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.

A New Community Is Being Built at UCLA Around PyGears, a New Framework for Agile Chip Design

PyGears, a new hardware description language, has been introduced at UCLA in order to implement the idea of agile chip design based on reusable components and high-level Python constructs.

Pat Gelsinger Takes us on a Trip Down Memory Lane – and a Look Ahead: Part 1

Last November, Intel held their Innovation Days, with opening keynote by CEO Pat Gelsinger.

Soitec to Expand its Manufacturing Footprint in France

Soitec (Euronext Paris) announced today a new fabrication facility at its headquarters in Bernin, France, primarily to manufacture new silicon carbide wafers which respond to key challenges of the electric vehicle and industrial markets.

Rina Pal-Goetzen Joins SIA as Director of Global Policy

Pal-Goetzen to guide association’s international trade policy agenda, including trade agreements, market access, and emerging market development.

White House Meeting Highlights Need for Investments in Domestic Semiconductor Technology

The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) released the following statement from SIA President and CEO John Neuffer regarding today’s meeting at the White House about the importance of advancing initiatives to strengthen U.S. semiconductor manufacturing, research, and supply chains.

Scientists Fabricate Novel Electrical Component to Improve Stability of Solar Cells

In the future, decarbonized societies that use internet of things (IoT) devices will become commonplace.

Researchers Fabricate Large-Area Sky-Blue PeLEDs

The research group led by Prof. XIAO Zhengguo from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences prepared large-area and efficient sky-blue perovskite light-emitting diodes (PeLEDs) by blade-coating supersaturated perovskite solution.

SiC MOSFETs from ROHM Chosen by Lucid for Efficient On-Board Charging of Groundbreaking Luxury Electric Vehicle

ROHM Semiconductor has announced that Lucid, an advanced luxury electric vehicle company headquartered in California, is using its silicon carbide metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistor (SiC MOSFET) in the ground-breaking Lucid Air.

Researchers Use Flat Lenses to Extend Viewing Distance for 3D Display

New approach lays groundwork for compact 3D displays that create more realistic virtual scenes.

Renesas Extends Functional Safety Leadership with SIL3 Certified Solutions for Both Arm Cortex-M23, -M33-based RA and RX MCUs

Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced availability of industry-leading functional safety solutions that meet the IEC61508 standard for both its RA and RX Families of microcontrollers.