Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  LEE CHAE
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/01/2012		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODUCTS INC [MXIM]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
120 SAN GABRIEL DRIVE		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Senior VP
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

SUNNYVALE, CA 94086		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 77,469 (1)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 07/01/2010(2) 08/07/2016 Common Stock 50,000 $ 27.45 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)   (3) 12/12/2015 Common Stock 28,236 $ 12.82 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)   (4) 12/01/2016 Common Stock 38,364 $ 18.11 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)   (5) 09/07/2017 Common Stock 34,672 $ 16.58 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)   (6) 09/16/2018 Common Stock 34,204 $ 22.28 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
LEE CHAE
120 SAN GABRIEL DRIVE
SUNNYVALE, CA 94086		       Senior VP  

Signatures

BY MARK CASPER FOR CHAE LEE 05/01/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Represents unvested Restricted Stock Units and Common Stock. Excludes .7190 fractional share as a result of reinvestment of dividends.
(2) Date when shares became fully exercisable.
(3) 28,236 Non-Qualified Stock Options vesting quarterly from 09/30/2009 to 12/31/2012 subject to the individual's continuous status as an employee through such dates
(4) 38,364 Non-Qualified Stock Options vesting quarterly from 03/31/2010 to 12/31/2013 subject to the individual's continuous status as an employee through such dates
(5) 34,672 Non-Qualified Stock Options vesting quartery from 02/15/2013 to 11/15/2014 subject to the individuals continuous status as an employee through such dates
(6) 34,204 Non-Qualified Stock Options vesting quartery from 02/15/2014 to 11/15/2015 subject to the individuals continuous status as an employee through such dates

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