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Commitments and Contingencies Commitments and Contingencies - Litigation (Details 3)

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Commitments and Contingencies Commitments and Contingencies - Litigation (Details 3)
 1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
May. 16, 2014
claim
Oct. 31, 2015
patent
claim
Mar. 31, 2016
USD ($)
claim
Feb. 09, 2015
claim
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]        
Lease Expiration Date     Dec. 31, 2022  
Number of pending claims       11
Legal Fees | $     $ 150,000  
CrestaTech Technology Corporation v. MaxLinear, Inc. [Member]        
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]        
Loss Contingency, Allegations   3    
Patents found not infringed upon | patent   2    
Inter Partes Review by US Patent Office [Member]        
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]        
New claims filed 4      
Claims dismissed     4  
Inter Partes Review by US Patent Office v. CrestaTech Patents [Member]        
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]        
Number of pending claims   6