OmniVision Vice President of Process Engineering Dr. Howard E. Rhodes to Present...

OmniVision Vice President of Process Engineering Dr. Howard E. Rhodes to
Present at 2009 International Image Sensor Workshop

SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- OmniVision
Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: OVTI), a leading developer of advanced digital
imaging solutions, today announced that its vice president of Process
Engineering, Dr. Howard E. Rhodes, will present "The Mass Production of BSI
Image Sensors: Performance Results" at the International Image Sensor Workshop
in Bergen, Norway on Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. local time.

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Rhodes holds 149 patents and has published over 15 technical papers. Since
joining OmniVision, he has filed for 18 patents. In June 2005, Rhodes received
the Walter Kosonocky Award for his published work in CMOS Imaging.

OmniVision introduced the industry's first commercial availability of CMOS
devices based on backside illumination technology in May 2008. OmniBSI(TM)
delivers a number of performance improvements over front-side illumination
technology, including increased sensitivity per unit area, improved quantum
efficiency, reduced cross talk and photo response non-uniformity, which all
lead to significant improvements in image quality.

About OmniVision
OmniVision Technologies (Nasdaq: OVTI) is a leading developer of advanced
digital imaging solutions. Its award-winning CMOS imaging technology enables
superior image quality in many of today's consumer and commercial
applications, including mobile phones, notebook and webcams, digital still and
video cameras, security and surveillance, automotive and medical imaging
systems. Find out more at www.ovt.com

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