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.

Baya Systems and Blue Cheetah Partner to Deliver Chiplet Interconnect Solutions

Baya Systems and Blue Cheetah Analog Design today announced the availability of a combined chiplet-optimized Network on Chip (NoC) and Physical Layer (PHY) interconnect IP solution.

Pearson’s Connections Academy, SEMI Partnership Will Connect Students and Educators to the Semiconductor Industry

Pearson and its Connections Academy, the fully online public school program serving K-12 students, announced today a strategic partnership with the SEMI Foundation, the 501(c)(3) arm of SEMI, a global industry association representing the electronics manufacturing, semiconductor, and design supply chain market.

USTC Integrates Wafer-Scale 2D Materials and Metal Electrodes with van der Waals Contacts

A research team led by Prof. ZENG Hualing, Prof. QIAO Zhenhua, and Prof. SHAO Xiang from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) achieved progress in studying van der Waals (vdW) contacts for two-dimensional (2D) electrical devices.

Breker Readies RISC-V CoreAssurance and SoCReady SystemVIP for Automated, Certification-level RISC-V Verification Coverage

Breker Verification Systems, whose product portfolio solves challenges across the functional and system verification process for large, complex semiconductors, today unwrapped its RISC-V CoreAssurance and SoCReady SystemVIP  providing a complete range of automated tests for the entire RISC-V core and SoC verification stack. 

Omdia Research Finds Weak Demand Leads to Declining Quarter for Semiconductor Market

In the first quarter of 2024, the semiconductor market experienced approximately 2% decline falling to $151.5bn according to Omdia’s new Competitive Landscaping Tool.

CEA-Leti Scientists Detail Progress on 3D Integration Technologies and Promising Approaches for More Than Moore and RF Integrated Systems at VLSI

CEA-Leti scientists presented three papers at the IEEE Symposium on VLSI Technology and Circuits detailing the institute’s progress on 3D integration technologies, which are a promising approach for designing More than Moore systems, especially radio frequency (RF) integrated systems.

Renesas Completes Acquisition of Transphorm

Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Transphorm, Inc.

QP Technologies Expands Die Preparation Business

QP Technologies, a provider of innovative microelectronic packaging and assembly solutions, today announced it has added a dicing saw to its manufacturing line, expanding its die and wafer preparation business.

Applied Materials Reports Progress on Net Zero 2040 Playbook

Applied Materials, Inc. has published its latest Sustainability Report, detailing the company’s progress over the past year in reducing its carbon emissions and collaborating with customers and partners to drive a more sustainable semiconductor industry.

Automotive Semiconductor Market Surges to $82.82B by 2031

The Global Automotive Semiconductor Market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 5.83% from 2024 to 2031, according to a new report published by Verified Market Research.