{"name":"Max Semiconductors Lead Time Report Q2 2026","version":"1.0.0","published":"2026-07-01","modified":"2026-07-01","temporalCoverage":"2026-04-01/2026-06-30","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","disclosure":"Demonstration report with representative data.","summary":"Average lead time across tracked categories was 10.6 weeks in Q2 2026, down from 10.7 in Q1. DRAM is the outlier at 20 weeks and rising as fabs shift capacity to HBM; MLCCs and regulators continue to ease.","rows":[{"cat":"Microcontrollers (32-bit)","weeks":12,"prev":13,"trend":"Stable","price":"Flat","note":"Automotive allocation easing; ST and NXP mainstream lines at distributor stock."},{"cat":"Microcontrollers (8-bit)","weeks":9,"prev":10,"trend":"Improving","price":"-2% QoQ","note":"Broad availability; legacy PIC/AVR lines healthy."},{"cat":"DRAM (DDR3/DDR4)","weeks":20,"prev":16,"trend":"Worsening","price":"+8% QoQ","note":"Fab reallocation to HBM tightening legacy DDR supply."},{"cat":"NOR / Serial Flash","weeks":10,"prev":10,"trend":"Stable","price":"Flat","note":"Balanced supply and demand."},{"cat":"Analog ICs (op-amps, comparators)","weeks":8,"prev":9,"trend":"Improving","price":"-1% QoQ","note":"Catalog analog broadly in stock."},{"cat":"Data converters (ADC/DAC)","weeks":14,"prev":14,"trend":"Stable","price":"Flat","note":"Precision converters remain on allocation at some fabs."},{"cat":"LDO & switching regulators","weeks":10,"prev":12,"trend":"Improving","price":"-3% QoQ","note":"Capacity added in 2025 now online."},{"cat":"Power MOSFETs","weeks":13,"prev":12,"trend":"Watch","price":"+2% QoQ","note":"EV demand keeps 80–150 V classes tight."},{"cat":"Diodes & rectifiers","weeks":7,"prev":7,"trend":"Stable","price":"Flat","note":"Commodity supply healthy."},{"cat":"MLCC capacitors","weeks":8,"prev":9,"trend":"Improving","price":"-4% QoQ","note":"High-cap 1210 sizes back to normal stock levels."},{"cat":"Chip resistors","weeks":6,"prev":6,"trend":"Stable","price":"Flat","note":"No constraints observed."}]}