LebNet’s first podcast ‘Brothers Talking Tech’ tackles chip shortage and its effect on the automobile industry
Published on June 26, 2026
LebNet is launching its first podcast series ‘Brothers Talking Tech’ hosted by Greg Akiki - Senior Director of Quality at GLOBALFOUNDRIES - and Fram Akiki, President at Joun Technologies.
With over 75 years of combined experience in the tech industry, the two brothers will be regularly engaging in a 5-minute tech discussion on current technical topics in the news in a fun yet highly informative format.
In the first episode, they discuss the shortage of chips in the automotive industry. Below are the main points they tackle:
- Why have semiconductor chips become so important?
- What are some of the dynamics (cost, execution) of running a state-of-the art semiconductor fabrication plant (fab) today?
- How are chips for automobiles different from chips for smartphones or PCs?
- What lessons do the automobile OEMs have to learn from the current shortage?
You can listen to the first episode below: