SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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 July 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 (the "Registrant") is
furnishing under the cover of Form 6-K:
Exhibit 99.1: Press release dated July 8, 2004 relating to the availability of
a Mentor Graphics Technology Design Kit and Design Flow for the
Registrant's 0.18-micron Mixed-Signal Process.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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: July 12, 2004
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Description
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Exhibit 99.1: Press release dated July 8, 2004 relating to the availability of
a Mentor Graphics Technology Design Kit and Design Flow for the
Registrant's 0.18-micron Mixed-Signal Process.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 8th, 2004
Mentor Graphics Offers Technology Design Kit and Design Flow for SMIC
0.18-micron Mixed-Signal Process
Shanghai, China, July 8th, 2004 - Mentor Graphics Corporation (Nasdaq: MENT) and
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation, (SMIC; NYSE: SMI, HKEx:
0981) today announced the availability of a Technology Design Kit (TDK) for
SMIC's 0.18Um mixed-signal process technology. The open-source design kit, built
for use with the Mentor Graphics(R) Analog/Mixed-Signal (AMS) IC Design Flow,
enables IC design companies to rapidly set up all aspects of their design
environment - including schematic entry, simulation, layout, verification and
parasitic extraction - using the SMIC 0.18Um process technology.
"Setting up a mixed-signal design environment is often time- and
labor-intensive," said Jue-Hsien Chern, vice president and general manager, Deep
Submicron (DSM) division, Mentor Graphics. "Mentor is committed to offering
customers TDKs to simplify and accelerate this process, so we are pleased to be
working with SMIC to support its mainstream 0.18Um process technology."
"Our 0.18Um process, together with Mentor's best-in-class mixed-signal IC
design flow, can meet the most stringent design and manufacturing requirements
of our customers," said Paul Ouyang, Fellow of Design Services Division, SMIC.
"With this design kit, our customers can enjoy improved predictability and
productivity of their designs with a rapid and confident path to silicon
success."
Customer-Proven Kit
SMIC's customers who have benefited from this design kit include
Pixelworks, a leading provider of system-on-chip ICs for the advanced display
market. "The Mentor/SMIC TDK helped us realize critical time savings, enabling
us to meet our goals for getting to market rapidly," said Mike West, vice
president and Fellow at Pixelworks. "We were able to ramp up a new design start
in a fraction of the time using this TDK. In addition, foundry-qualified
parameterized device generators in the TDK, along with IC Station's LDL
(Logic-Driven Layout) Cockpit, facilitated easy and relatively painless
migration of our designs from an earlier process technology to the new SMIC
0.18Um process."
The new design kit includes the SMIC-supported EldoTM analog simulation
models and Calibre(R) DRC, LVS and extraction technology files. They also
include schematic symbols for the Design Architect(R)-IC tool, programmable
device generators for schematic-driven layout with IC Station(R), process
definition files, and all other configuration files necessary for the effective
utilization of the Mentor Graphics complete AMS IC design flow.
Availability
The TDK has been validated and is now available for use with the Mentor
Graphics AMS IC Design Flow. To access this release, visit the Mentor Web site
or contact SMIC at Design_Services@smics.com.
Mentor Graphics Integrated AMS SoC Design Tools
Mentor Graphics delivers superior technology for AMS SoC design, from
capture and simulation through physical implementation, verification and
analysis. The tool suite includes the Design Architect-IC schematic entry
product with a powerful AMS SoC design cockpit, and the IC Station custom layout
product with its integrated ICassemble solution for automated routing and chip
assembly. The ADVance MSTM tool is a single-kernel, language-independent
simulation environment for digital, analog, mixed-signal and RF circuits. The
Calibre and Calibre xRCTM tools deliver the industry's highest capacity,
performance and accuracy for physical verification and parasitic
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extraction. This fully integrated set of tools is available immediately for
Linux, HP and Sun platforms.
About SMIC
SMIC (NYSE: SMI, SEHK: 0981.HK) is one of the leading semiconductor foundries in
the world that 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
testing. For more information, please visit www.smics.com.
About Mentor Graphics
Mentor Graphics Corporation (Nasdaq: MENT) is a world leader in electronic
hardware and software design solutions, providing products, consulting services
and award-winning support for the world's most successful electronics and
semiconductor companies. Established in 1981, the company reported revenues over
the last 12 months of about $600 million and employs approximately 3,700 people
worldwide. Corporate headquarters are located at 8005 S.W. Boeckman Road,
Wilsonville, Oregon 97070-7777; Silicon Valley headquarters are located at 1001
Ridder Park Drive, San Jose, California 95131-2314. World Wide Web site:
www.mentor.com.
Eldo and ADVance MS, are trademarks, and Mentor Graphics, Calibre, IC Station
and Design Architect are registered trademarks of Mentor Graphics Corporation.
All other company or product names are the registered trademarks or trademarks
of their respective owners.
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SMIC Contact:
Sarina Huang
Public Relations
Tel: 86 21 5080 2000 EXT 10356
Fax: 86 21 5080 2868
Email: Sarina_Huang@smics.com