MARKHAM, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 20, 2005-- ATI Technologies Inc. (TSX:ATY)(NASDAQ:ATYT), the world leader
for notebook PC graphics, today introduced the industry's fastest
integrated platform technology for Intel PCI Express notebooks -
Radeon® Xpress™ 200M. Highly versatile in design, Radeon Xpress
200M supports all currently available Intel® Pentium® M, Intel®
Celeron® and Intel® Pentium® 4 classes of processors. With
industry-leading graphics performance and innovative PowerPlay 5.0
technology, Radeon Xpress 200M is ideal for a broad range of notebook
designs including thin and light, performance thin, and desktop
replacement.
Radeon Xpress 200M for Intel will be available through leading
OEMs and ODMs such as NEC, Asus, Quanta, Compal, Wistron, Mitac and
LG.
"NEC's partnership with ATI allows us to continuously push the
graphics technology envelope to provide unprecedented video
performance to consumers through codec acceleration capabilities and
technologies like LRTC™ for superior quality video playback," said
Kiyotaka Matsubara, General Manager, Development and Manufacturing
Division, PC Operation Unit, NEC. "With Radeon Xpress 200M
technology, we can deliver superior performance with ATI's
blistering-fast on-board DirectX 9 graphics for PCI Express
platforms."
Delivering Radeon-class graphics performance and features, Radeon
Xpress 200M provides investment protection for next-generation
operating systems along with support for DDR2 memory up to 667 MHz.
With the addition of PowerPlay 5.0, Radeon Xpress 200M incorporates
innovative new power management functionality such as Dynamic Lane
Count Switching (DLCS), which can reduce GPU power consumption by up
to 30 per cent by adjusting power on-the-fly.
"With the release of Radeon Xpress 200M, ATI continues with a
tradition of delivering industry leading mobile platform technology,"
said Reuven Soraya, Director of Marketing, Chipset Business, ATI
Technologies. "With innovations like PowerPlay 5.0, combined with new
business opportunities on Celeron M-based platforms our chipset
business unit is well positioned for continued success in the
marketplace."
About ATI Technologies
ATI Technologies Inc. is the world leader in the design and
manufacture of innovative 3D graphics and digital media silicon
solutions. An industry pioneer since 1985, ATI is the world's
foremost graphics processing unit (GPU) provider and is dedicated to
delivering leading-edge performance solutions for the full range of
PC and Mac desktop and notebook platforms, workstation, set-top and
digital television, game console and handheld device markets. With
2004 revenues of approximately US $2 billion, ATI has more than 2,700
employees in the Americas, Europe and Asia. ATI common shares trade
on NASDAQ (ATYT) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (ATY).
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respective owners. Features, pricing, availability and specifications
are subject to change without notice.
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CONTACT: ATI Technologies Inc.
Jon Carvill
Public Relations Manager
(905) 882-2600, Ext. 8477
jcarvill@ati.com
OR
Other ATI Contacts:
Derek Baker
Senior Consultant, Porter Novelli Canada
(416) 422-7158
derek.baker@porternovelli.com
OR
For investor relations support, please contact:
ATI Technologies Inc.
Janet Craig, Director, Investor Relations
(905) 882-2600, Ext. 2631
jcraig@ati.com
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