Cavium Networks (NASDAQ: CAVM), a leading provider of semiconductor products that enable intelligent processing for networking, communications and the digital home, today announced that TCL System Technology has adopted Cavium's WiVu? technology for its multimedia networked displays. TCL System Technology, a Business Unit of TCL Corporation, the largest TV manufacture in China, will integrate WiVu technology into its next generation of display products allowing HD content to be distributed to multiple TVs.

Utilizing industry leading Super Low Latency? (SLL) technology and H.264 video compression WiVu can provide a state-of-the-art mechanism for wireless distribution of high quality video and audio to multiple display devices. Cavium's PureVuTM video processors integrate the company's SMART technology to provide a robust mechanism to support Quality of Service (QoS), ensuring that the best picture quality is always received and advanced copy protection to protect the source video from piracy. Based on standard components such as ITU-T H.264 and IEEE 802.11 WiFi, Cavium's WiVu technology has received endorsements from leaders in the consumer electronics industry such as TCL Corporation.

?We chose Cavium's WiVu technology for our Networked Multimedia Displays as it provided high video quality, covered the longest range and was scalable to support multiple display devices?, said Harry Peng, General Manager at TCL System Technology. ?Our next generation of display products will be wireless, can easily be placed in multiple locations, can operate over a 100 feet from the source and can easily be scaled to meet our customers' requirements.?

Cavium's PureVu video processors support both 2D and 3D wireless display and are designed to enable companies such as TCL to develop cutting-edge products for video distribution to multiple displays over a significant distance. The PureVu family integrates Cavium's SLL and SMART video technology to provide a robust mechanism for the delivery of high quality audio and video programming.

?As the leading provider of display products and China's number one LCD TV supplier, TCL's decision to select PureVu for their next generation products is a testimony to Cavium's differentiated technology and commitment to our customers' success,? said Manoj Gujral, Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Broadband and Consumer Division at Cavium. ?We look forward to a close partnership with TCL and further adoption of our WiVu? technology in other TCL Multimedia Technology products.?

About Cavium Networks

Cavium Networks is a leading provider of highly integrated semiconductor products that enable intelligent processing in networking, communications, and the digital home. Cavium Networks offers a broad portfolio of integrated, software-compatible processors ranging in performance from 100 Mbps to 40 Gbps that enable secure, intelligent functionality in enterprise, data-center, broadband/consumer and access and service provider equipment. Cavium Networks processors are supported by ecosystem partners that provide operating systems, tool support, reference designs and other services. Cavium Networks principal offices are in Mountain View, CA with design team locations in California, Massachusetts, India and Taiwan. For more information, please visit: http://www.caviumnetworks.com.

About TCL Corporation

Established in 1981, TCL Corporation is a global leader and technology innovator in consumer electronics, mobile communications and home appliances. TCL employs more than 50,000 people in over 80 operations, including 18 R&D centers, 20 manufacturing bases, and more than 40 sales offices around the world.

With 2009 global sales of USD 6.49 billion (including 14.28 million TV sets and 16.12 million mobile handsets), and serving more than 100 million consumers worldwide. TCL is one of the world's leading producers of flat panel TVs, DVD players, air conditioners, and GSM, CDMA mobile phones. In 2004, TCL merged with some of the world's most admired and recognized brands and businesses, including the Thomson television business and Alcatel mobile phones.

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