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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 6-K
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REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of June 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
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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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 June 2, 2004 relating to the equipment move-in
at the first 12-inch fab in Beijing.
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: June 2, 2004
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Description
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Exhibit 99.1: Press release dated June 2, 2004 relating to the equipment
move-in at the first 12-inch fab in Beijing.
Exhibit 99.1
Press release for immediate release June 2, 2004
SMIC starts equipment move-in at its first 12-inch Fab in Beijing, China
Beijing, China-June 2, 2004 - Semiconductor Manufacturing International
Corporation (SMIC; NYSE: SMI and HKSE: 981), one of the leading semiconductor
foundries in the world, received its first 12-inch semiconductor manufacturing
equipment today. The equipment will be installed in SMIC's Fab 4, a 12-inch fab
located in Beijing, China.
SMIC's Fab 4 is located at Beijing Economic-Technogical Development Area and
will be the first 12-inch semiconductor fab in China when it commences
production, which is currently scheduled for the second half of 2004.
"SMIC is pleased to be ramping up its 12- inch fab to serve the needs of leading
semiconductor players such as Infineon and Elpida. The equipment move-in at
Fab 4 demonstrates SMIC's ability to compete in the global semiconductor market
by providing our customers with the most advanced foundry services currently
offered in the world. We will continue to build up a strong base of customers
for Fab 4 and diversify our offerings to include advanced logic production, as
successfully demonstrated in our fabs in Shanghai," said Mr. Marco Mora, Chief
Operating Officer of SMIC.
"At the same time, SMIC will continue to exercise caution in expanding its
12-inch production, ramping up only when there are customer and market demands,"
he added. Fab 4's planned capacity is 45,000 wafers per month (in 8-inch
equivalent wafers) by the end of 2005.
About SMIC
SMIC 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.