Vimicro was founded in 1999 in Beijing by entrepreneurs from Silicon Valley with funding from venture capital firms such as Chinese Infotech Inc, Canadian Power Corporation, US firm General Atlantic Partners, etc.. The Company is headquartered in Beijing’s Zhongguancun high-tech district and has several R&D centers and sales offices throughout mainland China, as well as an office in Silicon Valley. The Company’s initial product portfolio was comprised of advanced mixed-signal multimedia chips