The AI hardware crunch has reached the humble circuit board
It's leaving PC makers short heading into 2027
Nvidia and Intel supplier Unimicron under investigation over alleged relabeling of Chinese parts
The company is accused of relabeling China-made circuit boards as Taiwan-made
PCB prices are up 40% in a month because of a material most people have never heard of
A petrochemical complex in Saudi Arabia supplied 70% of the world's high-purity PPE resin, and it's been offline since March
This startup has raised $12 million to make liquid-metal circuit boards rewritable
Itera's electrowetting platform redraws circuits to eliminate repeated fabrication and assembly cycles
Memory spiked first, CPUs followed, now PCBs could be the next victim of the AI boom
In a nutshell: The ongoing AI boom has already inflated the cost of memory, storage, and processors, with effects spilling over to electronics incorporating those components. The impact of AI data center expansion is not expected to subside anytime soon, and to make matters worse, the conflict between the US and Iran threatens to worsen supply chain disruptions while creating new ones.
Thermal Grizzly and der8auer unveil open-air test bench for hardware enthusiasts
The modular test bench makes swapping components easier by integrating cooling, storage, and control
New leaks reveal Nvidia RTX 5090's massive PCB and full specs for 5070 Ti, 5070
16 memory modules and over 40 capacitors pictured
Arduino Uno gets bendable "Flexduino" remake, flaunting a cheery yellow hue
Say goodbye to boards that break when you flex them
Build your own RAM: Upgrading an ancient 386 PC to 64MB RAM using custom-built memory
With some courage, you can do the same
Researchers create a new circuit board material that can be easily recycled
A hot potato: Printed circuit boards are ubiquitous; they are used in nearly all electronic devices and constitute a significant portion of the electronic waste accumulating in landfills. A new polymer-based material could render PCBs much more environmentally friendly and facilitate endless recycling.
Water-soluble circuit boards promise a drastic reduction in e-waste
Core components can be recovered and reused
MycelioTronics: using fungal skin to grow biodegradable PCB board
Fungal mycelium protection could pave the way for truly biodegradable electronics
Intel Z690 Motherboard VRM, Entry-Level Roundup
We test VRM thermal performance of nine Intel Z690 motherboards priced between $220 and $300. If you're aiming for best value, these are budget motherboards to pair with new Alder Lake 12th-gen Core CPUs.
Alleged GTX 1180 PCB images reveal possible NVLink, USB Type-C
If genuine, they show some very interesting details of the next-gen card
How To: Taking Pictures of PCBs
I've started to develop a strange pleasure for taking pictures of PCBs and I wanted to share my experience. Sure, you can take pictures of PCBs with your smartphone and get nice results. However, if you want repeatable quality and acceptable color, you don't need to break the bank but you will need a bit more gear.
