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.

NVIDIA Names Ellen Ochoa to Board of Directors

NVIDIA today announced that it has named to its board of directors Ellen Ochoa, who was the former director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, and the first Latina astronaut in space.

FormFactor and Advantest Partner on Silicon Photonics Wafer-Level Test Cell to Enable High-Volume Manufacturing

FormFactor, Inc. and Advantest Corporation announced today a strategic partnership to develop a novel test cell and measurement system designed for high-volume production of silicon photonics (SiPh) and co-packaged optics (CPO) devices.

Fabrication of 4-inch Wafer-Scale Heterostructure via PECVD

KIMM achieves world’s first large-area semiconductor fabrication with TMDc and graphene heterostructure.

New PFAS Removal Process Aims to Stamp Out Pollution Ahead of Semiconductor Industry Growth

A University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign study is the first to describe an electrochemical strategy to capture, concentrate and destroy mixtures of diverse chemicals known as PFAS — including the increasingly prevalent ultra-short-chain PFAS — from water in a single process.

Heidelberg Instruments Reports Major Orders for the VPG+ 1400 FPD Volume Pattern Generator

Heidelberg Instruments has secured two major orders for its VPG+ 1400 FPD Volume Pattern Generator from leading photomask manufacturers in Asia, with a total order value between EUR 9 million and EUR 10 million.

Boston Materials Announces $13.5M in New Funding for Manufacturing Expansion and Establishing Supply Chain Partnerships

BOSTON MATERIALS, INC., a manufacturer of advanced materials key to the next generation of semiconductors and aircraft platforms, today announced $13.5 million in new funding.

ACM Research Announces Major Performance Breakthrough for Ultra C Tahoe Cleaning Tool for Front-End Semiconductor Manufacturing

ACM Research, Inc., a supplier of wafer processing solutions for semiconductor and advanced wafer-level packaging applications, today announced a major performance breakthrough for its flagship Ultra C Tahoe Cleaning tool.

MACOM Expands IC Design Expertise with Acquisition of ENGIN-IC

MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings announced today that it has acquired ENGIN-IC, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company that designs advanced Gallium Nitride monolithic microwave integrated circuits and integrated microwave assemblies located in Plano, Texas and San Diego, California.

Compound Semiconductor Materials Market Size to Surpass USD 60.75 Billion by 2033

Compound semiconductors are formed when two or more elements from separate or the same group on the periodic table are brought together and combined. Due to the increased demand for applications on electronic and mobile devices, it has experienced phenomenal growth over the past few years.

Empower Semiconductor Showcases Cutting-Edge Vertical Power Architecture for AI and HPC Processors at electronica 2024

Empower Semiconductor will demonstrate its new Crescendo platform with FinFast technology at electronica 2024, the world’s leading trade fair and conference for electronics.