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Microtune Brings Latest in RF and Bluetooth Solutions to Automotive Market

    PLANO, Texas--Oct. 16, 2002--

RF silicon and systems products, enabling premium radio, in-car TV entertainment, telematics and wireless communications, will be showcased at Convergence Trade Show

    Microtune(R), Inc. , a radio frequency (RF)-based silicon and systems supplier with a rich history of providing specialized, quality-driven automotive electronics solutions, will showcase its products and the latest customer applications in its booth (Number 1342) at the upcoming Convergence Trade Show to be held at the COBO Conference Center in Detroit, MI, October 21-23.
    Microtune supplies the world's leading automotive manufacturers, aftermarket suppliers, and radio and communications equipment manufacturers from a broad RF electronics portfolio, with products ranging from tuners, transceivers and amplifiers to complete Bluetooth(TM) system-on-chip solutions. Representing the cutting edge of mobile electronics, Microtune's RF components enable worldwide automakers to deploy production-ready, cost-optimized subsystems into vehicular platforms with streamlined implementation, including those for:

-- Premium radio
-- In-car entertainment and mobile multimedia
-- Telematics, including route guidance, weather emergency alert systems, and navigation
-- Wireless connectivity, including hands-free communications, remote keyless entry, mobile Internet access, and other new Bluetooth-based services

    "As consumer electronics combine with automotive control, display, and audio systems to create new applications and markets," explained Douglas J. Bartek, Chairman and CEO of Microtune, "Microtune's world-class RF silicon and systems technology enables superior reception systems that allow automakers to offer a host of new in-car services. Backed by our quality-driven engineering and manufacturing, Microtune offers customers RF solutions that deliver robust performance, efficient packaging, maximum design flexibility and decreased time-to-market."
    In its Convergence booth, Microtune will showcase automotive RF products supporting the full range of traditional and emerging entertainment, wireless and telematics applications.
    For more information, visit Microtune's website at www.microtune.com.
    EDITOR'S NOTE: Microtune is a registered trademark and MicroTuner, MicroStreamer and VideoCaster are trademarks of Microtune, Inc.