Tvia's LCD & Plasma TV Reference Designs, Powered by the TrueView(TM) 5600 Digital Display Processor, Are Now Shipping in 4 Major LCD and Plasma TV Manufacturers' Models

Tvia's LCD & Plasma TV Reference Designs, Powered by the TrueView(TM) 5600 Digital Display Processor, Are Now Shipping in 4 Major LCD and Plasma TV Manufacturers' Models

May 16, 2006

Tvia's renowned turnkey LCD-TV & Plasma TV Reference
Designs, based on Tvia's TrueView(TM) 5600 digital TV
display processor, are now shipping by four major TV OEM
manufacturers for global distribution. LCD Bank, Suzhou
Industrial Park Centronic Electronic Co., Ltd./QiuTong
Electronics Technology, TOBO Digital Electronics, and
TaiBao Technology have chosen Tvia exclusively for all of
their Flat Panel Display TV products.  The Tvia powered TV
models shipping are 32" and 42" models for
distribution in EU, China, South America and the USA.


    SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 16 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ --
Tvia, Inc. (Nasdaq: TVIA), a leading provider of digital
display processors for advanced flat-panel TVs, broadcast
digital DVRs, consumer display and monitor products, today
announces that four new manufacturers are now shipping
Tvia's LCD-TV and Plasma (PDP) system designs with the
TrueView 5600 chipset for LCD and PDP (Plasma) TV models.
Tvia's TrueView line of digital display processors is used
by the world's leading broadcast and consumer electronics
companies.  These four manufacturers are some of the
leading developers and manufacturers of advanced flat panel
displays in China for major global markets, including EU,
China, South America and the USA.

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    All four manufactures have chosen Tvia's LCD and Plasma
TV reference designs with TrueView 5600 for their new
32" LCD-TV or 42" Plasma TV which are
manufactured under contract for major brand names in the
consumer TV markets. Each manufacturer needed to provide
complete TVs that could be produced quickly in order to win
the contracts with named TV brands. Tvia guaranteed that by
using their turnkey Tvia LCD and Plasma TV reference
designs, with the TrueView 5600 digital display chip, all
four manufactures could get to mass production within 45
days or less.  

    Suzhou Industrial Park Centronic Electronic Co.,
Ltd./QuiTong Electronics Technology is shipping 32" EU
version LCD-TV based on Tvia's EU LCD-TV system design. LCD
Bank is using Tvia products exclusively for all of their
32" LCD-TVs which are shipped globally. TOBO Digital
Electronics and TaiBao Technology are both shipping
42" Plasma TVs worldwide, based on Tvia's Plasma TV
turnkey reference Design with the TrueView 5600 chipset.

    "Tvia continues to build their customer base with
more manufacturers and major TV brands.  Manufacturers turn
to Tvia everyday for Tvia's turnkey TV system designs and
custom TV design services. Tvia is providing them with the
shortest time-to-market, highest possible visual quality,
and support for global TV markets and standards, all at the
lowest possible bill of material cost in the TV industry
today," said Eli Porat, CEO, Tvia Inc. "We
continue to focus on being the industry leader in TV System
Designs combined with our TrueView line of digital display
processors, providing the best full featured TV solutions
for the global market today and more advanced digital HDTV
systems for tomorrow," said Mr. Porat.

    About Tvia: Tvia, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor
company which designs and develops an extensive line of
flexible, high-quality 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 the world's leading independent TV design
center providing manufacturers with proven TV system
designs, allowing manufacturers to produce and manufacture
the highest quality flat-panel television at a
significantly lower cost with the shortest 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 the most
cost-effective, highest quality display solutions on the
market.  More information about Tvia is available at
http://www.tvia.com .

    About Foshan TOBO Digital Electronics Co., Ltd: TOBO
Digital Electronics Co., Ltd.  founded in early 1970, is
one of the most award winning manufacturers of electronic,
digital video & multimedia products companies in China
winning over 10 national awards for product excellence
including the 3 top awards for excellence in Home Theatre
AV products. TOBO Digital Electronics specializes in the
research, development, manufacturing and distribution of
electronic, broadcast and consumer products specializing in
TV, communication equipment, audio equipment and multi-media
digital equipment. TOBO's OEM TV clients include JVC,
Toshiba, Thomson, and Mitsubishi. TOBO provides complete
OEM services for TV manufacturing for CTV, Plasma (PDP) and
LCD-TVs. TOBO produces TVs for various CE brands as well as
their own brand with widespread distribution worldwide as
well as domestically. For more information about TOBO
Digital Electronics please visit: http://www.tobodg.com .  
 

    About Suzhou Industrial Park Centronic Electronic Co.,
Ltd./QiuTong Electronics Technology:  SIP Centronic
Electronic Co., Ltd. located in Suzhou Industrial Park,
China, has been designing and manufacturing electronic
products for over 30 years. SIP Centronic specializes in
manufacturing of TVs and TV related products. SIP Centronic
develops and manufactures complete lines of CRT, Projection
TV, LCD-TVs and Multifunction TV monitors. Since 1999 SIP
Centronic has been working with Philips to produce a full
line of TV products including large format projection TVs.
SIP Centronic has been producing TVs for famous domestic
brands and in recent years has been an OEM/ODM manufacturer
for major international brands for distribution in the USA
and worldwide. For more information about SIP Centronic
visit http://www.szhcdz.com .

    About LCD Bank:  LCD BANK is a global electronics
company based in Korea and China. LCD Bank specializes in
the design and manufacturing of LCD-TVs. LCD Bank provides
excellent LCD-TV designs and technology which has allowed
them to gain market share on an international basis. LCD
Bank's primary goal is to become one of the top LCD-TV
manufacturers in the world based on leading edge
technology, visual quality excellence, superior user
features, and a very aggressive pricing structure. LCD
Bank's excellent quality and dedication to providing
world-class service and support has allowed them to grow
significantly with an extensive and growing base of
worldwide customers. LCD Bank will focus their efforts on
becoming one of the premier manufacturers of LCD-TVs in
Korea and China. LCD Bank's current primary markets and
distribution channel include China, Korea, as well as the
US and expanding into Japan in the near future. For more
information about LCD Bank visit: http://www.LCDBank.tv .

    About TaiBao Technology:  TaiBao Technology located in
GuangZhou China, was founded in 2004 and is one of the
fastest growing OEM/ODM PDP and LCD-TV manufacturer
specializing in the design and contract manufacturing of
TVs specifically focused on international brands for
foreign markets. 

    For more information, please contact:
    
     Diane Bjorkstrom, 
     Chief Financial Officer of Tvia, Inc.,
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]

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