ATI's Feature-Rich RADEON IGP 320M and RADEON IGP 340M to Ship in New Packard Bell iGo 3000 and iGo 6000.Business Editors & Technology Writers MARKHAM, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 5, 2002 Stunning video graphics and multimedia now available in new consumer notebook PCs ATI Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq:ATYT ATYT ATI Technologies, Inc (stock symbol) ) (TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension :ATY) today announced that the ATI RADEON(TM) IGP 320M, the world's most robust and feature-rich integrated graphics processors for the mobile AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. Athlon(TM) PC market, and RADEON(TM) IGP 340M, the world's first integrated graphics processor for the Intel Pentium(R) 4 Processor-M market, have been selected by Packard Bell, the consumer division of NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. Computers International and Europe's home PC leader, for its new Packard Bell iGo 3000 and iGo 6000, respectively. "ATI's RADEON IGP 320M and 340M will ensure that NEC Computers International and Packard Bell continue their long-standing reputation of providing consumers with outstanding visual quality without compromise," said Reuven Soraya, Director of Marketing, Mobile Products, ATI Technologies Inc. "The Packard Bell iGo 3000 and iGo 6000 notebook PCs are evidence that the industry is continuing to rapidly adopt ATI's award-winning RADEON IGP technology." The RADEON IGP 320M uses a 64-bit system architecture, supports the latest DDR memory technology, and is the only integrated graphics family to include ATI's patented Fast Z-Clear technology that increases 3D rendering speed, as well as TV-out functionality. The RADEON IGP 320M also incorporates a variety of award-winning RADEON(TM) features including ATI's PIXEL TAPESTRY(TM) and VIDEO IMMERSION(TM) engines. PIXEL TAPESTRY allows RADEON IGP processors to create lifelike environments by combining the industry's fastest rendering engines with an unprecedented set of 3D special effects. The chip's ability to process up to three textures concurrently means unsurpassed performance in accelerating multi-textured game content. The VIDEO IMMERSION adaptive de-interlacing engine advances ATI's historic leadership in digital video and provides features like hardware motion compensation and iDCT (inverse discrete cosine transform See DCT. (mathematics) discrete cosine transform - (DCT) A technique for expressing a waveform as a weighted sum of cosines. The DCT is central to many kinds of signal processing, especially video compression. ). The Packard Bell iGo 3000 notebook PC is equipped with an AMD Athlon XP1500+ (up to 1900+) processor; 256 MB DDR (double data-rate) SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) A type of dynamic RAM (DRAM) memory chip that has been widely used since the late 1990s. SDRAM chips eliminated wait states by dividing the chip into two cell blocks and interleaving data between them. (synchronous dynamic random access memory (storage) Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory - (SDRAM, Synchronous DRAM) A form of DRAM which adds a separate clock signal to the control signals. SDRAM chips can contain more complex state machines, allowing them to support "burst" access modes that clock out a series of ); a 20 GB (up to 40 GB) hard drive; a combo CD-R/RW with DVD-ROM DVD-ROM: see digital versatile disc. A read-only DVD disc used to permanently store data files. DVD-ROM discs are widely used to distribute large software applications that exceed the capacity of a CD-ROM disc. ; an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. 1394 port and a 14" or 15" TFT (thin-film transistor) screen. The Packard Bell iGo 6000 notebook PC is powered by the Intel Celeron(R) 1.5GHz or Intel Pentium 4 Processor-M up to 1.8GHz, with 256 MB DDR SDRAM, a 20 MB (up to 40 GB) hard drive, a combo drive, an IEEE 1394 port and a 14" to 15" TFT screen. Both PC notebooks will be available to consumers beginning in November, 2002. About ATI Technologies ATI Technologies Inc. is a 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 visual processing unit (VPU) provider and is dedicated to deliver 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 markets. With 2001 revenues in excess of US $1 billion, ATI has more than 1,900 employees in the Americas, Europe and Asia. ATI common shares trade on NASDAQ (ATYT) and the Toronto Stock Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) Canada's largest stock exchange, trading approximately 1,200 company stocks and 33 options. (ATY). Copyright 2002 ATI Technologies Inc. All rights reserved. ATI and ATI product and product feature names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of ATI Technologies Inc. All other company and product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Features, pricing, availability and specifications are subject to change without notice. |
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