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.

Novel “Dual-Resonant Method” in 2D Materials Can Spur Advances in the Field of Photonics

A team of researchers at Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), led by Professor J.D. Lee, developed a novel mechanism to maximize the efficiency of photon conversion in 2D materials.

Porous Graphene Ribbons Doped with Nitrogen for Electronics and Quantum Computing

A team of researchers led by the physicist Professor Ernst Meyer of the University of Basel and the chemist Dr. Shi-Xia Liu from the University of Bern have succeeded in producing the first graphene ribbons whose crystal lattice contains both periodic pores and a regular pattern of nitrogen atoms.

STMicroelectronics and Fingerprint Cards Cooperate to Develop and Launch an Advanced Biometric Payment Card Solution

STMicroelectronics has teamed with world-leading biometric company Fingerprint Cards AB (Fingerprints) to develop an advanced Biometric System-on-Card (BSoC) solution based on fingerprint-recognition technology

Comprehensive Optical Wafer Testing for μLEDs at a Single Test Station

μLEDs are renowned for being an exacting new display technology. They are smaller than 100 micrometers and have exceptional optical properties that enable the manufacture of displays with a broad color gamut, high contrast and extremely high resolution.

SweGaN Establishes Corporate Headquarters in New Facility

SweGaN AB, manufacturer of GaN-on-SiC epitaxial wafers based on unique epitaxial growth technologies for telecom, satellite, defense and power applications, announced they have relocated their headquarters to a new facility in Linköping, Sweden

Imec and GLOBALFOUNDRIES Announce Breakthrough in AI Chip, Bringing Deep Neural Network Calculations to IoT Edge Devices

Imec, a world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies, and GLOBALFOUNDRIES (GF), the world’s leading specialty foundry, today announced a hardware demonstration of a new artificial intelligence chip.

Synaptics to Acquire Rights to Broadcom’s Wireless IoT Connectivity Business

Synaptics Incorporated today announced the signing of definitive agreements under which Synaptics will acquire certain assets and manufacturing rights associated with the wireless IoT business of Broadcom for approximately $250 million in an all-cash transaction.

SST Vacuum Reflow Systems Offers Trade-In on DAP Series Furnaces

Palomar Technologies, a global leader in total process solutions for advanced photonics and microelectronic device packaging today, announced that SST Vacuum Reflow Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Palomar Technologies, is offering a 25% discount off the retail price of the SST 3130 programmable vacuum reflow oven with the trade-in of an SST DAP series furnace.

Global AI Software Market Set to Rise Sixfold to Reach Nearly $100 Billion in 2025

The worldwide market for artificial intelligence software will expand to $98.8 billion by 2025, rising by a factor of six from $16.4 billion in 2019—despite the varying effects of the COVID-19 pandemic across different industries, according to Omdia.

Virtual SEMICON West 2020 to Gather Industry Leaders, Visionaries to Highlight Opportunities for Stronger Preparedness for Global Challenges

Better readiness for future global shocks through technology innovation will come into sharp focus at the Virtual SEMICON West 2020, July 20-23, as more than 150 semiconductor industry visionaries and government leaders gather for keynotes, fireside chats and executive panels on opportunities for improving responses to worldwide challenges.