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.

Silicon Creations’ SerDes Technology Designed into Novatek 8K TV SoC on TSMC 12nm Process

Silicon Creations, a leading supplier of high-performance analog and mixed-signal intellectual property (IP), announced today that its Deserializer PMA (Physical Media Attachment) technology has been deployed as a V-by-One HS receiver in an SoC designed by Novatek Microelectronics Corp. for an 8K digital TV application.

NTU Singapore Scientists Develop Artificial Intelligence System for High Precision Recognition of Hand Gestures

Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed an Artificial Intelligence (AI) system that recognizes hand gestures by combining skin-like electronics with computer vision.

Lattice Sentry Solutions Stack and SupplyGuard Service Deliver End-to-End Supply Chain Protection with Dynamic Trust

Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, the low power programmable leader, today launched the Lattice Sentry solutions stack and the Lattice SupplyGuard supply chain protection service.

Blaize Delivers Breakthrough for AI Edge Computing

Blaize today announced the company’s first AI computing hardware and software products built to overcome today’s unmet requirements for compute and productization of AI applications at the edge.

Cadence Delivers Machine Learning-Optimized Xcelium Logic Simulation with up to 5X Faster Regressions

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. announced the Cadence Xcelium Logic Simulator has been enhanced with machine learning technology (ML), called Xcelium ML, to increase verification throughput.

Efficient Valves for Electron Spins

Researchers at the University of Basel in collaboration with colleagues from Pisa have developed a new concept that uses the electron spin to switch an electrical current. In addition to fundamental research, such spin valves are also the key elements in spintronics – a type of electronics that exploits the spin instead of the charge of electrons.

Quantum Materials Quest Could Benefit from Graphene that Buckles

Graphene, an extremely thin two-dimensional layer of the graphite used in pencils, buckles when cooled while attached to a flat surface, resulting in beautiful pucker patterns that could benefit the search for novel quantum materials and superconductors, according to Rutgers-led research in the journal Nature.

QuickLogic Joins CHIPS Alliance to Expand Open Source FPGA Efforts

QuickLogic Corporation (NASDAQ: QUIK), a developer of ultra-low power multi-core voice-enabled SoCs, embedded FPGA IP, and Endpoint AI solutions, announced that it has joined the CHIPS Alliance, the leading consortium advancing common and open hardware for interfaces, processors and systems.

European Research Institute Chooses Veeco MOCVD Platform For Wireless and Broadband Communication Applications

Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ: VECO) today announced that IHP Microelectronics, based in Frankfurt, Germany, has selected Veeco’s TurboDisc metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) system for the development of high-performance, silicon-based microelectronic technologies.

Samsung Display Commercializes New, Variable Refresh Rate Technology for Increasing Smartphone Power Savings

Samsung Display Company today revealed new display technology that features a remarkable power-saving function for mobile electronics, being commercialized for the first time in Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G flagship smartphones.