The Tech Blog Writer Podcast - Inspired Tech Startup Stories & Interviews With Tech Leaders, Entrepreneurs And Innovators

In this episode, I sit down with Richard Barnett, Chief Marketing Officer at Supplyframe, a leader in Design-to-Source Intelligence for the global electronics value chain. Richard brings decades of expertise in semiconductor supply chains and shares insights on the challenges and strategies the industry needs to adopt to build greater resilience. The global semiconductor shortage has had a massive impact across industries, with losses estimated in the hundreds of billions of dollars.  Richard discusses the root causes behind these shortages, the complexities of multi-tier supply chains, and how product complexity, especially in sectors like automotive, exacerbates the issue. We also delve into Supplyframe’s latest innovation—its Electronics Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) offering. This resource is the first of its kind, giving global manufacturers access to carbon footprint data for over 300 million electronic parts. Richard explains how this tool is designed to help companies meet evolving regulatory require