Press Release
- Archives 2001
ATI Mobility™ Radeon® technology gains widespread market acceptance in just nine months
Powerful, feature-packed mobile GPU now shipping in 15 new notebooks
Monday, November 5, 2001
MARKHAM, Ontario –
ATI Technologies Inc. (TSE:ATY, NASDAQ:ATYT), the world’s number one notebook graphics supplier, announced today that its Mobility™ Radeon® graphics processor has become the industry’s most popular performance mobile graphics chip just nine months after its introduction.
Introduced in February, 2001, Mobility Radeon is now shipping in 15 notebook designs by nine of the world’s top notebook manufacturers.
“The sheer volume of design wins garnered by the ATI Mobility Radeon graphics processor in such a short time period is impressive,” said Christine Arrington, Vice-President, Jon Peddie Associates. “Mobility Radeon’s performance, features and adaptability across different form factors and segments have clearly struck a chord with OEMs.”
The Mobility Radeon graphics processor is currently available in the following desktop replacement, thin-and-light, and ultraportable notebook designs:
- Acer TravelMate™ 740
- Apple Titanium PowerBook™ G4
- Compaq Evo™ 600c
- Compaq Presario™ 1700
- Compaq Presario™ 2700
- Fujitsu LifeBook™ E Series
- Hewlett-Packard OmniBook™ 6100
- Dell Inspiron™ 4100
- Dell Lattitude™ c610
- IBM ThinkPad™ A Series
- IBM ThinkPad™ X Series
- NEC LaVie™ T
- NEC Versa™ L320
- NEC Versa™ Pro
- Sony VAIO™ GR series
“ATI is pleased with the warm reception Mobility Radeon has received from notebook manufacturers worldwide,” said Reuven Soraya, Director of Marketing, Mobile Business Unit, ATI Technologies Inc. “Our mission to provide the notebook user with the ultimate graphics experience continues with Mobility Radeon 7500, ATI’s next generation mobile graphics processor, which will begin shipping in notebook designs this calendar year.”
The Mobility Radeon graphics processor brings advanced features and performance previously enjoyed by desktop users to the notebook space, including superior video editing capability, smooth DVD (digital versatile disc) playback, integrated TV-out, multi-monitor support, and the ability to run the latest high-power 3D video games.
Mobility Radeon is optimized for Microsoft's Windows XP operating system, which brings significant advances in digital media, Internet communications and personal productivity to notebook users.
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Company Background
Founded in 1985, ATI Technologies Inc. is a
world leader in the supply of graphics, video and multimedia
solutions for the 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 (ATY).
Contact Information
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visit our Web site at http://www.ati.com
or contact:
Chris Hook
Public Relations Manager
Mobile and Integrated Business Unit
(905) 882-2600, Ext. 8477
chook@ati.com
Marylynn Miller, Counsellor
BenchMark Porter Novelli
(416) 422-7190
mmiller@bmporternovelli.com
John B. Challinor II APR
Director
Public Relations
ATI Technologies Inc.
(905) 882-2600, Ext. 8815
jchallin@ati.com
Anne Ferguson
Senior Counsellor
BenchMark Porter Novelli
(416) 422-7154
aferguson@bmporternovelli.com
For investor relations support, please contact:
Janet Craig
Director
Investor Relations
ATI Technologies Inc.
(905) 882-2600, Ext. 2631
jcraig@ati.com
