MaxLinear, Inc.

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2023, 2024)

Purchasing 100% renewable energy for our facilities in California and elsewhere where available
Using key suppliers that focus on sustainability
Enhancing our offices with energy-saving improvements
Transitioning away from one-time-use plastics used in the office to sustainable reusable products

Formed a Women in Engineering group in the United States to promote leadership skills and opportunities for female engineers and seek opportunities to recruit more female engineering graduates
Employee voluntary turnover rate was 7%

Board of directors and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee oversees our environmental, social and governance directives

Monitoring our global environmental footprint, both directly and indirectly
Improving the power efficiency and thermal performance of our chips
Minimizing water consumption and waste
Promoting recycling of reusable materials
Assessing additional measures to further reduce our emissions
Aiming to have all manufacturing partners that are certified with ISO 14001 international standards for environmental management systems and plan to launch manufacturing partner audits in the future
Maintaining an anti-slavery policy, and a business partner labor standards policy which bars the use of forced or child labor and slavery and a conflict minerals policy governing the use and distribution of 3TG minerals
Conducting due diligence before allowing a potential supplier to become a preferred supplier
Increasing our hiring and retention of female and diverse talent including direct hires or interns from universities

Maintaining an anti-slavery policy, and a business partner labor standards policy which bars the use of forced or child labor and slavery and a conflict minerals policy governing the use and distribution of 3TG minerals
Conducting due diligence before allowing a potential supplier to become a preferred supplier

Purchasing 100% renewable energy for our facilities in California and elsewhere where available
Using key suppliers that focus on sustainability
Enhancing our offices with energy-saving improvements
Transitioning away from one-time-use plastics used in the office to sustainable reusable products
Engineers consistently focused on improving the power efficiency and thermal performance of our chips, minimizing water consumption and waste, promoting recycling of reusable materials

Maintaining an anti-slavery policy and a business partner labor standards policy which bars the use of forced or child labor and slavery
Conducting due diligence before allowing a potential supplier to become a preferred supplier
Removing any suppliers that continue to fail to meet our business partner labor standards and conflict minerals policies
Participating in recycling of integrated circuits and boards
Global training and development program includes internal on-the-job training and a pilot training program including seminars, podcasts and recommended learnings
Corporate training program covering discrimination-free workplace, code of ethics and employee conduct, insider trading policy, global export controls and economic sanctions policy, global anti-bribery and anti-corruption policy, and anti-trust and competition law

Board of directors and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee oversees corporate social responsibility and sustainability directives
Audit Committee oversees enterprise risk management, which includes an assessment of enterprise risks, including climate risks
Executive compensation structure aligns executive incentives with the long-term growth objectives of MaxLinear, including long-term share price appreciation

Assessing and mitigating climate risks
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions
Maintaining a socially responsible supply chain
intense and increasing competition
Global economic conditions, including high inflation or a potential recession
Cyclical nature of the semiconductor industry
Declining revenue and managing future revenue growth
Geopolitical conflicts and tensions
Export control and technology export restrictions
Increased tariffs
Reliance on a limited number of customers
Information technology failures and security breaches
Decreasing average selling prices
Delays in broadband market development
Substantial quarterly and annual fluctuations in operating results
Difficulty attracting and retaining qualified personnel
High interest rates
Compliance with governmental regulations related to privacy, data protection, and cybersecurity
Conformance to evolving industry standards
Supply chain disruptions
Security vulnerabilities in products
Use of open source software
Catastrophic loss to facilities
Impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets
Unanticipated changes in tax rates
Compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

Initial assessment of climate risks utilizing the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD) Guidance
Measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (renewable energy, energy-saving improvements, sustainable products)
Monitoring the practices of foundry partners and suppliers in assessing environmental risks
Commitment to a socially responsible supply chain to reduce the risk of human rights violations and the use of conflict minerals
Workforce reductions to align operational needs with changes in macroeconomic conditions and demand
Cost reduction measures
Investing in new product development
Expanding global presence
Attracting and retaining top talent
Implementing and improving administrative, financial, and operational systems
Enhancing information technology support
Developing and introducing new products and product enhancements
Continuously reducing costs
Implementing additional measures to prevent recurrence of potential EAR violations
Comprehensive voluntary self-disclosure to BIS
Policies and procedures for assessing, identifying, and managing material risk from cybersecurity threats
Quarterly risk assessments
Regular cybersecurity training
Cybersecurity Operations Control center
Incident Response Plan
Third-party security penetration testing and cyber tabletop exercises
Third-party security monitoring services
Quarterly vulnerability scans
Cybersecurity risk insurance policy
Cash conservation measures
Monitoring the impact of high interest rates

Monitoring practices of foundry partners and suppliers
Socially responsible supply chain to reduce risk of human rights violations and use of conflict minerals

Frameworks Used: TCFD

Certifications: ISO 9001:2015