SAN DIEGO, Jan. 6, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Entropic Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:ENTR), a leading provider of silicon solutions to enable connected home entertainment, today announced that it has shipped over twenty million c.LINK(r) chipsets. Entropic's c.LINK technology enables the creation of a whole home entertainment network and supports the Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA(r)) 1.0 and 1.1 standards.
c.LINK -- Market Proven Home Networking Technology
Entropic's c.LINK technology is currently the only silicon solution delivering the MoCA home networking standard. In 2008, Entropic extended its MoCA leadership and began shipping c.LINK chipsets supporting the MoCA 1.1 specification providing higher levels of performance, quality and device support.
"Entropic is delighted to announce this home networking milestone," stated Patrick Henry, CEO of Entropic Communications. "Our continued investment in higher performing c.LINK solutions is addressing the need to manage multiple streams of HD video and other content simultaneously. We are very pleased with the continued adoption of c.LINK by service providers, OEMs and Consumer Electronic companies as the solution for networking digital entertainment over coax."
Entropic's c.LINK technology is also being deployed as a solution for high-speed broadband access over coax cable services in geographies that employ "deep fiber" architectures known as fiber-to-the-node (FTTN) for single family units (SFUs) and fiber-to-the-building (FTTB) in multiple dwelling units (MDUs.) c.LINK Access can be used for delivery of triple-play services of voice, video and high speed data, including high speed delivery of video downloads.
c.LINK - Robust Whole Home Entertainment Network
Entropic's c.LINK home networking products enable the creation of a whole home entertainment network for multiple streams of HD video and other digital content over the existing coax infrastructure. No truck rolls or new cables are required, making it a very cost-effective and easy-to-adopt technology.
c.LINK chipsets provide superior speed and range throughout the home versus competing wired or wireless solutions, boasting a PHY data rate of 250 Mbps and MAC layer throughput up to 175 Mbps. The current generation of c.LINK solutions supports up to 16 MoCA devices on a network and offers parameterized quality of service (PQ0S.) This level of performance creates a future-proof home entertainment network capable of handing multiple HD video streams and data traffic simultaneously to provide a glitch-free consumer entertainment experience. For consumers, c.LINK makes multi-room DVR, PC-to-TV content sharing, multi-room and online gaming, and extended wireless coverage possible.
Visit Entropic Communications at 2009 International CES
For more information on Entropic's c.LINK technology and live HD networking demonstrations, visit Entropic during the 2009 International CES at booth # 25829 in the South Hall.
About Entropic Communications
Entropic Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:ENTR) is a leading fabless semiconductor company that designs, develops and markets systems solutions to enable connected home entertainment. The company's technologies significantly change the way high-definition television-quality video and other multimedia content such as movies, music, games and photos are brought into and delivered throughout the home. For more information, please visit www.entropic.com.
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Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this press release that are not strictly historical in nature constitute "forward-looking statements." Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the advantages and deployment of Entropic's c.LINK technology. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause Entropic's actual results to be materially different from historical results or from any results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, the effects of competition; Entropic's dependence on a limited number of customers and ultimately service providers; Entropic's ability to introduce new and enhanced products on a timely basis; the risk that the market for high-definition television-quality video and multimedia content delivery solutions may not develop as anticipated; the effect of intellectual property rights claims; risks related to Entropic's international operations; and other factors discussed in the "Risk Factors" section of Entropic's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended September 30, 2008. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. Entropic is providing this information as of the date of this release and does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this release as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.