During SMIC’s 2015 Technology Symposium in Shanghai on Sept. 14th, 6 IP vendors received SMIC’s “Best IP Partners Award” for 2015. The awards show SMIC’s recognition of and appreciation for the vendors’ achievements. SMIC is cooperating closely with all of our partners to enable future achievements across our IP ecosystem.

Based on the factors of “business”, “technology”, “support for SMIC”, “reputation in the industry” and “IP usage volume”, SMIC selected  the six best IP partners respectively in the fields of Foundation IP, eNVM IP, Interface IP, Best Growth, Customer Support, and Best in China Mainland Region. The winners are listed below:

Dr. Tianshen Tang, senior vice president of SMIC's Design Service Center, commented: “SMIC is committed to continuous innovation and improvement of IP, EDA and design service to meet the challenge of the new era of Intellisense. We appreciate the great support in technology, quality, and customer service from our IP partners and look forward to working together to build a more open and comprehensive ecosystem and help customers succeed through our attentive services.”

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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. SMIC provides integrated circuit (IC) foundry and technology services at 0.35-micron to 28-nanometer. Headquartered in Shanghai, China, SMIC has a 300mm wafer fabrication facility (fab) and a 200mm mega-fab in Shanghai; a 300mm mega-fab and a second majority owned 300mm fab under development for advance nodes in Beijing; and 200mm fabs in Tianjin and Shenzhen. SMIC also has marketing and customer service offices in the U.S., Europe, Japan, and Taiwan, and a representative office in Hong Kong. For more information, please visit  www.smics.com.