MaxLinear Ships More Than 10 Million MxL683 ISDB-T Set-Top Box Receivers

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  • Company’s field-proven MxL683 ISDB-T receiver has reached this significant market leadership milestone due to industry-best LTE immunity, performance and low cost

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, said today it has sold more than 10 million MxL683 ISDB-T receivers for use in set-top boxes (STB) to operator and consumer markets in Brazil, Japan and the Philippines.

The ISDB-T market is growing as countries across the world transition from analog terrestrial TV to digital TV in order to free up wireless spectrum for other uses. But signal band adjacency to LTE/4G networks can cause TV reception interference, which operators and consumer product makers have sought to overcome and is an issue that the MxL683 addresses and resolves.

In fact, the MxL683 is a major factor in the success of the ISDB-T market, with the MaxLinear solution providing the industry’s best LTE signal protection, shielding STB reception from worst-case LTE interference. The device has passed Brazilian LTE immunity certification tests, which are some of the most stringent in the world, conducted by Mackenzie Presbyterian University’s DTV Laboratory in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and the Brazilian telecommunication regulatory authority.

“The ISDB-T market is thriving and MaxLinear has been a key contributor to that growth by setting the standards for signal performance and LTE immunity,” said Yves Rasse, Senior Product Line Director for Satellite and Terrestrial TV. “Thanks to our low-cost, low-power CMOS technology, we’re able to deliver industry-leading cost-effective systems that delight customers with phenomenal reception.”

MxL683 Technical Highlights

The MxL683 is a highly integrated, single-chip ISDB-T receiver with best-in-class RF tuner and demodulator performance. The device features advanced RF tuner and an OFDM demodulator for best-in-class performance including sensitivity, LTE immunity and multi-path fading performance. The unmatched adjacent and co-channel interferer immunity provides assurance that set-top boxes will be reliable and robust in a crowded TV spectrum.

The MxL683 offers the highest level of integration and the lowest power consumption of any ISDB-T solution on the market.

The MxL683 is fully compliant with the Japanese ISDB-T (ARIB STD-B21) and Brazilian SBTVD-T (ABNT NBR 15604) terrestrial TV receiver specifications. Additional features include auxiliary channel decoding for emergency broadcast warning system, high accuracy receiver signal strength indicator (RSSI), and fast channel scan algorithm to reduce the set-top box scan time by up to 50 percent.

About MaxLinear, Inc.

MaxLinear, Inc. is a provider of integrated, radio frequency, and mixed-signal integrated circuits for broadband communications and data center, metro, and long-haul transport network applications. MaxLinear is headquartered in Carlsbad, California. For more information, please visit www.maxlinear.com.

MxL, Full-Spectrum Capture, FSC 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 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, including statements relating to the performance and opportunities related to MaxLinear’s MxL683 ISDB-T receivers and opportunities for MaxLinear in the ISDB-T market. 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. Forward-looking statements are based on management’s current, preliminary expectations and are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including (among others) integration risks arising from our recent acquisition of Entropic Communications, Inc.; 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 our most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2015. 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.

MaxLinear Inc. Press Contact:
The David James Agency LLC
David Rodewald, +1 805-494-9508
david@davidjamesagency.com
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MaxLinear Inc. Corporate Contact:
Yves Rasse, +1 760-692-0711
Senior Product Line Director for Satellite and Terrestrial TV
yrasse@maxlinear.com

Source: MaxLinear, Inc.

Released September 9, 2015