Leading Multimedia Chip Suppliers to Deliver Feature-Rich, IP-based Set-Top Box Reference Designs That Offer the Best Combination of Media Processing Technology and MoCA 1.1 Compliant Home Video Networking
SAN DIEGO, July 30, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On a mission to accelerate IP-Cable and IPTV deployments worldwide, Entropic Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:ENTR), a leading provider of silicon and software solutions to enable connected home entertainment and Sigma Designs (Nasdaq:SIGM), a leader in digital media processing system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions for consumer electronics, today announced their cooperative relationship to develop high definition, MoCA compliant Cable TV and IPTV Set-Top-Box (STB) reference designs, powered by Entropic's EN2510 and Sigma Designs' SMP8654. Due to debut in the Fall of 2009, the reference designs will bring highly competitive, full-featured set-top box solutions to OEMs and service providers globally.
The Sigma Designs -- Entropic Communications relationship symbolizes the technological innovations both companies are bringing to the global Cable TV and IPTV marketplaces. These leading companies are focused on the development of robust, feature-rich reference designs that leverage the full advantages of MoCA connectivity and powerful multimedia processing. The two companies expect to advance end-users' connected home entertainment experiences, expand service provider innovation, and spur ubiquitous connected digital home networks worldwide.
Using Entropic's third-generation, MoCA 1.1 compliant EN2510 single-chip solution, and Sigma Designs' SMP8654 Media Processor SoC, the Cable TV and IPTV Set-Top Box reference designs are optimized to enable a cost-effective IP network, capable of delivering outstanding HD video performance, with guaranteed quality of service, over the existing coaxial cabling within the home. By taking advantage of up to 175 Mbps of application layer throughput, 16 node support, parameterized quality of service (PQoS) and remote network diagnostic capability of the MoCA 1.1 standard, the reference designs will provide both the bandwidth and media processing required to handle multiple streams of high definition video in addition to other network traffic, such as the sharing of personal content like music, photographs and other digital content.
"Sigma Designs' OEMs and ODMs will accelerate the deployment of advanced IP-Cable and IPTV STBs by taking advantage of market-ready reference designs. Entropic's EN2510 single-chip MoCA solution used in our reference designs provides a strong solution for low-power, high-performance, 'no new wires' home network for distribution of IP video," said Ken Lowe, vice president strategic marketing at Sigma.
