SAN DIEGO, March 24, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Entropic Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:ENTR), a leading provider of silicon solutions to enable connected home entertainment, and Cavium Networks (Nasdaq:CAVM), a leading provider of semiconductor products that enable intelligent processing for networking, video and wireless applications, announced today a broad-based collaboration to provide best-in-class home networking solutions that utilize high-speed MoCA(r) home networks.
Synergistic Collaboration
As households continue to increase their consumption of digital entertainment, increasing amounts of data traffic and high-definition video streams are converging on MoCA home networks. Entropic Communications and Cavium Networks have worked together to produce solutions that "future-proof" the entertainment home network of today and tomorrow. By working together, the companies have produced optimized reference designs that deliver service-rich, high-performance solutions at compelling cost points and power levels to address the needs of service providers. Customer premise equipment (CPE) products based on Entropic/Cavium reference designs are ideally suited for fiber-to-the-home Internet and IPTV service deployments.
Next-Generation Broadband Routers -- More Bandwidth and Processing Power
A second-generation reference design from Entropic and Cavium combines Entropic's EN2510 and Cavium's CN50XX products. Entropic's EN2510 is the third generation of its award winning c.LINK(r) MoCA silicon solutions. This system-on-chip (SoC) supports MoCA 1.1, offering up to 175 Mbps throughput, 16 node support, parameterized quality of service (PQoS) and remote network diagnostic capabilities. The Cavium Networks CN50XX is the second generation dual core family of MIPS64 SoC processors with integrated sophisticated hardware acceleration for packet processing, quality of service and network security.
The second generation reference design will be MoCA 1.1 ready and will possess the bandwidth and processing speeds to handle multiple streams of high definition (HD) video in addition to other network traffic such as gaming, music streaming, data and Internet content providing consumers with a seamless home entertainment network.
"Our partnership with Cavium showcases what can be accomplished when two industry leaders work together," said Patrick Henry, CEO of Entropic Communications. "The result is a product that provides value greater than simply the sum of the individual parts. We look forward to working with Cavium on future product collaborations that will push the performance, features and capabilities of the MoCA home network even further."
Future Generation Interactive Home Video Networks
Entropic and Cavium are extending their current collaboration to deliver a third generation solution with enhanced new features and capabilities to meet the future needs of their service provider customers. Key additions include the incorporation of Cavium's PureVu video processing technology that will enable distribution of full HD 1080p60 interactive gaming and video within the home from any video or game source to any display in the home using existing cable wiring over MoCA.
"Cavium Networks is committed to delivering compelling processor solutions for the Digital Home that enable seamless delivery of voice, video and data content from any source device to any display within the home," said Syed Ali, president and CEO of Cavium Networks. "We will continue to bring innovative solutions to market that incorporate our growing IP portfolio to continuously enhance the performance of solutions for the home while aggressively driving down cost and power. We are pleased to collaborate with Entropic to bring unparalleled performance and value to home entertainment networking applications."
Live Demonstration at the 2009 NCTA Cable Show
The latest Cavium and Entropic solutions will be demonstrated at the 2009 NCTA Cable Show in Washington, D.C. (April 1st - 3rd). Visit Entropic Communications at booth #2310, Hall B.
About Cavium Networks
Cavium Networks is a leading provider of highly integrated semiconductor products that enable intelligent processing in networking, video, communications, storage, wireless and security applications. Cavium Networks offers a broad portfolio of integrated, software compatible processors ranging in performance from 10 Mbps to 20 Gbps that enable secure, intelligent functionality in enterprise, data-center, broadband/consumer and access & service provider equipment. Cavium Networks processors are supported by ecosystem partners that provide operating systems, tool support, reference designs and other services. Cavium Networks principal offices are in Mountain View, California with design team locations in California, Massachusetts, India and Taiwan. For more information, please visit: http://www.caviumnetworks.com.
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, the advantages, features and capabilities of future products and the benefits associated with Entropic's current and future collaboration with Cavium Networks. 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 service provider customers; Entropic's and Cavium Networks' ability to successfully collaborate and the ability of each of them 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; and other factors discussed in the "Risk Factors" section of Entropic's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 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.