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.

SiC and GaN-based Power Electronics to Boost Automotive Semiconductor Efficiencies and Profitability

Strategy Analytics predicts that as HEV/EV (hybrid electric vehicle/electric vehicle) platforms become a greater proportion of the global vehicle manufacturing mix, the demand for power electronic components will account for over 55% of the total semiconductor demand from HEV/EV powertrain by…

Limitation Exposed in Promising Quantum Computing Material

Metallic surfaces no longer protected as topological insulators become thinner.

Breakthrough Material Could Lead to Cheaper, More Widespread Solar Panels and Electronics

Two physics research groups at the University of Kansas have generated free electrons from organic semiconductors when combined with a single atomic layer of molybdenum disulfide, a recently discovered two-dimensional semiconductor.

Intel Unveils New Tools in Its Advanced Packaging Toolbox

Last week at SEMICON West in San Francisco, Intel engineering leaders provided an update on Intel’s advanced packaging capabilities and unveiled new building blocks, including innovative uses of EMIB and Foveros together and a new Omni-Directional Interconnect (ODI) technology.

SEMI Teams with FIRST Global to Inspire Young Students Worldwide to Pursue STEM Educations and Careers

SEMI, the global industry association representing the electronics design and manufacturing supply chain, today announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with FIRST Global, a non-profit that organizes the FIRST Global Challenge, an annual international robotics event dedicated to inspiring a passion for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) among young students worldwide.

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.