SMIC and Magma Announce Availability of Integrated Advanced Reference Flow for SMIC 90-Nanometer Low-Power Process

SMIC and Magma Announce Availability of Integrated Advanced Reference Flow for SMIC 90-Nanometer Low-Power Process

September 07, 2006

Blast Power-Based Solution Uses SMIC Libraries and Magma's Low-Power Synthesis and Multi-VDD Flow to Optimize Dynamic Power and Minimize Leakage Power

    SANTA CLARA, Calif., and SHANGHAI, China, Sept. 7
/Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Magma(R) Design Automation Inc.
(Nasdaq: LAVA) and Semiconductor Manufacturing
International Corporation ("SMIC", NYSE: SMI and
HKSE: 981) jointly announced today the availability of an
advanced IC implementation reference flow for SMIC's
90-nanometer (nm) low-power process featuring Magma's Blast
Power(TM), Blast Fusion(R) and Blast Create(TM).  The
Magma-SMIC flow utilizes SMIC's 90-nm standard cell and IO
libraries, along with Magma's low power synthesis and
multi-VDD design flow, to address the three major concerns
of power management: dynamic power, leakage power and power
distribution.

    Blast Power is a key component of Magma's low-power
design methodology. Blast Power optimizes dynamic power
with flexible voltage islands that selectively shut down
different regions of a chip, it meets leakage power
requirements with libraries that automatically select the
cells most suitable to control leakage, and it uses
automatic power grid synthesis to enable optimal power
distribution.

    "The availability of Magma's low-power
RTL-to-GDSII reference flow for our 90-nm process
demonstrates both companies' commitment to helping our
customers deliver complex, low-power ICs faster," said
Paul Ouyang, vice president of Design Services at SMIC. 
"We look forward to continuing our relationship with
Magma to provide leading-edge solutions that meet the
low-power design needs of our customers."

    "We are excited to strengthen our partnership with
SMIC, a leader in IC manufacturing, by offering this new
90-nm flow," said Kam Kittrell, general manager of
Magma's Design Implementation Business Unit.  "Our
design flow provides low-power capabilities that are
critical for our customers who are competing in many
high-growth markets, including wireless and handheld
devices." 

    The low-power reference flow guides designers through
an RTL-to-GDSII methodology enabling fast, optimal
timing-versus-power and area-versus-power tradeoffs at
different stages of the implementation flow.  With the
ability to address power considerations during
implementation and within a single environment, designers
can minimize the power consumption of the design and reduce
turnaround time. 

    Introduction of the Magma-SMIC 90-nm flow completes
Magma's portfolio of 90-nm reference flows available with
major foundries in the world. 

    About SMIC

    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 0.35mm to
90nm and finer line technologies.  Headquartered in
Shanghai, China, SMIC operates three 200mm fabs in Shanghai
and one in Tianjin, and one 300mm fab in Beijing, the first
of its kind in Mainland China.  SMIC has customer service
and marketing offices in the U.S., Italy, and Japan as well
as a representative office in Hong Kong. For additional
information, please visit http://www.smics.com.

    About Magma

    Magma's software for IC design is recognized as
embodying the best in semiconductor technology. The world's
top chip companies use Magma's EDA software to design and
verify complex, high-performance ICs for communications,
computing, consumer electronics and networking
applications, while at the same time reducing design time
and costs.  Magma provides software for IC implementation,
analysis, physical verification, characterization and
programmable logic design; and the company's integrated
RTL-to-GDSII design flow offers "The Fastest Path from
RTL to Silicon(TM)." Magma is headquartered in Santa
Clara, Calif.  with offices around the world. Magma's stock
trades on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol LAVA.  Visit Magma
Design Automation on the web at http://www.magma-da.com .

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

    Certain statements contained in this press release,
such as statements regarding the ongoing collaboration
between SMIC and Magma, may be viewed as
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning
of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors (including without limitation the actual results of
future collaboration between SMIC and Magma), which may
cause actual events, and/or the actual performance,
financial condition or results of operations of SMIC to be
materially different from any future performance, financial
condition or results of operations implied by such
forward-looking statements.  Further information regarding
these risks, uncertainties and other factors is included in
the Company's annual report on Form 20-F filed with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on
June 29, 2006 and such other documents that SMIC may file
with the SEC or The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited
from time to time.

    Blast Fusion and Magma are registered trademarks and
Blast Power, Blast Create and "The Fastest
RTL-to-Silicon" are trademarks of Magma Design
Automation.  All other trademarks and registered trademarks
are held by their respective owners.

    For more information, please contact:

    SMIC Shanghai:
     Reiko Chang
     SMIC Public Relations Department
     Tel:   [phone] x10544
     Email: [e-mail]

    SMIC Hong Kong
     Mei Fung Hoo
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]

    Magma Design Automation			
     Monica Marmie					
     Director, Marketing Communications       		
     Tel:   [phone]  	
     Email: [e-mail]

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