Microtune Offers RoHS-Compliant Silicon Tuners, Supporting International Regulations for Environmental Health and Safety

PLANO, Texas--May 1, 20057, 2005--In line with worldwide health and environmental legislation, Microtune(R) Inc. announced today that versions of its MicroTuner(TM) silicon tuners are now available in packages that are compliant with the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (2002/95/EC).

Microtune, inventor of the single-chip TV tuner, provides radio frequency (RF) silicon and systems products for the consumer electronics and automotive electronics markets. Its semiconductor portfolio spans a variety of miniature tuners, from very high-performance 1-GHz analog/digital tuners to low-power digital tuners. These RF devices, which support worldwide reception standards, are key components in delivering TV signals to popular consumer electronics devices, including HDTVs, multi-tuner set-top boxes, entertainment PCs and voice-enabled cable modems.

Microtune offers a RoHS-compliant packaging option across its entire silicon tuner product line. These RF-integrated circuits are manufactured with RoHS-compliant assembly processes and compounds. Using alternative alloys and materials, these silicon packages now offer the same size, electrical/mechanical characteristics, performance and reliability of MicroTuner tuner chips produced with older style packages. The company has worked closely with its vendors to assure compliance with RoHS legislation.

"Our customers can choose to migrate to RoHS-compliant tuners now prior to the mandatory compliance date, giving them more than a year to implement our products into their designs," said Albert Taddiken, Microtune's Chief Operating Officer. "Our goal is to provide customers an easy path to convert their products to RoHS compliance with no compromise in tuner performance and reliability. As a worldwide supplier of RF silicon products, we support international and industry regulations that promote a cleaner and healthier environment."

THE ROHS DIRECTIVE

The RoHS Directive, enacted by the European Union (EU) in February, 2003, restricts the use of six hazardous substances (lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls or polybrominated diphenyl ethers) within electrical and electronic equipment. The goal, consistent with other international regulations, is to contribute to human health and the environment by restricting the use of certain hazardous substances in new equipment. Manufacturers of electronics products outside Europe must abide by this legislation if the equipment they produce is ultimately imported in an EU member state. The legislation will be enforced throughout the European Community beginning July 1, 2006.

Other nations around the world have also proposed legislation that would restrict the use of lead and other hazardous substances in electronic products. In August of last year, Microtune announced its silicon product portfolio was already manufactured with lead-free packaging.

ABOUT MICROTUNE

Microtune, Inc. is a silicon and subsystems company that designs and markets radio frequency (RF)-based solutions for the worldwide broadband communications and transportation electronics markets. Inventors of the MicroTuner(TM) single-chip broadband tuner, Microtune offers a portfolio of advanced tuner, amplifier, upconverter and transceiver products that enable the delivery of information and entertainment across new classes of consumer electronics devices. The Company currently holds more than 40 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

Microtune's assessment of the RoHS compliance of its products is based entirely upon warranties from third party package manufacturers and independent third party analysis.

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EDITOR'S NOTE:

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