FiberHome Selects MaxLinear’s MxL9201 32Gbps Quad-Lane Modulator Driver IC for Its Latest 100Gbps Telecom Applications

• Quad-Lane Modulator Driver is Available in Compact, Less Costly Surface Mount Package; Company Announces that Chinese Telecom Leader FiberHome Has Selected the Part for Metro and Long Haul Network Systems

CARLSBAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- MaxLinear, Inc. (NYSE: MXL), a leading provider of integrated radio frequency (RF) and mixed-signal integrated circuits for broadband communications applications, today announced the new MxL9201, a 32Gbps quad-lane modulator driver for 100Gbps long-haul telecommunications network applications.

The company also announced that FiberHome Telecommunications Technologies Co., based in Wuhan, China, has selected the IC for use in its latest 100Gbps metro and long-haul networking systems.

The MxL9201 offers high-precision amplification of four 32Gbps input signals to output levels as high as 7V. The MxL9201 drives a lithium niobate modulator to deliver exceptional performance to long-haul transmission applications at industry leading power and price points.

The part is delivered in a single surface-mount package, which takes up much less board space and costs less than competitive solutions that are connectorized and bulky.

“Our telecom customers targeting long-haul transmission applications need a high-quality, high-performance, power efficient and cost effective device to amplify a 100Gbps signal for long distance transmission,” said Will Torgerson, Global Sales Vice President for MaxLinear. “The MxL9201 delivers on each of these metrics in a way that conserves board space.”

The new MxL9201 will be on display at OFC 2015 (March 24-26; booth 1968).

Availability

The MxL9201 is now sampling, with general availability planned for May 2015. For more product information, contact MaxLinear sales team at sales@maxlinear.com.

About MaxLinear, Inc.

MaxLinear, Inc. is a leading provider of radio-frequency and mixed-signal semiconductor solutions for broadband communications applications. MaxLinear is headquartered in Carlsbad, California. For more information, please visit www.maxlinear.com.

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Cautionary Note About Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, among others, statements concerning or implying future financial performance or trends and growth opportunities affecting MaxLinear, in particular statements relating to the introduction of the MxL9201 32Gbps quad-lane modulator driver for 100Gbps long-haul telecommunications network applications and the timing of the sampling and the general availability of the Mx201. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from any future results expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. We cannot predict whether or to what extent we will realize revenues from the introduction of the MxL9201. Forward-looking statements are based on management’s current, preliminary expectations and are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including (among others) intense competition in our industry; the ability of our customers to cancel or reduce orders; uncertainties concerning how end user markets for our products will develop; our lack of long-term supply contracts and dependence on limited sources of supply; potential decreases in average selling prices for our products; currently pending intellectual property litigation; and the potential for additional intellectual property litigation, which is prevalent in our industry. 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 our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 (including Amendment No. 1 thereto) and in our recently filed Registration Statement on Form S-4. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. MaxLinear is providing this information as of the date of this release and does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this release as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

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Source: MaxLinear, Inc.

Released March 24, 2015