Commitments and Contingencies - Litigation (Details 3) |
1 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||
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May 16, 2014
claim
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Oct. 31, 2015
claim
patent
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Sep. 30, 2016
claim
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Aug. 31, 2016
claim
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| CrestaTech Technology Corporation v. MaxLinear, Inc. [Member] | ||||
| Loss Contingencies [Line Items] | ||||
| Number of pending claims | 4 | |||
| Loss Contingency, Allegations | 3 | |||
| Patents found not infringed upon | patent | 2 | |||
| Inter Partes Review by US Patent Office [Member] | ||||
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| 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 |
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