Chipnuts and SMIC to Jointly Offer C626 Multimedia Chip For Mobile Phones
16 May 2006 - 7:05PM
PR Newswire (US)
SHANGHAI, China, May 16 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Chipnuts Technology
(Shanghai), Inc. ("Chipnuts") and Semiconductor Manufacturing
International Corporation ("SMIC", NYSE: SMI; HKSE: 0981.HK), one
of the leading foundries in the world, jointly announced today that
Chipnuts' C626 chip, a multimedia chip for mobile phones, has
successfully entered commercial production at SMIC. Manufactured
using SMIC's 0.18um mixed-signal process technology, C626 is the
newest addition to Chipnuts' line of mobile multimedia
System-on-Chip (SoC) co-processors. The C626 chip is optimized for
low power consumption and high performance, providing key features
such as MPEG-4 decoder and analog codec for video and audio
playback and recording. The chip also included Chipnuts'
proprietary and unique MINI-MTVTM feature enabling true mobile
Karaoke. In addition, the C626 chip can play mp3 files in the
background while simultaneously supporting capture and review of
pictures on mobile phones. SMIC provided customized Device Under
Pad I/O design services for the C626 chip, which allowed for a
small die size while increasing system design flexibility.
'Chipnuts has had a long-standing collaboration with SMIC dating
back to Chipnuts' establishment. During pilot production, we were
highly impressed with SMIC's comprehensive support and services,'
said Mr. John Yu, Chief Operating Officer of Chipnuts, 'As our
business continues to expand, our collaboration with SMIC will also
continue to strengthen.' 'SMIC is honored to provide foundry
services to Chipnuts, whose rapid development exemplifies the
overall growth of China's fabless design industry. SMIC's
manufacturing expertise coupled with Chipnuts' design successes
will further elevate the mobile phone applications chip market,'
said Mr. Ning Hsieh, vice-president of marketing and sales at SMIC.
At a press conference held today, Chipnuts and SMIC signed a
Memorandum of Understanding that serves to strengthen the
companies' business relationship going forward. About Chipnuts
Chipnuts Technology (Shanghai), Inc., formed in September, 2003, is
a leading provider of low-power, best price-performance mobile
multimedia System-on-Chip (SoC) co-processors and complete system
solutions. Headquartered in Shanghai, China, Chipnuts also has
sales and field-support offices in Beijing and Shenzhen. Since its
establishment, Chipnuts has been developing rapidly, earning
positive reviews of its flagship single-chip multimedia
co-processors. On February 14th, 2006, Chipnuts received the
ISO19001: 2000 quality assurance certificate. For more information,
please visit http://www.chipnuts.com/ . About SMIC Semiconductor
Manufacturing International Corporation SMIC Semiconductor
Manufacturing International Corporation ("SMIC", NYSE: SMI and
SEHK: 0.981.HK), headquartered in Shanghai, China, 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 Harbor Statements (Under the U.S.
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) Certain
statements contained in this press release, such as statements
regarding the collaboration and business relationship between SMIC
and Chipnuts, 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 (including without
limitation the results of future partnership between SMIC and
Chipnuts), 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:
SMIC Shanghai Reiko Chang Tel: +86-21-5080-2000 x10544 Email: SMIC
Hong Kong Calvin Lau Tel: +852-9435-2603 Email: Mei Fung Hoo Tel:
+852-2537-8480 Email: Chipnuts Maggie Wang Public Relations
Department Tel: +86-21-5102-8168 Email: DATASOURCE: SMIC
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation CONTACT:
Reiko Chang, +86-21-5080-2000 x10544, , or Calvin Lau,
+852-9435-2603, or , Mei Fung Hoo, +852-2537-8480 or , all of SMIC;
Maggie Wang, Public Relations Department of Chipnuts,
+86-21-5102-8168, Web site: http://www.smics.com/
http://www.chipnuts.com/
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