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Circuit Protection
Fuses, TVS diodes, varistors, PTC devices, ESD protection.
2 · Watch11–18 wks
Lead timesteadyPricingsteady
High consensus: Sources agree: stable with early upward signals.Pulse Index
Lead-time range, Dec 2025 – Jul 2026
Monthly status
Why it's moving
Lead times hold at 11–18 weeks. The move to watch reflects upward pricing indicators tied to metals and ceramics inputs rather than genuine delivery stretch — a category to monitor, not to escalate.
Metals cost
Copper, gold, silver and palladium prices flow directly into connectors, relays, contacts and plating — a pricing driver for interconnect and electromechanical more than a lead-time driver.FRED: Global price of copper (PCOPPUSDM) (2026)
Analyst read as of July 2026. Facts cited via the driver tags above; the interpretation is the analyst's own.
Month by month
- Jul 20262 · WatchStable through May, tipped to watch in June on upward indicators.
- Jun 20262 · WatchTipped to watch in June on upward indicators.
- May 20261 · StableCircuit protection modestly up but stable.
- Apr 20261 · StableStable.
- Mar 20261 · StableStable.
- Feb 20261 · StableStable.
- Jan 20261 · StableStable.
Data table
| Month | Status | Lead time | Pulse Index |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 2 · Watch | 11–18 wks | — |
| Jun 2026 | 2 · Watch | 11–18 wks | — |
| May 2026 | 1 · Stable | 11–18 wks | — |
| Apr 2026 | 1 · Stable | — | — |
| Mar 2026 | 1 · Stable | — | — |
| Feb 2026 | 1 · Stable | — | — |
| Jan 2026 | 1 · Stable | — | — |
Latest reading synthesized from: Avnet Abacus Lead-Time Guide · TTI Lead Time Trends — see methodology.