Exhibit 23.2


CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan and 2010 Employee Stock Purchase Plan of MaxLinear, Inc. of our report dated February 17, 2016, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of MaxLinear, Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2017, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
 
Irvine, California
March 22, 2018