BEIJING, Aug. 12, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Vimicro International Corporation (NASDAQ: VIMC) ("Vimicro" or the "Company"), a leading video surveillance technology and solution provider, today announced revised revenue guidance for the second quarter ended June 30, 2014, from the previously provided range of US $19 million to US $21 million to the range of US $23 million to US $24 million.

Dr. John Deng, Vimicro's Chairman and CEO, commented: "Vimicro is seeing more business opportunities in China's video surveillance market driven by the mega-trend of expedited domestic IT technology and equipment adoption initiated by the government. As the only proven provider of SVAC- compliant video surveillance technology and solutions in China, Vimicro will further expand its foothold in China's video surveillance market, leveraging on its proprietary chip technology and total video surveillance solutions, to create long-term value for our shareholders."

Mr. Peter Li, CFO of Vimicro, added: "We expect to be profitable for the second quarter of 2014. The earnings result for the second quarter ended June 30, 2014 will be released around August 28, 2014."

About Vimicro International Corporation

Vimicro International Corporation (NASDAQ: VIMC) is a leading video surveillance technology and solution provider that designs, develops and markets a full range of video surveillance products and solutions to governments, private enterprises, and consumers in China. Vimicro co-developed SVAC (Surveillance Video and Audio Coding), the national video surveillance technological standard, which demonstrates its unique strengths in proprietary multimedia IC technology, making it a leader in China's fast-growing security and surveillance 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."

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Contact:

Vimicro International Corporation
Ms. Daisy Wang, IR Manager
Phone: +8610-5884-8898 Ext: 3036
E-mail: ir@vimicro.com

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