Chip maker Entropic gets nod from cable and other backers.(Broadband week: advanced technologies for video, voice and data services)(Entropic Communications)
Multichannel News, October, 2003 by Stump, Matt
Entropic Communications is developing new set-top chip technology that the company says will help redefine the home-networking space. Company executives are keeping exact details of the chip close to the vest, but said its transmission capacity of 200 Megabits per second will be enough to send multiple HDTV feeds, standard-definition video feed plus broadband gaming from a main DVR-type set-top to other TVs throughout the home.
The pitch to cable operators is that instead of buying multiple DVRs to connect various TVs, use Entropic chips in the main set-top, then distribute content throughout the home from them. The idea is intriguing enough that Entropic has a Who's Who list of venture capital firms and cable players backing the company. ...
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