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    <submissionType>144</submissionType>
    <filerInfo>
      <filer>
        <filerCredentials>
          <cik>0001360833</cik>
          <ccc>XXXXXXXX</ccc>
        </filerCredentials>
      </filer>
      <liveTestFlag>LIVE</liveTestFlag>



    </filerInfo>
  </headerData>
  <formData>
    <issuerInfo>
      <issuerCik>0001280452</issuerCik>
      <issuerName>MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS INC</issuerName>
      <secFileNumber>000-51026</secFileNumber>
      <issuerAddress>
        <com:street1>1555 PALM BEACH LAKES BLVD.</com:street1>
        <com:city>WEST PALM BEACH</com:city>
        <com:stateOrCountry>FL</com:stateOrCountry>
        <com:zipCode>33401</com:zipCode>
      </issuerAddress>
      <issuerContactPhone>561-839-3999</issuerContactPhone>
      <nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>Sciammas Maurice</nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>
      <relationshipsToIssuer>
        <relationshipToIssuer>Officer</relationshipToIssuer>
      </relationshipsToIssuer>
    </issuerInfo>
    <securitiesInformation>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
      <brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
        <name>UBS Financial Services, Inc.</name>
        <address>
          <com:street1>Eleven Madison Avenue</com:street1>
          <com:street2>4th Floor</com:street2>
          <com:city>New York</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>NY</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>10010</com:zipCode>
        </address>
      </brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
      <noOfUnitsSold>120</noOfUnitsSold>
      <aggregateMarketValue>131332.80</aggregateMarketValue>
      <noOfUnitsOutstanding>49118000</noOfUnitsOutstanding>
      <approxSaleDate>03/20/2026</approxSaleDate>
      <securitiesExchangeName>Nasdaq</securitiesExchangeName>
    </securitiesInformation>
    <securitiesToBeSold>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
      <acquiredDate>05/28/2025</acquiredDate>
      <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Gift</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
      <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Maurice Sciammas</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
      <isGiftTransaction>Y</isGiftTransaction>
      <donarAcquiredDate>05/07/2014</donarAcquiredDate>
      <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>120</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
      <paymentDate>05/28/2025</paymentDate>
      <natureOfPayment>NA</natureOfPayment>
    </securitiesToBeSold>
    <nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>N</nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>
    <securitiesSoldInPast3Months>
      <sellerDetails>
        <name>The Sciammas Trust DTD 06/08/2018</name>
        <address>
          <com:street1>1555 PALM BEACH LAKES BLVD</com:street1>
          <com:city>WEST PALM BEACH</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>FL</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>33401</com:zipCode>
        </address>
      </sellerDetails>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
      <saleDate>02/10/2026</saleDate>
      <amountOfSecuritiesSold>200</amountOfSecuritiesSold>
      <grossProceeds>240000.00</grossProceeds>
    </securitiesSoldInPast3Months>
    <securitiesSoldInPast3Months>
      <sellerDetails>
        <name>Maurice Sciammas</name>
        <address>
          <com:street1>1555 PALM BEACH LAKES BLVD</com:street1>
          <com:city>WEST PALM BEACH</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>FL</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>33401</com:zipCode>
        </address>
      </sellerDetails>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
      <saleDate>02/06/2026</saleDate>
      <amountOfSecuritiesSold>1286</amountOfSecuritiesSold>
      <grossProceeds>1505526.00</grossProceeds>
    </securitiesSoldInPast3Months>
    <securitiesSoldInPast3Months>
      <sellerDetails>
        <name>Maurice Sciammas</name>
        <address>
          <com:street1>1555 PALM BEACH LAKES BLVD</com:street1>
          <com:city>WEST PALM BEACH</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>FL</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>33401</com:zipCode>
        </address>
      </sellerDetails>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
      <saleDate>02/04/2026</saleDate>
      <amountOfSecuritiesSold>21590</amountOfSecuritiesSold>
      <grossProceeds>25148679.70</grossProceeds>
    </securitiesSoldInPast3Months>
    <remarks>The shares covered by this form 144 are being sold under The Sciammas Trust DTD 06/08/2018</remarks>
    <noticeSignature>
      <noticeDate>03/20/2026</noticeDate>
      <planAdoptionDates>
        <planAdoptionDate>11/19/2025</planAdoptionDate>
      </planAdoptionDates>
      <signature>/s/ UBS Financial Services Inc, as attorney-in-fact for Clement Sciammas</signature>
    </noticeSignature>
  </formData>
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