ATI Enables USDTV's New Low-Cost Alternative To Cable TV; Innovative chips open door to first crystal-clear ``over-the-air'' digital service.News Editors/High-Tech Writers MARKHAM, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 19, 2004 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) a world leader in the design and manufacture of innovative 3D graphics and digital media silicon solutions, announced today it would supply U.S. Digital Television, Inc. (USDTV USDTV US Digital Television, Inc. ) with XILLEON(TM) and NXT2004(TM) computer chips for USDTV's proprietary set-top boxes. USDTV has pioneered a unique "over-the-air" subscription service featuring digital and high-definition formats utilizing unused digital spectrum from broadcast partners. ATI's NXT2004 enables the crystal-clear digital reception of the broadcast signal while ATI's XILLEON delivers the digital image to the TV screen. In addition to ATI, USDTV is also collaborating with: Chinese set-top box manufacturer Hisense Company, Ltd., and technology companies Dotcast, Winegard Company, and ServicePower. USDTV's broadcast partners include: FOX News, STARZ!, ESPN, ESPN 2, Disney Channel, Toon Disney, Discovery Channel, TLC TLC total lung capacity; thin-layer chromatography. TLC abbr. 1. thin-layer chromatography 2. , Lifetime, Lifetime Movie Network, Home & Garden Television and The Food Network. XILLEON 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 (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. (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. NXT2004 VSB/QAM receiver provides superior reception performance in the presence of multipath, phase noise, impulse noise, adjacent and co-channel interference for both terrestrial and cable environments. "ATI is recognized as providing exceptional chips enabling delivery of crystal-clear digital and high-definition television programming," said Richard Johnson, Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. , USDTV. "The performance of XILLEON and NXT2004 in our set-top boxes has been excellent." "ATI continues to support the consumer electronics marketplace with the highest level of visual quality through XILLEON's multimedia rich, cost-effective one-chip solution and NXT2004's digital receiver technology for global manufacturers," said Daniel Eiref, Director of Digital Television Marketing and Business Development, ATI Technologies Inc. USDTV's unique television subscription service is the first of its kind in the U.S. broadcast industry. The company bundles multiple cable channels and broadcast partners to deliver the service to subscribers' homes through standard VHF/UHF antennas. Customers view these digital and high-definition broadcasters via USDTV's proprietary set-top box instead of a direct cable or satellite dish. USDTV's service offers 12 of the most popular cable channels and also receives the digital and high-definition TV channels of local and national affiliated broadcast stations. The USDTV set-top box, featuring XILLEON and NXT2004, can be purchased at U.S. Wal-Mart stores, as well as at regional electronics chains. Prior to service availability in a given area, the USDTV Ready(TM) set-top-box, also sold in Wal-Mart stores nationwide under the USDIGITAL(TM) brand, can be used as an off-air HD Tuner to receive high-definition television programming. ATI Technologies will exhibit its DTV technologies at booth #SU7834, NAB 2004, Las Vegas, April 19-22, 2004. About USDTV U.S. Digital Television, Inc. is introducing the first "over- the-air" terrestrial digital subscription TV service in the United States using the new digital broadcast channels of local television stations. USDTV is a low cost alternative to cable and satellite, providing customers with cable's most popular networks and ability to receive all the digital broadcast channels from their local TV stations in digital-quality picture and theater-quality sound, including HDTV. The company is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah For ships of the United States Navy of the same name, see . Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake, or its initials, S.L.C. . 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 2,500 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. 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