Two venture capital backed high-tech firms went public in big ways Wednesday, giving a boost to an exit route seldom used over the past two years of the recession.

Both posted gains of more than 10 percent from the opening.

MaxLinear, a chip maker, went public on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: MXL) and closed at $18.70.

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