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.

Lam Research Unveils Industry’s Most Advanced Conductor Etch Technology to Date

Lam Research Corp. today introduced Akara, a breakthrough innovation in plasma etch and the most advanced conductor etch tool available.

Cambridge GaN Devices Secures $32M to Drive Global Growth in Power Semiconductor Industry

Cambridge GaN Devices has successfully closed a $32 million Series C funding round.

EV Group Highlights Revolutionary Temporary Wafer Bonding and Debonding Solution for HBM and 3D DRAM at SEMICON Korea

EV Group today announced that it is highlighting its IR LayerRelease temporary bonding and debonding (TB/DB) solution, as well other wafer bonding and lithography technologies, at the SEMICON Korea 2025 expo in Seoul, Korea on February 19-21.

Irresistible Materials Names Dinesh Bettadapur CEO

Bettadapur to drive the commercialization and market adoption of company’s innovative EUV photoresist platform.

Synopsys Teams Up with SEMI Foundation to Drive Workforce Development Initiatives in Semiconductor Industry

Synopsys, Inc. and the SEMI Foundation today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at Synopsys’ corporate headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif. to advance workforce development within the semiconductor chip design sector.

Gartner Says Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue Grew 18% in 2024

Worldwide semiconductor revenue in 2024 totaled $626 billion, an increase of 18.1% from 2023, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc. Revenue is projected to total $705 billion in 2025.

New Biosensors Could Revolutionize Cancer Detection

BME researchers combine precision and simplicity in cell-free biosensors, transforming diagnostic tools.

SEMI ISS Europe 2025 Speakers to Address AI, Sustainability, Supply Chain Resilience, and Workforce Development

The SEMI Industry Strategy Symposium Europe (ISS Europe) 2025, March 12-14 in Sopot, Poland, is themed AI: Catalyst to Propel Europe’s Competitiveness.

IKO’s New High-Thrust Linear Motor Stage Delivers Long Stroke Lengths in Constrained Spaces

IKO announced its LT170H2 direct drive linear motor stage for dynamic applications such as semiconductor fabrication which require high thrust forces and long strokes.

Immunotherapy Against Melanoma: Efficacy Can Be Predicted With a Chip

A team of researchers have developed a “gut-on-chip” (a miniature model of the human intestine on a chip-sized device) capable of reproducing the main features of intestinal inflammation and of predicting the response of melanoma patients to immunotherapy treatment.