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January 8, 2010
Vimicro Announces Sophisticated Scene-based High Fidelity Image Processing Technology to Meet Demands of Growing Surveillance and Consumer Electronics Markets
Today at the CES tradeshow in Las Vegas, NV, Vimicro International Corporation (Nasdaq: VIMC), a leading multimedia semiconductor and solution provider, announced the launch of its scene-based, high-fidelity image processing technology for surveillance markets. This new technology has been adopted by the Chinese National Standard for Technical Specification of Surveillance Video and Audio Coding (SVAC). Vimicro's SVAC-enabled digital multimedia processor is designed with low-power, configurable multi-core architecture that substantially boosts the performance of video surveillance systems and improves security.
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August 28, 2009
Vimicro Acquires ViSS Business from Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell
Vimicro International Corporation (Nasdaq: VIMC) ("Vimicro"), a leading multimedia semiconductor and solution provider, today announced that Vimicro Electronics Corporation ("Vimicro Tianjin"), a joint venture company operated and managed by Vimicro, entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Video Surveillance System ("ViSS") from Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell Ltd. Co. ("ASB"). Vimicro Tianjin will acquire the complete ViSS business including all property, plant and equipment, inventories, business contracts, intellectual property and service and development capabilities in China. Moreover, Vimicro and ASB will continue the cooperation on solution and marketing developments in the future.
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August 25, 2009
Vimicro Signs Strategic Collaboration Agreement with Leadcore for TD-SCDMA 3G Market
Vimicro International Corporation (Nasdaq: VIMC) ("Vimicro"), a leading multimedia semiconductor and solution provider, today announced a strategic collaboration agreement with Leadcore Technology Co., Ltd. ("Leadcore"), a subsidiary of Datang Telecom technology Holding Co., Ltd ("Datang Holding"), which pioneered the TD-SCDMA technology and standard. Leadcore is the worldwide leading TD-SCDMA User Equipment solutions provider.
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April 15, 2008
Vimicro Launches Surveillance Camera SoC and ePTZ Solution to Meet Design Needs of Surveillance Market
Vimicro International Corporation (Nasdaq: VIMC), a leading fabless semiconductor company that designs advanced mixed-signal multimedia products and solutions, today announced the launch of VC0706, a digital video processing SoC (System on Chip) for surveillance cameras. In addition, Vimicro announced its new ePTZ (Electronic Pan/Tilt/Zoom) surveillance camera reference design featuring a 5-megapixel CMOS image sensor from Aptina Imaging, a division of Micron Technology. Capitalizing on its rich experience in video processing and IC design, Vimicro developed VC0706 and ePTZ solution to meet the design needs of the fast-growing surveillance camera market.
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March 31, 2008
Vimicro Announces New Milestone: Shipment of 5 Million Advanced Web Camera Embedded Processors for High-end Notebook PCs
Vimicro International Corporation (Nasdaq: VIMC), a leading fabless semiconductor company that designs advanced mixed-signal multimedia products and solutions, today announced that Vimicro has shipped more than 5 million VC0336 web camera embedded processors, the most advanced web camera processor in the market, for high-end notebook PCs.
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March 25, 2008
Vimicro Launches Latest Video Processor for Laptop Embedded Cameras
Vimicro International Corporation (NASDAQ: VIMC), a leading fabless semiconductor company that designs advanced mixed-signal multimedia products and solutions, today announced the launch of its latest Web camera processor, VC0343, targeting laptop embedded applications. With Vimicro¨s accumulated rich experience in Web camera processor design, VC0343 can not only reduce the power consumption and the package size of a chip, but also has excellent compatibility and design flexibility.
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February
12, 2008
Vimicro Launches Linux-Based Open Mobile Platform and Two New Mobile Multimedia Processors
Vimicro Corporation (Nasdaq: VIMC), a leading fabless semiconductor company that designs advanced mixed-signal multimedia products and solutions, today announced the launch of its most recent open mobile platform, Vinno-III-Linux, based on the Linux operating system, and the addition of two new Vimicro Mobile Multimedia Processors, the VC0848 and VC0878, to the company's product line when attending Mobile World Congress 2008 in Barcelona, Spain.
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February
11, 2008
Vimicro Launches Application Processor and New Mobile Platform Based on Windows Mobile
Vimicro Corporation (Nasdaq: VIMC), a leadinge fabless semiconductor company that designs advanced mixed-signal multimedia products and solutions, today announced the launch of its most recent high-performance application processor, Vinno-III (VC0818) and an open mobile platform, Vinno-III-Win, based on Microsoft Windows Mobile operating system when attending Mobile World Congress 2008 in Barcelona, Spain. The new application processor and open mobile platform was launched to provide a lower cost option for smart phones and increase its popularity.
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January
10, 2008
Vimicro Launches Latest Technologies for Web Cameras
Distance Detection and Illumination Detection Provide Eyesight Protection
Vimicro Corporation (NASDAQ: VIMC), a leading fabless semiconductor company that designs advanced mixed-signal multimedia products and solutions, today announced the launch of its latest web camera-functionality enhancements, Distance Detection and Illumination Detection to protect the eyes of PC users. These two innovative technologies, compatible with all Vimicro imaging chips, meet the creative PC design needs of Lenovo, the third-largest PC manufacturer in the world. Lenovo adopted these Vimicro technologies for its -Jiayue- desktop S series, currently on sale in China.
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January 3 2008
Microsoft-Vimicro Multimedia Technology Center Launches First IP Camera Based on New Windows Rally Technology
The Microsoft-Vimicro Multimedia Technology Center today announced the launch of Windows Rally and the VS-IPC1002 IP Camera convergence application solution. As the first generation IP Camera based on Windows Rally technology, the VS-IPC1002 was developed to meet the needs of China's fast-growing surveillance market.
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June 11, 2007
Vimicro Launches a New Gereration of High Performance Web Camera Processors To Enable Web2.0 Applications
Vimicro Corporation (NASDAQ: VIMC), a leading fabless
semiconductor company that designs advanced
mixed-signal multimedia products and solutions,
today announced the launch of its latest web
camera processor, the VC0336, targeting
attachable web cameras and laptop-embedded
cameras. The VC0336 offers a vast array of
functions for enhancing web camera multimedia
experiences such as HD (High Definition) video
recording, audio recording, auto focus, and
audio noise cancellation, etc..
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May 28, 2007
Vimicro And Microsoft Strengthen Working Alliance In China To Develop Digital Multimedia Market
Vimicro Corporation (Nasdaq: VIMC), a leading fabless semiconductor company designing advanced mixed-signal multimedia products and solutions, and Microsoft China, reaffirmed their strategic partnership during a ceremony in Beijing on May 24.The companies are continuing to cooperate in the Microsoft-Vimicro Multimedia Technology Center, originally established in 2003 within Vimicro's Beijing headquarters, and are expanding the scope of their work together to include the mobile multimedia sector.
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April
10, 2007
Vimicro Launches
the Latest Microsoft Windows Vista- Compliant
Image Processor for PC Cameras
Vimicro Corporation
(NASDAQ: VIMC), a leading fabless semiconductor
company that designs advanced mixed-signal multimedia
products and solutions, today announced the launch
of its latest PC camera processor, the VC0301PLNV
(301V). The new product is a high performance
USB 2.0 digital image processor designed to provide
a premier Internet video experience for Microsoft
Windows Vista users. 301V has received Windows
Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL) certification for
Windows Vista at the premium level by Microsoft.
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January
31, 2007
Vimicro Named
to Forbes China Top 100 Small to Medium-Size Companies
Vimicro Corporation
(NASDAQ: VIMC), a leading fabless semiconductor
company that designs advanced mixed-signal multimedia
products and solutions was selected as one of
the Top 100 small to medium-size enterprises by
Forbes China for its outstanding growth and innovation.
Vimicro was ranked as number five among leading
companies in China.
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December
13, 2006
Vimicro Wins
Major Fabless Semiconductor Association Award
Vimicro Corporation
(Nasdaq: VIMC), a leading fabless semiconductor
company that designs advanced mixed-signal multimedia
products and solutions, today announced it is
the recipient of the "Outstanding Financial
Performance by a Public Fabless Company Award"
from the Fabless Semiconductor Association (FSA).
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November
20, 2006
Vimicro's Multimedia
Processors Adopted by Datang Mobile for 3G Handset
Trials
Vimicro Corporation
(NASDAQ: VIMC), a leading fabless semiconductor
company that designs advanced mixed-signal multimedia
products and solutions, today announced Datang
Mobile Communications Equipment Co. Ltd. has successfully
adopted Vimicro's multimedia processors in handsets
that are being tested in third generation (3G)
wireless network trials.
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November
6, 2006
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.
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November
3, 2006
Vimicro Announces
New Director and Management Promotions
Vimicro Corporation
(NASDAQ: VIMC), a leading fabless semiconductor
company that designs and develops advanced mixed
signal multimedia semiconductor products and solutions,
is pleased to announce Dr. Yingyi Qian has joined
Vimicro as an independent board director and audit
committee member, as well as...
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October
25, 2006
Vimicro Announces
Tier 1 Customer Win at the 2006 Beijing International
Microelectronics Symposium
On Oct. 19,
2006, Vimicro was invited to attend the 2006 Beijing
International Microelectronics Symposium as the
keynote speaker. The theme of this year's event
was "Innovation, Cooperation and Crossing
Over the Future." Cooperation."
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September
13, 2006
Vimicro Joins
Leading European Enterprises at the 2006 EU-China
Business Summit
On September
9, 2006, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao led a delegation
to attend the third annual EU-China Business Summit
in Helinski, Finland. The theme of this year's
event was "Boosting Innovations - The New
Era of the EU-China Economic Cooperation."
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July
26, 2006
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.
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July
12, 2006
Samsung Delegation
Visits Vimicro
On July 12,
2006, Yoon-Woo Lee, Vice Chairman, CEO and Corporate
CTO & Global Collaboration of Samsung Electronics,
Vice Chairman of Samsung Advanced Institute of
Technology, led a Samsung delegation to visit
Vimicro.
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June
8, 2006
Vimicro, BIRD
Collaborate to Develop 3G Multimedia Terminals
Vimicro Corporation (Nasdaq: VIMC), a leading
fabless semiconductor company and Ningbo BIRD
Co. a Chinese famous mobile phones manufacturer
today signed a technology collaboration agreement
to develop multimedia terminals that are in compliance
with the existing 3G standards.
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April
17, 2006
Vimicro's Vinno
Processors Adopted by ZTE's Multimedia Phones
The Mobile Multimedia Technology Alliance (MMTA),
today announced that its two founding members
Vimicro (Nasdaq: VIMC) and ZTE have made good
progress in designing multimedia phones, enabled
with a set of audio and video features initiated
by MMTA technical work groups. Incorporated with
Vimicro's newly launched Vinno integrated multimedia
processors, ZTE's latest handset models which
were launched early this year received much welcome
from the market so far.
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March
27, 2006
Vimicro Launches
Vinno Product Family of Single-Chip Mixed-Signal
Integrated Mobile Multimedia Processors
Vimicro Corporation (Nasdaq: VIMC), a leading
fabless semiconductor company that designs and
develops advanced mixed signal multimedia semiconductor
products and solutions, today announced that it
has launched the Vinno Product Family, to target
the fast growing mobile multimedia handset market,
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December
28, 2005
John Deng Awarded
China's Man of the Year
On December 28, 2005, Dr. John Deng, Chairman
of Vimicro Cooperation was selected as China's
Man of the Year by China Central Television (CCTV),
becoming only the fourth individual in history
to receive the honor.
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November
15, 2005
Vimicro Announces
Initial Public Offering
Beijing, China - Nov. 15, 2005 - Vimicro International
Corporation today announced the initial public
offering of 8,697,063 American Depository Shares,
or ADSs, priced at $10 per share on the NASDAQ
National Market under the trading symbol "VIMC."
The company is offering 6,750,000 ADSs and selling
shareholders are offering 1,947,063 ADSs. Vimicro
has granted the underwriters the right to purchase
up to an additional 1,304,560 ADSs to cover over-allotments,
if any.
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September
10, 2005
MMTA Became ITU
Strategic Partners
On September 10, Mr. Zhao Houlin, director of
ITU Standardization Bureau, formally approved
the partnership between ITU Standardization Bureau
and its 16th group (multimedia group) with MMTA.
MMTA was formally accepted as a partner of ITU,
which was publicized on the website of ITU.
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August 30, 2005
Strategic Alliance
established between MMTA and TDIA
On August 30, the Mobile Multimedia Technology
Alliance (MMTA) and the TD-SCDMA Industry Alliance
(TDIA) signed a strategic cooperation agreement
in Beijing, marking the beginning of collaboration
between the two organizations.
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August 24 , 2005
Vimicro Attended
IC China 2005
On August 24, the 3rd annual China International
IC Industry Exhibition was held in the Haidian
Exhibition Hall in Beijing. During the exhibition,
Vimicro demonstrated its multimedia processors
, which attracted much attention from government
officials and industry experts .
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