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.

Rice Device Channels Heat into Light

Carbon nanotube films created at Rice University enable method to recycle waste heat.

AI Designs Metamaterials Used in the Invisibility Cloak

The research team led by professor Rho of POSTECH developed a simultaneous inverse design of metamaterials via deep learning.

China’s Leading Photonics Exhibition to Present Solutions to Semiconductor Industry

As a world’s leading photonics event, the coming CIOE will present the most completed semiconductor solutions on manufacturing from materials, to devices and applications.

Synopsys Awarded DARPA ERI Contract Extension

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced a contract extension from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for the Posh Open Source Hardware (POSH) program to continue innovations in analog/mixed-signal (AMS) verification.

The MOSIS Service Selects Synopsys’ IC Validator for Large-scale FinFET SoCs

Synopsys, Inc. today announced that The MOSIS Service, a provider of Multi-Project Wafers, has selected Synopsys’ IC Validator tool for physical verification signoff.

Worldwide PC Shipments Grew 1.5 Percent in Second Quarter of 2019

After two quarters of decline, the worldwide PC market grew 1.5% in the second quarter of 2019, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc. Shipments totaled 63 million units in the second quarter of 2019, up from 62 million units in the second quarter of 2018.

Study Contributes to the Production of Flexible Electronic Devices

Research conducted by Brazilian and Italian scientists ordered the structure of polythiophene to enhance the optical and electronic properties of this organic conductive polymer.

Physicists’ Finding Could Revolutionize Information Transmission

A research team led by physicists at the University of California, Riverside, has observed, characterized, and controlled dark trions in a semiconductor — ultraclean single-layer tungsten diselenide (WSe2) — a feat that could increase the capacity and alter the form of information transmission.

Digi-Key Announces Exclusive Global Distribution Partnership with Helix Semiconductors

Digi-Key Electronics, a global electronic components distributor, announces that it has expanded its product portfolio by signing an exclusive global distribution partnership with Helix Semiconductors.

How to Catch More “Disappearing” Latent Defects

By 2020 electronic devices will account for over 35% of the manufacturing cost of an automobile, and by 2030, that number is expected to rise to 50%.