Third Quarter 2012 Webcast Conference Call

SMIC (NYSE: SMI, SEHK: 981)

SHANGHAI, Oct. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

Please join SMIC's:

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

as they announce the company's third quarter 2012 results and take questions from investors on Tuesday, November 6, 2012.

The third 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 Tuesday, November 6, 2012.

CONFERENCE CALL / WEBCAST ANNOUNCEMENT DETAILS

DATE:  Tuesday, November 6, 2012

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 Monday,
                                November 5th, 2012 EST)

WEBCAST:

The call will be webcast live with audio at:

http://www.smics.com.hk/html/ir_calendar.php or  http://www.media-server.com/m/p/r2txwn4y

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