Macrofab Engineering Podcast

MEP EP#258: Chainsaws, Wasps, Doom, and GloomParker PCBA Lead Times in Q1 2021 Supply chain disruption in 2020 started with the Lunar New Year and quickly extended into the COVID-19 2021 LNY falls between February 9 to February 16 COVID-19 Vaccines Logistic capacity being reserved for the vaccine distribution 10 Day service at MF will be the biggest hit. Guaranteed 10 day service will be disabled on January 13th and will resume on February 16th. On Dec. 31, 2020, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) allowed the exclusion for 2-layer and 4-layer printed circuit boards HS code to expire. Any orders for 2- and 4-layer products going forward or that have not yet been received into the U.S. will have a tariff surcharge if built in Mainland China. Other interesting PCB related things Copper – the price of copper has increased 68% YOY Gold – the price of gold has increased 22% YOY Resin – cost of epoxy resin has risen 40% since the recent fires at Epoxy Resins factories in China a