📊 Week 36, 2026 — Electronics Component Industry Highlights

📅 August 31 – September 6, 2026

Week 36 is the first full week after September repricing took effect — and the data is showing a much more specific sourcing pattern than a simple “broad shortage” story.

The strongest signals this week are concentrated in:

• TI power management
• automotive-qualified control & protection
• battery monitoring / BMS
• industrial isolation
• legacy and mainstream MCU demand
• specific memory parts rather than memory as a whole

The biggest change versus Week 35 is this:

The market has moved from “prepare for price hikes” to “identify which exact BOM lines are now becoming bottlenecks.”

And Week 36 is heavily tilted toward power + automotive + safety + control.

🔥 Top Search Models

The most-searched models this week were:

1. STM32F405RGT6 ↑ 3.45%
2. STM32F103C8T6 ↓ 14.06%
3. ICM-42688-P ↑ 53.21%
4. TPS53513RVER ↑ 939.40%
5. TPS82130SILR ↑ 8.27%
6. W25Q128JVSIQ ↓ 4.18%
7. STM32F103RCT6 ↓ 23.90%
8. STM32F407VET6 ↓ 24.69%
9. STM32F407VGT6 ↑ 16.50%
10. LIS3DHTR ↑ 1.99%

The standout is obvious:

⚡ TPS53513RVER explodes into the Top Search ranking

Its search activity rose:

+939.40%

This is not a marginal change.

It is more than a 10× week-over-week search increase.

And it is not an isolated signal — because its close family member:

TPS53515RVER ↑ 908.28%

ranks #2 in the weekly surge list.

That makes high-current TI DC-DC power conversion the clearest model-level signal of Week 36.

🚀 Top Demand Surges

The fastest-rising models were:

1. TPS53513RVER ↑ 939.40%
2. TPS53515RVER ↑ 908.28%
3. TLC6C5712QPWPRQ1 ↑ 625.96%
4. SN74HCS126QPWRQ1 ↑ 552.43%
5. BQ79656PAPRQ1 ↑ 399.60%
6. DRV8714SQRHARQ1 ↑ 383.55%
7. TPS57160QDGQRQ1 ↑ 372.86%
8. TLIN10283DRBRQ1 ↑ 364.58%
9. LMQ61460AASQRJRRQ1 ↑ 328.57%
10. MX25L51245GXDI-08G ↑ 324.75%

This is a remarkably coherent basket.

Unlike some previous weeks, where the surge list was spread across many unrelated functions, Week 36 tells a much cleaner story:

Power conversion + automotive control + battery management + automotive communications + memory.

⚡ TI Power Management Is the Week’s Strongest Signal

Four TI power-related devices appear prominently:

• TPS53513RVER ↑ 939.40%
• TPS53515RVER ↑ 908.28%
• TPS57160QDGQRQ1 ↑ 372.86%
• LMQ61460AASQRJRRQ1 ↑ 328.57%

And the Top Search list still contains:

• TPS82130SILR

This strongly reinforces TI’s #1 position in the brand search ranking.

The important commercial implication is not simply “TI is hot.”

It is:

Demand is clustering around specific switching-regulator and high-current power architectures.

For buyers, this means BOM risk is increasingly tied to:

• current capability
• package
• efficiency
• thermal behavior
• qualification grade
• switching frequency
• pinout

Substitution is therefore much harder than simply replacing one generic regulator with another.

🚗 Automotive Electronics Becomes Even More Dominant

Week 36’s surge list contains a large number of Q1-qualified automotive parts:

TLC6C5712QPWPRQ1

↑ 625.96%

SN74HCS126QPWRQ1

↑ 552.43%

BQ79656PAPRQ1

↑ 399.60%

DRV8714SQRHARQ1

↑ 383.55%

TPS57160QDGQRQ1

↑ 372.86%

TLIN10283DRBRQ1

↑ 364.58%

LMQ61460AASQRJRRQ1

↑ 328.57%

This is one of the strongest automotive clusters seen in the weekly data so far.

That matters because these devices span several different automotive subsystems:

LED control → logic → battery management → motor control → power conversion → LIN communication.

So the signal is broader than one vehicle subsystem.

🔋 BMS / Battery Monitoring Moves Into Focus

BQ79656PAPRQ1

Search growth: +399.60%

The category data reinforces this directly:

Battery Monitors & Balancers

↑ 36.69%

That cross-confirmation is important.

When both:

• an exact MPN surges, and
• the corresponding category rises sharply,

the signal is usually stronger than a one-off model spike.

This suggests battery-management electronics deserve elevated attention in:

• EV
• energy storage
• industrial battery systems
• high-voltage battery packs

🚘 LIN Communication Returns as a Strong Automotive Signal

TLIN10283DRBRQ1

Search growth: +364.58%

Week 34 already showed LIN transceivers in the category momentum list.

Week 36 now shows a specific LIN device surging strongly.

That turns LIN from a category-level observation into a repeated MPN-level trend.

For sourcing teams, this is relevant because LIN transceivers often sit inside:

• body control
• doors
• seats
• HVAC
• mirrors
• lighting
• actuators
• low-speed vehicle networks

Again, these are classic Golden Screw components.

🛠️ Motor Control Remains a Multi-Week Theme

DRV8714SQRHARQ1

Search growth: +383.55%

Week 35’s strongest model was:

DRV8245HQPWPRQ1 ↑ 687.61%

Week 36 now adds another DRV-family motor-control device.

That gives us a second consecutive week of strong motor-driver demand.

This is increasingly difficult to dismiss as random noise.

The pattern suggests continued strength in:

• automotive actuators
• industrial motor control
• pumps
• mechatronics
• body electronics

💡 Automotive LED Driver Demand Also Surges

TLC6C5712QPWPRQ1

Search growth: +625.96%

This expands the automotive theme into lighting and body electronics.

Modern vehicle lighting is no longer simply “LED + resistor.”

It increasingly requires:

• multi-channel LED control
• diagnostics
• current regulation
• communication
• fault detection

That means lighting electronics can become another surprisingly constrained subsystem.

🧠 STM32 Remains the Most Persistent Search Franchise

STM32 again dominates absolute search activity.

Top Search positions include:

• STM32F405RGT6
• STM32F103C8T6
• STM32F103RCT6
• STM32F407VET6
• STM32F407VGT6

Additionally:

STM32G031C6T6

Inventory ↑ 8,608.61%

STM32H753VIT6E

Inventory ↑ 2,110.24%

STM32F765VIH6

Inventory ↓ 99.28%

This is a perfect example of why STM32 supply cannot be described with a single sentence.

Within the same brand and product ecosystem:

• some parts are being replenished aggressively,
• some remain heavily searched,
• some inventories are disappearing.

The correct sourcing unit remains the exact MPN.

📈 ICM-42688-P Demand Accelerates

ICM-42688-P

Search growth: +53.21%

This part moved from #7 in Week 35 to #3 in Week 36.

That is a meaningful acceleration.

And it is happening alongside continued presence of:

LIS3DHTR

This suggests motion sensing / MEMS remains an active area.

Applications can include:

• industrial monitoring
• robotics
• wearables
• consumer electronics
• drones
• navigation
• motion detection

💾 NOR Flash Still Holds Its Place

MX25L51245GXDI-08G

Search growth: +324.75%

The category rankings also show:

NOR Flash — #5 most searched category

And Winbond’s:

W25Q128JVSIQ

remains in the Top Search list.

So despite broader storage-market noise, embedded NOR Flash remains very relevant.

This is particularly important for:

• firmware storage
• industrial equipment
• networking
• embedded systems
• automotive
• long-lifecycle platforms

💸 Top Price Increases

The largest price increases were:

1. DRV8242SQRHLRQ1 ↑ 300.00%
2. SMBJ6.0CA ↑ 293.37%
3. PCF8583T/5 ↑ 288.44%
4. BTA16-600BWRG ↑ 269.58%
5. MT41K512M16VRP-107 IT:P ↑ 261.04%
6. MBR20200CT ↑ 246.96%
7. SN74LVC1G07DCKR ↑ 239.02%
8. TPS54335ADRCR ↑ 235.17%
9. ESD9X5.0ST5G ↑ 234.51%
10. ESD9B3.3ST5G ↑ 233.99%

The list contains several recurring themes:

• motor drivers
• protection
• power semiconductors
• power management
• logic
• DRAM

That fits closely with the search-surge data.

🚗 DRV8242 Returns — This Time in Price

DRV8242SQRHLRQ1

Price ↑ 300.00%

This is especially interesting because DRV8242 appeared in the Week 34 model-surge ranking.

Now, two weeks later, it appears as the #1 price increase.

That sequence is worth paying attention to:

Search interest first → price pressure later.

This does not prove causality, but it is precisely the type of cross-week pattern a sourcing intelligence system should monitor.

For Cerametronics, this is potentially more valuable than looking at each week independently.

🛡️ Protection Devices Show Another Major Split

The price-rise list includes:

• SMBJ6.0CA ↑ 293.37%
• ESD9X5.0ST5G ↑ 234.51%
• ESD9B3.3ST5G ↑ 233.99%

But the largest price declines include:

• PESD3V3L1BA ↓ 99.11%
• PESD5V0S1UB ↓ 98.79%
• SD12C-01FTG ↓ 98.46%

This is now a repeated pattern over multiple weeks.

The conclusion is increasingly robust:

“ESD/TVS is short” is not a useful sourcing statement.

The correct questions are:

Which voltage?
Which capacitance?
Which package?
Which channel count?
Which automotive grade?
Which exact MPN?

🔻 Top Price Declines

1. LTM4732IY#PBF ↓ 99.83%
2. ZXM61P02FTA ↓ 99.17%
3. PESD3V3L1BA ↓ 99.11%
4. PESD5V0S1UB ↓ 98.79%
5. SD12C-01FTG ↓ 98.46%
6. FDG6332C ↓ 98.17%
7. MB10S ↓ 98.07%
8. TPS7A2633DRVR ↓ 97.74%
9. MMBF170-7-F ↓ 97.60%
10. SI2308CDS-T1-GE3 ↓ 97.21%

Again, many declining models are:

• commodity discretes
• MOSFETs
• protection
• rectifiers
• standard regulators

This suggests substantial price competition or large variation in source quotations for standardized parts.

📦 Inventory Expansion

Largest inventory increases:

1. CD4051BM ↑ 19,104.17%
2. STM32G031C6T6 ↑ 8,608.61%
3. SML-P11MTT86R ↑ 3,797.47%
4. AD8310ARMZ ↑ 2,362.20%
5. FT231XS-U ↑ 2,243.75%
6. STM32H753VIT6E ↑ 2,110.24%
7. IS21EF16G-JCLI ↑ 1,935.48%
8. XGL4030-222MEC ↑ 1,290.00%
9. FC0H105ZFTBR44-SS ↑ 1,182.57%
10. BAS140WE6327HTSA1 ↑ 1,125.41%

Two observations stand out.

① STM32 channel inventory is being replenished selectively

STM32G031 and STM32H753 both show very large inventory increases.

Yet other STM32 parts remain heavily searched or show inventory declines.

This points toward selective replenishment, not broad normalization.

② Industrial / analog / interface devices are also being restocked

AD8310 and FT231XS suggest inventory movement beyond MCU alone.

📉 Inventory Contraction

Largest inventory declines:

1. ESP32-P4NRW32X ↓ 99.97%
2. IMX273LLR-C ↓ 99.96%
3. LMR14050SDDA ↓ 99.80%
4. AD736JRZ-R7 ↓ 99.70%
5. TPD3S713AQRVCRQ1 ↓ 99.67%
6. TUHS3F12 ↓ 99.59%
7. RS9116W-DB00-CC1-B2A ↓ 99.50%
8. AR1820HSSC12SHEA0-DP ↓ 99.49%
9. STM32F765VIH6 ↓ 99.28%
10. ADG1236YCPZ-500RL7 ↓ 99.16%

This list is interesting because it spans:

• processors / embedded
• image sensors
• power
• precision analog
• protection
• wireless
• MCU
• analog switches

That again reinforces the idea of distributed BOM risk.

🏷️ Brand Search Ranking

The Top 10 brands were:

1. TI
2. ADI
3. ST
4. onsemi
5. Microchip
6. Nexperia
7. Infineon
8. Diodes
9. Tech Public
10. Micron

The top three remain unchanged:

TI → ADI → ST

This stability is significant.

It suggests the market’s core sourcing activity remains centered on:

• analog
• power
• MCU
• industrial
• automotive

🚀 Brand Momentum

Fastest-rising brands:

1. EAO ↑ 732.64%
2. Sony ↑ 148.22%
3. XFCN ↑ 65.69%
4. Apem Components ↑ 52.38%
5. GOWIN ↑ 51.56%
6. AKM ↑ 45.10%
7. Rochester ↑ 42.08%
8. MTK ↑ 39.30%
9. Optek Technology ↑ 35.45%
10. Central Semiconductor ↑ 34.84%

This list is structurally different from Week 35.

Week 35’s brand momentum was dominated by domestic Chinese semiconductor and connector brands.

Week 36 broadens toward:

• switches / HMI
• imaging
• connectors
• FPGA
• analog / sensors
• lifecycle supply
• connectivity

The appearance of Rochester Electronics is especially interesting from an independent-distribution perspective because it is closely associated with long-lifecycle and obsolete semiconductor supply.

🎛️ EAO + APEM Suggest HMI / Switch Demand

EAO is the #1 rising brand:

+732.64%

APEM also rises:

+52.38%

Both are associated with human-machine interface and switch-related products.

That complements Week 35’s rising category signals in:

• tactile switches
• snap-action switches
• slide switches
• connectors

So electromechanical / interface demand is not disappearing.

It is continuing, but now showing up at brand level.

🧩 GOWIN / FPGA Demand Reappears

GOWIN

Brand search growth: +51.56%

FPGA-related demand has appeared repeatedly in earlier weekly data.

This could represent:

• industrial logic
• display/control
• edge devices
• embedded applications
• alternatives to higher-cost programmable logic

For sourcing, smaller FPGA ecosystems can become surprisingly difficult when a specific density/package/speed grade is locked into a design.

📊 Top Search Categories

The most-searched categories this week were:

1. 32-bit MCU
2. Operational Amplifiers
3. LDO
4. NMOS
5. NOR Flash
6. MLCC
7. DDR
8. DC-DC Converter / Switching Regulator Modules
9. 8-bit MCU
10. Analog Switches / Multiplexers

This category mix is very telling.

The Top 10 spans almost the full basic embedded-system BOM:

MCU + analog + power + MOSFET + memory + passive + switching + interface.

This is exactly why broad category-level sourcing intelligence is useful for trend detection, but actual buying still has to happen at MPN level.

🔥 Fastest-Rising Categories

1. Overvoltage Protection Switches ↑ 42.76%
2. Secure MCU & TPM ↑ 39.33%
3. Other ↑ 38.07%
4. Isolation Amplifiers ↑ 37.64%
5. Battery Monitors & Balancers ↑ 36.69%
6. MCU / Processor Evaluation Boards & Kits ↑ 35.64%
7. 16-bit MCU ↑ 32.60%
8. Audio & Video Connectors ↑ 32.59%
9. Socket Connectors ↑ 25.93%
10. Fuse Accessories ↑ 25.88%

This is arguably the most useful category-level section of Week 36.

Several of these categories point toward one common idea:

Designs are becoming more safety-conscious and power-protection-heavy.

🛡️ Protection Moves Beyond ESD Into System-Level Protection

The #1 rising category is:

Overvoltage Protection Switches

↑ 42.76%

And fuse accessories also enter the Top 10.

This suggests protection demand is moving up the hierarchy.

Not just:

TVS / ESD diode

but:

system-level power-path protection.

That is especially relevant in:

• automotive
• industrial
• battery-powered systems
• data acquisition
• high-reliability electronics

🔐 Secure MCU & TPM Demand Accelerates

Secure MCU & TPM

↑ 39.33%

This is a new and strategically important signal.

It can reflect growing requirements around:

• secure boot
• identity
• hardware root of trust
• device authentication
• encrypted communications
• industrial cybersecurity
• connected devices

This is potentially a higher-quality sourcing segment because secure components can be much harder to substitute once certification and firmware integration are complete.

🧱 Isolation Amplifiers Rise Sharply

Isolation Amplifiers

↑ 37.64%

This fits perfectly with the week’s power and automotive theme.

Isolation is critical in:

• battery systems
• EV
• industrial drives
• solar / energy systems
• high-voltage power conversion
• factory automation

Combined with battery monitor demand, this strengthens the case that high-voltage control architectures are becoming more important.

🔋 Battery Electronics + Isolation = Stronger Structural Signal

Week 36 simultaneously shows:

• BQ79656PAPRQ1 ↑399.60%
• Battery Monitors & Balancers ↑36.69%
• Isolation Amplifiers ↑37.64%
• Overvoltage Protection Switches ↑42.76%

These are not unrelated categories.

Together they form a coherent subsystem:

Battery pack → monitoring → isolation → protection → control.

This may be one of the most important demand clusters to monitor heading into Q4.

🧠 MCU Demand Broadens Again

Top categories include:

• 32-bit MCU — #1
• 8-bit MCU — #9

Fastest-rising categories include:

• 16-bit MCU ↑32.60%
• MCU/processor development kits ↑35.64%

This means 8-bit, 16-bit and 32-bit architectures are all active at the same time.

That is strong evidence that the market is not simply migrating in one direction toward newer architectures.

A large share of demand is still driven by:

installed designs + maintenance + lifecycle continuity + industrial qualification.

⚠️ Week 36 Risk Matrix

🎯 Week 36 Procurement Strategy

🔴 Priority 1 — Audit Power & Automotive BOMs

Immediate attention should go to:

• TPS53513RVER
• TPS53515RVER
• TLC6C5712QPWPRQ1
• SN74HCS126QPWRQ1
• BQ79656PAPRQ1
• DRV8714SQRHARQ1
• TPS57160QDGQRQ1
• TLIN10283DRBRQ1
• LMQ61460AASQRJRRQ1
• DRV8242SQRHLRQ1

The combination of search spikes and price pressure makes this the strongest Week 36 sourcing cluster.

🟠 Priority 2 — Audit High-Voltage Safety Chain

Review:

• battery monitors
• isolation amplifiers
• overvoltage protection
• fuse accessories
• power-path devices

Particularly for:

• EV
• ESS
• industrial power
• motor control
• solar
• high-voltage DC systems

🟠 Priority 3 — Protect Legacy Embedded Designs

Keep watch on:

• STM32F1/F4/F7/H7
• STM32G0
• 8-bit MCU
• 16-bit MCU
• NOR Flash
• analog switches

The sourcing value here comes from design lock-in, not necessarily from broad shortage.

🟢 Priority 4 — Use Weak Commodity Pricing for PPV

Large price declines in:

• MOSFET
• ESD
• rectifier
• standard regulator
• commodity protection

should be treated as:

PPV / cost-reduction opportunities, not shortage signals.

💼 Cerametronics Sales Opportunity Map

① Power Management Sourcing

This should be the #1 commercial theme this week.

Target:

• server
• industrial
• telecom
• automotive
• embedded
• power-system OEMs

Sales angle:

“We are seeing sharp sourcing activity around TI DC-DC and high-current power devices. If you have TPS53513 / TPS53515 / TPS57160 / LMQ61460 exposure, send us your BOM and required quantities for availability review.”

② Automotive BMS & Control

Priority MPNs:

• BQ79656PAPRQ1
• DRV8714SQRHARQ1
• TLIN10283DRBRQ1
• TLC6C5712QPWPRQ1
• DRV8242SQRHLRQ1

Target:

• EV suppliers
• battery-pack manufacturers
• Tier-1
• lighting suppliers
• body electronics
• actuator manufacturers

③ Battery / Isolation BOM Review

Sales angle:

“We can help review your BMS, isolation and overvoltage-protection BOM for qualified alternates and hard-to-find supply.”

This is more differentiated than simply sending a generic stock list.

④ STM32 / Legacy MCU Continuity

Keep targeting:

• industrial OEM
• instrumentation
• automation
• embedded system manufacturers
• repair / MRO
• long-lifecycle programs

Message:

“We support exact-MPN sourcing for STM32 and other long-lifecycle MCU families where redesign is not practical.”

⑤ PPV on Commodity Discretes

The extreme price declines suggest an outbound angle around:

• MOSFET
• ESD
• rectifiers
• standard regulators

Message:

“If you have stable demand on commodity discretes, we can review current market pricing for PPV cost-saving opportunities.”

🔎 Cerametronics Week 36 Watchlist

🔴 Power Management

TPS53513RVER
TPS53515RVER
TPS57160QDGQRQ1
LMQ61460AASQRJRRQ1
TPS82130SILR
TPS54335ADRCR
LMR14050SDDA

🔴 Automotive / BMS

BQ79656PAPRQ1
DRV8714SQRHARQ1
DRV8242SQRHLRQ1
TLIN10283DRBRQ1
TLC6C5712QPWPRQ1
SN74HCS126QPWRQ1

🟠 MCU

STM32F405RGT6
STM32F103C8T6
STM32F103RCT6
STM32F407VET6
STM32F407VGT6
STM32F765VIH6
STM32G031C6T6
STM32H753VIT6E

🟠 Memory

W25Q128JVSIQ
MX25L51245GXDI-08G
MT41K512M16VRP-107 IT:P
IS21EF16G-JCLI

🟠 Sensors / Analog

ICM-42688-P
LIS3DHTR
AD8310ARMZ
AD736JRZ-R7
ADG1236YCPZ-500RL7

🟡 PPV / Commodity Opportunity

PESD3V3L1BA
PESD5V0S1UB
SD12C-01FTG
FDG6332C
MB10S
MMBF170-7-F
SI2308CDS-T1-GE3

🧠 Cerametronics Weekly Insight

Week 36 gives us one of the clearest sourcing messages of the past several weeks.

The market is no longer best described as:

“semiconductors are getting tighter.”

The reality is much more fragmented.

This week:

two TI DC-DC regulators rose more than 900% in searches.

battery monitors, isolation amplifiers and overvoltage protection all surged together.

multiple automotive Q1 devices entered the fastest-growing MPN list.

STM32 remained one of the most persistent demand franchises.

some ESD devices rose more than 230% in price while others fell nearly 99%.

That means the competitive advantage in component distribution is increasingly shifting from:

inventory ownership

toward:

signal interpretation.

The real question is not:

“Which category is short?”

It is:

“Which exact MPN is moving from normal availability into a bottleneck — before the shortage becomes obvious?”

That is where weekly search, price and inventory signals become commercially useful.

And Week 36’s strongest message is:

Power management, automotive control, battery electronics and protection deserve the highest sourcing attention heading into Q4.

For Cerametronics, the commercial opportunity is increasingly clear:

Hard-to-Find Sourcing + BOM Risk Review + Cross-Reference + PPV + Excess Liquidation + Lifecycle Supply.

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