ATI Unveils MOBILITY RADEON 7000 IGP, The World's Most Powerful, Feature-Rich Mobile Integrated Graphics Processor; Industry's Fastest Mobile IGP Gets 25% Speed Boost.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MARKHAM, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 13, 2003 After taking a commanding share of the mobile integrated graphics market over the past year, ATI Technologies Inc. (TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension :ATY ATY Air Textured Yarn (textile) ATY Watertown, SD, USA (Airport Code) ATY After-Tax Yield , 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) ) today announced MOBILITY RADEON 7000 IGP (1) (Interior Gateway Protocol) A broad category of routing protocols that support a single, confined geographic area such as a local area network (LAN). Contrast with EGP. See routing protocol. , the newest addition to its award-winning lineup of mobile integrated graphics processors for Intel-platform PCs. The new processor is a performance-enhanced version of its market-leading predecessor, RADEON IGP 340M. MOBILITY RADEON 7000 IGP is the first true mobile IGP to bring support for DDR (Double Data Rate) Refers to an SDRAM memory chip that increases performance by doubling the effective data rate of the frontside bus. For more details, see SDRAM. DDR - Double Data Rate Random Access Memory 333 memory to notebook users, which means more memory bandwidth for higher performance and image quality settings. It also includes a variety of performance optimizations resulting in 25% more graphics performance in standard benchmarks. MOBILITY RADEON 7000 IGP includes support for Intel Pentium(R)-M processors, 400 MHz front side bus, Mobile Intel Pentium(R) 4-M processors, and now 533 MHz front side bus support for the Intel Pentium(R) 4 desktop 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. , which is often used to power a variety of desktop-replacement notebooks. The RADEON IGP family also features ATI's exclusive FLEXFIT(TM) Universal Platform Architecture, which allows computer manufacturers to design user-upgradeable notebooks by offering a baseline platform and notebook add-in cards. ATI's pin and driver compatible lineup of mobile processors means that OEMs only need to design one motherboard and one add-in card for multiple product segments, and can then deliver user-upgradeability without requiring the user to install a new driver. The RADEON IGP family uses a 64-bit system architecture and is the first and only integrated graphics solution to support ATI's industry-leading POWERPLAY power management technology. The RADEON IGP family employs a scalable architecture with AGP 4X support, and is also the only mobile IGP family to include ATI's patented Fast Z-Clear technology that increases 3D rendering speed, iDCT for improved 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. quality, TV-out functionality, HYDRAVISION(TM) dual-display support and a full set of award-winning RADEON graphics features. About the Company 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 processing 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 2001 revenues in excess of US $1 billion, ATI has more than 1,900 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 2003 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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