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.

Chip Manufacturing Equipment Spending to Hit Record High $70 Billion in 2021 After Strong 2020, SEMI Reports

Global sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment by original equipment manufacturers are projected to increase six percent to $63.2 billion in 2020 compared to $59.6 billion in 2019.

SEMICON West 2020: Building Global Balance in Technology Manufacturing

COVID-19 has illustrated for all of us how fragile the technology supply chain is and can become due to a virus. The risk is similar if we have a natural disaster or a trade war or another action that can disrupt how our world runs.

Applied Materials Launches Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative

Applied Materials, Inc. today unveiled a major new initiative aimed at creating a more sustainable and just supply chain for semiconductor and display manufacturing.

SuCCESS2030 (Supply Chain Certification for Environmental and Social Sustainability) will optimize material and parts selection, procurement, packaging, warehousing, transportation and recycling to reduce energy and emissions and conserve resources. The initiative also aims to promote ethics, human rights, diversity and inclusion throughout the supply chain.

PerkinElmer Showcases New NexION 5000 Multi-Quadrupole ICP Mass Spectrometer at SEMICON West 2020

PerkinElmer is showcasing their new NexION 5000 multi-quadrupole ICP mass spectrometer at the Virtual SEMICON West 2020 this week.

Lion Semiconductor Collaborates with Renesas to Develop Advanced 50W Wireless Power Mobile Reference Design

Lion Semiconductor, Inc. announced it is working with Renesas Electronics Corporation, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, to develop ultra high-speed wireless charging solutions with up to 50W for use in flagship smartphones and other mobile devices.

KIOXIA SSDs Gain Compatibility Approval with Broadcom Tri-Mode Adapters

KIOXIA America, Inc. announced that its lineup of NVMe, SAS and SATA SSDs have been successfully tested for compatibility and interoperability with Broadcom’s 9400 series of host bus adapters (HBAs) and MegaRAID adapters.

INFICON to Provide Computer Vision Location Tracking System for the Semiconductor Industry with NextMove VTS

INFICON, a provider of Smart Manufacturing/Industry 4.0 enabling software and hardware solutions for the electronics device manufacturing industry, today announced it has entered into a reseller agreement with VisAbility Solutions.

ASE Technology Holding Joins Apple’s Supplier Clean Energy Program

ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd., announced today that it has joined the Apple Supplier Clean Energy Program.

ALLOS and Prof. Ohkawa from KAUST Are Working on High Efficiency Nitride-Based Red LEDs on Si

ALLOS Semiconductors has engaged in a collaboration with Prof. Ohkawa and his team at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) for realizing high efficiency nitride-based red LEDs on large diameter silicon substrates.

CGI Americas Appointed North American Distributor for Weisun Clean Room and Industrial Ovens

CGI Americas (Newport Beach, CA) has been appointed as exclusive distributors for Weisun Industrial Company Ltd.’s(Taipei, Taiwan) complete line of clean room, laboratory and industrial ovens and curing systems for the North American market.