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SHANGHAI, China, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (NYSE: SMI; SEHK: 981) ("SMIC" or the "Company"), a world leading semiconductor foundry, reiterated today its revenue guidance for third quarter for the three months ended September 30, 2008.

Morning Wu, Acting Chief Financial Officer said, "We remain confident of achieving revenue growth of 5% to 8% for Q3 2008, the difficult global macro economic environment taken into consideration."

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 0.35 micron to 65 nanometer and finer line technologies. Headquartered in Shanghai, China, SMIC has a 300- millimeter wafer fabrication facility (fab) and three 200 mm wafer fabs in its Shanghai mega-fab, two 300 mm wafer fabs in its Beijing mega-fab, a 200 mm 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 200 mm wafer fab in Chengdu owned by Cension Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation and a 300 mm wafer fab in Wuhan owned by Wuhan Xinxin Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation. For more information, please visit www.smics.com

Safe Harbor Statements

(Under the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995)

Information provided in this press release contains statements relating to current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about future events that are "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements, including statements relating to the Company's plan for revenue growth in Q3 2008 generally relate to the company's plans, objectives and expectations for future operations and are based upon management's current estimates and projections of future results or trends. Actual future results may differ materially from those projected as a result of certain risks and uncertainties, including risks and uncertainties relating to the current macro economic environment. For a discussion of additional risks and uncertainties, see "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F filed on June 27, 2008 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward- looking statements are made only as of the date hereof, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

    Press Contact:
    SMIC
    Reiko Chang
    Corporate Relations
    TEL: +86 21 5080 2000 ext 10544
    Email: Reiko_Chang@smics.com

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