According to "industry sources and executives" known to Reuters, the war in Iran is affecting the supply of materials that are crucial for Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs), which has made them shoot up in price. Reuters says that, cccording to Goldman Sachs, PCB prices in April shot up by as much as 40% since March.
According to the news agency, "Iran struck Saudi Arabia's Jubail petrochemical complex in early April, forcing a halt in production of high-purity polyphenylene ether (PPE) resin—a critical base material used to manufacture PCB laminates."
PCBs are used in pretty much every computer system, from gaming PCs to gaming mice, as they are the the circuit boards that connect all different processors, I/O devices, and other components.
Reuters explains: "SABIC, which accounts for approximately 70% of the world's high-purity PPE supply and...
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