MaxLinear, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Cover
- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
- Goodwill and Intangible Assets Goodwill and Intangibles Assets (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Commitments and Contingencies - Litigation (Details 3)

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Commitments and Contingencies - Litigation (Details 3)		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies - Litigation (Details 3)	May 16, 2014 claim	Oct. 31, 2015 patent claim	Mar. 31, 2017 patent claim	Aug. 31, 2016 claim
CrestaTech Technology Corporation v. MaxLinear, Inc. [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Patents Allegedly Infringed, Number \| patent			2
Number of pending claims				4
Loss Contingency, Allegations		3
Patents found not infringed upon \| patent		2
Loss Contingency, Claims Dismissed, Number			13
Inter Partes Review by US Patent Office [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
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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