The electronics industry has spent decades getting better at defining what should go into a product. Now we need to ensure that this is what actually happens. The progression suggested in this paper: Enforce what is approved. Authenticate what was actually built. Predict where supply-chain risk could emerge next.
The electronics supply chain is getting more complicated. And more risky. NVIDIA’s latest results are another reminder of just how much supply has become a
The data behind a component now matters as much as the component itself - but only if that data is independently verified, not simply recorded or declared. As defense supply chains expand, component-level verification, backed by visual proof, is what turns supplier claims into evidence contractors can trust.
The Royal Navy drone investigation shows why OEMs need visual, unit-level component verification, not documentation alone, to ensure supply chain security and detect substitutions