MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS INC
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PRODUCTION_VERIFIED schema v3.0.0 Inferred last heartbeat: 2026-06-08T20:08:50.909454+00:00

Business Model Classification Tokens

monetization_vector
unit sales
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-006113
pricing_architecture
negotiated / contract-based
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-006113
target_gross_margin_bracket
55.2% Gross Margin (Strong (40-60%))
High
SEC-XBRL
revenue_model_type
product sales
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-006113
customer_acquisition_metric
Design-win focused direct sales engineering plus distributor channel
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-006113
customer_segment_primary
enterprise / OEM
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-006113
customer_segment_secondary
consumer
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-006113
business_model_type_primary
fabless semiconductor manufacturer
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-006113
supply_chain_dependency
High
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-006113
headcount_cost_structure
243.5% OpEx / Revenue (High Cost Structure)
High
SEC-XBRL
geographic_footprint
International - heavily Asia-concentrated
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-006113
regulatory_burden_tier
Medium
Medium
GICS-regulatory-overlay-v1
howey_test_risk_index
Low
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-006113
antitrust_exposure_flag
No
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-006113
data_sovereignty_risk
Moderate
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-006113
vendor_lock_dependency_score
High
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-006113
pricing_power_rating
Moderate
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-006113
network_effect_present
No
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-006113
switching_cost_profile
Moderate
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-006113
asset_efficiency_ratio
18.3% Return on Assets (Excellent)
High
SEC-XBRL
recession_resistance_tier
Mixed
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-006113
interest_rate_sensitivity
Low
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-006113
geopolitical_supply_exposure
Low intensity; China's 2023-2025 export-licensing regime on gallium, germanium, antimony, and rare-earth magnet materials — merely suspended for US-bound shipments until the November 2026 cliff, with licensing still in force — combined with advanced-node wafer fabrication concentrated in Taiwan, makes single-jurisdiction supply cutoff rather than commodity price the sector's binding 2026 chokepoint.
Medium
GICS-commodity-overlay-v2
marginal_cost_of_growth
29.1% OpEx as % Revenue (Linear/Manual)
High
SEC-XBRL
franchise_compliance_risk
N-A
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-006113
international_expansion_readiness
High
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-006113
characteristic_occupations
["11-0000 Management Occupations", "13-0000 Business and Financial Operations Occupations", "15-0000 Computer and Mathematical Occupations", "17-0000 Architecture and Engineering Occupations", "23-0000 Legal Occupations", "41-0000 Sales and Related Occupations", "43-0000 Office and Administrative Support Occupations"]
High
SOC-2018/GICS-overlay
agent_automatable_labor_share
0.34 (HIL — ~34% of characteristic roles agent-automatable)
Medium
SOC-2018 + agentic-exposure-v2
commodity_exposure_profile
Low intensity; commodities: silicon (polysilicon/wafers), copper, gold, aluminum, rare earth elements (NdPr magnets), gallium/germanium, tin (solder); geopolitical: China's 2023-2025 export-licensing regime on gallium, germanium, antimony, and rare-earth magnet materials — merely suspended for US-bound shipments until the November 2026 cliff, with licensing still in force — combined with advanced-node wafer fabrication concentrated in Taiwan, makes single-jurisdiction supply cutoff rather than commodity price the sector's binding 2026 chokepoint.
Medium
GICS-commodity-overlay-v2
regulatory_exposure_profile
Medium burden; regimes: FTC, DOJ, GDPR, FCC, CFIUS, SEC; Antitrust breakup risk and cross-border data sovereignty rules are escalating.
Medium
GICS-regulatory-overlay-v1
sec_cik
0001280452
High
SEC-EDGAR
ticker
MPWR
High
SEC-EDGAR
capital_expenditure_profile
6.2% CapEx / Revenue (Moderate-CapEx)
High
SEC-XBRL
churn_vulnerability_index
Moderate
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-006113
Filings_Dog_Scope
antitrust_exposure_flag,business_model_type_primary,business_model_type_secondary,churn_vulnerability_index,customer_acquisition_metric,customer_segment_primary,customer_segment_secondary,data_sovereignty_risk,franchise_compliance_risk,geographic_footprint,geopolitical_supply_exposure,headcount_cost_structure,howey_test_risk_index,interest_rate_sensitivity,international_expansion_readiness,marginal_cost_of_growth,monetization_vector,network_effect_present,pricing_architecture,pricing_power_rating,recession_resistance_tier,regulatory_burden_tier,revenue_model_type,supply_chain_dependency,switching_cost_profile,vendor_lock_dependency_score
High
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-006113
insider_buys_6m
0
High
SEC-Form4 0001214659-26-012375..0001214659-26-004332
insider_sells_6m
103
High
SEC-Form4 0001214659-26-012375..0001214659-26-004332
insider_net_shares_6m
-172698
High
SEC-Form4 0001214659-26-012375..0001214659-26-004332
insider_last_transaction_date
2026-09-28
High
SEC-Form4 0001214659-26-012375..0001214659-26-004332
Insider_Dog_Checked
2026-10-03T13:59|activist_13d_count_1y,activist_last_13d_date,blockholder_13g_count_1y,insider_buys_6m,insider_last_transaction_date,insider_net_shares_6m,insider_sells_6m
High
SEC-Form4 registry
activist_13d_count_1y
0
Medium
SEC-13D/G registry, subject-verified
blockholder_13g_count_1y
6
Medium
SEC-13D/G registry, subject-verified
activist_last_13d_date
none in window
Medium
SEC-13D/G registry, subject-verified

Knowledge Graph — All Sections

monetization_vector
unit sales
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-006113
pricing_architecture
negotiated / contract-based
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-006113
target_gross_margin_bracket
55.2% Gross Margin (Strong (40-60%))
High
SEC-XBRL
revenue_model_type
product sales
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-006113
customer_acquisition_metric
Design-win focused direct sales engineering plus distributor channel
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-006113
customer_segment_primary
enterprise / OEM
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-006113
customer_segment_secondary
consumer
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-006113
business_model_type_primary
fabless semiconductor manufacturer
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-006113
supply_chain_dependency
High
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-006113
headcount_cost_structure
243.5% OpEx / Revenue (High Cost Structure)
High
SEC-XBRL
geographic_footprint
International - heavily Asia-concentrated
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-006113
regulatory_burden_tier
Medium
Medium
GICS-regulatory-overlay-v1
howey_test_risk_index
Low
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-006113
antitrust_exposure_flag
No
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-006113
data_sovereignty_risk
Moderate
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-006113
vendor_lock_dependency_score
High
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-006113
pricing_power_rating
Moderate
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-006113
network_effect_present
No
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-006113
switching_cost_profile
Moderate
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-006113
asset_efficiency_ratio
18.3% Return on Assets (Excellent)
High
SEC-XBRL
recession_resistance_tier
Mixed
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-006113
interest_rate_sensitivity
Low
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-006113
geopolitical_supply_exposure
Low intensity; China's 2023-2025 export-licensing regime on gallium, germanium, antimony, and rare-earth magnet materials — merely suspended for US-bound shipments until the November 2026 cliff, with licensing still in force — combined with advanced-node wafer fabrication concentrated in Taiwan, makes single-jurisdiction supply cutoff rather than commodity price the sector's binding 2026 chokepoint.
Medium
GICS-commodity-overlay-v2
marginal_cost_of_growth
29.1% OpEx as % Revenue (Linear/Manual)
High
SEC-XBRL
franchise_compliance_risk
N-A
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-006113
international_expansion_readiness
High
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-006113
characteristic_occupations
["11-0000 Management Occupations", "13-0000 Business and Financial Operations Occupations", "15-0000 Computer and Mathematical Occupations", "17-0000 Architecture and Engineering Occupations", "23-0000 Legal Occupations", "41-0000 Sales and Related Occupations", "43-0000 Office and Administrative Support Occupations"]
High
SOC-2018/GICS-overlay
agent_automatable_labor_share
0.34 (HIL — ~34% of characteristic roles agent-automatable)
Medium
SOC-2018 + agentic-exposure-v2
commodity_exposure_profile
Low intensity; commodities: silicon (polysilicon/wafers), copper, gold, aluminum, rare earth elements (NdPr magnets), gallium/germanium, tin (solder); geopolitical: China's 2023-2025 export-licensing regime on gallium, germanium, antimony, and rare-earth magnet materials — merely suspended for US-bound shipments until the November 2026 cliff, with licensing still in force — combined with advanced-node wafer fabrication concentrated in Taiwan, makes single-jurisdiction supply cutoff rather than commodity price the sector's binding 2026 chokepoint.
Medium
GICS-commodity-overlay-v2
regulatory_exposure_profile
Medium burden; regimes: FTC, DOJ, GDPR, FCC, CFIUS, SEC; Antitrust breakup risk and cross-border data sovereignty rules are escalating.
Medium
GICS-regulatory-overlay-v1
sec_cik
0001280452
High
SEC-EDGAR
ticker
MPWR
High
SEC-EDGAR
capital_expenditure_profile
6.2% CapEx / Revenue (Moderate-CapEx)
High
SEC-XBRL
churn_vulnerability_index
Moderate
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-006113
Filings_Dog_Scope
antitrust_exposure_flag,business_model_type_primary,business_model_type_secondary,churn_vulnerability_index,customer_acquisition_metric,customer_segment_primary,customer_segment_secondary,data_sovereignty_risk,franchise_compliance_risk,geographic_footprint,geopolitical_supply_exposure,headcount_cost_structure,howey_test_risk_index,interest_rate_sensitivity,international_expansion_readiness,marginal_cost_of_growth,monetization_vector,network_effect_present,pricing_architecture,pricing_power_rating,recession_resistance_tier,regulatory_burden_tier,revenue_model_type,supply_chain_dependency,switching_cost_profile,vendor_lock_dependency_score
High
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-006113
insider_buys_6m
0
High
SEC-Form4 0001214659-26-012375..0001214659-26-004332
insider_sells_6m
103
High
SEC-Form4 0001214659-26-012375..0001214659-26-004332
insider_net_shares_6m
-172698
High
SEC-Form4 0001214659-26-012375..0001214659-26-004332
insider_last_transaction_date
2026-09-28
High
SEC-Form4 0001214659-26-012375..0001214659-26-004332
Insider_Dog_Checked
2026-10-03T13:59|activist_13d_count_1y,activist_last_13d_date,blockholder_13g_count_1y,insider_buys_6m,insider_last_transaction_date,insider_net_shares_6m,insider_sells_6m
High
SEC-Form4 registry
activist_13d_count_1y
0
Medium
SEC-13D/G registry, subject-verified
blockholder_13g_count_1y
6
Medium
SEC-13D/G registry, subject-verified
activist_last_13d_date
none in window
Medium
SEC-13D/G registry, subject-verified

Business Model Components

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