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Techwell Announces Mobile DVR Reference Design

SAN JOSE, Calif. (January 9, 2007) - Techwell, Inc. (Nasdaq:TWLL), a leading designer of mixed signal video semiconductor solutions for the consumer electronics, security surveillance, and automotive markets, today introduced a mobile DVR reference design for the In-Car Display market. Leveraging Techwell’s advanced security surveillance and LCD display technologies, this reference design will enable system manufacturers to quickly develop Mobile DVR solutions that are highly functional and cost effective.

“We believe that the Mobile DVR is an exciting new application for the In-Car entertainment market and we expect to see significant design activity over the next several years,” said David Nam, VP Sales and Marketing for Techwell. “We think that our ability to marry our security surveillance and In-Car LCD display products is unique in the marketplace and we are looking forward to working with system design and manufacturing companies to develop new solutions based on our platform.”

The Techwell Mobile DVR reference design is based on the TW2700 Video CODEC and the TW8806 LCD Display Controller. The reference design supports simultaneous live, play, and record of up to four cameras. In addition, there is support for up to two hard disk drives each with over 250GB of capacity. Other features include foreign language OSD support, 16x12 cell motion detection and multiple search modes including event search, date/time search, and search bar. There is also an optional remote control and key pad. The TW8806 performs all of the necessary image processing required to display video signals including scaling and de-interlacing. An on chip programmable timing controller allows a direct connection to an LCD panel.

Pricing and Availability

Techwell’s Mobile DVR reference design will be on display at the Company’s booth #5403 North Hall LV Convention Center at CES 2007 in Las Vegas from January 8th to January 11th. Both products based on the Mobile DVR reference design are in mass production. Please contact a local Techwell sales office or sales representative for samples and pricing. sales@techwellinc.com.

About Techwell
Techwell is a semiconductor company that designs, markets and sells mixed signal integrated circuits for multiple video applications in the security surveillance, automotive and consumer electronics markets. Techwell designs both general purpose and application specific products that enable the conversion of analog video signals to digital form and perform advanced digital video processing to facilitate the display, storage and transport of video content. Headquartered in San Jose, CA, Techwell currently has over 90 employees in the U.S., Korea, Taiwan, China and Japan. Please visit www.techwellinc.com for more information.

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This press release and related conference call contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements may be identified by terminology such as may, will, could, should, anticipate and expect and the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. These are statements that relate to future events and include, but are not limited to the success of the TW2700 and TW8806, as well as the migration by future customers to Techwell’s next generation video decoders. These are statements that relate to future events and include, but are not limited to Techwell’s belief that demand for its products will continue to grow in the second half of 2007 and its ability to better address customer requirements, leverage technology capabilities and achieve greater market share, statements relating to future opportunities, success in digital video markets, continued growth as a public company and its anticipated revenues and operating expenses for the third quarter of 2007. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: Techwell’s dependence on increased demand for digital video applications for the consumer, security surveillance and automotive markets, the potential decline in average selling prices for Techwell’s products, competition, dependence on key and highly skilled personnel, the ability to develop new products and enhance existing products, as well as other risks detailed from time to time in its SEC filings, including those described in the Risk Factors section in Registration Statement on Form S-1. Statements included in this release are based upon information known to Techwell as of the date of this release, and Techwell assumes no obligation to update information contained in this press release.