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.

When the Small Become Mighty: Sensors Fuel Transformation in Mobility

Connectivity. Electrification. Shared Mobility. Autonomous Driving. McKinsey & Company cites these four disruptive trends behind future mobility — dynamics that could help to transform quality of life for hundreds of millions of people.

Global Semiconductor Sales Increase 4.9 Percent Year-to-Year in August

The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today announced worldwide sales of semiconductors were $36.2 billion in August 2020, 4.9 percent more than the August 2019 total of $34.5 billionand 3.6 percent higher than the July 2020 total of $35.0 billion.

Azul 3D Announces Development Collaboration With DuPont

3D-printing startup Azul 3D has formed an exclusive development collaboration with DuPont Electronics & Imaging to bring next-generation 3D printing technologies to the forefront of the electronic materials industry.

Arm Spins-out Cerfe Labs to Advance Development of CeRAM Memory Technology

Today, Arm announced the spin-out of Cerfe Labs to develop and license new types of non-volatile memories based on correlated electron materials (CeRAM) and ferroelectric transistors (FeFETs).

Thomas L. Deitrich Joins the ON Semiconductor Board of Directors

ON Semiconductor Corporation today announced that Thomas L. Deitrich was appointed to its board of directors.

ESD Alliance Reports Strong Electronic Design Automation Industry Revenue Growth for Q2 2020

Electronic Design Automation (EDA) industry revenue increased 12.6% in Q2 2020 to $2,783.9 million, compared to $2,472.1 million in Q2 2019, with most categories logging double-digit increases, the Electronic System Design (ESD) Alliance Market Statistics Service (MSS) announced today.

Physicists Build Circuit That Generates Clean, Limitless Power from Graphene

A team of University of Arkansas physicists has successfully developed a circuit capable of capturing graphene’s thermal motion and converting it into an electrical current.

Semtech Appoints New Directors to Its Board

Semtech Corporation today announced that the Company has increased the size of its board of directors to 11 members and has appointed Paula LuPriore and Martin S.J. Burvill to fill the vacancies as a result of the increase in the number of directors.

Intel and Sandia National Labs Collaborate on Neuromorphic Computing

Today, Intel Federal LLC announced a three-year agreement with Sandia National Laboratories (Sandia) to explore the value of neuromorphic computing for scaled-up computational problems.

Intel Wins US Government Advanced Packaging Project

The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded Intel Federal LLC the second phase of its State-of-the-Art Heterogeneous Integration Prototype (SHIP) program.