Crucial Technology Introduces Crucial Radeon 9700 Pro; Online memory leader expands video card line with high-end graphics solution.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MERIDIAN, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 1, 2002 Crucial Technology, a division of Micron and one of the world's largest direct memory upgrade providers, introduced today the Crucial(R) Radeon(TM) 9700 Pro video card, powered by ATi(R) technology and featuring 128MB 2.86 nanosecond (350 MHz) double data rate (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 ) synchronous DRAM (SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) A type of dynamic RAM (DRAM) memory chip that has been widely used since the late 1990s. SDRAM chips eliminated wait states by dividing the chip into two cell blocks and interleaving data between them. ). The card complements Crucial's existing video card line, delivering extreme speed and cinematic-quality graphics for games and sophisticated CAD and graphic design. "We're very pleased with the response we've received since expanding our product line to include video cards," said Crucial's General Manager Mike Bokan. "Our customers know they can count on us for quality products that improve system performance. The new Crucial Radeon 9700 Pro takes graphics to the highest level, allowing us to meet the needs of our most performance driven customers." "The Crucial Radeon 9700 Pro is one of the fastest cards available," said Crucial's Technical Support Manager Mike Sanor. "Tests in the Crucial performance lab show that our card delivers a higher speed, richer colors, and more liquid movement than most of its predecessors -- it truly feels like you're manipulating a movie on the big screen." The Crucial Radeon 9700 Pro video card features 128MB 2.86 nanosecond (350 MHz) DDR SDRAM, 256-bit memory interface, 325 MHz core clock speed, dual-display capability, DVI-I (DVI-Integrated) See DVI. output, six-foot S-video and RCA See RCA connector and video/TV history. cables, a DVI (1) (Digital Video Interactive) An earlier compression technique that provided up to 72 minutes of full-screen video on a CD-ROM. Acquired by Intel in 1988 from RCA's Sarnoff Research labs, Princeton, NJ, DVI never caught on. to CRT (1) (C RunTime) See runtime library. (2) (Cathode Ray Tube) A vacuum tube used as a display screen in a computer monitor or TV. The viewing end of the tube is coated with phosphors, which emit light when struck by electrons. converter, an S-video to RCA converter, DirectX(R) 9 support, and AGP 8X support. The video card is available on Crucial's Web site at www.crucial.com and is currently priced at US$369.89. All Crucial video cards come with a limited lifetime warranty, free second-day shipping within the contiguous US (for a limited time), and Crucial's renowned customer service and technical support. Crucial Technology is a division of Micron Semiconductor Products, Inc., which is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Micron Technology, Inc. Crucial sells high-quality RAM upgrades, flash memory cards, and video cards on its Web site at http://www.crucial.com. Crucial offers over 94,000 upgrades for more than 15,000 desktops, notebooks, servers, routers, printers, and electronic devices. Micron Technology, Inc., is one of the world's leading providers of advanced semiconductor solutions used in today's leading-edge computing, consumer, networking, and communications products. Micron Technology, Inc., and its subsidiaries manufacture and market DRAMs, very fast SRAMs, Flash memory, TCAMs, CMOS image sensors, other semiconductor components and memory modules. Micron's common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange ) under the MU symbol. To learn more about Micron Technology, Inc., visit its web site at www.micron.com. Micron, Crucial, and Crucial Technology are registered trademarks of Micron Technology, Inc. Radeon is a trademark of ATi, Inc., and is licensed for use by Crucial. All other trademarks referenced herein are the property of their respective owners |
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