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

Goodwill and Intangibles Assets - Schedule of Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class (Details)

Goodwill and Intangibles Assets - Schedule of Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted Average Useful Life (in Years)	6 years 1 month 6 days
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 479,442	$ 477,125
Accumulated Amortization	(388,239)	(367,809)
Net Carrying Amount	$ 91,203	109,316	$ 127,928	$ 149,940
Licensed technology
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted Average Useful Life (in Years)	6 years 10 months 24 days
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 19,300	21,764
Accumulated Amortization	(934)	(580)
Net Carrying Amount	$ 18,366	21,184
Developed technology
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted Average Useful Life (in Years)	6 years 10 months 24 days
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 311,261	311,261
Accumulated Amortization	(246,970)	(228,532)
Net Carrying Amount	$ 64,291	82,729
Trademarks and trade names
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted Average Useful Life (in Years)	6 years 2 months 12 days
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 14,800	14,800
Accumulated Amortization	(14,205)	(13,461)
Net Carrying Amount	$ 595	1,339
Customer relationships
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted Average Useful Life (in Years)	5 years
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 128,800	128,800
Accumulated Amortization	(125,577)	(124,807)
Net Carrying Amount	$ 3,223	3,993
Backlog
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted Average Useful Life (in Years)	5 years 3 months 18 days
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 500	500
Accumulated Amortization	(439)	(429)
Net Carrying Amount	$ 61	71
Patents
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted Average Useful Life (in Years)	7 years
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 4,781	0
Accumulated Amortization	(114)	0
Net Carrying Amount	$ 4,667	$ 0