SHANGHAI and AUSTIN, TX, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Semiconductor
Manufacturing International Corporation ("SMIC", NYSE: SMI; SEHK: 0981.HK) and
Microstaq, developer of the world's most advanced silicon MEMS-based fluid
control technology, today announced the successful function qualification of
Microstaq's unique Ventilum(TM) MEMS-based chip.
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"We have received die and run internal testing against our performance
specification," stated Mark Luckevich, VP of Engineering at Microstaq, "The
Ventilum chips received are of the highest grade and we look forward to our
technology being adapted into the HVAC and refrigeration markets."
"This is an exciting milestone that marks SMIC's MEMS technology
progress," says Chioufeng Chen, VP of Marketing & Sales at SMIC, "MEMS is a
potential market, with the uniqueness of its processes varying on the products
and application. The achievement indicates SMIC has established capability of
comprehensive MEMS process flow."
In second quarter of 2008, SMIC started to offer MEMS foundry service.
Now SMIC has the capability for all major MEMS process flows and related
modules. SMIC has since working closely with customers on MEMS products
including Optical MEMS, microphone, accelerometer, RF MEMS, microdisplay, etc.
"We are very optimistic about the future of MEMS industry," says Daniel Fu,
Associate VP of Technology Development on MEMS at SMIC, "SMIC is committed to
providing MEMS service at various levels. We are now working with technical
partners on monolithic CMOS-MEMS integration, as well as WLP (Wafer Level
Packaging). In addition, we have started coordination with several China
universities and institutes to develop MEMS platform process, helping
customers to streamline MEMS design and prototyping with shorter time-to-
market."
Microstaq's new Ventilum chip technology is the industry's latest
advancement in state of the art electronic valves. Not only does the Ventilum
valve use less energy than traditional valves, but when integrated with
advanced sensing and controls, Ventilum technology reduces energy consumption
in air conditioning systems by up to 25 percent.
About SMIC
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, providing integrated
circuit (IC) foundry and technology services at 0.35um to 45nm. Headquartered
in Shanghai, China, SMIC has a 300mm wafer fabrication facility (fab) and
three 200mm wafer fabs in its Shanghai mega-fab, two 300mm wafer fabs in its
Beijing mega-fab, a 200mm wafer fab in Tianjin, a 200mm fab under construction
in Shenzhen, and an in-house assembly and testing facility in Chengdu. SMIC
also has customer service and marketing offices in the U.S., Europe, and Japan,
and a representative office in Hong Kong. In addition, SMIC manages and
operates a 200mm wafer fab in Chengdu owned by Cension Semiconductor
Manufacturing Corporation and a 300mm wafer fab in Wuhan owned by Wuhan Xinxin
Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation. For more information, please visit
http://www.smics.com .
About Microstaq Inc.
Microstaq is a global supplier of silicon MEMS based fluid control
solutions. Customers benefiting from Microstaq's electronic refrigerant
expansion control technology include the world's largest HVAC/R providers.
Silicon MEMS based fluid control solutions, which can be customized for
virtually all fluid media, have applications in HVAC/R, automotive, medical
and industrial products and systems. For more information, visit
http://www.microstaq.com .
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