Microtune is committed to providing products and services that meet or exceed our customers' needs and expectations, while demonstrating continuous improvement in our products and processes that result in better quality, reliability, delivery, service and support.

Our rigorous quality policy includes:

• Corporate Quality/Business Management System with performance measures.
• Continuous improvement of products and process.
• Accountability of every individual for conformance to the Quality Policy.

Microtune's European office (Ingolstadt, Germany) has achieved certification for ISO 9001:2000, IS 14001:2004 and TS-16969:2002.

Microtune qualifies its standard silicon products per JESD47 "Stress Test Driven Qualification of Integrated Circuit". Automotive silicon product qualification is done in accordance with AEC-Q100.

Microtune has also established relationships with silicon and module manufacturers that are committed to continuous improvement and to providing world-class quality products and services.

These manufacturers are certified to international quality standards, such as ISO 9001:2000, ISO 14001:2004, and TS-16949:2002.

See Microtune's Quality and Environment Policy for Automotive component production (in English and German) for more information.

As part of its Quality commitment, Microtune has implemented internal quality assurance policies and procedures, beginning at the product design stage, that ensure the quality, testability, and reliability of its products.

Microtune has adopted precise design methodologies, closely linked with production, to prototype its parts. It engages in extensive simulation and reliability testing before the release of prototypes to high-volume manufacturing. During manufacturing, product monitoring continues to ensure that the highest level quality is maintained.

The company also employs state-of-the-art Oracle software and global communications systems and networks to streamline internal processes and to facilitate customer communications.