SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 1, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Techwell, Inc. (Nasdaq:TWLL), a leading designer of mixed signal video semiconductor solutions for the security surveillance, automotive, and consumer electronics markets, today announced China Security and Surveillance Technology, Inc. (CSST) has collaborated with Techwell to help develop a line of advanced, embedded DVR platforms based on Techwell's highly integrated and feature rich TW2835 4 channel video and audio controller. With leading DVR and CCTV camera solutions, CSST is quickly becoming a leading supplier to China's rapidly growing video surveillance industry. Techwell will be demonstrating the TW2835 and other integrated security solutions at the 11th Annual China Public Security Expo Nov 1-4, 2007 located in the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center, Booth Coordinates: C001, C002, C131, and C132.
"We are excited to partner with Techwell on our entire line of DVR platforms," said Richard Yung Chen, Vice President at CSST and General Manager of Wuhan Higheasy Technology. "We have worked with Techwell for a number of years and believe they provide the best video performance, the highest level of integration, and the lowest cost solution in the security surveillance industry. As we expand our business in China in 2008, we look forward to continuing to build our partnership with Techwell."
"Techwell's reputation in the security surveillance market is unmatched," said Victor Zhen Huang, Vice President at CSST and General Manager of Shenzhen HTS Technology. "We feel we can give our customers the most powerful solutions in the world using Techwell products. Techwell is the ideal partner we are looking for in securing the Safe City projects in China."
"CSST is becoming a major player in the China security surveillance market," said Darron Ma, President of Techwell China. "They have one of the broadest product lines of embedded and PC based DVRs in the market today and we are proud to be their supplier of choice for their entire line of DVR products. We look forward to working closely with CSST as they continue to drive their solutions in the market."
Techwell's TW28xx is a product line of highly integrated video decoders and video controller solutions for the CCTV Security Surveillance market. In addition to integrating 4 video decoders in one chip, the TW28xx incorporates audio ADCs, audio multiplexer, motion detection, horizontal and vertical scaling, zoom, and playback and record outputs and is an ideal front end for the Digital Video Recorder market.
Pricing and Availability
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About China Security & Surveillance Technology, Inc.
Based in Shenzhen, China, China Security through its subsidiaries manufactures, distributes, installs and maintains security and surveillance systems throughout the PRC. China Security has a manufacturing facility located in Shenzhen and a R&D facility which leverages an exclusive collaboration agreement with Beijing University. In addition, China Security has built a diversified customer base through its extensive sales and service network that includes 37 points of presence throughout the PRC. To learn more about China Security, visit their website at: http://www.csstf.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 125 employees in the U.S., Korea, Taiwan, China and Japan. Please visit www.techwellinc.com for more information.
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