| 18 Jan 2004 | 
                                    SMIC entered into a US$285 million loan agreement with four Chinese banks
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                            | 19 Jan 2004 | 
                                    Motorola and SMIC Complete Asset Transfer as part of Strategic Foundry Relationship
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                            | 07 Mar 2004 | 
                                    Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation Announces Proposed Dual Listing on SEHK and NYSE
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                            | 15 Mar 2004 | 
                                    Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation Share Price Fixed at HK$2.69 Per Share
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                            | 24 Mar 2004 | 
                                    SMIC Regrets TSMC Smear Campaign Again
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                            | 31 Mar 2004 | 
                                    SMIC Enhances IP Portfolio With Artisan's 0.15-Micron IP Platform
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                            | 16 Apr 2004 | 
                                    SMIC to Webcast Conference Call on First Quarter 2004 Earnings on April 26, 2004
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                            | 26 Apr 2004 | 
                                    SMIC reports 2004 first quarter results
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                            | 02 Jun 2004 | 
                                    SMIC starts equipment move-in at its first 12-inch Fab in Beijing, China
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                            | 04 Jun 2004 | 
                                    SMIC will vigorously defend against the trade secret case filed by TSMC in state court
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                            | 08 Jun 2004 | 
                                    SMIC's 0.35µm EEPROM enables smaller die size for higher performance contactless smart cards
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                            | 28 Jun 2004 | 
                                    Toppan Printing and SMIC have reached a preliminary agreement to form a Joint Venture Company in China to manufacture on-chip color filter for image sensors
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                            | 08 Jul 2004 | 
                                    Mentor Graphics Offers Technology Design Kit and Design Flow for SMIC 0.18-micron Mixed-Signal Process
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                            | 19 Jul 2004 | 
                                    SMIC to Webcast Conference Call on Second Quarter 2004 Results on July 30, 2004
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                            | 21 Jul 2004 | 
                                    Toppan and SMIC Sign a Joint Venture Agreement
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                            | 28 Jul 2004 | 
                                    MOSYS' Ultra-High Reliability 1T-SRAM-R Technology Verified on SMIC 0.13-micron Logic Process
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                            | 30 Jul 2004 | 
                                    SMIC reports 2004 second quarter results
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                            | 25 Aug 2004 | 
                                    SMIC will vigorously defend against new claims from TSMC and advocates fair competition
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                            | 27 Aug 2004 | 
                                    SMIC Launches 0.18 um High Voltage Single-Chip LCD Driver Technology
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                            | 03 Sep 2004 | 
                                    SMIC held Technology Symposium 2004
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                            | 25 Sep 2004 | 
                                    The First 12-inch Wafer Fab in China Mainland Starts Production Successfully
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                            | 26 Sep 2004 | 
                                    SMIC to Expand Its China Manufacturing Network Through Partnership With the China National IC Design (Shenzhen) Industrial Base
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                            | 15 Oct 2004 | 
                                    SMIC to Webcast Conference Call on Third Quarter 2004 Results on October 28, 2004
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                            | 28 Oct 2004 | 
                                    SMIC reports 2004 third quarter results
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                            | 08 Dec 2004 | 
                                    VeriSilicon Provided Backend Design Service for COMMIT 3G TD-SCDMA Chip, Achieved
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                            | 09 Dec 2004 | 
                                    Shanghai Fangtek and SMIC Sign a Strategic Partnership Agreement
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                            | 22 Dec 2004 | 
                                    SMIC Updates Guidance For 2004 Fourth Quarter
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