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Entropic and Silicon Labs develop first MoCA/silicon tuner



Entropic and Silicon Labs have announced a joint reference design aimed at changing how consumers connect their TVs to the Internet through a robust single-cable connection for both TV and broadband entertainment.

The new solution leverages the in-home coax network to reliably connect the TV to the internet. This will enable ultra high definition entertainment viewing in every room in the house.

"Our reference design collaboration with Silicon Labs is a necessary step to integrate MoCA into consumer electronics devices, like TVs, where we can simplify the connection to the Internet and ensure a better end-user experience with zero wireless interference, less buffering, and higher quality video delivery."

The new reference design was shown at the 2014 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vega.

The reference design marries expertise in MoCA (Multimedia over Coax Alliance) home networking from Entropic and silicon tuners from Silicon Labs to bring broadband directly to the TV, via a single coaxial cable in the home.

The design leverages Entropic's EN258x solution, a MoCA 1.1-based chip offering 275 Mbps PHY and 175 Mbps MAC throughput that can be upgraded to Entropic's EN285x MoCA 2.0 chip supporting up to 500Mbps as well as the Silicon Labs Si2177 Hybrid TV tuner with an analogue TV demodulator. 

With the MoCA backbone, the new reference design enables a higher-quality connection, Quality of Service (QoS), and immunity to noise and interference from wireless networks and devices, which is necessary for advanced 4K/Ultra High Definition (UHD), over-the-top (OTT) and TV/Internet interactivity. In addition, by using Silicon Labs' fifth-generation universal hybrid tuner, TV manufacturers can leverage the flexibility that MoCA enables across all TV segments - digital and analogue alike.

"Having MoCA in the TV is the easiest way for consumers to get fast Internet access with the most reliable connection for streaming High Definition and Ultra High Definition entertainment," says Al Servati, vice president, Marketing, Entropic.

Servati adds, "Our reference design collaboration with Silicon Labs is a necessary step to integrate MoCA into consumer electronics devices, like TVs, where we can simplify the connection to the Internet and ensure a better end-user experience with zero wireless interference, less buffering, and higher quality video delivery."

"Interactive over-the-top video streaming and 4K TV will continue to rise in popularity, and to ensure reliable access to entertainment, consumers must have a robust, high-quality in-home distribution system such as MoCA," states James Stansberry, vice president and general manager of broadcast products at Silicon Labs. "In creating a joint reference design with Entropic, we are extending network reliability on the TV by coupling our silicon TV tuner technology with Entropic's MoCA to enable high-bandwidth delivery of Internet content straight to the TV viewer."

Key benefits of the new Entropic/Silicon Labs reference design include:

    Enhanced Wired-Based TV Experiences: Although Wi-Fi is ubiquitous, its ubiquity can cause interference, bandwidth issues and limitations in Wi-Fi data rate distance. By using a wired coax-based TV-to-Internet connection via the Entropic/Silicon Labs solution, consumers get a better TV viewing experience without wireless service degradation or noise;

    Greater TV Viewing Performance: MoCA delivers higher network speeds, going from 175 Mbps to 500 Mbps at the TV, which is needed for high-bandwidth OTT and 4K/UHD content

    Complements to New Standards: The emergence of new Remote User Interface (RUI) standards such as RVU and CVP-2 require a reliable network backbone, which would benefit from the Entropic/Silicon Labs solution

    Lower Implementation Costs: With MoCA integrated into the TV - lower implementation costs exist

    Wireless Extension: The Entropic/Silicon Labs reference design sets the stage for making the TV the wireless extender for Wi-Fi as compared to making the TV the receiver of Wi-Fi, which would extend wireless coverage to more devices in the home



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