Entropic and Prime Electronics & Satellitics Inc. announced the s first single-chip, three-tuner Channel Stacking Switch (CSS) Low Noise Block (LNB) converter for the global Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) Outdoor Unit (ODU) market. This single-chip LNB is powered by Entropic's highly-integrated RF5218 CSS integrated circuit (IC), and offers a flexible input configuration and three-tuner support in a cost-optimized package with minimal power consumption. The new single-chip LNB, manufactured by Prime, allows DBS operators the opportunity to support three-tuners off a single cable run, such as a High Definition (HD) personal/digital video recorder (PVR/DVR) and a HD Zapper/Client in a second room, in the most cost-optimized manner.

CSS technology provides the lowest installation cost for deploying HD and multi-room services in the home via PVR/DVR products, allows for easy plug-and-play STB installations, and simplifies upgrades and new installations with a lower total system cost. Prime's new single-chip, three-tuner LNB is available for DBS operators now. The new product will be on display at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Entropic's Meeting Suite at the Wynn Las Vegas, Alsace Ballroom, from January 7 to January 10, 2014.