ATI's New MOBILITY FIRE GL 9000 Now Shipping, World's Most Powerful Visual Processor for Mobile Workstations Chosen to Power Compaq Evo N800w from HP.

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MARKHAM, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 2002

ATI Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:ATYT)(TSX:ATY.TO), the number one supplier of mobile visual processors worldwide, announced today that ATI's MOBILITY(TM) FIRE GL(TM) 9000 graphics processor will be used in the new Compaq Evo mobile workstation N800w from HP.

Certified by the industry's key CAD/CAM and DCC applications providers, the MOBILITY FIRE GL 9000 offers users the highest level of product reliability and stability. Capable of processing up to six textures per single rendering pass and eight samples per pixel and operating efficiently in both wire-frame and shaded modes, the MOBILITY FIRE GL 9000 is ideally suited for professional content creation and playback, as well as high-end workstation applications.

"ATI's MOBILITY FIRE GL 9000 graphics accelerator offers digital content creators, game developers and engineering professionals true workstation graphics performance on a mobile platform without compromise," said Reuven Soraya, Director of Marketing, Mobile Business Unit, ATI Technologies Inc. "With its stable OpenGL custom extensions and full support of Microsoft(R) DirectX(R) 8.1 programmable pixel and vertex shaders, the Compaq Evo N800w represents the cutting edge of mobile workstation computing."

The MOBILITY FIRE GL 9000 is also the most feature-rich mobile graphics processor in the world. In addition to offering an enhanced mobile visual experience through hardware-accelerated shader support known as SMARTSHADER(TM) technology, the MOBILITY FIRE GL 9000 delivers HYDRAVISION(TM) multi-monitor display capabilities, industry leading power management, and an advanced ratiometric expansion filter for improved clarity in 2D applications.

The Compaq Evo N800w brings a series of firsts to the mobile workstation market including support for version 1.4 programmable pixel shaders, Microsoft DirectX 8.1 features, and quad-pipe rendering. Thin and lightweight, the Compaq Evo N800w features a 2.2 GHz Mobile Intel Pentium 4-M processor, 60 GB hard drive, 15" UXGA panel, DVD/CD-RW combo drive, support for 802.11b integrated wireless through the award-winning MultiPort design and USB 2.0 support.

Company Background

Founded in 1985, ATI Technologies Inc. is a world leader in the supply of graphics, video and multimedia solutions for the 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 (ATY).

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