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.

ON Semiconductor to Explore Sale of Niigata Manufacturing Facility

ON Semiconductor Corporation (Nasdaq: ON), driving energy efficient innovations, today announced it is exploring a sale of its manufacturing facility in Niigata, Japan.

OLED Display Startup Mattrix Technologies Opens $3M Financing Round With Second Investment From JSR Corporation

Mattrix Technologies, Inc. (“Mattrix”), a US-based startup developing groundbreaking AMOLED backplane solutions for the flat-panel display industry, announced that JSR Corporation(“JSR”) has closed a second investment into the company.

Materials Science Researchers Develop First Electrically Injected Laser

The diode laser uses semiconducting material germanium tin and could improve micro-processing speed and efficiency at much lower costs.

Layer of Nanoparticles Could Improve LED Performance and Lifetime

Adding a layer of nanoparticles to LED designs could help them produce more light for the same energy, and also increase their lifetime. This is according to a team from Imperial College London and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati who have found a new way to boost the amount of light LEDs produce. They report their innovation in the journal Light Science & Applications.

Todd Younkin Appointed President and CEO of Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC)

Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC), a leading global semiconductor research consortium, today announced the appointment of industry veteran Todd Younkin as President and Chief Executive Officer. Younkin’s appointment was made by SRC’s Board of Directors. Younkin will start transitioning to his new role on August 18, 2020.

Materials Science Researchers Develop First Electrically Injected Laser

Materials science researchers, led by electrical engineering professor Shui-Qing “Fisher” Yu, have demonstrated the first electrically injected laser made with germanium tin.

Plasma-Therm Announces Strategic Ion Beam Development and Licensing Agreement

Plasma-Therm, a leading manufacturer of plasma-process equipment for the semiconductor industry, has signed a landmark agreement with one of the world’s largest semiconductor equipment companies for Ion Beam Etch technology development and equipment.

Intel’s Stumble in Leading-Edge Chips Race Gives Rivals an Opportunity to Catch Up, says GlobalData

Intel has fallen behind in its ability to make commercially ready, leading-edge chips in sufficient volumes, opening the door to its main rivals, AMD and Nvidia, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

Renesas’ Intersil Brand ICs Blast Off Onboard the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Mission to the Red Planet

Renesas Electronics Corporation, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced that more than 20 of its radiation-hardened (rad-hard) integrated circuits (ICs) were onboard the July 30 lift off of NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover.

At Virtual MTT-S IMS 2020, Teledyne Showcases Dual-Channel DACs, Track & Hold Amps, Digitizer Studio Software, 90GHz Connectors

Teledyne Technologies is featuring a broad range of advanced RF & Microwave products and capabilities this week at the annual International Microwave Symposium, revamped into a ‘virtual’ online event this year due to the ongoing pandemic. Nine separate Teledyne brands currently deliver complex RF/MW solutions globally for the most demanding applications.