ATI Unveils the RADEON IGP Family of Integrated Graphics Processors for AMD Processor-based Platforms.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CeBIT 2002 HANOVER, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 13, 2002 ATI Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq:ATYT ATYT ATI Technologies, Inc (stock symbol) ), (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). :ATY ATY Air Textured Yarn (textile) ATY Watertown, SD, USA (Airport Code) ATY After-Tax Yield ) is bringing its award-winning RADEON(TM) technology to the integrated graphics chipset market with the launch of the RADEON(TM) 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. family, the world's most powerful, feature-rich integrated graphics processors for the desktop and mobile PC markets. The announcement will be made today at CeBIT, the world's largest technology show. The new RADEON IGP family includes two 'Northbridge' integrated graphics processors: the RADEON(TM) IGP 320 (supporting AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. Athlon(TM) and AMD Duron(TM) processors) for the mainstream and value desktop PC market, and the RADEON(TM) IGP 320M (supporting mobile AMD Athlon(TM) 4 and mobile AMD Duron(TM) processors) for the mainstream and value notebook PC market. ATI (ATI Technologies Inc., Markham Ontario, http://ati.amd.com) A leading manufacturer of graphics chips and display adapters. Founded in 1985 by K. Y. Ho, Benny Lau and Lee Lau, ATI chips and boards are widely used by OEMs. is also delivering two 'Southbridge' integrated communications processors to the market: the IXP (1) (Internet EXchange Processor) See IXA. (2) (Internet eXchange Point) A public junction point on the Internet that provides an on-ramp to the Internet as well as a location for carriers to exchange traffic. (TM) 200 and IXP(TM) 250, each of which can be used in either a mobile or desktop configuration. ATI's IXP 200 and IXP 250 incorporate industry-standard Ethernet technology from 3Com Corporation (Santa Clara, California Santa Clara, California (IPA: /ˌsæntəˈklærə/) , founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. ), and offer users a wide range of advanced I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output connectivity features. A six port 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. 2.0 interface allows users to connect to high-speed devices such as digital camcorders, and provides the ability to transfer video back to the computer at high speeds. On-board support for six-channel digital surround sound provides users with an unmatched audio experience, and the IXP PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). 2.3 expansion slots allow computer manufacturers or users to expand the capabilities of the base platform. In addition, the IXP 250 provides advanced manageability features required for the commercial market including a remote boot agent, a desktop management interface, and remote wake on LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. . "As a vital part of ATI's IXP 200 and IXP 250 communications processors, 3Com's Ethernet technology brings a high-performing and reliable solution to customers, particularly in the commercial segment, where stability and compatibility is critical," said Dennis Connors, President, 3Com's Business Connectivity Company. The RADEON IGP family will begin shipping this spring and summer in products from a variety of desktop motherboard and notebook manufacturers including Fujitsu. "Fujitsu recognizes ATI's leadership in developing the world's best discrete mobile graphics and is pleased to support ATI in launching a new family of performance integrated graphics chipsets at affordable prices," said Yasushi Ashikaga, Engineering Platform Director, Fujitsu Limited. "Our customers demand notebooks that have a perfect balance of performance, features, smaller form factor and battery life, which ATI's RADEON IGP family delivers. We look forward to including RADEON IGP technology in our upcoming products." "AMD applauds ATI's integrated graphics solution designed for AMD Athlon and AMD Duron processor-based notebooks," said Richard Heye, vice president of Platform Engineering & Infrastructure for AMD's Computation Products Group. "ATI's RADEON IGP family allows customers to develop high-performance, feature-rich notebooks. Today's announcement adds an outstanding chipset to our growing list of infrastructure partner support." "With over half of the market moving towards integrated graphics solutions, this growth sector presents an outstanding opportunity for ATI," said K.Y. Ho, Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , ATI Technologies. "With the feature rich RADEON(TM) 7000 core, ATI will be able to deliver integrated graphics processors with outstanding performance at competitive prices." "IDC predicts that core logic chipsets with integrated graphics controllers will be sold in nearly 60 per cent of the new desktop and mobile PCs sold in 2002 and will generate $2.4 billion in revenue," said Shane Rau, Senior Semiconductor Analyst at IDC. "ATI's advanced graphics technology and support for both the Intel Pentium(R) 4 processor and AMD Athlon and Duron platforms give it a significant opportunity to succeed in this rapidly growing market." The RADEON IGP family uses a 64-bit system architecture and 266 MHz 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 memory interface, and is the first and only integrated graphics solution to support ATI's industry-leading POWERPLAY(TM) power management technology. The RADEON IGP family employs a scalable architecture with AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) A high-speed 32-bit port from Intel for attaching a display adapter to a PC. It provides a direct connection between the card and memory, and only one AGP slot is on the motherboard. 4X support, which allows the user to upgrade their system with a performance graphics board, such as ATI's RADEON(TM) 8500. The RADEON IGP family is also the only integrated graphics family to include ATI's proprietary Fast Z-Clear technology that increases 3D rendering speed, TV-out functionality and HYDRAVISION(TM) dual-display support. The RADEON IGP family also features ATI's exclusive FLEXFIT(TM) Universal Platform Architecture, which allows computer manufacturers to control their engineering investment and support costs while still offering a variety of systems, each tailored to a targeted computer segment. FLEXFIT allows computer manufacturers to design products for all segments by creating a baseline platform that can be tailored to satisfy the needs of different market segments without changing the BIOS and driver set or redesigning the motherboard. The RADEON IGP family incorporates a variety of award-winning RADEON(TM) features including ATI's PIXEL TAPESTRY(TM) and VIDEO IMMERSION(TM) engines. PIXEL TAPESTRY allows the RADEON IGP family of processors to create lifelike environments by combining the industry's leading rendering engines with an unprecedented set of 3D special effects. The chip's ability to process up to three textures concurrently means unsurpassed performance in accelerating multi-textured game content. The VIDEO IMERSION adaptive de-interlacing engine advances ATI's historic leadership in digital video and delivers features such as hardware motion compensation and iDCT (inverse discrete cosine transform See DCT. (mathematics) discrete cosine transform - (DCT) A technique for expressing a waveform as a weighted sum of cosines. The DCT is central to many kinds of signal processing, especially video compression. ). Company Background Founded in 1985, ATI Technologies Inc. is a world leader in the supply of graphics, video and multimedia solutions for 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 Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) Canada's largest stock exchange, trading approximately 1,200 company stocks and 33 options. (ATY). Note to Editors: 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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