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Business

Designs and markets advanced RF, demodulator, and receiver silicon products and systems solutions for worldwide customers.

Mission

Support customers in meeting their business objectives by offering our proven tuner technology to deliver high-performance, reliable video, voice, and data signal reception

Target Markets

  • Cable (data/voice cable modems, cable set top boxes),
  • Digital TV (televisions, set-tops and peripheral products),
  • Automotive in-vehicle entertainment systems (car-TVs and radios)

History

Inventor of the single chip tuner; Shipped more than 150 million tuner chips, more than any other silicon tuner competitor.


Acquired Auvitek International, Ltd. in July, 2009, adding to the Company new demodulator technology, IP, engineering talent, and an enhanced China market presence.

Products

Suite of digital and analog/digital hybrid tuners and companion RF technologies (amplifiers and upconverters); family of demodulators for the ATSC and CTTB/DTMB markets.

Leading products:

Technology

  • Inventor of the MicroTuner™ single-chip TV tuner
  • 83 US patents protect RF technology inventions
  • Portfolio of single-chip silicon TV tuners that address needs of multiple markets
  • Portfolio of best-in-class demods for ATSC and CTTB/DTMB digital TV markets
  • MicroCiever™ architecture for new class of highly integrated receiver products for the digital TV and cable TV markets
  • Products backed by world-class applications and engineering support

Customers

Worldwide market leaders in the cable, automotive, and TV industries.

Locations

Global Organization: Offices in US, Germany, China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, UK, Design Centers of Excellence

Officers

  • James A. Fontaine, CEO, President, and Director;
  • Barry F. Koch, Executive Vice President;
  • Robert S. Kirk, Vice President of Worldwide Sales;
  • Phillip D. Peterson, General Counsel;
  • Justin M. Chapman, Chief Financial Officer

Investors

Founded in 1996; Microtune®, Inc. (NASDAQ: TUNE)

Employees

  • Global organization: More than 280 employees
  • 75% of team is technical and experienced in RF or digital technologies
  • Critical advantage: Unique combination of silicon and systems expertise

Contact:

Corporate Headquarters:
Microtune, Inc.
2201 10th Street
Plano, Texas 75074
Tel: 972-673-1600
www.microtune.com

Microtune Ships More than 150 Million TV Tuner Chips

Cisco Awards Microtune 2009 'Excellence in Technology Alignment' Supplier Award


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