SMIC and IBM Sign Licensing Agreement
December 26 2007 - 6:48AM
PR Newswire (US)
SHANGHAI, China, and ARMONK, N.Y., Dec. 26 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ --
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation ("SMIC",
NYSE: SMI and SEHK: 0981.HK) and International Business Machines
today announced that they have signed an agreement to license IBM's
45-nanometer bulk complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS)
technology to SMIC for 300mm wafer foundry service. Under the
agreement, IBM will license bulk CMOS technology to SMIC. The
technology can be used to fabricate devices in mobile applications
such as handsets integrated with 3G, multimedia, graphics chips,
and chipsets at the 45nm technology node. The technology can also
support the manufacturing of graphics and other consumer devices.
"China is a rapidly growing, strategic marketplace and SMIC is the
largest Chinese foundry," said Kevin Hutchings, vice president of
IP Licensing for IBM. "We are excited about the SMIC-IBM licensing
partnership, which will accelerate SMIC technology advancement in
logic process technology and help us provide optimal solutions for
our customers at our 300mm facilities," said Matthew Szymanski,
vice president of Corporate Relations for SMIC. "Coupled with IBM's
expertise on design enabler and system IP comprehension, SMIC can
transition our fabless customers to system-on-chip (SOC) design for
the 45nm node era," said Szymanski. The licensing agreement with
IBM is part of SMIC's commitment to further strengthen its leading
foundry position in China to serve customers in high growth market
sectors around the world. This agreement complements SMIC's ongoing
research and development progress, including its 65nm low-power
technology, which is under customer product qualification. About
IBM For further information about IBM Microelectronics, visit
http://www.ibm.com/chips/ About SMIC Semiconductor Manufacturing
International Corporation ("SMIC"; NYSE: SMI; SEHK: 981) 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 0.35um to 65nm and finer line
technologies. Headquartered in Shanghai, China, SMIC has a 300mm
wafer fabrication facility (fab) under pilot production and three
200mm wafer fabs in its Shanghai mega-fab, two 300mm wafer fabs in
its Beijing mega-fab, a 200mm wafer fab in Tianjin, and an in-house
assembly and testing facility in Chengdu. SMIC also has customer
service and marketing offices in the U.S., Europe, and Japan, and a
representative office in Hong Kong. In addition, SMIC manages and
operates a 200mm wafer fab in Chengdu owned by Cension
Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation and a 300mm wafer fab under
construction in Wuhan owned by Wuhan Xinxin Semiconductor
Manufacturing Corporation. For more information, please visit
http://www.smics.com/ Safe Harbor Statements for SMIC (Under the
U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) Information
provided in this press release may contain statements relating to
current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about
future events that are "forward-looking statements" as defined in
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
forward-looking statements generally relate to the company's plans,
objectives and expectations for future operations and are based
upon management's current estimates and projections of future
results or trends. Actual future results may differ materially from
those projected as a result of certain risks and uncertainties. For
a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, see "Risk Factors" in
the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F filed on June 29, 2007
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. These
forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof, and
we undertake no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise. DATASOURCE: Semiconductor Manufacturing International
Corporation CONTACT: Reiko Chang, Corporate Relations,
+86-21-5080-2000 x10544, or , for SMIC; Bruce McConnel of IBM Media
Relations, +1- 203-739-5462, or , for IBM Web site:
http://www.smics.com/
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