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.

SiFive To Introduce New RISC-V Processor Architecture and RISC-V PC at Linley Fall Virtual Processor Conference

SiFive, Inc., the provider of commercial RISC-V processor IP and silicon solutions, announced that Dr. Yunsup Lee, CTO of SiFive, and Dr. Krste Asanovic, Chief Architect of SiFive, will present at the technology industry’s premier processor conference, the Linley Fall Virtual Processor Conference.

Global Semiconductor Sales Increase 4.9 Percent Year-to-Year in July

The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today announced worldwide sales of semiconductors were $35.2 billion in July 2020, 4.9 percent more than the July 2019 total of $33.5 billion and 2.1 percent greater than the June 2020 total of $34.5 billion.

Kushagra Vaid Joins Flex Logix’s Board of Directors

Flex Logix Technologies, Inc., a leading supplier of embedded FPGA (eFPGA) and AI Inference IP, chips, boards and software, today announced that it has appointed industry-veteran Kushagra Vaid as an independent member to its Board of Directors.

DSP Group Selects Synopsys’ ARC EM Processor IP for Adaptive Processing Smart Codecs

Synopsys, Inc. today announced that DSP Group, Inc., a leading global provider of wireless and voice-processing chipset solutions for converged communications, selected Synopsys DesignWare ARC EM5D Processor IP for its high-efficiency control and signal processing capabilities to enable development of its DBMC2-TWS advanced adaptive processing audio codec for true wireless stereo (TWS) headsets.

Novel Virus-Based Colorimetric Sensor Can Show True Colors of Airborne Threats

Scientists employ genetically engineered viruses to produce intuitive color-coded sensors for detecting airborne chemicals.

Peel-Apart Surfaces Drive Transistors to the Ledge

Semiconductor manufacturers are paying more attention to two-dimensional materials, such as transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), following the discovery, at KAUST, of an epitaxial growth process of single-crystal TMDs nanoribbons.

Solid State Drive (SSD) Market is Projected to Reach USD 125 Billion by 2026

According to a recent study from market research firm Global Market Insights, The solid state drive (SSD) market is set to witness commendable traction on account of growing demand for high-performance gaming computers and laptops.

Multibeam Unveils Major Initiative to Develop Full-Wafer, All-Maskless Patterning at 45nm and Larger Nodes on Its MEBL Production System

Multibeam Corporation today confirmed it has embarked upon an ambitious project to apply its innovative Multicolumn E-Beam Lithography (MEBL) technology to pattern entire wafers at 45nm and larger nodes, without the use of any masks, for back-end-of-line (BEOL) processing.

Silex Insight and Faraday Extend Strategic Partnership to Deliver Secure IoT and AI Solutions

Silex Insight, a provider for flexible security IP cores, and Faraday Technology Corporation (TWSE: 3035), a ASIC design service and IP provider, announce their collaboration for delivering secure IoT solutions for a wide range of ASIC applications.

GaN-on-SiC Epiwafer Specialist SweGaN Selected for Second Year on Prestigious List of Sweden’s Hottest Tech Startups

SweGaN AB, manufacturer of custom-made GaN-on-SiC epitaxial wafers for components and devices for telecom, satellite, defense and power electronics, announced today the company has been named for the 2nd year in a row to the prestigious Ny Teknik (New Technology) “33 List” of Sweden’s most promising and innovative young companies. This year’s contenders included 270 companies.