India's electronics firms face PCB squeeze as AI demand drives up costs

Impact is being passed on to customers as prices for materials rise as much as 350% Printed circuit board makers globally are diverting more production to advanced and specialized pieces of engineering for more demanding artificial intelligence applications, hitting India's traditional users in the electronics industry. © Getty Images BENGALURU -- India's electronics manufacturers are facing high costs and supply constraints for printed circuit boards as an increasing amount of capacity is captured by the booming demand for artificial intelligence-related hardware.