News for 'ENTR' - (Entropic Communications Named M

News for 'ENTR' - (Entropic Communications Named Market Share Leader in Home Networking Applications Specific Standard Products by The Linley Group)


SAN DIEGO, Jun 21, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Entropic Communications,
Inc. (Nasdaq:ENTR), a world leader in semiconductor solutions for the connected
home, today announced it ranked number one in worldwide revenue of home
networking application specific standard products (ASSPs), according to a report
titled "Communications Semiconductor Market Share 2011" released by The Linley
Group in June 2012.

Providing a comprehensive, global analysis of the industry's communications
semiconductor markets, The Linley Group's report highlighted Entropic as one of
few semiconductor companies to grow in 2011. Further, the report noted Entropic
as the market share leader in the home networking integrated circuit (IC) space,
leading with 38 percent market share. Entropic's home networking silicon and
software solutions are based on the Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA(R))
standard, which uses existing coaxial cable in the home to create a robust,
reliable, whole-home network for streaming high-definition (HD) video and
multimedia content.

"Entropic outpaced the semiconductor market, achieving notable growth in 2011,"
said Joseph Byrne, senior analyst at The Linley Group. "From our research, it is
clear Entropic holds a commanding lead in the home networking IC space; as the
Company is one of the industry's premier providers of connected home silicon and
software, already deployed by many of the world's largest Pay-TV service
providers."

"Entropic's leadership position in the connected home market is a testament to
the Company's vision, ability to execute, and commitment to transforming the way
Pay-TV service providers distribute HD content into and throughout the home,"
said Al Servati, vice president of Marketing, Connectivity Group at Entropic
Communications. "We uphold a focused approach to home connectivity, which
enabled us to further our customer relationships and maintain our market share
lead."

The Linley Group's "Communications Semiconductor Market Share 2011" is published
annually and includes market share analysis for 20 categories of communications
semiconductor products, including home networking, network processors, 10
Gigabit Ethernet components, DSL and PON transceivers and transport ICs, PCI
interconnect chips and high-end embedded microprocessors, among others. For more
information on the report, please visit The Linley Group web site.

About The Linley Group

The Linley Group is the industry's leading source for independent technology
analysis of semiconductors for networking, communications, mobile, and wireless
applications. The company provides strategic consulting services, in-depth
analytical reports, and Linley Tech events focused on advanced technology
topics. The Linley Group is also the publisher of Microprocessor Report, the
leading technical publication for unbiased analysis of high-performance
processor technology. For insights on recent industry news, subscribe to the
company's free email newsletters: "Linley Wire," "Linley on Mobile," and
"Processor Watch" and follow us on Twitter @linleygroup.

About Entropic Communications

Entropic Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:ENTR) is a leading global provider of
silicon and software solutions to enable connected home entertainment. The
Company transforms how traditional HDTV broadcast and streaming video content is
seamlessly, reliably, and securely delivered, processed, and distributed into
and throughout the home. Entropic's next-generation home connectivity and
set-top box system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions enable Pay-TV service providers to
offer consumers a more captivating whole-home entertainment experience by
delivering new, high-performing ways to connect, engage, and enjoy multimedia
content. For more information, visit Entropic at: 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 Entropic's future revenue growth potential and
new growth opportunities in its various product lines. 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,
Entropic's ability to successfully 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, 2012. 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.

Copyright (C) 2012 Entropic Communications, Inc. All rights reserved. All other
product or company names mentioned are used for identification purposes only and
may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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SOURCE: Entropic Communications