ATI's XILLEON Offers Comprehensive Suite of Graphics and Video Solutions For Windows Media Center Extender Products.Business Editors MARKHAM, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 25, 2004 Multi-faceted chip enables great multimedia experience ATI Technologies Inc. (TSX: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) today announced support for Microsoft Windows Media Center Extender A digital media hub from Microsoft that streams photos, audio and video from a Windows Media Center PC to the TV or home theater over a wired or wireless network connection. Connected to the TV set like a set-top box, the Media Center Extender (MCX) streams audio and video from the Media products with its integrated XILLEON(TM) 225 system-on-a-chip, allowing consumers to access their favorite digital entertainment, such as live and recorded television, photos, movies, and music that reside on their Windows XP Media Center Edition See Media Center Edition. PC, from any room in the home - regardless of where the PC is located. "We are pleased to see companies like ATI delivering innovative technologies that will support extending the Media Center PC experiences to other television displays in the home with Windows Media Center Extender Windows Media Center Extenders are set-top boxes that are configured to connect via an Ethernet or Wireless network to a computer running Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition or Windows Vista Home Premium/Ultimate to stream the computer's media center functions to the Extender products," said Brad Brooks, Director of Marketing, Windows eHome division, Microsoft Corp. "ATI's integrated system-on-a-chip is a great example of this, ensuring that consumers will be able to get the most of their favourite digital entertainment experiences without the purchase of an additional computer." Windows Media Center Extender products will enable the distribution of rich digital content and experiences from a Windows Media Center See Media Center Edition. PC to television displays in any room throughout the home. With a Windows Media Center Extender product, consumers can enjoy a variety of entertainment from their Windows Media Center PC - music, recorded television programs, photo slide shows, home videos and more - on a television in one room even if the Windows Media Center PC is being used at the same time by another family member in a different room. "ATI continues to support Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 with a comprehensive suite of PC graphics and TV solutions," said Phil Taylor, Director, Strategic Relationships, ATI Technologies. "That high level of quality is maintained with ATI's XILLEON by offering a multimedia rich, cost-effective one-chip solution for global consumer electronics manufacturers." XILLEON 225 incorporates unique features for Microsoft Windows Media Center Extender products, including: a built-in 300MHz 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. to power the Windows CE operating system; built-in audio and video decoders to decode the digital audio and video material sent from the Windows Media Center Edition PC to Windows Media Center Extender products; built-in ports to facilitate the processing of Windows Media Video See Windows Media formats. and Audio digital material; a built-in graphics engine to process the graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to data sent to Windows Media Center Extender products; a built-in display engine to drive a television; and, built-in interfaces to accommodate numerous system connections such as conditional access/security, digital audio output (S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital InterFace) A serial interface for transferring digital audio from CD and DVD players to amplifiers and TVs. S/PDIF is typically used to transmit PCM and Dolby Digital 5.1, but is not tied to any sampling rate or audio standard. ), infrared, and more. According to Microsoft, Windows Media Center Extender products are expected to ship in late 2004 in the United States and Canada through a select set of industry-leading original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and original design manufacturers (ODMs) including Alienware Corp., Dell Inc., Gateway Inc., HP, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Tatung Co. and Wistron Corp. 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 2003 revenues in excess of US $1.3 billion, ATI has more 2,200 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 2004 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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