MICROTUNE SHIPS MORE THAN ONE MILLION DOCSIS® / EURODOCSIS (TM) 3.0 WIDEBAND TUNERS

Microtune’s DOCSIS/EuroDOCSIS 3.0 RF products, integrated into consumer equipment, enable new cable offerings, including ultra-fast Internet, high-definition video downloads and commercial services

Plano, TX, April 1, 2009 – As an indicator of the accelerating growth of the worldwide DOCSIS®/EuroDOCSIS (TM) 3.0 market, Microtune, Inc.® (NASDAQ: TUNE) announced today that it has shipped more than one million MicroTuner (TM) MT2170 DOCSIS 3.0 wideband tuners. Leading cable equipment suppliers have built and certified their DOCSIS 3.0 cable modems, cable IP-TV set tops and high-end gateways around Microtune’s MT2170 wideband tuner. Microtune-based products have been deployed for high-speed DOCSIS 3.0/EuroDOCSIS 3.0 services that have launched in Austria, Brazil, Belgium, Canada, Finland, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. Innovative DOCSIS 3.0 solutions in production today, including those for ‘four by four’ and ‘eight by four’ downstream/upstream configurations, will be displayed this week in the booths of premier equipment suppliers at the National Cable & Telecommunications Association’s Cable Show, held in Washington D.C. (April 1-3, 2009).

“We are very excited to have surpassed our one-millionth DOCSIS 3.0 tuner shipment milestone, and we are pleased to support our customers as they drive the DOCSIS/EuroDOCSIS 3.0 market with worldwide deployments,” said James A. Fontaine, President and CEO of Microtune. “DOCSIS 3.0 is a key technology for the cable industry. It enables experience-enhancing, competitive subscriber services today, including ultra-high-speed Internet, streaming video and file sharing. At the same time, it provides the platform for future TV, web and voice cross-platform services. As an electronics supplier, we are committed to providing a portfolio of scalable RF technology that makes it easy for cable operators to deploy DOCSIS 3.0 broadly, flexibly and cost effectively.”

Mr. Fontaine provides additional comment on the DOCSIS 3.0 market and Microtune’s role as a key supplier in an interview available online.

“TI’s Puma 5 hardware and software solutions, combined with Microtune’s advanced RF technologies, have played a key role in the growth of the DOCSIS 3.0 market across new classes of cable modems, gateways and interactive set-top boxes,” said Ran Senderovitz, Texas Instruments’ Digital Connected Home business manager. “Our complementary products have enabled manufacturers to achieve certification and quickly deploy high-quality, cost-effective end-equipment in volume in regions around the world including North America, Europe, Asia and South America. We plan to move this collaboration into the next generation of DOCSIS 3.0 products by pioneering innovations that continue to optimize price/performance and advanced features.”

MICROTUNE DOCSIS 3.0 RF PORTFOLIO

Microtune’s DOCSIS/EuroDOCSIS 3.0 product portfolio offers wideband and narrowband technologies that can be designed in any combination to enable a flexible DOCSIS 3.0 RF silicon solution. As a distinct advantage, this capability permits cable operators to deploy and evolve DOCSIS 3.0 services for unique business models, network configurations and channel allocation plans, while at the same time, supporting legacy cable networks and services.

MICROTUNE AT NCTA

Microtune-based cable products, including embedded multimedia terminal adaptors (EMTAs), SCTE-40 compliant set-top boxes and RF gateways, are helping to optimize bandwidth, ensure quality of service and leverage digital phone, video and data services. For more information about Microtune at the NCTA Cable Show or to schedule a meeting with Company representatives during the event, please click here.

FOR MORE DOCSIS 3.0 MARKET OR PRODUCT INFORMATION

For more information about Microtune’s DOCSIS 3.0 products or its complete suite of radio frequency (RF) solutions for the cable television market, visit the Company’s website at www.microtune.com. Microtune also offers several White Papers on its advanced tuners for bandwidth-efficient digital cable TV applications, including:

- Flexible, Scalable and Future-Ready DOCSIS®/EuroDOCSIS (TM) 3.0 Gateways
- Enabling Tuner Technology for All-Digital Cable Networks
- Bandwidth: Key Weapon in Cable-Telco Battle for Subscribers.

ABOUT MICROTUNE
Microtune, Inc. is a silicon and subsystems company that designs and markets radio frequency (RF) solutions for the worldwide consumer electronics and automotive electronics markets. Inventor of the MicroTuner (TM) single-chip broadband tuner, Microtune offers a portfolio of advanced tuner, amplifier, and upconverter products that enable the delivery of information and entertainment across new classes of appliances and applications. The Company currently holds 83 U.S. patents for its technology. Founded in 1996, Microtune is headquartered in Plano, Texas, with key design and sales centers located around the world. The website is www.microtune.com.

MICROTUNE FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
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EDITOR’S NOTE
Microtune is a registered trademark and MicroTuner is a trademark of Microtune, Inc. Copyright © 2009 Microtune, Inc. All rights reserved. DOCSIS 3.0 is a series of industry specifications that enable cable operators to offer significantly higher data rates to their broadband customers. DOCSIS, EuroDOCSIS and CableLabs are trademarks of Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.

MICROTUNE CONTACTS:

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Microtune, Inc.
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Microtune, Inc.
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