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, 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 *   Kwong Connie H. 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 02/15/2016 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MAXLINEAR INC [MXL] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O MAXLINEAR, INC., 5966 LA PLACE COURT, SUITE 100 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Corporate Controller & PAO 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) CARLSBAD, CA 92008 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 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) Class A Common Stock (par value $0.0001) 808 D Â

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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
Restricted Stock Units	  (1)	  (1)	Class A Common Stock (par value $0.0001)	9,000	$ (2)	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	  (3)	  (3)	Class A Common Stock (par value $0.0001)	10,000	$ (2)	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Kwong Connie H. C/O MAXLINEAR, INC. 5966 LA PLACE COURT, SUITE 100 CARLSBAD, CA 92008	Â	Â	  Corporate Controller & PAO	Â

Signatures

/s/ Adam Spice, as Attorney-in-Fact		02/17/2016
**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)	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, the restricted stock units ("RSUs") subject to the award will vest as follows: twenty-five percent (25%) of the RSUs will vest on May 20, 2016, and one-sixteenth (1/16th) of the RSUs subject will vest on each August 20, November 20, February 20 and May 20 thereafter, such that the award will be fully vested on May 20, 2019.
(2)	Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of MaxLinear, Inc. Class A Common Stock.
(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, the RSUs subject to the award will vest as follows: one-sixteenth (1/16th) of the RSUs will vest on February 20, 2016, and one-sixteenth (1/16th) of the RSUs will vest on each May 20, August 20, November 20, and February 20 thereafter, such that the award will be fully vested on November 20, 2019.

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