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Product category: Communications ICs (Wireless)
News Release from: Microtune | Subject: MicroTuner MT2170
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 14 March 2007

DOCSIS-compliant 1GHz input tuner for
cable modems

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DOCSIS-compliant 1GHz input tuner for use in cable modems offers the equivalent capability of four DOCSIS 2.0 digital tuners

Microtune's MicroTuner MT2170 is a 1GHz input tuner based on the new CableLabs DOCSIS 3.0 specification The new tuner chip is engineered to deliver the fast data speeds (greater than 160Mbit/s) and wider bandwidth (100MHz) demanded by cable equipment manufacturers for an easy, reliable, and cost-effective way to implement DOCSIS 3.0

The MT2170 tuner offers the equivalent capability of four DOCSIS 2.0 digital tuners in a highly integrated miniature package, shrinking the tuner footprint and reducing the power consumption by approximately 75% compared to pre-DOCSIS 3.0 multi-tuner solutions.

Equally important, the MT2170 significantly reduces the radio frequency (RF) bill of materials costs.

When integrated into cable modems or video-over-IP set-top boxes, the MT2170 delivers speeds greate