ATI's MOBILITY RADEON Selected by Acer to Deliver Breathtaking Performance to the TravelMate 740 Notebook PC.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MARKHAM, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 15, 2001 ATI and Acer team up for unmatched multimedia and 3D performance, longer battery life ATI Technologies Inc. (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). :ATY, 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 ATYT ATI Technologies, Inc (stock symbol) ), a world leader in the supply of graphics, video and multimedia solutions, announced today that Acer has selected ATI's MOBILITY(TM) RADEON(TM) graphics processor for its TravelMate 740 notebook personal computer. The TravelMate 740 is among the first shipping notebooks to include the MOBILITY RADEON chip. The MOBILITY RADEON graphics processor, the highest performing, most feature-rich mobile graphics processor in the industry, brings all the features and performance of a desktop PC to the notebook space, including video editing capability, smooth 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. (digital versatile disc digital versatile disc or digital video disc (DVD), a small plastic disc used for the storage of digital data. The successor media to the compact disc (CD), a DVD can have as much as 26 times the storage capacity of a CD. ) playback, simultaneous web-surfing/TV viewing, and the ability to run the latest video games as well as the industry's most graphics-intensive applications. The Acer TravelMate 740 notebook PC features the MOBILITY RADEON graphics controller with 16 MB (megabytes) DDR (double data rate) RAM (random access memory) and other leading-edge components, including the Intel(R) Mobile Pentium(R) III Processor-M 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 ), and Intel's Almador chipset. ATI's MOBILITY RADEON graphics controller is memory-configurable from 8 MB to 64 MB of DDR SDRAM (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 ). "Consumers want blazing 3D performance, an extensive list of multimedia features and graphics capabilities, but at the same time they don't want a graphics sub-system that will drain their notebook battery. MOBILITY RADEON provides customers with a number of feature-rich solutions including user-friendly dual display capability, the smallest footprint through the highest level of integration, and multimedia benefits drawn from ATI's ALL-IN-WONDER(tm) family of products, while delivering new levels of low power consumption - meaning longer battery life," said Reuven Soraya, Director of Marketing, Mobile Business Unit, ATI Technologies Inc. "The TravelMate 740 demonstrates Acer's keen understanding of today's notebook consumer, and satisfies their needs convincingly." MOBILITY RADEON is a new achievement in graphics performance for notebooks, and the first mobile graphics product to include ATI's award-winning RADEON(tm) technology. It brings a complete mobile graphics solution to the end-user, offering the fastest and highest-quality 3D, superior DVD quality, and unparalleled power management for longer battery life. With MOBILITY RADEON, notebook users have a mobile graphics solution that addresses all their needs. MOBILITY RADEON is a family of mobile graphics products, each suited to specific notebook segments, including ultraportable, mainstream business thin-and-light, and full-size desktop replacement. MOBILITY RADEON provides unprecedented levels of graphics performance for the avid 3D gamer and the professional using the latest 3D applications for content creation. MOBILITY RADEON incorporates ATI's exclusive power management technology, which delivers exceptionally low power consumption for longer notebook battery life. MOBILITY RADEON leverages ATI's leadership in video and multimedia technologies, and includes features that enrich the user's experience while extending battery life. MOBILITY RADEON can support up to QXGA (Quantum XGA) A screen resolution of 2048x1536 pixels. See PC display modes.  (quad extended graphics array (hardware) eXtended Graphics Array - (XGA) An IBM display standard introduced in 1990.XGA supports a resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels with a palette of 256 colours, or 640 x 480 with high colour (16 bits per pixel). ) resolution (2048 X 1536 pixels) panel displays, and provides integrated support for several external displays such as standard CRT (1) (C RunTime) See runtime library. (2) (Cathode Ray Tube) A vacuum tube used as a display screen in a computer monitor or TV. The viewing end of the tube is coated with phosphors, which emit light when struck by electrons. (cathode ray tube See CRT. (hardware) cathode ray tube - (CRT) An electrical device for displaying images by exciting phosphor dots with a scanned electron beam. CRTs are found in computer VDUs and monitors, televisions and oscilloscopes. ) monitors, Digital Flat Panels (DVI), and standard TVs. Company Background Founded in 1985, ATI Technologies Inc. is a world leader in the supply of graphics, video and multimedia solutions for personal computer and Mac platforms. The pioneer, innovator and market leader in the graphics industry, ATI provides cutting-edge technologies for the PC, workstation, set-top box, game console and other consumer appliances markets. The Company has more than 1,900 employees supporting customers from its headquarters in Markham, Ontario, Canada, as well as from offices in Barbados, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Japan, Malaysia, the United Kingdom and the United States. 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). About the Acer Group Established in 1976, Acer is among the world's top ten PC vendors, offering a broad range of PC products from industry-leading high-end PC servers and multimedia desktop computers to notebooks, computer peripherals and components. Acer is also a major Internet enabler, providing Internet component technologies, devices and services. These include end-to-end solutions, mobile phones, plasma displays, TFT-LCDs, projectors, wireless communications, and e-corp solutions. The Acer Group employs 35,000 people in 232 enterprises spanning 41 countries worldwide, supporting dealers and distributors in over 100 nations. Acer Group revenues were US$9.9 billion in 2000. For more information about the Acer Group, please visit our website at www.acer.com. Acer and the Acer logo are registered trademarks of Acer Incorporated. Copyright 2001 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, please visit our Web site at http://www.ati.com or contact: Chris Hook, Public Relations Manager, Mobility, at (905) 882-2600, Ext. 8477 or chook chook chicken. @ati.com Marylynn Miller, Counsellor, BenchMark Porter Novelli, at (416) 422-7190 or mmiller@bmporternovelli.com John B. Challinor II APR APR See: Annual Percentage Rate , Director, Public Relations, ATI Technologies Inc., at (905) 882-8815 or jchallin@ati.com Anne Ferguson, Senior Counsellor, BenchMark Porter Novelli, at (416) 422-7154 or aferguson@bmporternovelli.com For investor relations support, please contact: Janet Craig, Director, Investor Relations, ATI Technologies Inc., at (905) 882-2600, Ext. 2631 or jcraig@ati.com |
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