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.

Dr. Anirudh Devgan Honored With 2021 Phil Kaufman Award

Dr. Anirudh Devgan, President and CEO of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. has been selected to receive the 2021 Phil Kaufman Award for Distinguished Contributions to Electronic System Design.

CES 2022: CEA-Leti to Unveil World’s-First Multi-Sensor System For Knee-Implants That Improves Surgery Accuracy, Detects Infection Early and Enhances Rehabilitation

CEA-Leti, a CEA microelectronics research institute, will introduce a smart, integrated multi-sensor system for knee implants at CES 2022 that can help surgeons more accurately position the implant, dramatically reduce risk of follow-up surgery, and enhance rehabilitation.

Kandou Closes $75 Million in Series D Funding

Kandou today closed its Series D round of funding, resulting in $75 million raised in the round. 

SiPearl Awarded a €17.5M Funding from the European Innovation Council Accelerator Program

SiPearl, the company designing the high-performance and low-power microprocessor for European exascale supercomputers, has been awarded a €2.5 M grant and up to €15M in equity investments from the European Commission EIC Accelerator program.

Fabricating Stable, High-mobility Transistors for Next-generation Display Technologies

The trade-off between carrier mobility and stability in amorphous oxide semiconductor-based thin film transistors (TFTs) has been finally overcome by researchers from Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) in an ingeniously fabricated indium tin zinc oxide TFT.

Samsung Begins Mass Production of Comprehensive Automotive Memory Solutions for Next-Generation Autonomous Electric Vehicles

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world leader in advanced memory technology, today unveiled an extensive lineup of cutting-edge automotive memory solutions designed for next-generation autonomous electric vehicles.

Semi Capex on Pace for 34% Growth in 2021 to Record $152.0 Billion

Foundries forecast to account for over one-third of semi capex spending this year. New factories and equipment for 7/5/3nm processes highlight growing dependence on foundry business model.

SPIE and Photonics Media Announce Finalists for 2022 Prism Awards

Industry giants and emerging challengers will be honored at the Prism Awards in a ceremony in January 2022 at SPIE Photonics West.

Entegris to Acquire CMC Materials

Entegris, Inc. and CMC Materials, Inc. today announced a definitive merger agreement under which Entegris will acquire CMC Materials in a cash and stock transaction with an enterprise value of approximately $6.5 billion.

ETRI Commercialized a Low Temperature Photoresist for OLED Micro-Display

Produced the OLED micro-display with low-temperature-cured material for the first time in Korea.