Entropic Communications
Entropic Communications is a semiconductor company that provides chips and software for the connected home. Founded in 2001, it is based in San Diego, California, with offices around the world. The fabless company helped create the MoCA home networking standard over coax cables and developed set-top box chips and system-on-a-chip (SoC) technology with ARM processors and graphics.
Entropic went public on December 7, 2007, trading on NASDAQ as ENTR. The company opened an Asia regional headquarters in Hong Kong in 2005 and later expanded to Korea in 2010 and Japan in 2011.
In 2014, CEO Patrick Henry faced legal trouble related to a Sundance Film Festival incident and was found guilty of assault, receiving a fine, community service, and an alcohol/anger management assessment. He resigned as CEO later that year. The board began exploring a sale of the business, hiring Barclays for help. On February 3, 2015, Entropic was acquired by MaxLinear for about $287 million. Dr. Ted Tewksbury served as interim CEO during the transition.
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