (SETi) and Seoul Viosys (KOSDAQ: 092190), the leading global providers of UV LED technology and subsidiaries of Seoul Semiconductor, announced that Violeds technology can quickly and effectively kill 99.437% of SARS-CoV-2 in just a second.

Onto Innovation Adds Overlay Metrology Capability with the Acquisition of Inspectrology, LLC

Onto Innovation Inc. today announced that it has acquired Inspectrology, LLC. Headquartered in Sudbury, Massachusetts, USA, Inspectrology is a leading supplier of overlay metrology for controlling lithography and etch processes in the compound semiconductor market.

Amidst Rapid Growth, AKHAN Semiconductor Appoints New Board Member

AKHAN Semiconductor, a technology company specializing in the fabrication and application of lab-grown, electronic-grade diamonds, announced today it has appointed Haydar F. Alireza to its Board of Directors.

Physicists Observe Competition Between Magnetic Orders

They are as thin as a hair, only a hundred thousand times thinner–so-called two-dimensional materials, consisting of a single layer of atoms, have been booming in research for years.

STMicroelectronics Extends MasterGaN Family with New Device Optimized for Asymmetrical Topologies

Building upon the advantages of STMicroelectronics’ MasterGaN platform, MasterGaN2 is the first in the new family to contain two asymmetric gallium-nitride (GaN) transistors, delivering an integrated GaN solution suited to soft-switching and active-rectification converter topologies.

Gaining the GaN Advantage is Easier Than Ever

The increasing popularity of GaN solutions in power electronics has prompted many companies to rethink the way they build their power systems. In the last few years, GaN has proven to be reliable and pushing the boundaries in smaller, lighter, and more efficient power systems in data centers, automobiles, consumer electronics, renewable energy systems, and factories.

SEMI President and CEO Ajit Manocha Named to VLSIResearch Semiconductor Industry Hall of Fame

VLSIresearch has added SEMI president and CEO Ajit Manocha to its Semiconductor Industry Hall of Fame for his work on behalf of the industry in his current role and for many significant contributions throughout his career spanning four decades.

Si2 Workshop Explores Global Effort to Measure AI Compute Capacity and Infrastructure

An international effort to assess artificial intelligence compute capacity and help governments make informed AI infrastructure investments is the focus of an online workshop hosted by Silicon Integration Initiative, January 29, 8:00-10:00 am PST.

A Better Pen-And-Ink System for Drawing Flexible Circuits

Scientists report in ACS Applied Electronic Materials that they have developed inexpensive conductive inks for clog-free ballpoint pens that can allow users to “write” circuits almost anywhere — even on human skin.