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Techwell Expands Automotive Infotainment Display Product Line at CES 2008

Techwell's In-Car Display Product Line Brings New Performance Levels Enabling Customers to Achieve Superior Video Quality and Higher Levels of Integration

SAN JOSE, California (January 7, 2008) - CES 2008-Las Vegas, Nevada - Techwell, Inc. (Nasdaq:TWLL), a leading designer of mixed signal video semiconductor solutions for the security surveillance, automotive, and consumer electronics markets, today announced over 5 new highly integrated LCD Display processors focused on the emerging automotive infotainment market segment. Techwell in-car LCD display ICs are based on proprietary technologies that provide superior video quality and higher levels of integration and enable the display of DVD Entertainment, Back-Up Camera, TV, Navigation and driver information content within the car. Demonstrations of their broad line of high performance TW88xx In-Car LCD display processors will be held at the company's 2008 CES Meeting Suite #35974 located within the South Hall Upper Level of the Las Vegas Convention Center.

"Techwell has made a determined effort through R&D and close collaborations with customers to develop the most integrated and feature rich LCD display processors available for managing rich and complex video signals within in-car display applications," said Feng Kuo, Ph.D., Chief Technology Officer. He added, "We are very pleased to supply our high-performance, scalable, and low cost products to the growing in-car entertainment market."

Applications such as navigation, entertainment and driver information systems are causing the proliferation of in-car LCD displays in the automotive market. These displays are capable of displaying video and graphics signals from a variety of sources, including navigation systems, DVDs, game consoles, TV turners and camera. According to Telematics Research Group, shipments of navigation, entertainment and driver information systems are expected to grow from a combined 16.5 million units in 2004 to a combined 47.2 million units in 2009, representing a compound annual growth rate of 23%. In addition to being incorporated into new automobiles by manufacturers, these systems are also increasingly being purchased by consumers in the aftermarket. Techwell first introduced its integrated LCD display processor in 1999 and their newest generation products demonstrate an on-going commitment to this expanding market.

TW8810: 3D decoder based LCD controller for SharpT dual-view digital panel
The TW8810 is a highly integrated LCD TFT flat panel controller for SharpT dual-view LCD panel primarily targeting front console and rear-seat automotive infotainment applications. The TW8810 integrates a high quality NTSC/PAL/SECAM 3D video decoder and a 2D de-interlacer with low angle compensation. It has built-in PIP and dual-window bit-mapped OSD functions. This product supports analog inputs including CVBS, S-Video, YPbPr & RGB signals and digital inputs including 8/16/24 bit RGB/YCbCr.

TW8811: 3D decoder based LCD controller with PIP, Graphic OSD & CCFL/LED controller
The TW8811 is a highly integrated multi-purpose LCD TFT flat panel controller targeting Automotive Infotainment and related applications. The TW8811 integrates a high quality NTSC/PAL/SECAM 3D video decoder and a 2D de-interlacer with low angle compensation. To reduce BOM cost it integrates both a CCFL controller and a LED controller. It has built-in dual window bit-mapped OSD & PIP functions. Through multiple input ports, TW8011 can directly display video and graphic content from a variety of devices including TV Tuners, DVD players, back-up cameras, DTV/DMB receivers and navigation/GPS receivers. This product supports analog inputs including CVBS, S-Video, YPbPr & RGB signals and digital inputs including 8/16/24 bit RGB/YCbCr. Interlaced and progressive ITU 656 inputs are supported. The TW8811 can drive both digital and analog panels up to WXGA resolutions.

TW8816: Highly integrated LCD controller with on-chip MCU & CCFL controller
The TW8816 is a highly integrated multi-purpose LCD display solution with a 2D NTSC/PAL/SECAM video decoder and a 2D de-interlacer with low angle compensation. To reduce BOM cost, TW8816 integrates an 8-bit MCU and a CCFL controller. It has a built-in font based OSD. Through multiple input ports, TW8816 can display video and graphic content from a variety of devices including TV Tuners, DVD players, back-up cameras, DTV/DMB receivers and navigation/GPS receivers. This product supports analog inputs including CVBS, S-Video, YPbPr & RGB signals and digital inputs including 8/16/24 bit RGB/YCbCr. The TW8816 can drive both digital & analog panels up to WXGA resolutions.

TW8817: Low cost, highly integrated LCD controller for digital LCD panels
The TW8817 is a highly integrated low cost TFT flat panel controller supporting digital panels targeting variety of automotive infotainment and consumer electronics applications. The TW8817 integrates a 2D NTSC/PAL/SECAM video decoder and a 2D de-interlacer with low angle compensation, an 8-bit 8051 MCU, a CCFL controller and a LED controller. The TW8817 supports analog inputs including CVBS & S-Video signals and drives digital panel up to SVGA resolutions.

TW8827: Ultra low cost, highly integrated LCD controller for analog LCD panel
The TW8827 is an ultra low cost, highly integrated LCD TFT flat panel controller supporting analog panels. To reduce BOM cost, TW8827 integrates a NTSC/PAL/SECAM video decoder supporting CBVS & S-Video inputs, an 8-bit MCU, a CCFL controller and a LED controller. The TW8827 integrates a high quality 4H comb filter and a 2D de-interlacer with low angle compensation. This product supports analog inputs including CVBS & S-Video signals and digital inputs including 16 bit RGB/YCbCr. It can drive analog panel up to WQVGA resolutions.

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 125 employees in the U.S., Korea, Taiwan, China and Japan. Please visit http://www.techwellinc.com for more information.

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