SAN DIEGO, Calif., April 15, 2013 - Entropic (Nasdaq: ENTR), a world leader in semiconductor solutions for the connected home, announced today Network Products Guide, the industry's leading technology research and advisory guide, has named Entropic a finalist for the 8th Annual 2013 Hot Companies and Best Products Awards in the Hot Companies category. These industry and peer awards from Network Products Guide are the world's premier information technology (IT) awards honoring achievements and recognitions in every facet of the IT industry. Winners will be honored in Las Vegas on Tuesday, May 7, 2013, during the 8th annual dinner and presentations.

Entropic has spent more than a decade enabling global Pay-TV service providers to deliver more captivating whole-home entertainment experiences. The Company transforms how traditional broadcast and IP streaming video is seamlessly, reliably, and securely delivered, processed, and distributed into and throughout the home.

"We are honored to be named a finalist in the Hot Companies industry award category by Network Products Guide," said Patrick Henry, president and CEO, Entropic. "As the only pure-play platform semiconductor company in connected home entertainment we are fully focused on transforming the way entertainment is delivered, connected and consumed - in the home and on the go. This award further validates our focus and strategy."

Entropic is recognized for pioneering the MoCA® (Multimedia over Coax Alliance) home networking standard, inventing Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) outdoor unit (ODU) single-wire technology, and developing the industry's first ARM® processor and OpenGL graphics set-top box system-on-a-chip (STB SoC).

"Entropic has a rich history of innovation in the connected home entertainment space," said Rake Narang, editor-in-chief at Network Products Guide. "We are pleased to name Entropic a finalist in the Hot Companies category, as their next-generation silicon and software solutions help evolve the way home entertainment is distributed, viewed, and experienced by consumers today."

An annual achievements and recognition awards program with active participation from a broad spectrum of industry voices, the coveted annual Hot Companies and Best Products recognition program encompasses the world's best in organizational performance, products and services, executives and management teams, successful deployments, product management and engineering, support and customer satisfaction, and public relations in every area of information technology.

About Network Products Guide Awards
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About Entropic
Entropic (Nasdaq:ENTR) is a world leader in semiconductor solutions for the connected home. The Company transforms how traditional HDTV broadcast and IP-based streaming video content is seamlessly, reliably, and securely delivered, processed, and distributed into and throughout the home. Entropic's next-generation Set-top Box (STB) System-on-a-Chip (SoC) and Connectivity solutions enable Pay-TV operators to offer consumers more captivating whole-home entertainment experiences by transforming the way digital entertainment is delivered, connected and consumed - in the home and on the go. For more information, visit Entropic at: www.entropic.com, or follow the company online: @Entropic_News.

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 expected benefits of Entropic's technology solutions, and continued or future integration of technology into products of OEMs. 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 from alternative technologies; Entropic's dependence on service providers' connected home needs; the risk that the market for Entropic's 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 Quarterly Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 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.

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Entropic Investor Contact:
Debra Hart
+1 858-768-3852
debra.hart@entropic.com

Entropic Media/Industry Analyst Contact:
Chris Fallon
+1 858-768-3827
chris.fallon@entropic.com


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