Vimicro Launches the First PC Camera Multimedia Solution in the World Certified for Windows Vista
Vimicro Corporation (Nasdaq: VIMC), a leading fabless semiconductor company that designs advanced mixed-signal multimedia products and solutions, today announced that its PC camera processor VC0326 has received Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL) certification for Windows Vista by Microsoft. By cooperating with Microsoft CTC (China Technology Center), Vimicro leads the way with the first PC camera multimedia processor in the world to receive such qualification.

Vimicro Invited to Participate in Closing Bell Ceremony at NASDAQ By the Fabless Semiconductor Association (FSA)
Vimicro Corporation (Nasdaq: VIMC), a leading and the first fabless semiconductor company publicly listed on NASDAQ from China, is invited by the Fabless Semiconductor Association (FSA) to participate in the closing bell ceremony at the NASDAQ MarketSite on Thursday, July 27, 2006. Vimicro is invited as the representative of the developing Chinese fabless semiconductor industry.

Vimicro's Multimedia Chip Technologies Won the First Prize of National Science and Technology Advancement Award
March 28, 2005, Vimicro's "China Chip Project" was awarded the first prize of National Science and Technology Advancement Award. The ceremony was held at the People's Hall of China and President Hu Jintao granted the award to Dr. John Deng, CEO of Vimicro.