Entropic unveils lineup of fully-integrated set-top box solutions

LAS VEGAS, USA: Entropic, a world leader in semiconductor solutions for the connected home, today announced its first fully-integrated set-top box (STB) system-on-a-chip (SoC) family, the EN7300-series, which integrates High-Efficiency Video Codec (HEVC) decoding, Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA(R)) 2.0 home networking, dual DVB-S/S2 demodulators using full-band capture satellite tuning and 3D graphics acceleration.

Designed specifically to address the needs of next generation satellite

STB and IP-Client devices, the EN7300-series represents the Company's

first silicon system to integrate world-class STB SoC technologies with

its third generation MoCA 2.0 home networking system using advanced

mixed signal technologies to produce a complete family of low power

SoCs that are more integrated and economical compared to competitive

solutions.

"Entropic's launch of the EN7300-series is a significant milestone for

the Company," said Daniel Simmons, senior principal TV technology

analyst, IHS Technology. "Premium video distribution is becoming

increasingly competitive and complex. Pay-TV operators require

cost-competitive, low power integrated system solutions enabling them

to utilize the latest advances in encoding, home networking and

graphics technologies, to offer high quality, differentiated services."

Entropic's EN7300-series delivers high-end features to a broader based

market of High Definition (HD) satellite receiver and IP-Client STBs

including:

-- Increased Video Efficiency: 1080p60 HEVC decoding empowers satellite

operators to save transmission bandwidth relative to H.264 or MPEG-2;

-- Advanced Home Networking: Mature third-generation MoCA 2.0 RF and

MAC/PHY networking to enable net throughput (MAC) rates of 400+ Mbps;

-- Eye-catching Graphics: OpenGL ES 2.0 support using ARM(R) Mali(TM)-400

3D graphics acceleration for attractive user interfaces with multi-plane

video and graphics compositing;

-- Latest in Mixed Signal RF Technology: Satellite tuning with dual

DVB-S/S2 demodulation and all-band MoCA 2.0 receiver using full-band

capture ADCs (analog-to-digital converters);

-- Lower Power Consumption: Use of 28nm low power process technology

minimizes active power consumption in the STB as compared to other

integrated SoCs and aggressive standby modes with dedicated power

management microcontroller for idle power savings; and

-- Lower System Costs: Cost optimized Bill of Material (BOM) through

integrated Smart Card controller, 16-bit DDR3 or DDR4 memory interface,

integrated audio amplifiers, video filters, ESD protection and all the

necessary I/O for a satellite receiver or IP client.

 

"The EN7300-series is the culmination of the Company's combined efforts

from our STB, MoCA and advanced mixed signal teams and delivers on our

promise to offer the Pay-TV market more cost-effective, lower power

silicon solutions," said Patrick Henry, president and CEO, Entropic.

"This new product family demonstrates both our commitment to the global

Pay-TV market and our focus on advancing the feature-rich set of

set-top box receivers and IP-Client devices with the latest silicon

innovations required by world-class operators."

"We believe our EN7300-series puts a new stake in the ground for

fully-integrated set-top box SoCs for satellite receivers and

IP-Clients," said Matt Rhodes, senior vice president, Global Marketing,

Entropic. "We incorporated the necessary features and technologies

global operators expect from an integrated system, but in a much

smaller, lower power, cost-optimized package -- which better addresses

operator demand for High Definition set-top receivers and their

transition to next generation gateway/IP-Client architectures in the

home."

Availability

Entropic's EN7300-series includes the EN731x, a single-chip dual

DVB-S/S2, HEVC STB SoC and the EN730x, a single-chip HEVC IP-Client

SoC, both available with or without MoCA 2.0. The new product family is

sampling in Q1 2014 to early access customers and will be on display at

the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Entropic's Meeting

Suite at the Wynn Las Vegas, Alsace Ballroom, from January 7 - 10,

2014.