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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * LING CURTIS   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MAXLINEAR INC [MXL] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Technical Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 2051 PALOMAR AIRPORT ROAD, SUITE 100 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/15/2010 (Street) CARLSBAD, CA 92011 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Class A Common Stock ($0.0001 par value) (1) 12/15/2010   C(1)   961 A (1) 2,368 D   Class A Common Stock ($0.0001 par value) 12/15/2010   S(2)   100 D $ 10.59 2,268 D   Class A Common Stock ($0.0001 par value) 12/15/2010   S(2)   100 D $ 10.63 2,168 D   Class A Common Stock ($0.0001 par value) 12/15/2010   S(2)   154 D $ 10.64 2,014 D   Class A Common Stock ($0.0001 par value) 12/15/2010   S(2)   100 D $ 10.65 1,914 D   Class A Common Stock ($0.0001 par value) 12/15/2010   S(2)   164 D $ 10.66 1,750 D   Class A Common Stock ($0.0001 par value) 12/15/2010   S(2)   100 D $ 10.67 1,650 D   Class A Common Stock ($0.0001 par value) 12/15/2010   S(2)   243 D $ 10.69 1,407 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Class B Common Stock (convertible into Class A Common Stock) (1)

(3)

12/15/2010

C(1)

961

(3)

(3)

Class A Common Stock ($0.0001 par value)

961

$ 0

693,949

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
LING CURTIS 2051 PALOMAR AIRPORT ROAD SUITE 100 CARLSBAD, CA 92011	X		Chief Technical Officer

Signatures

/s/ Patrick E. McCready, by power of attorney		12/15/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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)	Reflects shares of Class B common stock converted into an equivalent number of shares of Class A common stock pursuant to a power of attorney granted by the reporting person on June 7, 2010 in connection with the adoption of a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
(2)	The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on June 7, 2010.
(3)	Each share of Class B Common Stock is convertible into one share of Class A Common Stock, which is the publicly traded stock, upon certain transfers and at the option of the holder. On the seventh anniversary of the closing of the Registrant's initial public offering (March 29, 2017), the Class B Common Stock and the Class A Common Stock will automatically convert into a single class of Common Stock.

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