FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  PRESIDIO MANAGEMENT GROUP VIII L L C
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
03/23/2010
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MAXLINEAR INC [MXL]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
2735 SAND HILL ROAD
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

MENLO PARK, CA 94025
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock   (1)   (1) Common Stock (1) (2) 3,653,501 $ 0 (1) I Directly owned by USVP VIII (3)
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock   (1)   (1) Common Stock (1) (2) 35,265 $ 0 (1) I Directly owned by AFF VIII (3)
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock   (1)   (1) Common Stock (1) (2) 33,767 $ 0 (1) I Directly owned by EP VIII-A (3)
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock   (1)   (1) Common Stock (1) (2) 17,117 $ 0 (1) I Directly owned by EP VIII-B (3)
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock   (1)   (1) Common Stock (1) (2) 1,656,451 $ 0 (1) I Directly owned by USVP VIII (3)
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock   (1)   (1) Common Stock (1) (2) 15,988 $ 0 (1) I Directly owned by AFF VIII (3)
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock   (1)   (1) Common Stock (1) (2) 15,309 $ 0 (1) I Directly owned by EP VIII-A (3)
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock   (1)   (1) Common Stock (1) (2) 7,760 $ 0 (1) I Directly owned by EP VIII-B (3)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
PRESIDIO MANAGEMENT GROUP VIII L L C
2735 SAND HILL ROAD
MENLO PARK, CA 94025
    X    
US VENTURE PARTNERS VIII L P
2735 SAND HILL ROAD
MENLO PARK, CA 94025
    X    
USVP VIII AFFILIATES FUND L P
2735 SAND HILL ROAD
MENLO PARK, CA 94025
    X    
USVP ENTREPRENEUR PARTNERS VIII A L P
2735 SAND HILL ROAD
MENLO PARK, CA 94025
    X    
USVP ENTREPRENEUR PARTNERS VIII B L P
2735 SAND HILL ROAD
MENLO PARK, CA 94025
    X    
Connors Timothy J
2735 SAND HILL ROAD
MENLO PARK, CA 94025
    X    
FEDERMAN IRWIN
2735 SAND HILL ROAD
MENLO PARK, CA 94025
    X    
FU WINSTON S
2735 SAND HILL ROAD
MENLO PARK, CA 94025
    X    
KRAUSZ STEVEN M
2735 SAND HILL ROAD
MENLO PARK, CA 94025
    X    
LIDDLE DAVID E
2735 SAND HILL ROAD
MENLO PARK, CA 94025
  X   X    

Signatures

Michael P. Maher - Attorney in Fact for each reporting person 03/23/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Each share of Series A Preferred Stock is convertible at any time at the election of the Reporting Persons and will automatically convert into one share of Common Stock immediately prior to the closing of the Registrant's initial public offering. There is no expiration date.
(2) Following the conversion of Common Stock into Class B Common Stock immediately prior to the closing of the Registrant's initial public offering, each share of Class B Common Stock will be convertible into one share of Class A Common Stock upon certain transfers and at the option of the holder. On the seventh anniversary of the Registrant's initial public offering, the Class B Common Stock and the Class A Common Stock will automatically convert into a single class of Common Stock
(3) See additional Form 3 filed by Presidio Management Group VIII, LLC ("PMG VIII") for additional members of this joint filing. PMG VIII is the general partner of US Venture Partners VIII, L.P. ("USVP VIII"), USVP Entrepreneur Partners VIII-A, L.P. ("EP VIII-A"), USVP Entrepreneur Partners VIII-B, L.P. ("EP VIII-B"), and USVP VIII Affiliates Fund, L.P. ("AFF VIII"), and Timothy Connors, Irwin Federman, Winston S. Fu, Steven M. Krausz, David E. Liddle, Jonathan D. Root, Christopher Rust, Casey M. Tansey and Philip M. Young, the managing members of PMG VIII, may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over the shares held by USVP VIII, EP VIII-A, EP VIII-B and AFF VIII. Such persons and entities disclaim beneficial ownership of shares held by USVP VIII, EP VIII-A, EP VIII-B and AFF VIII except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.

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