CHOKEPOINT
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ENTITY · maxlinear

MaxLinearMXL

United States·networking silicon·major·$8.0B mkt cap

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

CLEAR · 0–39
38/100 illustrative
Underwriting Thesis

CLEAR — MaxLinear: concentrated foreign-origin supply compounded by sanctions exposure in its immediate supply path in networking silicon. A chokepoint underwriting concern at this tier.

Factor Breakdown
Foreign-Origin Concentration65
Sole-Source Dependence30
Sanctions Exposure45
Downstream Criticality0
Sanctions Exposure

Entity not present on tracked screening lists (CSL).

DoD Exposure

No matched DoD semiconductor awards (USASpending) for this entity.

Segments
networking siliconanalog mixed signal
Chokepoint Relationships

Key Suppliers · upstream · 2

Key Customers · downstream · 0

No mapped downstream customers.
Data Provenance· generated 2026-08-10 01:06:49Z
  • Consolidated Screening List (CSL) [LIVE] https://data.trade.gov/downloadable_consolidated_screening_list/v1/consolidated.json @ 2026-08-10T01:06:49.039Z
  • USASpending.gov — DoD award search [LIVE] https://api.usaspending.gov/api/v2/search/spending_by_award/ @ 2026-08-10T01:06:49.377Z
  • Curated ownership aggregation [FALLBACK] @ 2026-08-10T01:06:49.378Z
  • Curated China-ecosystem + Nexperia edges (Phase B, CSET ETO + TechInsights + TrendForce + SCMP + BIS Entity List + Nexperia press release) [FALLBACK] @ 2026-08-10T01:06:49.378Z

Firm/commodity-level signals from public data — not component-level BOM. Scores are an analytic underwriting heuristic, not legal or procurement advice.