ANTWERP, Belgium and MIGDAL HA’EMEK, Israel, October 20, 2009 — CMOSIS, an independent developer and supplier of high end CMOS image sensors for professional imaging applications, and Tower Semiconductor, Ltd. (Nasdaq: TSEM, TASE: TASE: TSEM), the leading global specialty foundry, today announced CMOSIS has ramped its first off-the-shelf high resolution sensor (CMV2000) using Tower’s advanced 0.18-micron CMOS image sensor (CIS) technology. This highly integrated image sensor targets machine vision applications and enables global shutter (snapshot) operation and fast on-chip analog to digital conversion (ADC) to meet this market’s demanding requirements for leading-edge performance, advanced features, and reduced die size and price.