ATI Delivers HDTV Reception Technology to LG Innotek.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers 2004 International CES Booth 23045 MARKHAM, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 8, 2004 THEATER(TM) 313 chosen for next generation digital tuner products 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 ATYT ATI Technologies, Inc (stock symbol) ) announced today that LG Innotek, Korea's leading electronics component provider, will include THEATER(TM) 313 Digital TV Cable and Terrestrial Receivers in its upcoming family of tuners. LG Innotek has a proven track record of delivering a variety of high quality electronics to the marketplace and is one of the leaders for digital tuners. ATI's family of THEATER(TM) products offers digital reception technology with a high level of integration that allows manufacturers to develop high performance, high functionality products in a space- and cost-effective manner. THEATER 313 will enable LG Innotek to provide compact tuners that convert RF in the form of 8VSB (vestigial ves·tig·i·al adj. Occurring or persisting as a rudimentary or degenerate structure. sideband), 64/256 QAM (quadrature amplitude modulation See QAM. Quadrature Amplitude Modulation - (QAM) A method for encoding digital data in an analog signal in which each combination of phase and amplitude represents one of sixteen four bit patterns. This is required for fax transmission at 9600 bits per second. ) and NTSC (National TV Standards Committee) The committee that developed the television standards for the U.S, which are also used in Canada, Japan, South Korea and several Central and South American countries. Both the committee and the standard are called "NTSC. (National Television Standards Committee (electronics) National Television Standards Committee - (NTSC) The body defining the television video signal format used in the USA. The UK equivalent is PAL. Also, humorously, "Never Twice the Same Colour". ), outputting 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, CVBS CVBS Composite Video Baseband Signal CVBS Composite Video Broadcast Signal CVBS Composite Video Blanking Sync CVBS Color, Vision, Blanking, Synchronisation CVBS Composite Video Blanking and Synchronization and I2S. THEATER 313 also delivers exceptional cable and terrestrial performance based on ATI's latest advanced receiver technology and feature set. THEATER 313 incorporates a universal QPSK (quadrature phase shift keying) forward data channel (FDC) receiver and a BTSC/Dual FM demodulator See demodulate. Demodulator A device used to recover the original modulating signal from a modulated wave. A demodulator is also known as a detector. and decoder. THEATER 313 is configurable to operate in either the ITU-J.83B/SCTE DVS-031 compliant 64 QAM or 256 QAM modes used by digital cable systems, the NTSC analog system, or the ATSC compliant 8VSB mode used in digital terrestrial broadcasting. For digitally modulated input signals (QAM or 8VSB), THEATER 313 outputs a parallel or serial MPEG compliant transport stream. ATI Technologies will exhibit its DTV technologies at International CES in booth 23045 (LVCC south hall) January 8-11, 2004 in Las Vegas, Nevada. About LG Innotek Co., Ltd. Founded in 1971, LG Innotek Co., Ltd, a division of LG Group, manufactures key electronic components and defense systems. With a solid background in developing high quality, innovative solutions while anticipating market expectations, LG Innotek is consistently delivering core technology for the future. The company has headquarters in Seoul Korea with support offices San Diego, Tokyo, and China. 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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