SAN DIEGO, July 21, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Entropic Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:ENTR), a leading provider of silicon and software solutions to enable connected home entertainment, announced today that its RF4400 ATSC Silicon Tuner has been selected by EchoStar Technologies L.L.C., a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation (Nasdaq:SATS), for inclusion in its high-definition over-the-air (OTA) module for select HD set-top boxes. The RF4400 is an advanced silicon tuner that provides high performance in a small form factor.
RF4400 Breaking Performance Barriers
Entropic's RF4400 boasts a compact, single-chip design. It was engineered to meet or exceed the A/74 compliance specification of the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) digital TV standards. The RF4400 is a solid state device that integrates the tracking filter, low-noise amplifier (LNA), mixer, channel filter and both the voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) and phase-locked loop (PLL) functionality in one high-performance chip. The RF4400 allows key characteristics of the tuner to be programmed via software to optimize front-end performance for different environmental conditions. The result is an advanced silicon tuner that eliminates the performance barriers restricting most discrete tuners and provides customer premise equipment (CPE) manufacturers' high-performance in a small form factor solution.
"EchoStar has consistently delivered leading edge HD solutions to the set-top box market by focusing on performance in all aspects of our products," said Mark Jackson, president of EchoStar Technologies L.L.C. "Our relationship with Entropic for our tuner requirements has helped us in our efforts to continue to deliver innovative and quality products that meet our customers' expectations."
Enhancing the Digital Broadcast Solutions (DBS) Viewing Experience
EchoStar selected the RF4400 for their HD OTA module based on its performance and form factor. Its high level of integration enables compact design of a dual ATSC tuner subsystem. EchoStar models 222K and 722K include an option for consumers to insert an OTA module that contains two RF4400 ATSC tuners per module, which allows consumers to watch and record two different HD terrestrial channels simultaneously.
"The RF4400 is a powerful silicon tuner designed to meet the needs of CPE manufacturers as they address the challenges of high-definition content," said Patrick Henry, CEO of Entropic Communications. "We are pleased that EchoStar has adopted Entropic's RF4400 as part of its solution for delivering state-of-the-art, over-the-air HD viewing experiences to consumers. By continuing to work closely with EchoStar, we are raising the bar for product quality and innovation."
About EchoStar Technologies
EchoStar Technologies L.L.C., a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation (Nasdaq:SATS), spans 25 years of delivering innovations in TV entertainment, advanced set-top boxes, and end-to-end video delivery systems. EchoStar designs and engineers products for satellite, IPTV, cable, terrestrial, and consumer electronics markets worldwide by combining engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, and service into one company. With more than 2,000 professional employees worldwide, EchoStar provides customers with competitive business strategies, practices, and reduced product and operational costs. Visit www.echostar.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 tuners and its collaboration with EchoStar. 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; customer and service providers acceptance of Entropic's products; 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; and other factors discussed in the "Risk Factors" section of Entropic's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2009. 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.