SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
CHANG KUO WEI HERBERT

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS INC
983 UNIVERSITY AVENUE BLDG A

(Street)
LOS GATOS CA 95032-7637

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS INC [ MPWR ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/25/2005
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 08/25/2005 S 20,000 D $6.9258(1) 10,386 I(2) By C Squared Investment Corp.(3)
Common Stock 08/26/2005 S 10,386 D $7.0519(1) 0 I(2) By C Squared Investment Corp.(3)
Common stock 130,955 I(2) By Forefront Venture Partners, L.P.(4)
Common stock 677,671 I(2) By InveStar Burgeon Venture Capital, Inc.(5)
Common stock 130,955 I(2) By InveStar Dayspring Venture Capital, Inc.(5)
Common stock 864,489 I(2) By InveStar Semiconductor Development Fund, Inc (II) LDC(5)
Common stock 313,193 I(2) By InveStar Excelsus Venture Capital (International) Inc., LDC(5)
Common stock 1,974,690 I(2) By InveStar Semiconductor Development Fund, Inc.(5)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
1. Average selling price
2. Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any.
3. Reporting person is the Chief Executive office of C Squared Management Corporation, which is the management company of C Squared investment Corporation.
4. These securities are held directly by Forefront Venture Partners, L.P., and indirectly by Forefront Associates LLC, its general partner. Reporting person is a managing general partner of Forefront Associates LLC, and shares voting and/or investment power over these securities.
5. InveStar Capital Inc. is the investment manager of this entity. The reporting person is President of InveStar Capital Inc., and exercises voting and/or investment power over these securities.
Chang Kuo Wei (Herbert) 08/26/2005
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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