Entropic Communications Inc (ENTR)

Entropic Communications, LLC, a fabless semiconductor company, designs, develops, and markets semiconductor solutions to enable home entertainment. The company offers systems solutions comprising integrated circuits and software as a platform to enable delivery of multiple streams of high-definition video and other multimedia content into and throughout the home, and process those video streams for display on HDTVs and other devices. It provides set-top box (STB) product portfolio, including digital STB components and system solutions for the satellite, terrestrial, cable, and Internet protocol (IP) television markets. The company’s STB products primarily consist of STB system-on-a-chips, data over cable service interface specifications modems, interface devices, and media processors. It also offers connectivity solutions, including home networking solutions, which are based on the multimedia over coax alliance standard that use existing coaxial cable to create an IP-based network for sharing of HD video and other multimedia content throughout the home; high-speed broadband access solutions, which use coaxial cable infrastructure to deliver last few hundred meter connectivity for high-speed broadband access to single-family homes and multiple dwelling units; and direct broadcast satellite outdoor unit solutions that consist of its band translation switch and channel stacking switch products, which simplify the installation required to support simultaneous reception of multiple channels from multiple satellites over a single cable. The company sells its products to original design manufacturers and original equipment manufacturers through direct sales force, as well as through sales representatives and distributors in Asia, Europe, the United States, and other North America countries. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in San Diego, California. Entropic Communications, LLC operates as a subsidiary of MaxLinear, Inc.