BEIJING, Dec. 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Vimicro International Corporation (NASDAQ: VIMC) ("Vimicro" or the "Company"), a leading video security technology and solution provider in China, today announced that Vimicro was awarded the China's Best Innovative Enterprise at the Award Ceremony of the Eleventh Huade Award Economic Figures Election held on December 15, 2014 in Beijing. Mr. John Deng, Vimicro's Chairman and CEO, was honored to win the Award of Global Outstanding Contribution to Scientific and Technological Innovation.

"It was a great honor for Vimicro to win China's Best Innovative Enterprise Award at Eleventh Huade Award Ceremony," commented by Mr. John Deng, Vimicro's Chairman and CEO, "Vimicro will continue to leverage its strong R&D capability to deliver its state-of-art video security system and application to the customers, to create long-term value for shareholders."

About Vimicro International Corporation

Vimicro International Corporation (NASDAQ: VIMC) is a leading video security technology and solution provider that designs, develops and markets a full range of video security products and solutions to governments, private enterprises, and consumers in China. Vimicro co-developed SVAC (security Video and Audio Coding), the national video security technological standard, which demonstrates its unique strengths in proprietary multimedia IC technology, making it a leader in China's fast-growing security and security market. Vimicro is headquartered in Beijing, China and has subsidiaries and offices throughout China and in Silicon Valley. Vimicro's ADSs each represent four ordinary shares and are traded on the NASDAQ Global Market exchange under the ticker symbol "VIMC."

Forward-Looking Statements

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Company Contact:

Mr. Hongqian Li

Phone: +86 (10) 5884 8898

E-mail: lihongqian@vimicro.com