Shannon Davis

News and Web Editor

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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.

Smart Parking and Sensors in the Age of IoT

Poorly managed parking resources have a substantial negative impact on cities — one that has been well-documented.

Tsinghua to Enter the DRAM Business

DRAMeXchange, a division of TrendForce, says that Tsinghua Unigroup’s official statement on June 30th has revealed its newly composed DRAM group, with Diao Shijing, former director of the Electronic Information Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, as the group’s Chairman and Charles Kao as CEO.

Applied Materials to Acquire Kokusai Electric

Applied Materials, Inc. today announced a definitive agreement under which Applied will acquire all outstanding shares of Kokusai Electric for $2.2 billion in cash from global investment firm KKR.

AKHAN Semiconductor Appoints Vice Admiral Charles W. Moore Jr. to the Company’s Board of Directors

AKHAN Semiconductor, a technology company specializing in the fabrication and application of lab-grown, electronic-grade diamonds, announced today the appointment of Vice Admiral Charles W. Moore Jr. to its Board of Directors.

Jury Unanimously Finds Huawei Misappropriated CNEX’s Advanced Semiconductor Trade Secrets

CNEX Labs Inc., developer of a transformative architecture for solid state drive (SSD) controllers, today announced that a federal jury has found that Huawei Technologies Co. misappropriated CNEX’s trade secrets.

Robert H. Dennard, DRAM Inventor and Scaling Pioneer, to Receive Semiconductor Industry’s Top Honor

The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today announced Dr. Robert H. Dennard, pioneer of transformational breakthroughs in semiconductor technology and IBM Fellow Emeritus, has been named the 2019 recipient of SIA’s highest honor, the Robert N. Noyce Award.

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Releases 700V and 600V αMOS5 Super Junction MOSFETs in 300mm Fab

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor, a designer, developer, and global supplier of a broad range of power semiconductors and power ICs, today announced the release of 700V and 600V αMOS5 Super Junction MOSFET families in 300mm technologies.

Researchers Teleport Information Within a Diamond

Researchers from the Yokohama National University have teleported quantum information securely within the confines of a diamond. The study has big implications for quantum information technology – the future of how sensitive information is shared and stored.

Emerging Semiconductor Substrates: What Will Be The Next Game-Changer?

Yole Développement (Yole) expects the emerging semiconductor substrate market to surpass US$400 million, growing at a 24% CAGR between 2018 and 2024.

MEMS Manufacturing for 2020 and Beyond

With so much growth ahead of us, how will the design and manufacture of MEMS keep pace with industry demand for higher levels of innovation and integration, lower cost and lower power, smaller footprints, and faster design cycles — all while meeting acceptable price points?