Vimicro International Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, and markets semiconductor products with multimedia applications in Mainland China, Hong Kong, and the United States. The company operates through Video surveillance Solutions and Video Processor segments. It offers personal computers (PC), embedded notebook camera video processors, image sensors, and other products. The company also provides video surveillance solutions and services, which include digital video recorders, network video recorders, super digital video recorders, IP camera products, video servers, and other equipment, as well as software. In addition, it designs and offers video surveillance processors and PC camera processors for surveillance applications, ranging from home surveillance to professional commercial surveillance applications. Further, the company is involved in packaging, testing, and reselling third party image sensors. Vimicro International Corporation sells its products through direct sales staff, as well as through distributors and system integrators. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Beijing, China. As of December 18, 2015, Vimicro International Corp. was taken private.