SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of August 2004
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 1-31994
SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
(Translation of Registrant's Name Into English)
18 Zhangjiang Road
Pudong New Area, Shanghai 201203
People's Republic of China
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Semiconductor Manufacturing
International Corporation
By: /s/ Richard R. Chang
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Name: Richard R. Chang
Title: Chairman of the Board, President and
Chief Executive Officer
Date: August 27, 2004
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (the "Registrant") is
furnishing under the cover of Form 6-K:
Exhibit 99.1: Press release, dated August 27, 2004, relating to the Registrant's
launch of 0.18um high voltage single-chip LCD driver technology.
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Exhibit Description
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Exhibit 99.1: Press release, dated August 27, 2004, relating to the Registrant's
launch of 0.18um high voltage single-chip LCD driver technology.
Exhibit 99.1
SMIC LAUNCHES 0.18 UM HIGH VOLTAGE SINGLE-CHIP LCD DRIVER TECHNOLOGY
Shanghai, China, August 27, 2004 - Semiconductor Manufacturing International
Corporation (SMIC; NYSE: SMI and HKSE: 981) today announced the successful
development of 0.18um 30V to 40V high voltage device and process technology.
This will enable SMIC to provide a competitive foundry offering of 0.18um CMOS
based single-chip HV LCD driver technology in the emerging mobile phone market.
"This new process technology will offer customers a complete set of 1.8V, 5V and
30V to 40V CMOS transistors plus MiM and OTP (One time programmable) cells with
competitive device performance suitable for small size, low-power consumption
single-chip LCD HV driver application. We believe that this key technology
achievement will position SMIC at the frontline of this technology area." said
Mr. Roger Lee, Senior Vice President of SMIC's Memory Technology Development
Center which is responsible for the development and implementation of DRAMs,
Flash, embedded Flash, advanced EEPROM-based Smart Card, High Voltage LCD
drivers, LCOS micro display and CMOS image sensors.
The technology can be used for mobile phones and other applications in the
communication market and support the global and domestic customers to accelerate
their penetration of the new-generation LCD driver market.
About SMIC
SMIC (NYSE: SMI, SEHK: 0981.HK) is one of the leading semiconductor foundries in
the world. As a foundry, SMIC provides integrated circuit (IC) manufacturing at
0.35-micron to 0.13-micron technologies. Established in April 2000, SMIC, a
Cayman Islands company, operates three 8-inch wafer fabrication facilities in
the Zhangjiang High-Tech Park in Shanghai, and an 8-inch wafer fabrication
facility in Tianjin, China. In addition, SMIC is currently constructing 12-inch
wafer fabrication facilities in Beijing, China. SMIC's Fab 1 was named one of
two "Top Fabs of the Year 2003" by Semiconductor International, a leading
industry publication in May 2003. In addition to IC manufacturing, SMIC provides
customers with a full range of services, including design services, mask
manufacturing and wafer probe test. For more information, please visit
www.smics.com.
SMIC Contact:
Sarina Huang
Public Relations Department
Tel: 86-21-5080-2000 ext. 10356
Fax: 86-21-5080-2868