Donald Schrock Joins MaxLinear Board of Directors

Semiconductor Industry Veteran Brings 35 Years Experience

CARLSBAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- MaxLinear Inc., a leading provider of radio frequency (RF) and mixed-signal IC solutions for broadband communications applications, today announced that Donald Schrock has been elected as the newest member of its board of directors.

Mr. Schrock joins MaxLinear with a 35-year career in the semiconductor industry, including leadership and executive positions at Motorola, GM-Hughes Aircraft, Burr-Brown Corporation, Applied Micro Circuit Corporation (AMCC), and Qualcomm Incorporated, where he was formerly group president of Qualcomm's CDMA Technologies Group, responsible for its semiconductor business.

Mr. Schrock holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (honors) from the University of Illinois, completed Master of Science in Electrical Engineering coursework at Arizona State University, and has an Advanced Business Administration degree from the Arizona State University Center for Executive Development.

Mr. Schrock also serves on the board of directors of Integrated Device Technology, Inc. and Patriot Scientific Corporation.

About MaxLinear, Inc.

MaxLinear, Inc. is a leading provider of highly integrated, radio-frequency (RF) analog and mixed-signal semiconductor solutions for broadband communications applications. MaxLinear's high performance RF receiver products capture and process digital and analog broadband signals to be decoded for various applications. MaxLinear's current products enable the display of broadband video in a wide range of electronic devices, including cable and terrestrial set top boxes, digital televisions, mobile handsets, personal computers, netbooks, and in-vehicle entertainment devices. MaxLinear is based in Carlsbad, California. More information is at www.maxlinear.com.

    Source: MaxLinear Inc.

Released November 24, 2009