Entropic Communications (FRA:43E) Inventories, Finished Goods : €4.0 Mil (As of Dec. 2014)

Entropic Communications Inc was incorporated in Delaware in January 2001. The Company provides semiconductor solutions for the connected home. The Company transform how traditional HDTV broadcast and Internet protocol, or IP,-based streaming video content is seamlessly, reliably, and securely delivered, processed, and distributed into and throughout the home. Its next-generation Set-top Box, or STB, System-on-a-Chip, or SoC, and home connectivity, or Connectivity, solutions enable global Pay-TV operators to offer consumers more captivating whole-home entertainment experiences by evolving the way digital entertainment is delivered, connected and consumed - in the home and on the go. Its platform semiconductor solutions provide a unified vision for how its core silicon and software can be leveraged in reference hardware and software coupled with middleware and applications to enhance consumers' overall digital entertainment experiences. Its platform solutions power next-generation TV engagement experiences by: Reliably delivering broadcast and IP content into the home with its end-to-end Satellite and Broadband Access solutions, Seamlessly connecting digital entertainment to consumer devices throughout the home via a dependable MoCA (Multimedia over Coax Alliance) backbone; and Ensuring consumers can securely consume or watch rich digital entertainment with its advanced, open standards-based media processing SoC solutions. The Company offers a diverse portfolio of STB, SoC and connectivity solutions that include STB SoC Solutions and Connectivity Solutions. The Company serve five primary market segments with its technology: Cable, Satellite, Telco/IPTV, MoCA/CE Retail and Media Processing. With a focused approach on each market segment they understand customers' current needs and anticipate future requirements, which in turn enables customers to accelerate time-to-market on new STB devices, as well as deploy advanced new IP- and cloud-based services such as video on demand, or VOD, multi-room DVR, HD video calling and over-the-top, or OTT, content delivery, to drive average revenue per user. Its products are deployed by service providers globally, including Comcast, Cox Communications, DIRECTV, DISH Network, OCN (China), Time Warner Cable, Topway (China), UPC (Netherlands) and Verizon, as well as by a number of smaller service providers. Its product lines include STB SoC, Home Networking, DBS outdoor unit and Broadband Access solutions. Its solutions target applications in HD video and other multimedia content distribution networks through cable, satellite, telecommunications and terrestrial mediums. Its solutions are currently used in consumer electronic and service provider customer premises equipment, including STBs, DTAs, broadband routers, DOCSIS gateways, cable modems, optical network terminals, low-noise block converters, multi-room DVRs, residential gateways, Ethernet-to-coax adapters and MoCA-to-WiFi products, and can pote