MaxLinear Announces Appointment of Vice President and General Manager

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Brian Sprague joins MaxLinear, Bringing Extensive Platform Knowledge and Strategic Customer Relationships

CARLSBAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- MaxLinear Inc. (NYSE:MXL), a leading provider of integrated radio frequency (RF) and mixed-signal integrated circuits for broadband communication applications, today announced that Brian J. Sprague will be joining MaxLinear, Inc. as its Vice President and General Manager, Broadband and Consumer Products.

Mr. Sprague brings a wealth of Engineering, Strategic Marketing and Product Line Management experience across a variety of Broadband and Mobile platforms to MaxLinear. Over his 27 year career, Mr. Sprague has worked in a variety of engineering and marketing roles at United Technologies Corporation, LSI Logic Inc., and Broadcom Corporation. Mr. Sprague's tenure at Broadcom Corporation spanned the pre-IPO period of 1996 through 2011, during which he held various roles, including Vice President of Marketing for the Broadband Communications Group, and Vice President of the Performance Segment in the Mobile Platforms Group. Throughout his career, Mr. Sprague has demonstrated an ability to grow new and existing businesses.

Mr. Sprague received a BSEE degree from the University of Connecticut and a MSEE from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

"We are delighted to have Brian Sprague join us as our Vice President and General Manager, Broadband and Consumer Products," said Kishore Seendripu, Ph.D., Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of MaxLinear, Inc. "Brian's deep domain expertise in our core markets, combined with his extensive management experience, represents a significant addition to our executive leadership capabilities. With Brian's addition to our leadership team, we have increased confidence in our ability to execute on our aggressive growth objectives."

Mr. Sprague commented: "I am very excited about joining MaxLinear and the opportunity to leverage my experience in entering new markets and building large businesses in the increasingly dynamic Broadband Communications market worldwide."

Mr. Sprague joins MaxLinear as Vice President and General Manager, Broadband and Consumer Products effective July 5, 2011.

About MaxLinear, Inc.

MaxLinear, Inc. is a leading provider of radio frequency and mixed-signal semiconductor solutions for broadband communication applications. MaxLinear is located in Carlsbad, California, and its address on the Internet is www.maxlinear.com.

MxL and the MaxLinear logo are trademarks of MaxLinear, Inc. Other trademarks appearing herein are the property of their respective owners.

Cautionary Note About Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements include, among others, statements concerning or implying MaxLinear's future financial performance, trends and opportunities affecting MaxLinear, performance, potential market acceptance, or timing of availability of MaxLinear's new products, and the ability of management personnel to contribute to the growth of its business. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different from any future results expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. MaxLinear's business, revenues, and operating results are and will be subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including (among others) uncertainties concerning how end user markets for its products will develop; potential delays in the commercial availability of new products; MaxLinear's dependence on a limited number of customers for a substantial portion of revenues; its ability to continue to develop and introduce new and enhanced products on a timely basis; and potential decreases in average selling prices for its products. In addition to these risks and uncertainties, investors should review the risks and uncertainties contained in MaxLinear's filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, including risks and uncertainties identified in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC in April 2011. 


    Source: MaxLinear Inc.

Released July 5, 2011