Vimicro Schedules Conference Call to Discuss First-Quarter 2014 Results

BEIJING, May 23, 2014

Vimicro senior management will host the conference call at 9:00 a.m. (U.S. Eastern Daylight Time) / 6:00 a.m. (U.S. Pacific Daylight Time) / 9:00 p.m. (Beijing / Hong Kong time) on Tuesday, June 3, 2014 to discuss the Company's first-quarter 2014 financial results.

To participate in the conference call, please dial one of the following numbers five to ten minutes prior to the scheduled conference call time: (866) 318-8614 or (617) 399-5133. The conference call ID number is 33648156.

If you are unable to participate in the call at this time, a replay will be available starting at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Tuesday, June 3, 2014, through 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Tuesday, June 10, 2014. To access the replay, dial (888) 286-8010 or (617) 801-6888. The replay call ID number is 94836440.

This conference call will also be broadcast live over the Internet and can be accessed by all interested parties by clicking on: http://edge.media-server.com/m/p/9s28rx58/lan/en. Please access the link at least fifteen minutes prior to the start of the call to register, download, and install any necessary audio software.

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."