MaxLinear

MaxLinear is a major in the Design (Fabless) segment of the semiconductor & AI supply chain, headquartered in United States. Its key suppliers include TSMC, ASE Technology.

Broadband, connectivity, and infrastructure mixed-signal chip designer.

Ticker
NASDAQ: MXL
Headquarters
United States
Revenue
$468M (FY2025) · +29.7% YoY
Net income
$-137M
Operating margin
-27.1%
Market position
major
Value-chain segment
Networking Silicon, Analog & Mixed Signal
Key products
PCIe 5.0 retimers and signal conditioners, Data-center PAM4 DSP for 400G / 800G, Broadband gateway SoCs (DOCSIS, DSL), High-speed interface chips for servers

About MaxLinear

MaxLinear, headquartered in United States, operates in the Networking Silicon and Analog & Mixed Signal segments of the semiconductor & AI supply chain and is positioned as a market major there. Its key products include PCIe 5.0 retimers and signal conditioners, Data-center PAM4 DSP for 400G / 800G, Broadband gateway SoCs (DOCSIS, DSL), High-speed interface chips for servers. wafergraph maps 2 tracked suppliers for MaxLinear across the value chain. MaxLinear is a party to 1 tracked deal, including MaxLinear's attempted Silicon Motion deal.

Role in the chain

MaxLinear is a market major in Design (Fabless) (Networking Silicon), headquartered in United States. Broadband, connectivity, and infrastructure mixed-signal chip designer.

Diligence questions

  1. The dataset records 2 tracked suppliers for MaxLinear. Which of those edges are researched (named in a filing or primary source) versus segment-inferred, and what happens if one of them stops shipping?
  2. 2 of MaxLinear's tracked suppliers are a monopoly or leader (including ASE Technology, TSMC). Which of those are actually single-source for the process step you care about?
  3. MaxLinear is headquartered in United States. What jurisdiction, export-control or logistics risk sits at that HQ, versus at the fabs or plants the filings actually name?
  4. MaxLinear trades as NASDAQ:MXL. What does the latest reported period say about capacity and backlog versus the graph position above?
  5. Before treating any edge as a verified relationship, check the provenance labels on the company page and the method note at /methodology.

Full diligence pack for MaxLinear

Key products

  • PCIe 5.0 retimers and signal conditioners
  • Data-center PAM4 DSP for 400G / 800G
  • Broadband gateway SoCs (DOCSIS, DSL)
  • High-speed interface chips for servers

Suppliers

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Compare with

NVIDIA · Broadcom · Marvell Technology · Qualcomm · Analog Devices · Sony Semiconductor Solutions

Sources

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Cite as: wafergraph, “MaxLinear — supply chain, financials & market position”, https://wafergraph.com/company/maxlinear (data as of 2026-09-05).

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