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.

Cadence’s Dr. Anirudh Devgan to be Honored with 2021 Phil Kaufman Award on May 12

Dr. Anirudh Devgan, President and CEO of Cadence Design Systems, will be honored with the 2021 Phil Kaufman Award for Distinguished Contributions to Electronic System Design at an award ceremony and banquet Thursday, May 12.

Qualcomm Ramps Up Hiring in Hyderabad, Observes GlobalData

Following the news that American multinational firm Qualcomm plans to open its second largest facility outside of the US, in Hyderabad, India, and provide employment for around 8,700 people.

Power Integrations Unveils New Office Facility in Switzerland

Power Integrations today opened its newly constructed facility in Biel, Switzerland at a ceremony hosted by the company’s CEO, Balu Balakrishnan, and attended by Biel mayor Erich Fehr.

Simply Printing High-Performance Perovskite-Based Transistors

A POSTECH research team led by Professor Yong-Young Noh and Ph.D. candidates Ao Liu and Huihui Zhu (Department of Chemical Engineering), in collaboration with Professor Myung-Gil Kim (School of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering) of Sungkyunkwan University, has improved the performance of a p-type semiconductor transistor using inorganic metal halide perovskite.

“Hot” Spin Quantum Bits in Silicon Transistors

Quantum bits (qubits) are the smallest units of information in a quantum computer. Currently, one of the biggest challenges in developing this kind of powerful computer is scalability. A research group at the University of Basel, working with the IBM Research Laboratory in Rüschlikon, has made a breakthrough in this area.

Quantum Physics Sets a Speed Limit to Electronics

Semiconductor electronics is getting faster and faster – but at some point, physics no longer permits any increase. The shortest possible time scale of optoelectronic phenomena has now been investigated.

Classiq Collaborates With NVIDIA to Accelerate the Path to Quantum Advantage

Classiq, which provides the leading platform for creating quantum software, today announced a collaboration with NVIDIA to bring large-scale quantum circuits to customers.

Nexperia Officially Launches New Dallas Design Center

First R&D Facility in North America enables entry to power management IC market.

Analog Market Momentum to Continue Throughout 2022

Market forecast of 12% growth in 2022 follows historic 30% jump in analog sales in 2021.

Pusan National University Scientists Review Latest Progress in Wearable Energy Harvesting and Storage

Pusan National University scientists take stock of the latest developments in energy harvesting and storage technology for wearable devices, with a focus on nanomaterials and their assembly into various macroscale structures.