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TOP STORY... June 10, 2008

SMIC Says 45 nm Process
Ready Next Year
Semicon-ductor Manu-facturing International Corp. (SMIC, Shanghai) plans to have its 45 nm process in volume production by the second half of 2009, starting with a low-power process aimed at mobile devices, cameras and personal navigation systems. SMIC is seeking customers among local Chinese companies, as well as with "top-tier fabless and IDM companies that have expressed interest in working with SMIC on 45 nm," said Chiou Feng Chen, vice president of marketing.
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