SMIC Participates In 4th Annual IC China Exhibition And Conference

SUZHOU, China, Sept. 5 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC; NYSE: SMI and HKSE: 981) ("SMIC" or the "Company"), one of the leading semiconductor foundries in the world, is currently participating at the 4th annual IC China Exhibition & Conference (IC China) in Suzhou. Targeting China's booming IC industry, IC China is a three- day exhibition and conference, featuring global semiconductor companies including design houses, foundries, assembly and testing companies, equipment vendors, and other industry providers.

For the fourth consecutive year, SMIC is showcasing its latest technologies and product offerings at IC China. Some items on display include 90nm masks, 90nm Logic and 90nm DRAM wafers from SMIC's 300mm fabs, as well as 3G TD-SCDMA chips, multimedia image enhancement and color adjustment processors, and CMOS image sensor chips from SMIC's customers. A wide range of innovative end products that operate with chips manufactured by SMIC, including a MP4 player, hub with memory card reader, cell phones, and fingerprint recognition reader, are also on display. In addition to its booth exhibition, SMIC is sharing its experience on sub-micron technology development at one of IC China's technical seminars.

"IC China provides an ideal platform for SMIC to showcase its latest technology offerings," said Ning Hsieh, SMIC Vice President of Marketing and Sales, who is speaking at the summit conference on the advancement of China's IC Industry. ''SMIC's participation in the conference reinforces our commitment to establish and strengthen our relationship with industry partners.''

Visitors can find SMIC at booth B080 in the Suzhou International Expo Center Hall 3A for the duration of IC China 2006 from September 06-08.

About SMIC

SMIC is one of the leading semiconductor foundries in the world and the largest and most advanced foundry in Mainland China, providing integrated circuit (IC) manufacturing service at 0.35mm to 90nm and finer line technologies. Headquartered in Shanghai, China, SMIC operates three 200mm fabs in Shanghai and one in Tianjin, and one 300mm fab in Beijing, the first of its kind in Mainland China. SMIC has customer service and marketing offices in the U.S., Italy, and Japan as well as a representative office in Hong Kong. For additional information, please visit http://www.smics.com/.

For more information, please contact: SMIC Shanghai Reiko Chang SMIC Public Relations Department Tel: +86-21-5080-2000 x10544 Email: PR@smics.com SMIC Hong Kong Mei Fung Hoo Tel: +852-2537-8480 Email: MeiFung_Hoo@smics.com