PCB Shortage Warning: Iran-Saudi Conflict Drives 40% Price Increase — What Hardware Engineers Need to Know (opens in new tab)

Gulf Conflict Triggers New PCB Supply Chain Crisis A convergence of geopolitical disruption and commodity price surges is creating the PCB industry's most severe supply constraint since the COVID-19 pandemic. Reuters reported on April 27 that raids on Saudi petrochemical plants during the Iran-Saudi conflict are directly threatening PCB production in China, with board prices surging 40% in April alone. Hackaday's coverage on May 6 highlighted the cascading impact: Saudi Arabia's collocated pe...