Entropic Communications Collaborates With Cavium Networks for High Performance MoCA-Enabled...

Entropic Communications Collaborates With Cavium Networks for High Performance
MoCA-Enabled Home Networking Solutions

SAN DIEGO, March 24, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Entropic Communications, Inc.
(Nasdaq:ENTR), a leading provider of silicon solutions to enable connected home
entertainment, and Cavium Networks (Nasdaq:CAVM), a leading provider of
semiconductor products that enable intelligent processing for networking, video
and wireless applications, announced today a broad-based collaboration to
provide best-in-class home networking solutions that utilize high-speed MoCA(r)
home networks.

Synergistic Collaboration

As households continue to increase their consumption of digital entertainment,
increasing amounts of data traffic and high-definition video streams are
converging on MoCA home networks. Entropic Communications and Cavium Networks
have worked together to produce solutions that "future-proof" the entertainment
home network of today and tomorrow. By working together, the companies have
produced optimized reference designs that deliver service-rich, high-performance
solutions at compelling cost points and power levels to address the needs of
service providers. Customer premise equipment (CPE) products based on
Entropic/Cavium reference designs are ideally suited for fiber-to-the-home
Internet and IPTV service deployments.

Next-Generation Broadband Routers -- More Bandwidth and Processing Power

A second-generation reference design from Entropic and Cavium combines
Entropic's EN2510 and Cavium's CN50XX products. Entropic's EN2510 is the third
generation of its award winning c.LINK(r) MoCA silicon solutions. This
system-on-chip (SoC) supports MoCA 1.1, offering up to 175 Mbps throughput, 16
node support, parameterized quality of service (PQoS) and remote network
diagnostic capabilities. The Cavium Networks CN50XX is the second generation
dual core family of MIPS64 SoC processors with integrated sophisticated hardware
acceleration for packet processing, quality of service and network security.

The second generation reference design will be MoCA 1.1 ready and will possess
the bandwidth and processing speeds to handle multiple streams of high
definition (HD) video in addition to other network traffic such as gaming, music
streaming, data and Internet content providing consumers with a seamless home
entertainment network.

"Our partnership with Cavium showcases what can be accomplished when two
industry leaders work together," said Patrick Henry, CEO of Entropic
Communications. "The result is a product that provides value greater than simply
the sum of the individual parts. We look forward to working with Cavium on
future product collaborations that will push the performance, features and
capabilities of the MoCA home network even further."

Future Generation Interactive Home Video Networks

Entropic and Cavium are extending their current collaboration to deliver a third
generation solution with enhanced new features and capabilities to meet the
future needs of their service provider customers. Key additions include the
incorporation of Cavium's PureVu video processing technology that will enable
distribution of full HD 1080p60 interactive gaming and video within the home
from any video or game source to any display in the home using existing cable
wiring over MoCA.

"Cavium Networks is committed to delivering compelling processor solutions for
the Digital Home that enable seamless delivery of voice, video and data content
from any source device to any display within the home," said Syed Ali, president
and CEO of Cavium Networks. "We will continue to bring innovative solutions to
market that incorporate our growing IP portfolio to continuously enhance the
performance of solutions for the home while aggressively driving down cost and
power. We are pleased to collaborate with Entropic to bring unparalleled
performance and value to home entertainment networking applications."

Live Demonstration at the 2009 NCTA Cable Show

The latest Cavium and Entropic solutions will be demonstrated at the 2009 NCTA
Cable Show in Washington, D.C. (April 1st - 3rd). Visit Entropic Communications
at booth #2310, Hall B.

About Cavium Networks

Cavium Networks is a leading provider of highly integrated semiconductor
products that enable intelligent processing in networking, video,
communications, storage, wireless and security applications. Cavium Networks
offers a broad portfolio of integrated, software compatible processors ranging
in performance from 10 Mbps to 20 Gbps that enable secure, intelligent
functionality in enterprise, data-center, broadband/consumer and access &
service provider equipment. Cavium Networks processors are supported by
ecosystem partners that provide operating systems, tool support, reference
designs and other services. Cavium Networks principal offices are in Mountain
View, California with design team locations in California, Massachusetts, India
and Taiwan. For more information, please visit: http://www.caviumnetworks.com.

About Entropic Communications

Entropic Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:ENTR) 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 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
c.LINK technology, the advantages, features and capabilities of future products
and the benefits associated with Entropic's current and future collaboration
with Cavium Networks. 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 service provider customers; Entropic's and Cavium Networks' ability to
successfully collaborate and the ability of each of them 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; and other factors discussed in the "Risk Factors" section of
Entropic's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 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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CONTACT: Entropic Communications, Inc.
Media Contact:
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858/768-3711
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858/768-3852
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