Certification Recognizes Company's Long Commitment to Quality Standards
SUNNYVALE, CA — September 17, 2001 — OMNIVISION Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: OVTI), a leader in designing, developing and marketing advanced, highly integrated CMOS image sensors used in electronic cameras and other optical imaging devices, today announced that it has received ISO 9001 certification which affirms the company’s long commitment to quality service and practice.
Adopted in 1987 by the International Organization for Standardization in Geneva, Switzerland, the ISO 9001 quality system was created in order to establish an internationally recognized standard of quality. OMNIVISION is pleased to join the distinguished group of ISO 9001-certified companies worldwide.
“OMNIVISION continues to build its name worldwide as a premier source for camera chips, and this ISO 9001 certification should enhance OMNIVISION’s global reputation for quality and consistency,” said Shaw Hong, president and chief executive officer of OMNIVISION Technologies. “OMNIVISION is committed to demonstrating quality by exceeding customer expectations and by continuous improvement of products and services,” added Raymond Wu, OMNIVISION’s executive vice president.
About the International Organization for Standards
The ISO 9000 Standard was written by representatives from the United States and 14 European countries and published in 1987 by the International Organization of Standards in Geneva, Switzerland. The requirements of the Standard are aimed primarily at achieving customer satisfaction by preventing nonconformity at all stages, from production through servicing. The requirements include management, leadership, a pro-active and well-trained work force, customer feedback, measurement, documentation, internal audits and continuous improvement and third-party validation.
About OMNIVISION
OMNIVISION Technologies, Inc. designs, develops and markets high-performance, high-quality and cost-efficient camera chips. The company’s highly integrated image sensors are used in a variety of electronic cameras and optical imaging products for both still picture and live video applications. OMNIVISION’s image sensors provide all of the functionality of a complete camera, and only a lens need be added. OMNIVISION is able to integrate many image system functions into a single chip instead of multiple chips required to achieve the same functions as with other image sensors. The highly integrated design enables customers to design cameras that are lower in cost, smaller, lighter in weight, consume less power, are more reliable and more easily integrated with other circuits than cameras using multiple-chip image sensors. OMNIVISION is based in Sunnyvale, California. For more information about the company, visit www.ovt.com.
OMNIVISION is a trademark of OMNIVISION Technologies, Inc. All other trade, product or service names referenced in this release may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
Certain statements in this press release, including statements regarding the company’s reputation as a premier source for camera chips and the enhancement to the company’s reputation for quality and consistency are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties, which could cause the forward-looking statements and the company’s results to differ materially, include, without limitation: the company’s reliance on third parties for color filter processing, packaging and assembly which reduces the company’s control over product quality; the high level of complexity and integration of the company’s products increases the risk of latent defects which could damage the company’s reputation and intense competition from CCD and CMOS image sensor manufacturers could damage the company’s reputation as a premier source of camera chips and the other risks detailed from time to time in the company’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports, including, but not limited to, the company’s annual report on form 10-K filed on July 23, 2001. The company disclaims any obligation to update information contained in any forward-looking statement.