ATI's Industry-leading DTV Technologies Power New Proton HT-5060 Set-top Box; Advanced Technology Delivers for Digital Broadcasting and IP Broadband Markets.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 it has delivered industry-leading DTV (digital television) technology, featuring XILLEON(TM) 220, to Proton Communication Technologies for the HT-5060 set-top box (STB). ATI's DTV expertise has enabled Proton to provide new and exciting features for home entertainment to customers worldwide. The Proton HT-5060 marks the era of a new generation of digital entertainment STB platforms, combining powerful 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. based central processing with advanced graphics acceleration. This combination offers exceptional capabilities for gaming and many other revenue generating services. Through a broadband IP (Internet protocol) connection, full Internet web browsing is possible, along with email, video-on-demand, video telephony, PVR (personal video recording) functionality, MP3 creating and playback, DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. video playback, datacasting and in-home video distribution. "Our evaluation of digital TV platforms over the past two years has led to the decision that ATI's XILLEON(TM) 220 platform is the most attractive choice due to its ultra-fast 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. performance, 2D/3D graphic and video quality," said Henry Huang, Vice President of Proton Communication Technologies Inc. "ATI's set-top box technology enables Proton to get into DVB-MHP (digital video broadcasting-multimedia home platform), ATSC (advanced television systems committee) and IPTV (Internet protocol television) markets. We are very excited to have this solution for our set-top box development and for the opportunity to offer network operators new STB technology to run high-end iTV (interactive television) applications." The highly integrated XILLEON is designed to provide manufacturers with additional revenue opportunities such as VOD (video-on-demand), 3D gaming, multi-stream video decode, PVR, 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. "We're pleased to collaborate with Proton and provide them with Xilleon 220, the industry's leading digital television solution," said Daniel Eiref, Director of DTV Marketing and Business Development, ATI Technologies Inc. "We're applying ATI's DTV expertise to the set-top box and digital TV markets to enable companies such as Proton to create a richer digital experience for consumers." 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(R) CPU (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 USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. (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 Proton Communication Founded in 1966 as a subsidiary of Taiwan's leading consumer electronic company, Proton Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., with a team of professionals from Silicon Valley whose experience encompasses digital signal processing See DSP. Digital Signal Processing - (DSP) Computer manipulation of analog signals (commonly sound or image) which have been converted to digital form (sampled). , TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. , embedded software and digital transmission. Proton became the first licensee of NCI in 1996 to manufacture the first IP set-top box. In 1999, Proton was the world's second company to announce an IP MPEG-2 set-top box. 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. 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