CARLSBAD, Calif. – March 21, 2016 – MaxLinear Inc. (NYSE: MXL), a leading provider of radio frequency (RF) and mixed-signal integrated circuits for cable and satellite broadband communications, the connected home, and for data center, metro, and long-haul fiber networks, today announced the MxL2025, a quad-channel externally modulated-laser (EML) driver for 100Gbps optical transceiver modules.

With an attractive combination of low power dissipation and high performance, MxL2025 supports both emerging 100Gbps client-side telecom module designs and modules being developed for data center networks.

The MxL2025 features a per-channel data rate of 28.3Gbaud with a low 200 mW power dissipation per channel, making it an ideal fit for CFP, CFP2 and CFP4 100Gbps pluggable optical transceiver modules that support the 100GBASE-ER4, 100GBASE-ER4-Lite and 100GBASE-LR4 networking standards.  The device features output crossing-point and output amplitude control. It also has an integrated bias tee to maintain optimal power dissipation.

The company also announced that the MxL2025 is being evaluated by leading telecommunication and data communication equipment OEMs for both data center and telecom client-side 100Gbps networking systems.

“The demand for 100Gbps interconnects is growing rapidly, and this is the first EML driver that combines both rich features and low power to create a great fit for multiple applications,” said Brendan Walsh, MaxLinear VP of Marketing, Infrastructure Group. “Leading telecom and data center customers’ interest in this part shows that the MxL2025’s best-in-class performance and reliability are critically important.”

Availability

The MxL2025 is sampling now. More information is available at sales@maxlinear.com.

About MaxLinear, Inc.

MaxLinear, Inc. (NYSE:MXL) is a global provider of integrated, radio frequency, and mixed-signal integrated circuits and SoCs. The company is a pioneer in multimedia over coax alliance (MoCA) technology and its products serve broadband communications and infrastructure industries, including cable TV, satellite TV, data center, metro, and long-haul optical transport network applications. MaxLinear is headquartered in Carlsbad, California. For more information, please visit www.maxlinear.com.