Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Commitments and Contingencies Commitments and Contingencies - Litigation (Details 3)

v3.5.0.2
Commitments and Contingencies Commitments and Contingencies - Litigation (Details 3)
1 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
May 16, 2014
claim
Oct. 31, 2015
claim
patent
Jun. 30, 2016
claim
CrestaTech Technology Corporation v. MaxLinear, Inc. [Member]      
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]      
Loss Contingency, Allegations   3  
Patents found not infringed upon | patent   2  
Inter Partes Review by US Patent Office [Member]      
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]      
New claims filed 4    
Inter Partes Review by US Patent Office v. CrestaTech Patents [Member]      
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]      
Number of pending claims   6  
Trango Systems, Inc. v. Broadcom Corporation [Member]      
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]      
New claims filed     1