MaxLinear Inc. (NASDAQ:MXL) is one of the best performing semiconductor stocks so far in 2026.
On April 30, MaxLinear announced the availability of its Washington transimpedance amplifier/TIA, a four-lane, 200G per lane component engineered for 1.6T optical transceiver modules
Fabricated using silicon-germanium/SiGe process technology, the TIA provides a low-power, low-noise linear analog front end designed to support the signal integrity and bandwidth scaling demands of next-generation AI data center clusters. The Washington TIA features a typical power consumption of approximately 750 mW across four channels and includes integrated programmable automatic gain control, photodiode bias, and a per-channel received signal strength indicator. It is pad-compatible with leading market photodetectors to simplify module integration and is designed to interoperate with all major PAM4 DSPs, offering deep co-optimization when paired with MaxLinear’s Rushmore DSP platform.
Posonskyi Andrey/ This release expands MaxLinear Inc.’s (NASDAQ:MXL) broader data center connectivity portfolio, which includes the Keystone DSP platform for 400G/800G applications and the Annapurna copper DSP. Washington is the first in a planned family of low-noise TIAs targeting fully retimed, half-retimed, and linear interfaces (including LPO/LRO and CPO). Samples are currently available, with mass production scheduled for H2 2026.