SMIC-Manufactured, Guoxin-Designed Chip Wins Technology Innovation Award
18 January 2006 - 8:56PM
PR Newswire (US)
SHANGHAI, China, Jan. 18 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- China's
Ministry of Information Industry has recently awarded its
prestigious 2005 Technology Innovation award to a digital satellite
broadcast receiver chip which was designed by Hangzhou Guoxin
Science & Technology Co., Ltd. ("Guoxin") and manufactured by
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation ("SMIC",
NYSE: SMI; HKSE: 0981.HK). Guoxin is an IC designer, developer, and
supplier of digital television and consumer electronics appliances
in China and SMIC is one of the leading semiconductor foundries in
the world and China. The chip was manufactured using SMIC's 0.18um
mixed signal process technology. In its fifth year of history, the
Ministry of Information Industry's Technology Innovation Award is
an annual award given out by China's central government to a select
few, either a group or an individual, in recognition for their
contributions and achievements towards the invention, innovation
and advancement of the domestic information technology industry in
China. Hangzhou Guoxin received one out of the total eight awards
in 2005 for its innovative broadcast receiver chip designs.
Guoxin's GX1101 chip is believed to be the first satellite
broadcast receiver chip produced domestically in China. The GX1101
chip, exceeding comparable overseas products in terms of its search
rate and other configurations, applies a self-patented blind symbol
rate search and acquisition technology, featuring single-chip
demodulators and channel decoders, which combine to increase the
speed of a satellite's search rate and port configuration. The
successful design and manufacturing of the chip represents a
breakthrough in China's domestic satellite broadcast receiver chip
technologies, providing broadcast solutions while helping to reduce
China's dependency on imported chips. The GX1101 chip is already in
mass production at SMIC and being widely used in the industry. "The
partnership between Guoxin and SMIC dates back to 2001, when Guoxin
was first established, and we have been working closely since then.
Our products could not have won the major national awards without
SMIC's full support. We look forward to further success in our
future collaboration," said Mr. Zhang Ming, vice president of
Guoxin. "We are delighted that this award recognizes the
accomplishments of Guoxin's technology developments and SMIC's
advanced manufacturing, both rooted in China. Through our
continuing partnership with Guoxin, we hope to further contribute
to China's domestic IC design sector and market," said Dr. Joseph
Xie, vice-president of marketing and sales at SMIC. About SMIC
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation, ("SMIC",
NYSE: SMI; SEHK: 0981.HK), Headquartered in Shanghai, China, it is
an international company and one of the leading semiconductor
foundries in the world, providing integrated circuit (IC)
manufacturing at 0.35um to 90nm and finer line technologies to
customers worldwide. Established in 2000, SMIC has four 8-inch
wafer fabrication facilities in volume production in Shanghai and
Tianjin. In the first quarter of 2005, SMIC commenced commercial
production at its 12-inch wafer fabrication facility in Beijing,
the first 12-inch fab in China. SMIC also maintains customer
service and marketing offices in the U.S., Europe, and Japan, and a
representative office in Hong Kong. SMIC's pool of talents includes
over 2,500 semiconductor industry experts and technical staff. SMIC
has achieved ISO9001, ISO/TS16949, OHSAS18001, TL9000, BS7799 and
ISO14001 certifications. For additional information, please visit
http://www.smics.com/ . Safe Harbour Statements (Under the U.S.
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) Certain
statements contained in this press release, such as the statements
regarding the possibility that the GX1101 chips will help reduce
China's dependency on imported chips and through SMIC's continuing
partnership with Guoxin, SMIC hopes to further contribute to
China's domestic IC design sector and market, may be viewed as
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of
the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the
U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such
forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors, which may cause actual events,
and/or the actual performance, financial condition or results of
operations of SMIC to be materially different from any future
performance, financial condition or results of operations implied
by such forward-looking statements. Further information regarding
these risks, uncertainties and other factors is included in the
Company's annual report on Form 20-F filed with the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on June 28, 2005 and such other
documents that SMIC may file with the SEC or The Stock Exchange of
Hong Kong Limited from time to time. For more information, please
contact: Reiko Chang SMIC Shanghai Tel: +86-21-5080-2000 x10544
Email: Calvin Lau / Mei Fung Hoo SMIC Hong Kong Tel: +852-9435-2603
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