SMIC (NYSE: SMI, SEHK: 981): First Quarter 2011 Webcast Conference Call

Please join SMIC's:

• Dr. David NK Wang, President, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director
• Gary Tseng, Chief Financial Officer
• En-Ling Feng, Director, Investor Relations

as they announce the company's first quarter 2011 results and take
questions from investors on Friday, May 20, 2011.

The first quarter 2011 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 Friday, May 20, 2011

CONFERENCE CALL / WEBCAST ANNOUNCEMENT DETAILS

DATE:    

Friday, May 20, 2011  

TIME:    

8:30 A.M.                    

(Shanghai and Hong Kong)

8:30 P.M.                    

(New York *please note that as this call is live, it
will take place on Thursday, May 19th, 2011 EDT)

WEBCAST:
The call will be webcast live with audio at http://www.smics.com under the
"Investor Relations" section, or at
URL: http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?p=irol-eventDetails&c=176474&eventID=3981260

DIAL-IN:
For those without internet access, you may participate in the conference call by
dialing the following numbers:

US  1-617-786-2902  (Passcode: SMIC)

HK  852-3002-1672  (Passcode: SMIC)

REPLAY:
Recording will be available approximately 1 hour after the event and it will be archived for
replay at http://www.smics.com, 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
[email protected]