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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
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INSANE: Ai boom west asia crisis trigger printed circuit board shortage price rise in electronics industry | Rare Historical Photos

The West Asia conflict and a surge in AI server demand have caused a shortage of printed circuit boards, a key hardware platform, which in turn has triggered a price rise in the electronics industry.

This crunch in printed circuit boards (PCB) -- a hardware platform on which components are fixed in electronic products -- stems from rising material costs, supply chain disruptions in key shipping routes, and component diversion toward high-end artificial intelligence hardware.

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