Photo Release -- Leading European Set-Top Box Manufacturer, the Vestel Group, Deploys Entropic Communications’ Multi-Mode Hybrid Silicon Tuner (AcT)

Entropic's Radio Frequency Functionality Critical to the Selection Process; Enables Vestel to Support New DVB-T2 Service Offerings

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 21, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Entropic Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:ENTR), a leading provider of silicon and software solutions to enable connected home entertainment, today announced that its EN4020 multi-mode hybrid radio frequency (RF) complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) silicon tuner has been selected by the Vestel Group, a leading European consumer electronics and digital technologies manufacturer, to deliver new digital video broadcast terrestrial (DVB-T and DVB-T2) services to the European market. Vestel will incorporate Entropic's tuner technology into a variety of its set-top boxes (STBs), ranging from simple configurations to their high-end personal video recorder solutions.

A photo accompanying this release is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=11121

The global tuner market continues to evolve so that the technology is migrating from discrete to integrated silicon implementations; enabling highly integrated and complex, yet easy to design-in solutions. In addition, DVB-T2 has exacting functionality requirements. For these reasons, Vestel chose Entropic's 'pure play' high performance, stand- alone multi-mode hybrid silicon tuner over a traditional MOPLL (Mixer Oscillator Phase Lock Loop) implementation; emphasizing the ease of design-in. Additionally, Entropic's single-chip solution can operate with a variety of demodulator and system-on-a-chip (SOC) solutions; providing Vestel flexibility in their selection of system partners, which ensures they can meet their specific requirements for high performance, but at a significantly reduced cost with an on-board implementation.

Entropic's innovative design on the EN4020 allows simple software configurability to support the variety of system implementations and broadcasting standards. With the higher performance specifications required by the newer DVB-T2 networks, the EN4020's superior RF design enables an unmatched viewing experience for the consumer. The high level of integration on the EN4020 contains all front-end functions and requires no external SAW (surface acoustic wave) filters or amplifiers. These features combined with the single ended RF input, reduce both board footprint and costs, while maintaining high quality reception.

"The global tuner market is trending toward solutions that will support advanced digital terrestrial modulation functionality for HDTV service, with thin profile requirements of TV and set-top boxes now dictating on-board and silicon based implementations," said Vinay Gokhale, senior vice president, Marketing and Business Development, Entropic Communications. "As Vestel is one of the first vendors to achieve certification on the DVB-T2 standard, our relationship underscores the importance of the performance attributes of the EN4020, and the level of integration that simplifies the complexity of the RF implementation."

The Entropic-powered Vestel STBs will become available in Q4 2011 and will be sold throughout the United Kingdom and Scandinavia.

About Entropic Communications

Entropic Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:ENTR) is a leading fabless semiconductor company that is engineering the future of connected home networking and entertainment by providing next-generation silicon and software technologies to the world's leading cable, telco and satellite service providers, OEMs and consumer electronics manufacturers. As a co-founder of MoCA (Multimedia over Coax Alliance), Entropic pioneered and continues to evolve the way high-definition television-quality video and other multimedia and digital content such as movies, music, games and photos are brought into and delivered throughout the home. For more information, visit Entropic at www.entropic.com.

The Entropic Communications logo is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=4255

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 Entropic's MoCA technology, it related prospects and its role in the future of home networking, 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, competition, risks associated with Entropic's dependence on a limited number of customers and suppliers, technology risks, the risk that the market for HD video and multimedia content delivery solutions may not develop as Entropic anticipates and other factors discussed in the "Risk Factors" section of Entropic's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2011. 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.

CONTACT: Investor Contact:
Debra Hart
Director, Investor Relations
+1 858.768.3852
debra.hart@entropic.com

Media Contacts:
Robbin Lynn
Marketing Communications Manager
+1 858.768.3673
robbin.lynn@entropic.com

Chris Fallon
Ruder Finn for Entropic Communications
+1 212.715.1691
fallonc@ruderfinn.com