Entropic's "TSC17x/18x" Portfolio is Its First Dual-Core,
       ARM-Based, NEON-Integrated, High-Performance STB SoC

SAN DIEGO, May 14, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Entropic Communications,
Inc. (Nasdaq:ENTR), a world leader in semiconductor solutions for the
connected home, today introduced its latest generation of
high-performance set-top box (STB) system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions,
offering cable and IP markets a dual-core ARM(R) Cortex-A9 processors
with integrated NEON(TM) technology. The "TSC17x/18x" STB SoC family
delivers on performance, advanced security, and ecosystem support
required by leading global multiple service operators (MSOs) and
original equipment/device manufacturers (OEMs/ODMs).

"As a dedicated pure-play platform semiconductor company in the
connected home market, Entropic is focused on delivering complete
set-top box SoC solutions that match MSO requirements and leverage our
strengths in set-top box ecosystem diversity, open standards and
software know-how coupled with Android security and tier-one operator
expertise," said Mark Samuel, senior vice president, Set-top Box Group,
Entropic Communications. "Our latest set-top box SoC portfolio enables
MSOs to quickly and cost-effectively deploy high-performance
multimedia-rich products by leveraging our cable and IP-client
solutions that address evolving global digital TV standards."

Entropic's "TSC17x/18x" family will be shown at The Cable Show (booth
#1567), held in Boston next week and features:


  --  High Performance Application Execution Platform: High computational
      power provided by a 1GHz dual-core 5000DMIPS ARM Cortex-A9 processor
      with NEON SIMD extensions is ideal for open application frameworks and
      advanced user interface technologies
  --  Ecosystem Advantage: Extensive mobile device ecosystem support centered
      around the ARM architecture leveraging the latest industry-wide
      investments in platform software and user experience technologies
      including Google Android(R) 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich" operating system
  --  Extensive Security Support: Enables hardened implementations of digital
      rights management (DRM) and conditional access (CA) technologies for
      protecting operator video services with the following security schemes
      natively embedded in its hardware: NDS NSK, Nagravision NOCS, CSA3, AES,
      RSA, baseband watermarking, and Cryptography Research International's
      CryptoFirewall core technology
  --  Advanced Graphics Capabilities: Leverages advanced 3D architecture with
      full OpenGLES 2.0 compliance, proven performance, mature APIs and an
      extensive developer ecosystem
  --  Broad Format HD Content Decoding: Ensures STB compatibility for HD
      resolutions with commonly used online video on demand (VOD) and
      over-the-top (OTT) services, including native support for VP8 codec
  --  Powerful Video Decoder and Display Processing: Provides native support
      for the latest stereoscopic MVC (multi-view video coding), SVC (scalable
      video codec) and RealD 3DTVdecoding and picture formatting
  --  Enhanced Power Management: Delivers a smaller footprint and achieves
      1GHz operation in  low-power fabrication process mode for low power
      consumption, not available from competing solutions




Product Availability

The Entropic "TSC17x/18x" portfolio builds on the success of its
predecessor, the TSC100 family, and includes the TSC174/8:
single-/dual-core processor SoC for the Cable STB market and the
TSC184/8: single-/dual-core processor SoC for the IP client STB market.
Solutions within the "TSC17x/18x" family are currently sampling and in
beta reference designs with multiple OEM customers around the world.
Production volumes are expected in Q3 2012, for early access partners.

For more information, visit: www.entropic.com, or visit Entropic at
booth #1567 at The Cable Show, May 21-23, 2012, in Boston.

About Entropic Communications

Entropic Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:ENTR) is a leading global
provider of silicon and software solutions to enable connected home
entertainment. The Company transforms how traditional HDTV broadcast
and streaming video content is seamlessly, reliably, and securely
delivered, processed, and distributed into and throughout the home.
Entropic's next-generation home connectivity and set-top box
system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions enable Pay-TV service providers to
offer consumers a more captivating whole-home entertainment experience
by delivering new, high-performing ways to connect, engage, and enjoy
multimedia content. For more information, visit Entropic at:
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" within the meaning of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements
include, but are not limited to, statements regarding Entropic's STB
SoC technology, its related prospects and its role in the future of
home networking. 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, competition, risks associated with Entropic's dependence on a
limited number of customers and suppliers, technology risks, the risk
that the market for HD video and multimedia content delivery solutions
may not develop as Entropic anticipates and other factors discussed in
the "Risk Factors" section of Entropic's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the three months ended March 31, 2012. 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.

Copyright (C) 2012 Entropic Communications, Inc. All rights reserved.
All other product or company names mentioned are used for
identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective
owners.


CONTACT: Investor Contact:
         Debra Hart
         +1 858.768.3852
         debra.hart@entropic.com
         
         Media/Industry Analyst Contact:
         Chris Fallon
         +1 858.768.3827
         chris.fallon@entropic.com