Shannon Davis

News and Web Editor

7177 Articles0 Comments

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.

Newfound Superconductor Material Could Be the ‘Silicon of Quantum Computers’

Possible ‘topological superconductor’ could overcome industry’s problem of quantum decoherence.

A Field of Sensor Dreams

TERRA-REF aims to transform plant breeding by using remote sensing to quantify plant traits such as plant architecture, carbon uptake, tissue chemistry, water use and other features to predict the yield potential and stress resistance of 400+ diverse sorghum lines.

Meera Rao Joins Rambus Board of Directors

Rambus Inc., a silicon IP and chip provider making data faster and safer, today announced the appointment of Meera Rao to its Board of Directors, effective immediately.

StratEdge Expands Packaging and Assembly Services for High-Frequency and High-Power Devices

New facility equipped with cleanrooms and latest eutectic die attach systems.

Greener, Faster and Cheaper Way to Make Patterned Metals for Solar Cells and Electronics

An innovative way to pattern metals has been discovered by scientists in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Warwick, which could make the next generation of solar panels more sustainable and cheaper.

The First Metal-Organic Coordination Polymers Were Synthesized at the Samara Polytech

The resulting nanostructured materials have unique properties.

Edwards Vacuum Opens North American Semiconductor HQ in Hillsboro

Innovation and manufacturing center will employ 250+ workers, including 100 new jobs.

Toppan Photomasks and GLOBALFOUNDRIES Enter into Multi-Year Supply Agreement

Toppan Photomasks, Inc. and GLOBALFOUNDRIES today announced that they have entered into a multi-year supply agreement in which Toppan will provide GF with photomasks and related services currently supported by GF’s Burlington, Vermont U.S. photomask manufacturing operation.

Smart Tech, Innovation, Industry Future in Spotlight at SEMICON Taiwan 2019

Spanning the entire semiconductor and microelectronics supply chain – from design through systems – SEMICON Taiwan 2019 will gather the world’s top technologists, visionaries and innovators for insights into the latest trends and opportunities across smart vertical markets including manufacturing, automotive, healthcare and data.

Innovative Foundry Technologies Commences Patent Litigation Against UMC

Innovative Foundry Technologies LLC (IFT US) announced that its Dutch subsidiary, Innovative Foundry Technologies B.V. (IFT BV) has initiated patent litigation in Germany against Taiwan-based semiconductor foundry, United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), for infringement of one of IFT BV’s semiconductor fabrication patents.