Its High-purity polyphenylene ether resin and the issue is the orange dickhead causing the strait of hormuz to close.
/eeew, techspot uses ai generated pictures of pcbs. gross
In fairness, it’s almost impossible to find a photo of a real PCB. They’re just so very rare.
I know right? Like, how would one even get within a few feet of one, let alone a bare one in the wild to take a photo of it. They’re sooo skittish.
for context, this is something that will matter especially for higher-end boards, specifically boards that handle higher frequency signals than usual, think 5G connectivity things, or where engineering margins are thin. if there’s a will, they could fly that plastic pellets out of saudi, or set up other logistics routes, as long as cost increase over just using container ship would be justified. it’ll be only a fraction of mass of laminate in any case
Jet fuel issues, flying makes no sense.
all that jet fuel is right there
Lol. Well that fixes everything.
Hydrogen?
Edit: nope, a specific resin they can’t just replace because the whole production chain is way too stuck in their ways. Great riddance.
That’s a clickbaity title.
