Entropic Communications' Ecosystem Helps OEMs Design for Home Networking of Digital Entertainment

Business Wire, Nov 2, 2005

SAN DIEGO -- Entropic Communications is collaborating with electronic component manufacturer Pulse and design houses A2E Technologies and Mototech, to creating a large ecosystem for product development using its home networking digital entertainment chipset, c.LINK(TM).

The partnership can source, design and provide consulting services. All companies have well-rounded and practical experience with MoCA (Multimedia over Coax Alliance), the standard for broadband home entertainment networking, which is based on c.LINK.

As part of the ecosystem, Pulse will provide filtered cable connectors. These filters are specially designed so that OEMs can fully utilize coax's speed and reliability. A2E Technologies will supply analog, high-speed communications, set-top boxes (STBs) and network device design. Mototech brings manufacturing expertise in data networking and broadband customer premises equipment (CPE).

MoCA is a non-profit organization formed to develop and promote an open standard for home-entertainment networking over coax. Founding members are Linksys/Cisco Systems, Comcast, EchoStar, Entropic Communications, Panasonic (Matsushita Electric), Motorola, RadioShack Corporation and Toshiba. Membership is open to any company wanting to network home-digital entertainment over coax. For more information: http://www.mocalliance.org.

Also helping to accelerate the development of MoCA-enabled products, Entropic is providing a password-protected, online data repository for those using c.LINK development and evaluation kits. The secure client site is accessed through an easy-to-use web interface and contains downloadable versions of the c.LINK SDK and EVK. The secured site improves information access and automatically notifies users when new information is available.

About Pulse

Pulse is one of the world's largest electronic component manufacturers and a leader in passive, magnetic-based components. Pulse products are used in computers, networking and telecommunications, power conversion, defense, aerospace and consumer electronics. Recognized as experts in interference (noise) reduction, miniaturization, power management, and signal conversion, Pulse offers an extensive line of custom and standard passive magnetic solutions for OEMs in commercial as well as consumer industries. For more information: www.pulseeng.com.

About A2E Technologies

A2E Technologies provides product development services including hardware and software design, wireless design and testing services to customers throughout the US. Through its development centers in San Diego and Boston, the company delivers quality solutions while improving time to market for customers in commercial and government markets. Headquartered in San Diego, CA with offices in Boston, MA, A2E Technologies is a privately held company. For more information: http://www.a2etechnologies.com/.> About Mototech

Mototech is a global ODM specialist in the broadband and data networking market. Founded in 1988, the company has deployed millions of networking devices worldwide. Mototech's headquarters are located in Taiwan's Science-based Industrial Park in Hsinchu, Taiwan. Mototech delivers complete broadband CPE solutions catering for the broadband home, advanced technologies including Digital Video Audio encoding/decoding, Video over IP, Voice over IP, Cable DOCSIS, xDSL, Wireless (802.11x & Zigbee), MoCA (Multimedia over Coaxial), Ethernet and HomePlug. For more information: http://www.mototech.com.tw/.> About Entropic Communications

Entropic Communications, Inc. is the leading developer of LAN and WAN coax networking for home digital entertainment. Entropic's products allow consumers to easily share digital entertainment throughout the home by leveraging the existing coax infrastructure to fundamentally change the way content such as movies, music, and images are stored and networked by the average user. For more information: http://www.entropic.com.

(C) Entropic Communications. All rights reserved. c.LINK and enabling home networking for digital entertainment are trademarks of Entropic Communications.