“星光中国芯工程”是以数字多媒体芯片为突破口,第一次将“中国芯”率先打入国际市场的战略工程。1999年在国家信息产业部的提议和领导下,在国家发改委、科技部、商务部、中国科协、北京市政府的支持下,中星微电子启动和承担了“星光中国芯工程”。五年来,“星光中国芯工程”实现了研发成果的产品化,开发设计出拥有中国自主知识产权、具有国际领先水平的“星光中国 ”Star China core project “ is based on digital multimedia chip as a breakthrough, for the first time will ”China core “ the first to enter the international market strategic project. With the support of the State Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Commerce, China Association for Science and Technology and Beijing Municipal Government, in 1999, under the proposal and leadership of the Ministry of Information Industry of the PRC, Vimicro started and assumed ”Starlight China Core Project“. In the past five years, ”Starlight China Core Project“ has realized the product development of research and development achievements, and has developed and designed ”China Starlight China" with independent intellectual property rights and international advanced level.