DIC Technologies Selects Microtune Tuners for Digital Interactive Cable Set-top Boxes in China.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers PLANO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 18, 2001 One of China's Largest Cable Equipment Suppliers Designs Microtune's Integrated Tuner Into Its Digital Cable TV/Internet Gateways Microtune(TM), Inc. (Nasdaq:TUNE) today announced that DIC DIC diffuse intravascular coagulation; disseminated intravascular coagulation. DIC abbr. disseminated intravascular coagulation Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) Information Technologies Co., Ltd. (Shenzen, China) plans to use Microtune's silicon and subsystems as the radio frequency (RF) front end, or broadband 'gateway', for receiving and tuning digital data in its latest interactive set-top box The cable TV box that sits on "top" of the TV "set," although it is often located several feet away in an equipment rack. The set-top box descrambles the premium channels and provides a tuner for the higher cable numbers that very old TVs did not support. cable solution. Called the VisCom 300, the set-top box functions as both a navigation device for video programming and an Internet appliance Also called "information appliance," "smart appliance," and "Web appliance," it is a device specialized for accessing the Web and/or e-mail. Designed for ease of use, it plugs into a telephone jack or LAN connection for Internet hookup. , supporting advanced transaction-based services such as web surfing Refers to jumping from page to page on the Web. Just as in "TV channel surfing," where one clicks the remote to go from channel to channel, the hyperlink on Web pages makes it easy to jump from one page to another. , remote multimedia education, electronic libraries and electronic news and stock quotes. DIC Information Technologies Co., Ltd. is a leading provider in China of cable broadband systems, supplying both head-end equipment for CATV (Community Antenna TV) The original name for cable TV. It used a single antenna at the highest location in the community in order to deliver a quality signal to homes in areas with hilly terrain or other interference. stations, as well as a range of broadband interactive services to cable users. The company also develops and produces highly sophisticated set-top boxes for complete system integration. "We required a superior tuner solution, one that enables multiple classes of interactive applications, while providing the performance to compensate for the various kinds of cable systems implemented in China," explains Mr. Qian Xiao Feng, vice president of DIC Information Technologies Co., Ltd. "The Microtune solution offers us advanced integration with high performance and reliability, which simplifies our set-top box design, while enabling immediate implementation of sophisticated industry-leading capabilities." "Microtune, with its silicon MicroTuner(TM) tuner and amplifier chips, also offers the most competitive RF roadmap for the future." With more than 300 million television households, China is widely recognized as a high-growth, priority market for cable broadband services See broadband and broadband service provider. . Cahners In-Stat Group projects that China will account for more than 60% of cable TV subscriber growth during the next four years. Like all of the country's media, cable systems are controlled by the state, which is deploying cable as the dominant medium for broadband information delivery in China. "We are very pleased to be part of DIC Information Technologies' digital set-top box solution," remarks James Fontaine James Fontaine (1757 to 1790) was an officer who served in Revolutionary War and the Northwest Indian War. The name is spelled several ways, including "Fountaine". James Fontaine is believed to have been born in Hanover County, Virginia in 1757. , president of Microtune. "Partnerships such as this one reflect Microtune's global reach, underscoring that we are able to support next-generation services wherever they are rolling out. It also signals our aggressive commitment to the set-top box market and to provide high-performance, cost-optimized RF products that enable the full range of digital interactive services for the mainstream consumer." About DIC Information Technologies Co., Ltd. Shenzhen DIC Information Technologies Co., Ltd. is a high-technology system equipment provider of cable television (CATV) broadband access See broadband and wireless broadband. terminals and systems. Financed by Shenzhen DICO Network Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Bell Co., Ltd., DIC Information Technologies delivered the first CATV system to be authenticated au·then·ti·cate tr.v. au·then·ti·cat·ed, au·then·ti·cat·ing, au·then·ti·cates To establish the authenticity of; prove genuine: a specialist who authenticated the antique samovar. by the Chinese National Information Industry Ministry. About Microtune Microtune, Inc. is a leading RF silicon and systems company that designs, manufactures and markets RF broadband 'gateway' solutions for use in cable modems cable modem Modem used to convert analog data signals to digital form and vise versa, for transmission or receipt over cable television lines, especially for connecting to the Internet. , set-top boxes, PC/TV multimedia, TV/digital TV and other consumer appliances. Inventors of the MicroTuner(TM) single-chip broadband tuner and the MicroStreamer(TM) upstream amplifier, the company currently holds thirteen U.S. patents for its RF technology, with an additional thirteen pending approval, containing a total of more than 1000 supporting claims. Founded in 1996, Microtune is headquartered in Plano, Texas Plano (IPA: /ˈpleɪnoʊ/) is a wealthy suburb of Dallas, Texas, located to the north, mainly within Collin County, but also extending into Denton County. According to the 2000 U.S. , with key design, manufacturing and sales centers located around the world. The web site is www.microtune.com. EDITORS NOTE: Microtune, MicroStreamer and MicroTuner are trademarks of Microtune, Inc. |
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