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The episode features Richard Price discussing the evolution of Pragmatic Semiconductor and its impact on the tech industry.

Cambridge Tech Podcast hits a significant milestone this week with its 200th episode, and they marked the occasion by revisiting Pragmatic Semiconductor, the company that featured in their very first show. This time, co-founder and CTO Richard Price joined hosts Faye Holland and James Parton to discuss how the company has evolved from a scrappy six-person startup in a Cambridge shoebox office to a 300-strong powerhouse reshaping the semiconductor industry. Richard Price's journey is a masterclass in deep tech entrepreneurship. Starting with a chemistry kit that "ruined a number of carpets" as a child, he progressed through organic light-emitting diode research before co-founding Pragmatic in 2011 with Scott White and four other talented founders. Richard shared with us details of some of their key innovations: Thin-film semiconductor layers on flexible substrates (not silicon-based) Manufacturing cycle times measured in days, not months Lower temperatures, less water, fewer chemicals = genuine sustainability benefits Current applications in RFID smart labels for anti-counterfeiting and EU digital product passport compliance The roadmap is ambitious. Generation 3 chips launch this…

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