IBM Chooses ATI's MOBILITY FireGL T2 for Thinkpad R50p and T41p Mobile Workstations.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

MARKHAM, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 2003

ATI and IBM Team Up to Deliver Performance-Leading

Mobile Workstation Solutions for CAD and DCC Professionals

With industry-leading workstation performance and an exhaustive list of CAD and DCC certified applications, ATI Technologies Inc. (TSX:ATY) (Nasdaq:ATYT) today announced that the MOBILITY(TM) FireGL(TM) T2 mobile workstation processor has been chosen by IBM for its Thinkpad R50p and T41p mobile workstations.

ATI's MOBILITY FireGL T2 raises the bar in the mobile workstation market. For the first time, mobile workstations can deliver stunning graphics performance that rivals many desktop-class workstations. The MOBILITY FireGL T2 delivers the best performance in key industry benchmarks for mobile workstations and delivers lightning-fast geometry processing, realistic rendering, and industry-leading power management capabilities.

"Our customers, consisting of the world's largest design and engineering firms, are constantly striving to improve the development and creative process with the latest technology," said Bill Iori, WW ThinkPad Product Manager. "With the performance, robustness, and flexibility of IBM's new Thinkpad mobile workstations, engineers and designers can now take their certified application on-site thereby making design decisions early in the process and improving a project's time to market."

"The MOBILITY FireGL T2 is proof that professional CAD and DCC users can have desktop workstation performance, in a mobile form-factor offering the flexibility to take design work into the field for analysis, or take design concepts directly to the customer to enhance the collaborative process," said Phil Eisler, Vice President and General Manager, Integrated and Mobile Business Unit, ATI Technologies Inc. "The IBM Thinkpad R50p and T41p mobile workstations define a new set of possibilities for mobile workstation-class notebook users in a variety of industries."

Based on the powerful FGL(TM) 9600 Visual Processing Unit (VPU), the MOBILITY FireGL T2 features the industry's highest performance mobile workstation solution and widest array of workstation features including:

-- Wide array of certifications for leading applications in the

CAD and DCC markets

-- Proven OpenGL(R) and DirectX(R) drivers with support for

Windows(R) and Linux(R) platforms

-- High-speed DDR memory with 128-bit memory interface, and 128MB

of video memory integrated onto the chip package, an industry

first. This means users will enjoy the ultimate mobile

workstation performance but, uniquely, in a thin-and-light

notebook form factor

-- Hardware accelerated rendering for lightning fast 3D and 2D

graphics acceleration

-- Complete array of workstation features and functionality

including dual monitor support, hardware accelerated

anti-aliasing, overlay planes and more, providing superior

image quality and productivity

-- Maximized battery life and performance with ATI's

POWERPLAY(TM) technology

-- POWER-ON-DEMAND - constantly monitors system activity,

dynamically adjusting clocks and voltage based on user

scenario

-- Integrated dual-channel LVDS, with support for QXGA 

resolutions (2048x1536) with a integrated 165 MHz TMDS 

transmitter (Digital Flat Panels)

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 2003 revenues in excess of US $1.3 billion, ATI has more than 2,200 employees in the Americas, Europe and Asia. ATI common shares trade on NASDAQ (ATYT) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (ATY).

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