Shanghai, China  [2004-07-19]

Shanghai, China ― July 19, 2004 ― SMIC (NYSE: SMI, SEHK: 981) announced that its second quarter 2004 results will be released at 6:00 a.m. Shanghai time on Friday, July 30th, 2004. Following the release, SMIC will host a conference call at 8:30 a.m. Shanghai time. The call will be webcast live with audio at www.smics.com. Those without internet access may participate in the conference call by dialing the following numbers: U.S. 1-617-801-9711 (Passcode: 70633890) or HK 852-3002-1672 (Passcode: 70633890).

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President Dr. Richard Chang, Chief Financial Officer Jenny Wang, and IR Deputy Director Jimmy Lai will discuss the company’s second quarter results and take questions from investors.

The live audio webcast will be archived for replay on SMIC’s website at www.smics.com.

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.

Contacts

Jimmy Lai
Investor Relations Department
Tel: 86-21-5080-2000 ext. 16088
Fax: 86-21-5080-3619
Jimmy_Lai@smics.com

Calvin Lau
Investor Relations Department
Tel: 86-21-5080-2000 ext. 16693
Fax: 86-21-5080-3619
Calvin_Lau@smics.com

Evonne Hwang
Investor Relations Department
Tel: 86-21-5080-2000 ext. 16275
Fax: 86-21-5080-3619
Evonne_Hwang@smics.com

Sarina Huang
Public Relations Department
Tel: 86-21-5080-2000 ext. 10356
Fax: 86-21-5080-2868
Sarina_Huang@smics.com