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Commitments and Contingencies - Litigation (Details 3) |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 53 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 07, 2017 patent | Nov. 30, 2015 claim patent | Jan. 28, 2014 patent | Aug. 31, 2016 patent | Jun. 30, 2018 claim | May 01, 2015 claim | Dec. 15, 2014 claim
CrestaTech Technology Corporation v. MaxLinear, Inc. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
IPRs instituted | patent |  | 2 | 2 |  |  |  |
Patents found not infringed upon | patent | 2 | 2 |  | 4 |  |  |
Number of pending claims |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3
Loss Contingency, Claims Dismissed, Number |  |  |  |  | 13 |  |
Inter Partes Review by US Patent Office [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
New claims filed |  | 4 |  |  |  |  |
Inter Partes Review by US Patent Office v. CrestaTech Patents [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of pending claims |  | 6 |  |  |  |  |
CrestaTech Technology Corporation v. MaxLinear, Inc., '585 Patent [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Patents found not infringed upon | patent |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |
Number of pending claims |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |
Patents found not infringed upon, appealed | patent |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |

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