After Sharp Fall, Techwell Revenue Starts to Increase

Author: John Honovich, Published on Mar 14, 2010

Major DVR component manufacturer, Techwell is showing signs of recovery after a steep drop in H1 2010. By Q2 2009, surveillance revenue had dropped 39% year over year (see p.15 of the 10k). Now, Q4 2009, show surveillance revenue up 11.5% over Q4 2008 ($15.4 Million USD in Q4 2009 vs. 13.8 Million USD in Q4 2008).

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