Entropic Communications and Oxford Semi Demonstrate HANA over MoCA Entertainment Network at CES

Demo Combines 1394 and MoCA™ to Create High-speed Data Path for Multiple Streams of HD Video

2008 International CES, Las Vegas, NV — Entropic Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENTR), a leading provider of systems solutions to enable connected home entertainment, today announced a joint demonstration with Oxford Semiconductor, a global leader in high performance connectivity and storage solutions, at CES showcasing a HANA (High-Definition Audio-Video Network Alliance) over MoCA (Multimedia Over Coax Alliance) entertainment network. This is the first demonstration leveraging a MoCA PHY in HANA enabled devices.

HANA and MoCA a Powerful Combination for the Digital Home

The demonstration, at HANA’s CES booth Suites N119-N120, North Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center, utilizes Oxford Semiconductor’s Silicon Systems for HANA Bridging combined with Entropic’s MoCA-capable Ethernet to coaxial bridges to create a data path leveraging both 1394 and MoCA. At CES, the companies will demonstrate media content playback using a HANA enabled DVR and television display. A MoCA 1.1 enabled network provides up to 175 Mbps bandwidth allowing five or more HANA enabled devices to stream HD video content.

“Entropic Communications and Oxford Semiconductor’s combined technology is the first demonstration of a HANA over MoCA entertainment network,” said John Graham, Vice President of Marketing for Entropic Communications. “The combination highlights the benefit of MoCA in powering high-bandwidth, high definition content delivery through HANA devices creating a robust entertainment network capable of delivering five or more simultaneous HD video streams, all over existing coax.”

Entropic and Oxford Driving Digital Connectivity Innovation

Entropic’s c.LINK home networking products are compliant with the MoCA standard and enable the creation of a whole home entertainment network for multiple streams of HD video and other digital entertainment over the existing coax infrastructure. Oxford Semiconductor provides a complete portfolio of storage and connectivity products that enable electronic devices to exchange or back-up data and share resources.

“We are pleased to partner with Entropic to bring HANA devices into MoCA enabled homes,” said Dr. Jalil Oraee, CTO & Founder at Oxford Semiconductor. “MoCA enables the quality of service in a HANA/1394 local cluster to be extended throughout the home with no new wires, offering high speed, time-shifted delivery and storage of content never before possible.”

Also at CES, the two companies will be showcasing Oxford Semiconductor’s OXE800DSE a dual SATA NAS controller combined with a mPCI-based Entropic EN2210 c.LINK device to create a MoCA-enabled network attached storage device. This innovative home entertainment solution will be on display in Entropic’s booth #25749, South Hall 2 of the Las Vegas Convention Center.