ATI's Industry-leading DTV Technologies Drive New Plat' C2 Broadband Terminal Box; Advanced DTV Technology Delivers Broadband Features.Business Editors 2003 International CES Booth 31145 MARKHAM, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 6, 2003 ATI Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ATYT)(TSX:ATY) announced today that the industry-leading ATI XILLEON(TM) 220 has been chosen by Plat' C2, Inc. for the BTBox (Broadband Terminal Box). With the benefit of ATI's DTV expertise, Plat' C2 can provide its customers with the latest in broadband technology for home entertainment and corporate communication. With ATI's XILLEON 220, Plat' C2's BTBox offers users access to broadband content, web browsing and e-mail via high speed Internet at ADSL (asymmetric digital subscriber line (communications, protocol) Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line - (ADSL, or Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Loop) A form of Digital Subscriber Line in which the bandwidth available for downstream connection is significantly larger then for upstream. )/FTTH (fiber to the home) speeds (2-6Mbps in Japan) on a home TV with a digital video, S-Video or composite video connector. The BTBox also supports high quality MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) An ISO/ITU standard for compressing digital video. Pronounced "em-peg," it is the universal standard for digital terrestrial, cable and satellite TV, DVDs and digital video recorders (DVRs). 2 video streaming over a corporate LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. (Local Area Network) with data rates up to 20Mbps. "ATI's XILLEON 220 is the best solution for Plat' C2 to deliver broadband technology to our customers," said John Y. Tsukahara, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Plat' C2, Inc. "We've been very pleased with the support that ATI has provided to us in Japan while developing this product, and now our BTBox customers can enjoy the benefits of the Internet, email, home TV entertainment and business content with all the rich interactive experience the XILLEON 220 can offer." The highly integrated XILLEON gives home entertainment manufacturers the flexibility to offer a wide variety of consumer solutions such as VOD (video-on-demand), 3D gaming, multi-stream video, PVR (personal video recording), PIP (picture-in-picture) and much more. XILLEON 220's worldwide standard support for all major networks (DVB, ATSC, BS Digital, MHP) enables developers to use a single platform for multiple markets and further reduce costs. "Based on its industry-leading capabilities and worldwide functionality, ATI's XILLEON 220 is gaining constant exposure and recognition in the marketplace with the support from companies such as Plat' C2," said Gen Shimada, Director of Marketing for ATI Japan. "The combination of XILLEON 220 with devices such as broadband terminal boxes is indicative of the evolving state of consumer electronics and ATI is proud to partner with Plat' C2 to include XILLEON 220 in their BTBox." XILLEON 220 integrates into a single chip all processor, graphics, video, audio, and I/O (input and output) capabilities needed in a set-top box or digital TV. Included are a 300 MHz MIPS (Million Instructions Per Second) The execution speed of a computer. For example, .5 MIPS is 500,000 instructions per second; 100 MIPS is a hundred million instructions per second. (R) CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. (central processing unit See CPU. (architecture, processor) central processing unit - (CPU, processor) The part of a computer which controls all the other parts. Designs vary widely but the CPU generally consists of the control unit, the arithmetic and logic unit (ALU), registers, temporary buffers ), dual-HD (high definition) capable MPEG decoder, audio decoder, dual display engine, 2D and 3D graphics engine, conditional access, transport demultiplexers, PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). (Peripheral Component Interconnect See PCI. (hardware) Peripheral Component Interconnect - (PCI) A standard for connecting peripherals to a personal computer, designed by Intel and released around Autumn 1993. PCI is supported by most major manufacturers including Apple Computer. ), USB (universal serial bus See USB. (hardware, standard) Universal Serial Bus - (USB) An external peripheral interface standard for communication between a computer and external peripherals over an inexpensive cable using biserial transmission. ), and hard disk drive interfaces. ATI Technologies will exhibit its DTV technologies at International CES in booth 31145 (south hall) January 9-12, 2003 in Las Vegas, Nevada. About Plat' C2, Inc. Owned by Plat'Home Co. Ltd., Plat Communication Components Inc. (Plat'C2, Inc.), with headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, designs and manufactures broadband communications solutions for home and business-use. Their experienced staff is dedicated to the continued development and support of next-generation solutions for the broadband market. 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 processor 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 2003 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. For media or industry analyst support, visit our Web site at http://www.ati.com |
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