SMIC Offers CPF-Based CADENCE Low-Power Digital Reference Flow

SMIC Offers CPF-Based CADENCE Low-Power Digital Reference Flow

October 24, 2007

SMIC Joins Power Forward Initiative; Brings New Solution to
Enable Customers to Design 90-NM Low-Power Chips Targeted
for Fabrication at SMIC

    SHANGHAI, China and SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 24
/Xinhua-PRNewswire/ --Semiconductor Manufacturing
International Corporation ("SMIC", NYSE: SMI;
SEHK: 0981.HK) one of the leading foundries in the world,
and Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNS), the leader
in global electronic-design innovation, today announced that
SMIC is offering a Common Power Format (CPF)-based
90-nanometer low-power digital reference flow and
CPF-compliant libraries. SMIC also announced that it has
joined the Power Forward Initiative (PFI).

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    The new flow uses intellectual property developed by
SMIC and employs the Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:
CDNS) Low-Power Solution, which is designed to increase
productivity, manage design complexity, and shorten time to
market. This flow is the result of a joint effort by
Cadence(R) and SMIC further strengthening their
relationship and speeding up low-power designs for their
mutual customers who face low-power design challenges.

    The SMIC reference flow (3.2), employing Cadence
technology, is a complete CPF-enabled RTL-to-GDSII
low-power flow aimed at efficient energy use for
90-nanometer system-on-chip designs. It incorporates SMIC
90-nanometer logic low leakage 1P9M 1.2/1.8/2.5V generic
process and commercial low-power library support. The flow
features power awareness throughout all necessary design
steps including logic synthesis, simulation, design for
test, equivalence checking, silicon virtual prototyping,
physical implementation, and complete signoff analysis.

    "Joining the Power Forward Initiative shows our
support for this industry-wide low-power effort and our
pursuit of bringing advanced low-power solutions to our end
users," said David Lin, senior director, Design
Services Division at SMIC. "As advanced process nodes
continue to shrink beyond 90 nanometers, two key issues
have emerged: manufacturability and testability. The SMIC
reference flow, based on the Si2 standard CPF, is a
response to these issues.  This gives us an efficient
high-yield process that delivers the highest quality of
silicon." 

    "Cadence welcomes SMIC as a new member of the
Power Forward Initiative and their commitment to the
success of the industry," said Dr. Chi-Ping Hsu,
corporate vice president, IC Digital and Power Forward at
Cadence. "It is critical for the semiconductor
industry to work closely together to advance low-power
technologies, design, and production solutions." 

    CPF is an Si2-approved standard format for specifying
power-saving techniques early in the design
process-enabling sharing and reuse of low-power
intelligence. The Cadence Low-Power Solution is the
industry's first complete flow that integrates logic
design, verification, and implementation with the
Si2-standard Common Power Format.          

    About Power Forward Initiative

    The Power Forward Initiative, which has more than 20
member companies, is an industry initiative sponsored by
Cadence and has the goal of enabling the design and
production of more power-efficient electronic devices. The
initiative includes companies representing a broad cross
section of the design chain including system,
semiconductor, foundry, IP, EDA, ASIC, and design services
companies. CPF was contributed by Cadence to the Si2 Low
Power Coalition in December 2006 and CPF 1.0 is now
available as an Si2 standard to the industry at large.

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    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 90nm 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 

    About Cadence

    Cadence enables global electronic-design innovation and
plays an essential role in the creation of today's
integrated circuits and electronics. Customers use
Cadence(R) software and hardware, methodologies, and
services to design and verify advanced semiconductors,
consumer electronics, networking and telecommunications
equipment, and computer systems. Cadence reported 2006
revenues of approximately $1.5 billion, and has
approximately 5,200 employees. The company is headquartered
in San Jose, Calif., with sales offices, design centers, and
research facilities around the world to serve the global
electronics industry. More information about the company,
its products, and services is available at
http://www.cadence.com . 


    For more information, please contact:

     Reiko Chang
     SMIC Shanghai
     Corporate Relations
     Tel:   [phone] x10544
     Email: [e-mail]

     Lily Yang
     Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]