SAN DIEGO, Jan. 9, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Entropic Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:ENTR), a leading provider of silicon solutions to enable connected home entertainment, announced today that the EN4020, its new multi-mode hybrid RF CMOS silicon tuner, has been selected by TOPFIELD, a leading manufacturer of DVR and set-top boxes (STBs) for digital video receivers including DVB Systems for CATV and DVB-T. TOPFIELD will incorporate Entropic's EN4020 silicon tuner in its next-generation set-top box design.
Accelerating Development Cycles
TOPFIELD is a leading innovator in the design and development of digital set-top boxes and digital video recorders with over 100 models delivered and deployed in the field over the last 10 years. The company is a leader in the design and manufacture of products that comply with the DVB standard, including digital satellite television receivers, digital terrestrial receivers and digital cable set-top boxes. TOPFIELD's products have obtained many certifications and are sold widely to the export markets in Europe, Australia, Southeast Asia and the Middle East. TOPFIELD is working with Entropic Communications on the development of a new generation of set-top boxes and DVRs for digital cable (DVB-C) and digital terrestrial applications.
"The rapid conversion from analog cable to digital broadcasting has resulted in higher performance requirements by broadcasters and cable operators. Demand for accelerated development cycles from operators and retailers has also increased as they adopt new conditional access and other enhanced features," said Mr. Yong-Cheol Lee, CEO of TOPFIELD Electronics. "We are seeing higher demand for more integration and increased performance requirements. Entropic's EN4020 digital cable tuner delivers high performance even in older cable networks and provides our engineering teams with more efficient design and manufacturability."
Delivering Digital Performance Requirements
As cable broadcasters throughout Asia and Europe upgrade their cable plants and transition to digital broadcasting technology, digital cable set-top boxes and DVRs are being rapidly deployed. High-performance silicon tuners are key to the design of new set-top boxes capable of delivering digital video to cable subscribers. The EN4020 silicon tuner with patented AdaptiveTune(tm) technology has proven performance advantages in the emerging digital networks where excessive interference from legacy analog signal and terrestrial signal leakage into the cable can cause major performance limitations that can degrade picture quality. Entropic's AdaptiveTune feature allows key characteristics of the tuner to be programmed via software to optimise front-end performance for different environmental conditions. The EN4020 contains all front-end functions and requires no external SAW filters or amplifiers.
"Digital broadcasting is increasingly gaining momentum in all markets around the world. Entropic's programmable RF tuner solutions help simplify design and manufacturing of these digital set-top boxes," said Patrick Henry, CEO of Entropic Communications. "We are proud to be working with leading set-top box manufacturers, like TOPFIELD, to jointly develop cost-effective digital set-top boxes that meet the difficult requirements of operators and broadcasters."
About TOPFIELD Electronic Technology
Since its establishment in 1998, with its first export of STB in Sep. 2000 on the basis of differentiated technologies, TOPFIELD is securing higher reliability and competitiveness on the basis of continuous promotion for the products under its own brand and distinguished technologies in the world. TOPFIELD launched more advanced and innovative functions than digital STBs only receiving broadcasts, on the basis of unique ASIC design technology in the global markets. TOPFIELD realizing simultaneous recording for the first time in the world was introduced in Mediacast, the largest expo related to satellite broadcasting held in England every year. At present, TOPFIELD recognized as the standard in PVR industry is focusing on research and development of total digital products and exploiting global markets. Also, the TOPFIELD name is fixed at the highest position as a leader in the PVR market.
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.
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 silicon tuner 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; Entropic's dependence on its relationships with tuner and demodulator manufacturers for the success of its tuner products; 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.