SMIC (NYSE: SMI, SEHK: 981)

SHANGHAI, Jan. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Please join SMIC's earnings conference call, with:

• Dr. Tzu-Yin Chiu, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director
• Gareth Kung, Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary
• En-Ling Feng, Senior Director, Investor Relations

as they announce the company's fourth quarter 2012 results and take questions from investors on Thursday, February 7, 2013.

The fourth quarter 2012 results will also be released and available at http://www.smics.com before the start of trading on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong on Thursday, February 7, 2013.

CONFERENCE CALL / WEBCAST ANNOUNCEMENT DETAILS

DATE: Thursday, February 7, 2013
TIME:  8:30 A.M.     (Shanghai and Hong Kong)
          7:30 P.M.     (New York *please note that as this call is live, it will take place on Wednesday, February 6th, 2013 EST)

WEBCAST:

The call will be webcast live with audio at:

http://www.smics.com/eng/investors/ir_presentations.php  or  http://www.media-server.com/m/p/d532va5f

DIAL-IN:

For those without internet access, you may participate by dialing the following numbers:

(Passcode: SMIC)
US    +1 718-354-1231        
HK    +852 2475-0994          
CHINA +86 80-0819-0121
TW    +886 2-2650-7825

REPLAY:

Recording will be available approximately 1 hour after the event and it will be archived for replay at http://www.smics.com/eng/investors/ir_presentations.php, along with a soft copy of our news release, for a period of 12 months following the webcast.

CONTACT:

Investor Relations

86-21-3861-0000 ext. 12804

IR@smics.com