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Company Highlights Leading provider of RF silicon TV tuners Inventor of the single-chip TV tuner and today s technology, market and brand leader Diversified sources of revenue: Products span multiple markets and applications: set-top boxes, cable modems, digital TV, car radio and TV Target large, high-growth opportunities driven by global digital transition, demand for high-definition content and requirement for multiple-tuner architectures Customers are worldwide market leaders ARRI, Cisco, Motorola, Panasonic, amsung, etc. History of solid financial growth and performance healthy balance sheet, no debt and strong cash position 3
Investment Considerations in a Challenging Environment Downturn Impact to Microtune is Cyclical, but Company Is Well Positioned to Manage Through Market Uncertainties trong product portfolio and competitive position Leading technology and strong IP position trong balance sheet and cash position Continued focus on expense control, cash preservation Target markets offer clear long-term opportunity Maintaining market share, customers, design sockets Maintain investments in R&D to fuel future growth Provides flexibility, sustainability, customer confidence Reduced G&A spending ----------- ---------- Focus on strategic programs and operational execution to position for growth when market recovers 4
Provide Essential Ingredient Technology: Tuners Deliver Video, Voice and Data via RF ignals Broadcast Type Microtune Products Target Applications Data/Voice Cable Modems Cable Transmission Cable C bl et-top Boxes Digital TV Car Radio Terrestrial (Off-Air) Transmission Automotive In-Car TV 5
Tuner Controls the Quality of the Picture The Importance of Tuner Performance Analog TV Problems Digital TV Problems Noise Loss of Reception Quality ignal Reception Interference Pixelation/Artifacts 6
How Our Technology Fits Multi-Tuner RF Front-End for HD/DVR Cable et-top MT2022 MT2122 Diplexer From Upstream Modulator Amplifier plitter Microtreamer MT1550 MT2022 MT2122 MT2122 Tuners Digital Cable Tuner High-Performance Analog/Digital it l Cable Tuner Demods MPEG Encoders/ Decoders Hard Drives Picturein-Picture Watch and Record Internet Access On-Demand Programming Home Networking DOCI 3.0 Cable Modem Upstream 120 Mbps Data MT1570 Downstream 160 Mbps Data MT2170 Wideband Backend Four Bonded RF Channels DOCI 3.0 Wideband Modem 7
Where You Can Find Microtune Technology Cisco et-top Boxes ARRI, Cisco and Motorola DOCI 3.0 Cable Modems ARRI and Motorola Cable/VOIP Modems DTV Converter et-top Boxes Car Radio End Customers: Audi, BMW, Mercedes Benz, Peugeot, Volkswagen Car TV End Customers: Audi, BMW, Mercedes Benz, Porsche 8
Key Microtune Differentiators Centers for RF Excellence Labs with specialized and sophisticated RF equipment and resources RF Engineering Heavyweight Global organization - more than 220 employees; 70% of team is technical and 80% experienced in RF Critical advantage: Unique combination of RF silicon and systems expertise: 2-to-1 ratio of systems to IC engineers Local customer support: Europe, China, Taiwan, Japan and Korea Market-Proven, Customer-Hardened Technology 83 U.. patents Portfolio of single-chip silicon TV tuners that address needs of multiple markets 9
Tuners: Top Competitive Threats Product Type: Competitor: Cans: Alps, anyo, amsung, etc. et Top Box M DOCI 2.0 VOIP Modem DOCI 3.0 Modem HDTV M PC-TV M Car TV Handheld TV Anadigics Broadcom Captive M M Private: XCeive, MaxLinear NXP M M, M, Freescale, Entropic, etc. Product Type: M - Modules - ilicon/emiconductor 10
hipped More than 122 Million Tuner Chips Driven by Market Transitions, First-to-Market olutions, and trong ystems and Applications upport 11
Market Expectations in Today s Economic Climate Cable Modem: 23% Cable et-top Box: 43% Automotive: 24% Diversified ources of Revenue DTV: 10% Cable Continued revenue foundation for 2009; Drives 60-70% of revenue oft, but stable, demand in worldwide cable modem and set-top box markets Automotive ti Historically solid business; Drives 20-25% of revenue Current weakness in demand, exacerbated by inventory burn-off Digital TV Drives 5-10% of revenue Minimal exposure to Consumer Electronics in 2009; ignificant long-term opportunity 12
Tuners pan Application, Price/Performance and Low-Power pectrum R&D Investment approaching $200M hipping i 11 Different Tuners Handheld (Multi-tandard) Handheld DVB-H (L-Band) Handheld DVB-H (Multiband) Digital/Analog g PCTV MicroTuner Patented Tuner Architecture Digital TV (DVB-T) Digital PC-TV DOCI 3.0 Cable Modem Advanced Digital Cable Multi-Tuner et-top Boxes Market Analog/Digital Low Power Digital Ultra Low Power Digital High Performance Analog/Digital MoCA et-top Boxes Digital Cable Ready TV Digital TV (ATC) 13
Cable Industry Trends Point to Continuing Long-Term Growth Opportunities teady worldwide rollout of new industry standard: DOCI 3.0 Microtune is current leader in supplying tuners for DOCI 3.0- certified cable modems Dominant ilicon Tuner upplier in U Voice Cable Modems and Multi-tuner et-top Boxes Continuing conversion to HD-capable, multi-tuner set-top boxes and personal video recorders Unique, patented technology supports multi-tuner architecture Continued conversion from analog-todigital service around the world 14
Portfolio of DOCI 3.0 Technology Offers Flexibility, calability, Future Readiness MT2170 MT2068 MT1570 High-performance Offers proven and DOCI-certifiable RF solutions based on advanced silicon technology Reduces RF footprint, power consumption and BOM costs Delivers superior technical performance Enables operators to leverage multiple two-way RF scenarios in rapidly deploying DOCI 3.0 services supports various operator plans for using the spectrum gateway for upstream and downstream communications i ti Future-ready ready technology to take DOCI 3.0 services to 4/4 and 8/4 and beyond upports long-term plan for IP video and commercial services 15
Consumer Applications Are Migrating to the Car Microtune Automotive End trategy: Bring Microtune RF-IC technology to Customers the worldwide automotive marketplace; leverage the market transition from modules to silicon Drivers: Migration to digital standards, to consumer classes of entertainment and to cost-effective, state-of-the-art electronics TV at high speeds and Digital Audio Broadcast Trends play to Microtune RF strengths and automotive RF expertise Entrenched supplier to this market; understand severe automotive-grade RF requirements ilicon tuner technology expands markets and opportunities 16
MT2067: Microtune s First TV ilicon TV Tuner for Automotive New MT2067 car TV tuner complements family of antenna amplifiers chips (MT1120 and MT1119) now in production World standard, automotive-grade car TV tuner delivers high-quality broadcast TV at high speeds Targeted for rear-seat entertainment packages migrating to higher-volume car models New technology: offers higher performance, lower cost, increased reliability Easily implemented in multi-standard configurations, necessary for diversity applications Expands market opportunity to worldwide automakers and suppliers 17
Digital TV Transition Creates Market Opportunity Across a Wide Range of Devices MicroTuner MT2131 Multi-Device Opportunity U.. converter boxes achieved penetration with high-performance silicon tuner designed specifically for U.. television Reflects ability to ramp operations quickly Market transition to silicon tuner technology at beginning of transition; Key drivers: Demand for digital it high-definition h iti content t maller profile Multiple-tuner tuner architectures 18
Financial Overview Net Revenue 4Q08 2008 3Q08 4Q07 2007 Net Revenue ($M) $24.0 $108.0 $31.9 $22.8 $91.1 Yr/Yr Growth 6% 19% 34% 37% 32% Type - ilicon 78% 75% 76% 77% 78% - Module 22% 25% 24% 23% 22% Market - Cable 70% 66% 56% 65% 67% - Digital TV 8% 10% 20% 12% 10% - Automotive 22% 24% 24% 22% 22% -Other 0% 0% 0% 1% 1% Customers - 10% 3/59% 3/54% 3/58% 2/51% 2/43% - Top 10 89% 85% 86% 83% 83% 19
Financial Overview Key Financial Metrics* 4Q08 2008 3Q08 4Q07 2007 GAAP - Gross Margin 51% 49% 48% 52% 52% - OPEX ($M) $11.4 $47.7 $12.4 $12.7 $49.0 - Net Income ($M) $0.8 $6.4 $3.2 ($0.6) $1.1 - EP $0.02 $0.12 $0.06 ($0.01) $0.02 123R ($M) $1.2 $4.8 $1.2 $1.5 $6.1 Option Investigation ($M) $0.0 ($0.1) $0.2 $0.8 $3.1 Non-GAAP - Net Inc. ($M) $2.0 $11.1 $4.6 $1.6 $10.4 - EP $0.04 04 $0.20 $0.08 08 $0.03 03 $0.18 Cash & Investments ($M) $86.1 $82.2 $87.5 DOs 36 46 38 Total Employees 220 213 204 *Please refer to Microtune s 8-K filed each quarter for a complete Non-GAAP to GAAP reconciliation. 20
Industry-Leading Companies Rely on Microtune RF Technology 21