1498:a090 — DVB-T Tuner

This is the USB identifier for a DVB-T Tuner manufactured by Microtek International Inc.. The vendor ID 1498 is registered to Microtek International Inc. with the USB Implementers Forum, and a090 is the product ID that Microtek International Inc. assigned to this particular model. When you run lsusb on Linux, this device appears as 1498:a090 Microtek International Inc. DVB-T Tuner.

Linux

$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 1498:a090 Microtek International Inc. DVB-T Tuner

You can filter directly with lsusb -d 1498:a090, or get the full descriptor dump with lsusb -v -d 1498:a090. Kernel messages from dmesg show the same pair as idVendor=1498, idProduct=a090.

Windows

In Device Manager, open the device, go to Details → Hardware Ids. This device reports:

USB\VID_1498&PID_A090
USB\VID_1498&PID_A090&REV_0100

From PowerShell: Get-PnpDevice | Where-Object InstanceId -match "VID_1498&PID_A090"

macOS

$ system_profiler SPUSBDataType
    DVB-T Tuner:
      Product ID: 0xa090
      Vendor ID: 0x1498  (Microtek International Inc.)

Having driver issues with this device? Most USB devices are handled by a generic class driver; if yours shows up as an unknown device, confirm the ID above first, then check the manufacturer's downloads page.

The exact lines this page is generated from, in the upstream source file:

1498  Microtek International Inc.
	a090  DVB-T Tuner

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