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Tvia LCD and Plasma Designs Continue to Gain Momentum With Flat-Panel TV Manufacturers in China

Posted on: Friday, 27 October 2006, 06:00 CDT

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tvia, Inc. , a leading provider of digital display processors for advanced flat-panel TVs, broadcast digital DVRs, consumer displays, and monitors, today announced that Shenzhen Yong De Fu Electronic Industry Co., Ltd. (YDF) is now shipping a full line of LCD and Plasma TVs based on Tvia turnkey designs using TrueView 5600 display processors. YDF is a leading original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of consumer electronic products for export from mainland China.

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The new models released by YDF include 32-inch and 37-inch LCD-TVs based on Tvia LCD-TV designs powered by TrueView 5600 digital display processors, as well as 42-inch Plasma TVs based on Tvia's PDP-TV design with TrueView 5600. YDF is shipping the flat-panel TVs to electronics distributors in North America, South America, and Europe.

"Tvia's full TV design and production line engineering support has been instrumental in allowing us to get to market quickly with a reliable product that has great image quality and excellent features," said Mr. Guang Yang, CEO, YDF. "By assisting us with every aspect of this endeavor, from engineering to logistics to key component sourcing, Tvia has proven itself to be a true and trusted partner."

"Flat-panel TV manufacturers in China and elsewhere are discovering the benefits of the Tvia solution, which delivers a turnkey TV design, world-class display processor, and unparalleled support in design and production," said Eli Porat, CEO of Tvia. "We are extremely proud of our relationship with YDF and the high-quality products they are shipping to major consumer electronics markets around the globe."

About YDF

Shenzhen Yong De Fu Electronic Industry Co., Ltd was established by a Hong Kong company in November 2000, and is situated in Shilongzai, Shuitian, Shiyan, Shenzhen. Yong De Fu Industry Park occupies 100,000 square meters of land, with a total investment of CNY 600,000,000. YDF manufactures and markets a wide range of consumer electronics products, including DVD and VCD players, portable DVD players, home theater systems and game players, and LCD and Plasma TVs.

About Tvia

About Tvia: Tvia, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company that designs and develops digital display processors for digital LCD, PDP, HD, SD, and progressive-scan TVs, as well as other broadcast and consumer display products. Tvia owns and operates one of the world's leading independent TV design centers, providing manufacturers with proven TV system designs, and allowing manufacturers to produce high quality flat-panel televisions at low cost with the short time to market. The combination of Tvia's TrueView display processors and leading TV system designs gives Tvia's manufacturing customers the advantage for building among the most cost-effective, highest quality display solutions on the market. More information about Tvia is available at http://www.tvia.com/

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements relate to future periods, beliefs or expectations, including statements as to the features and benefits of Tvia's products, the rate of product acceptance and introduction by customers, and the attributes of Tvia's support services. These statements are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results could differ materially from current expectations. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include the slower than anticipated emergence of the flat panel DTV market, our ability to specify, develop or acquire, complete, introduce, market and transition to volume production new products and technologies in a timely manner, and the extent and duration of the current economic and business environment, as well as the risks discussed in Tvia's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2006 and Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2006 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and in other reports filed from time to time with the SEC. All forward-looking statements included in this release are based upon information available to Tvia as of the date of this release, and Tvia assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements.

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Tvia, Inc.

CONTACT: Eli Porat of Tvia, Inc., +1-408-892-8588, or eporat@tvia.com

Web site: http://www.tvia.com/

Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall

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