Entropic Communications and MTI Partner on Award Winning LNBF

MTI DODECA LNBF With Entropic's Channel Stacking Switch Receives the 2008 Innovation Product Award

• Press Release
• Source: Entropic Communications
• On 8:45 am EST, Tuesday December 16, 2008

SAN DIEGO, Dec. 16, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Entropic Communications, Inc. (NasdaqGM:ENTR - News), a leading provider of silicon solutions to enable connected home entertainment, today announced that its Channel Stacking Switch (CSS) technology is embedded in the award-winning MTI DODECA Low Noise Block Feedhorn (LNBF). The DODECA LNBF is a 12-Channel One Cable Solution that received the ``2008 Innovation Product Award'' from the Hsinchu Science Park Administration.

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Channel Stacking Switch Technology Drives Innovation

The most unique feature of the DODECA LNBF is the ability to support up to 12 tuners at the same time, which is enabled by Entropic's CSS technology. The DODECA LNBF was designed primarily for smaller multi-dwelling unit (MDU) applications, where a single LNBF can provide support for the entire building.

``Entropic's CSS technology was essential for MTI to deliver a solution to the market that provides installers and end-customers a user-friendly interface and cost-effective one cable solution,'' said Allen Yen, President and CEO at MTI. ``We look forward to continuing our relationship with Entropic to meet the needs of our customers and bring more innovation to the satellite market.''

Benefits of Channel Stacking Switch Technology

Entropic's CSS technology can support up to 12 tuners over a single cable and significantly reduces both the cost and the cabling complexity of single family and MDU satellite installations. Unlike traditional satellite installations, which require a unique cable for each tuner from the satellite dish to the set-top box, Entropic's CSS chipsets enable multiple video streams from individual or multiple satellites into the home over a single cable. This simplified cabling architecture enables the deployment of set-top boxes with multiple tuner capabilities, in multiple rooms without expensive installation or retrofitting. Additionally, CSS technology enables plug and play for set-top box upgrades and allows installers to reuse existing cabling to quickly set up a DBS system.

``We are pleased to work with the design and marketing teams at MTI to deliver innovative solutions to serve the satellite market,'' said Patrick Henry, CEO of Entropic. ``As a company, we are focused on creating solutions for connected home entertainment. Our Channel Stacking Switch technology is an important part of our portfolio and opens new markets by enabling the delivery of satellite television into residential homes and multi-dwelling units with unsurpassed ease and efficiency.''

About MTI

Established in 1983, Microelectronics Technology Inc. (MTI) was Taiwan's first microwave and satellite communications company. For 20 years MTI has pioneered the wireless communications industry in Taiwan and continuously cultivated the development of microwave integrated circuits, focusing on the design, manufacturing and sales of niche and promising products within the microwave electronics market. MTI's work and contribution have been essential in solidifying Taiwan's position in the global high-tech arena.

About Entropic Communications

Entropic Communications, Inc. is a leading fabless semiconductor company that designs, develops and markets systems solutions to enable connected home entertainment. The company's technologies significantly change the way high-definition television-quality video and other multimedia content such as movies, music, games and photos are brought into and delivered throughout the home. For more information, please visit http://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 the advantages and deployment of Entropic's CSS technology. 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, the effects of competition; Entropic's dependence on a limited number of customers and ultimately service providers; Entropic's ability to 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; risks related to Entropic's international operations; and other factors discussed in the ``Risk Factors'' section of Entropic's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended September 30, 2008. 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.

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