SMIC Acquires LFoundry and Enters into Global Automotive Electronics Market PR Newswire AVEZZANO, Italy and SHANGHAI, China, June 24, 2016 AVEZZANO, Italy and SHANGHAI, China , June 24 , 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (“SMIC”; NYSE: SMI; SEHK: 981), one of the leading semiconductor foundries in the world and the largest and most advanced foundry in mainland China , jointly announces with LFoundry Europe GmbH (“LFE”) and Marsica Innovation S.p.A. (“MI”), the signing of an agreement on June 24 , 2016 to purchase a 70% stake of LFoundry for a consideration of 49 million EUR . […]