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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) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Technical Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O MAXLINEAR, INC., 5966 LA PLACE COURT, SUITE 100 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/20/2018 (Street) CARLSBAD, CA 92008 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 Common Stock (1) 11/20/2018   M   5,113 A $ 0 911,349 (2) D   Common Stock 11/20/2018   F   5,113 D $ 18.51 906,236 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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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
Restricted Stock Units	(1)	11/20/2018		M			1,673	(3)	(3)	Common Stock	1,673	$ 0	6,750	D
Restricted Stock Units	(1)	11/20/2018		M			1,406	(4)	(4)	Common Stock	1,406	$ 0	11,347	D
Restricted Stock Units	(1)	11/20/2018		M			782	(5)	(5)	Common Stock	782	$ 0	14,199	D
Restricted Stock Units	(1)	11/20/2018		M			1,252	(6)	(6)	Common Stock	1,252	$ 0	35,358	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
LING CURTIS C/O MAXLINEAR, INC. 5966 LA PLACE COURT, SUITE 100 CARLSBAD, CA 92008			Chief Technical Officer

Signatures

/s/ Connie Kwong, as Attorney-in-Fact		11/21/2018
**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)	Each restricted stock unit ("RSU") represents a contingent right to receive one share of MaxLinear, Inc. Common Stock.
(2)	Includes 152 shares of Common Stock acquired under the Company's 2010 Employee Stock Purchase Plan on November 15, 2018.
(3)	Subject to the Reporting Person's continuing to be a Service Provider (as defined in the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan) through each applicable vesting date, one-sixteenth (1/16th) of the 54,000 RSUs subject to the award shall vest on August 20, 2015, and an additional one-sixteenth (1/16th) of the RSUs subject to the award shall vest on each successive November 20, February 20, May 20, and August 20 thereafter, such that the award shall be fully vested on May 20, 2019.
(4)	Subject to the Reporting Person's continuing to be a Service Provider (as defined in the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan) through each applicable vesting date, one-sixteenth (1/16th) of the 45,388 RSUs subject to the award shall vest on February 20, 2016, and an additional one-sixteenth (1/16th) of the RSUs subject to the award shall vest on each successive May 20, August 20, November 20, and February 20 thereafter, such that the award will be fully vested on November 20, 2019.
(5)	Subject to the Reporting Person's continuing to be a Service Provider (as defined in the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan) through each applicable vesting date, one-sixteenth (1/16th) of the 25,243 RSUs subject to the award shall vest on May 20, 2017, and an additional one-sixteenth (1/16th) of the RSUs subject to the award shall vest on each successive August 20, November 20, February 20 and May 20 thereafter, such that the award will be fully vested on February 20, 2021.
(6)	Subject to the Reporting Person continuing to be a Service Provider (as defined in the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan) through each applicable vesting date, one-sixteenth (1/16th) of the 40,409 RSUs subject to the award shall vest on August 20, 2018, and an additional one-sixteenth (1/16th) of the RSUs subject to the award shall vest on each November 20, February 20, May 20, and August 20 thereafter, such that the award will be fully vested on May 20, 2022.

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