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.

Samsung Display Commercializes New, Variable Refresh Rate Technology for Increasing Smartphone Power Savings

Samsung Display Company today revealed new display technology that features a remarkable power-saving function for mobile electronics, being commercialized for the first time in Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G flagship smartphones.

Electronic Components Join Forces to Take Up 10 Times Less Space on Computer Chips

A new study demonstrates the successful integration of the individual elements that make up electronic filters onto a single component, significantly reducing the amount of space taken up by the device.

Lion Semi Switched-Cap Power ICs in More than 50 Million Smartphones

Lion Semiconductor, a leading provider of switched-capacitor power ICs with world’s highest efficiencies, today announced its switched-capacitor power ICs are used in more than 50 million smartphones. This milestone comes 2 years after the company started production shipment.

SVXR Appoints Semiconductor Packaging Industry Veteran Scott Jewler as President and CEO

SVXR, Inc., a pioneer in inspection and metrology technology, announced today that Scott Jewler has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer effective August 8th, 2020. Jewler previously held the position of Chief Operating Officer and is a co-founder of SVXR.

SiFive Secures $61 Million in Series E Funding

SiFive, Inc., the leading provider of commercial RISC-V processor IP and silicon solutions, today announced it raised $61 million in a Series E round led by SK hynix, joined by new investor Prosperity7 Ventures, with additional funding from existing investors, Sutter Hill Ventures, Western Digital Capital, Qualcomm Ventures LLC, Intel Capital, Osage University Partners, and Spark Capital.

Tachyum Demo Shows Prodigy Will Be Faster Than NVIDIA and Intel Chips

Tachyum Inc. today announced that it has successfully completed a demonstration showing its Prodigy Universal Processor running faster than any other processor, HPC or AI chips, including ones from NVIDIA and Intel. This is the latest of many recent milestones achieved by Tachyum as the company continues its march towards Prodigy’s product release next year.

SEMI Partners with GLOBALFOUNDRIES to Offer Apprentice Program Aimed at Building the Electronics Talent Pipeline

SEMI, the industry association serving the global electronics design and manufacturing supply chain, today launched a new collaborative apprenticeship program to make it easier for companies to offer training and for more workers to pursue careers in electronics.

Silicon Mitus Starts Mass-Producing Automotive OLED PMIC

Silicon Mitus, Inc. (Silicon Mitus), an advanced specialist in Power Management Integrated Circuit (PMIC), announced that it has completed the development of automotive OLED PMIC and starts supplying the new products in the global automotive market.

ON Semiconductor to Explore Sale of Niigata Manufacturing Facility

ON Semiconductor Corporation (Nasdaq: ON), driving energy efficient innovations, today announced it is exploring a sale of its manufacturing facility in Niigata, Japan.

OLED Display Startup Mattrix Technologies Opens $3M Financing Round With Second Investment From JSR Corporation

Mattrix Technologies, Inc. (“Mattrix”), a US-based startup developing groundbreaking AMOLED backplane solutions for the flat-panel display industry, announced that JSR Corporation(“JSR”) has closed a second investment into the company.