MaxLinear Introduces Carmel™ High-Speed USB-to-UART Product for Next-Generation AI Data Center Console Access

Integrated high-speed console connectivity delivers up to 480Mbps USB bandwidth and UART performance up to 15Mbps per channel for low-latency AI infrastructure management

MaxLinear, Inc. (NASDAQ: MXL), a leader in high-performance analog, mixed-signal and connectivity semiconductor solutions, today announced Carmel™, MxL81434, a next-generation high-speed USB-to-UART product designed to support console access, system bring-up, monitoring, debugging, and infrastructure management in AI data centers and hyperscale cloud environments. Carmel™ combines 480Mbps High-Speed USB connectivity, four high-performance UART channels operating at up to 15 Mbps each, an integrated I²C master, and 32 GPIOs in a highly integrated device for modern server and rack-scale management designs.

This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260810065267/en/ MaxLinear's Carmel™ (MxL81434) high-speed USB-to-UART solution delivers 480 Mbps USB connectivity, four UART channels up to 15 Mbps each, integrated I²C, and 32 GPIOs for next-generation AI infrastructure console access.