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.

Researchers Explain Visible Light From 2D Lead Halide Perovskites

Work resolves mystery and offers new path for light-emitting and other devices.

SIA Statement on the Scope of the Addition of Huawei to the Commerce Department’s Entity List

The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) released the following updated statement from President & CEO John Neuffer regarding the scope of the Commerce Department’s addition of Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. (and affiliates) to the Entity List.

A Wearable Vibration Sensor For Accurate Voice Recognition

The research group led by Professor Kilwon Cho and Professor Yoonyoung Chung developed a skin-attachable vibration sensor for voice recognition.

EV Group Invests 30M Euros For Capacity Expansion in Austria

Construction of an additional, large cleanroom in St. Florian am Inn creates additional development, demo and pilot production capacity.

GLOBALFOUNDRIES Adds Industry Veteran Glenda Dorchak to its Board of Directors to Support Next Phase of Transformative Growth

Move marks company’s first independent female board member, bringing decades of leadership in rapid-growth companies.

ES Design West Features “Meet the Experts,” TechTALK Highlighting Commercial Achievements of Electronic System Design

The ES Design West SMART Design Pavilion features a series of system-centric “Meet the Experts” sessions Tuesday through Thursday, July 9-11, in the South Hall of San Francisco’s Moscone Center as a co-located event at SEMICON West.

U.S. Companies Dominate Worldwide IC Marketshare

China and Taiwan companies register double-digit shares in the fabless segment but very low shares of the IDM IC segment. U.S. companies had just over 50% of the total worldwide IC market.

OU Physicists Show Novel Mott State In Twisted Graphene Bilayers At ‘Magic Angle’

A University of Oklahoma physics group sheds light on a novel Mott state observed in twisted graphene bilayers at the ‘magic angle’ in a recent study.

Washable Electronic Textiles To Usher In An Era Of Even Smarter Wearable Products

Transistors connected with twisted electrodes maintain functionality even after being bent and washed over 1,000 times and can activate LED or detect electrocardiogram signals.

North American Semiconductor Equipment Industry Posts May 2019 Billings

North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $2.06 billion in billings worldwide in May 2019 (three-month average basis), according to the May Equipment Market Data Subscription (EMDS) Billings Report published today by SEMI. The billings figure is 7.4 percent higher than the final April 2019 level of $1.92 billion, and is 23.6 percent lower than the May 2018 billings level of $2.69 billion.