Press Release
- Archives 2000
ATI RAGE
128 PRO™ AGP 4X graphics chip selected by Sony for the
VAIO Slimtop™ LCD Computer
ATI's
integrated digital flat panel support ideal for maximum multimedia
performance on an LCD screen
February
10, 2000
Toronto,
Ontario - ATI Technologies Inc. (TSE:ATY, NASDAQ:ATYT) announced
today that Sony Electronics has selected the ATI RAGE 128 PRO™
AGP 4X graphics chip, with flat panel support, for its new VAIO
Slimtop LCD Computer.
ATI graphics are used in the new Sony VAIO model to deliver
the impressive video and digitally imaging quality expected
of Sony, along with a host of the latest multimedia, graphics,
video editing, and Internet capabilities.
The ATI RAGE 128 PRO AGP 4X graphics accelerator is matched
in the new Sony VAIO Slimtop LCD Computer with the latest industry
components, including IntelŪ PentiumŪ III 600MHz processor,
DVD and 15 inch LCD monitor.
"The graphics power and multimedia functionality of RAGE 128
PRO AGP 4X accelerators is ideally suited to the advanced video
and imaging application possibilities built in to the new Sony
VAIO Slimtop LCD Computer," said Vincent Win, vice president
of OEM sales, ATI Technologies Inc. "Our support for LCD flat
panels saves OEMs motherboard space, and the cost of discrete
digital flat panel transmission hardware."
About the RAGE 128 PRO AGP 4X graphics accelerator
The RAGE 128 PRO implements the complete AGP 4X specification,
while maintaining full backward compatibility to the AGP 2X
interface. The RAGE 128 PRO is pin and software compatible with
the million of RAGE 128 parts already shipped, and saves money
and space by including an integrated TMDS transmitter, and Ratiometric
scaler for digital flat panel monitor support. The RAGE 128
PRO provides 32-bit true color quality, with no performance
degradation, and improves perspective quality and rendering
accuracy with the use of Anisotropic filtering.
With use of the industry's only integrated IDCT and Motion compensation,
DVD decode can be accomplished with an absolute minimum of CPU
usage, and support for HDTV and the simultaneous capture of
two video streams is included.
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© ATI Technologies Inc., 2000. All company and/or product
names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective
manufacturers. Features, pricing, availability and specifications
are subject to change without notice.
Company Background
ATI Technologies Inc., the world's largest
supplier of 3D graphics and multimedia technology, designs,
manufactures and markets innovative and award-winning multimedia
solutions and graphics components for the personal computer,
set-top box and consumer electronics appliance markets. An
ISO 9002 company, ATI is the world's leading supplier of video
and 2D/3D graphics accelerators to OEM and retail customers.
Founded in 1985, ATI employs more than 1,700 people at headquarters
in Thornhill, Ontario, and in offices in the United States,
Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Barbados, Malaysia,
Japan and Hong Kong. ATI is a public company whose shares
trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange and NASDAQ.
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