SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Xceive Corporation today announced the readers of EE Times and eeProductCenter named the Xceive XC4000 series of integrated hybrid silicon tuners for terrestrial television and PC TVs as the "most technically significant" product in the RF and Microwave category. The XC4000 product series was recognized within the publications' quarterly Ultimate Products readership survey, which identifies the best newly introduced products across seven categories.

"That Xceive's XC4000 did so well in the RF/Microwave's category is a testament to the company's innovation and expertise," said Patrick Mannion, editor-in-chief of TechOnline, the parent site of eeProductCenter. "The whole premise of Ultimate Products is that it's the readers -- the designers with everything on the line -- that choose the winners. That speaks volumes about Xceive, as well as all the other category winners."

Readers polled in the survey commented that Xceive "has a good product reputation" and that its XC4000 product line is "remarkable." Readers also note that "the scan rate is impressive" and that "it will make multiple PIP a standard feature," referring to Xceive's ChannelVista(TM), a "virtual tuner" that enables a single Xceive tuner to offer multi-PIP capabilities. Without Xceive's ChannelVista, this capability is only possible with a minimum of two tuners.

"It's extremely gratifying for us to receive recognition from the readers of EE Times and eeProductCenter -- our customers -- for the value our products deliver," said Neil Mitchell, vice president of marketing. "As evidenced by widespread industry recognition, Xceive continues to bring innovation to the television market with its highly sophisticated and unique lines of silicon tuners, the only silicon tuners accepted by both the demanding TV industry as well as the small form factor, low power needs of the PC industry."

In determining its Ultimate Products survey rankings, editors administer an electronic ballot to qualified readers. Those readers score products by technical significance and usability. The product ranked number one in each category is judged as the most technically significant. In the RF and Microwave category, Xceive beat out notable entries from companies including Zarlink, Marvell, Maxim and six others.

Other Recent Industry Accolades

Xceive was also selected as a Design News' Golden Mousetrap Award finalist in the "Components, Hardware, and Interconnect" category for its XC5000, the world's most highly integrated silicon tuner that enables unmatched performance, unique features, and ultra-small footprint. For more than two decades, the Design News Awards Program has recognized engineering innovation and creativity in product design.

"The Golden Mousetrap Awards recognize excellence and innovation across the five key coverage areas for Design News readers," said Design News editor-in-chief John Dodge. "The winners and finalists embody the enthusiasm, excellence and excitement of design engineering that is conveyed on the print and web pages of Design News."

About Xceive Corporation

Venture-backed Xceive Corporation, headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., enables fast, high-quality TV signal reception in any consumer electronics device worldwide. First to market with a one-design-fits-all-TV-standards analog and digital single chip design, Xceive's QuickTune® RF-to-baseband single integrated circuit (IC) TV tuners provide superior performance, low power, and smaller form factor for the development of advanced TV and PC-TV applications. Xceive's universal RF-to-baseband analog-and breakthrough RF-to-baseband analog and digital-TV tuner ICs reduce the need for OEMs to maintain multiple inventories in order to service a global market. Visit www.xceive.com or call (408) 486-5610 for more information.