Major copper foil supplier raises prices by 12%, potentially ushering in a fresh wave of spikey prices for PCBs and plenty of PC components besides

If, like me, you've been watching the memory supply crisis escalate from between your fingers, then I don't need to tell you just how expensive some key PC components have become. Well, it's not just silicon wafers seeing runaway pricing these days, but even more foundational materials like copper foil.

Mitsui Kinzoku is arguably the biggest supplier of copper foil, a key component for printed circuit boards. The company recently sent a letter to its customers notifying them of a whopping...